Page 9: Historical Events In July - 01
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1989 William Ching, actor (Moonlighter, Terror in Haunted House), dies. 

1990 German Democratic Republic accepts the Deutsche Mark as its currency 

1990 In Victoria, Australia, helmetless bike riding is recorded as becoming illegal. 

1990 Anna Palk, actress (Play it Cool, Frozen Dead), dies of cancer at 48. 

1991 Warsaw Pact officially disbanded. 

1991 Joost Baljeu, painter/founder-editor Structure, dies 

1992 Franco Cristaldi, Italian producer (Amarcord), dies. 

1994 Johanna Ader-Appels, resistance fighter/author, dies 

1995 Bruce Mitchell, S Afr cricketer (leading Test scorer with 3471), dies 

1996 Alfred Marks, actor (Fanny Hill, Desert Mice), dies at 75. 

1997 China regains sovereignty of Hong Kong 

2000 Dengue fever in Central America 

2001 Cholera in South Africa 

2002 SARS outbreak in Worldwide killing 774 people 

2003 Plague in Algeria 

2003 European heat wave in France, Portugal, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Luxemburg, Ireland killing 70000 people. 

2004 Leishmaniasis in Afghanistan. 

2004 Cholera in Bangladesh 

2004 Dengue fever in Indonesia. 

2004 Cholera in Senegal 

2005 Yellow fever in Mali. 

2005 dengue outbreak in Singapore in Singapore killing 27 people 

2006 Cholera in Luanda, Angola. 

2006 dengue outbreak in India in India killing 50+ people 

2006 Chikungunya outbreaks in India 

2006 dengue outbreak in Pakistan in Pakistan killing 50+ people 

2006 Dengue fever in Philippines. 

2006 East Africa Rift Valley fever outbreak in East Africa killing 394 people. 

2007 A law comes into force lowering the voting age in Austria from 18 to 16 in federal elections. 

2007 Hong Kong celebrates 10 years of Chinese rule 

2007 Portugal takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Germany 

2007 Russia is composed of 85 federal subjects instead of 86 as Koryak Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Oblast were merged into the Kamchatka Krai following a 2005 referendum 

2007 Smoking in public and work places is banned in England. 

2007 Smoking is banned in pubs and clubs in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. 

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