Historical Events In February - 24

1981  On February - 24 jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower  

1982  24th Grammy Awards Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy win on this day in history.  

1982  Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

1983  On February - 24 a U.S. congressional report condemns the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.  

1983  On this day in history dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for first time  

1983  On this day in history uSSR performs underground nuclear test  

1983  On February - 24 herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90  

1984  Iraq resumes air attack on Iran on February - 24.  

1984  Uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59 on February - 24.  

1985  On February - 24 birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal  

1985  Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I" on February - 24.  

1986  On this day in history texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million  

1986  On this day in history voyager 2, first Uranus fly-by  

1987  On this day in history 29th Grammy Awards Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby win  

1987  Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack on this day in history.  

1988  Matti Nykanen becomes winter Olympics first triple gold medalist on this day in history.  

1988  South African apartheid regime bans the UDF on February - 24.  

1988  On this day in history supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody  

1988  Irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96 on this day in history.  

1989  150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found on February - 24.  

1989  Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife on February - 24.  

1989  US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die on February - 24.  

1989  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on February - 24.  

1990  Publisher Malcolm Forbes dies in Far Hills, NJ, at age 70 on this day in history.  

1990  Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61 on February - 24.  

1991  On February - 24 "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances  

1991  On February - 24 in its first free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejects the Communist Party  

1991  US & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops on this day in history.  

1991  On this day in history george Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71  

1992  Kay Loring, dies after long illness on February - 24.  

1993  35th Grammy Awards Tears in Heaven-Eric Clapton wins on February - 24.  

1993  On February - 24 bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies  

1994  On this day in history dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76  

1995  Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74 on this day in history.  

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1103  On February - 24 birth of emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156)  

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on February - 24.  

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.  

1463  On February - 24 birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist  

1500  On February - 24 birth of carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor  

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on this day in history.  

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.  

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on this day in history.  

1525  On February - 24 death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier  

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.  

1588  On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist  

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on this day in history.  

1685  On February - 24 death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)