Page 8: Historical Events In January - 29
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1976 Zeiss planetarium in Hague destroyed by fire 

1976 Michael Gwynn, actor (Dunkirk, Barabbas, Cleopatra), dies at 59 

1977 E P "Buster" Nupen, cricketer (50 wickets for S Af, lost eye), dies 

1978 Sweden is the inaugural country to introduce a law banning the use of aerosol sprays harmful to the ozone layer. 

1978 Tim McCoy, actor (Arizona Bound), dies at 86. 

1979 Brenda Spencer results in the deaths of 2, inspires Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays". 

1979 Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping is welcomed to the White House by U.S. President Jimmy Carter Carter, as the two countries re-establish formal relations 

1979 Chinese vice-premier Deng Xiaoping visits Washington DC. 

1979 President Carter commuted Patricia Hearst's 7 year sentence to 2 years 

1980 6 Iranian held US hostages escape with help of the Canadians 

1980 Antonio Molina composer, dies at 85. 

1980 Jimmy Durante New York City NY, singer/comedian (Ink-a-dink-a-doo, Palooka, The Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86 

1980 Antonio Molina, composer, dies at 85 

1981 Cozy Cole rocker (Topsy Part II), dies. 

1981 Cozy Cole, rocker (Topsy Part II), dies 

1983 "Down Under" by Men At Work hit #1 on UK pop chart. 

1983 40th Golden Globes Gandhi, ET and Tootsie win 

1984 Actress Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) marries Robert Altman. 

1984 Frances Goodrich (Diary of Anne Frank), dies from lung cancer at 93. 

1984 President Reagan formally announces he will seek a 2nd term 

1984 Space Shuttle 41-B (STS-11) Challenger launched 

1984 Frances Goodrich, (Diary of Anne Frank), dies at 93 of lung cancer. 

1985 Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th point of season in game 39 

1985 In this year, New Brunswick Premier Richard Hatfield are discovered not guilty of possession of marijuana, claims it was planted? 

1986 193.8 million shares traded in New York Stock Exchange. 

1986 Leif Erickson actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74. 

1986 Scientists in Nova Scotia report the largest fossil find in North America 100000 pieces of bone belonging to dinosaurs, reptiles and fish. 

1986 Yoweri Museveni sworn in as President of Uganda. 

1986 Leif Erickson, actor (John-High Chaparral), dies at 74 

1987 Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski composer, dies at 73. 

1987 Lisa files for separation from husband New York Met Darryl Strawberry. 

1987 William J Casey, ends term as 13th director of CIA 

1987 Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73. 

1988 Bantcho Bantchevsky US opera singer, commits suicide. 

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