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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1982 John Alexander actor, dies at 85 
1982 Edith Heerdegen, dies at 69.
1985 Live Aid, a rock concert in London, Phila, Moscow and Sydney.
1985 The Live Aid concerts held to raise money for famine victims in Africa.
1986 On the California - Mexico Border Region a 5.8 quake injured 29 people injured, one critically and at least 50 buildings damaged in the Newport Beach-San Diego area
1987 Federal judge throws out Bette Midler's $10 million suit against Ford Motor Co, who used a sound alike voice for their TV commercials.
1987 Patience Collier, dies.
1988 Huub Bals, Dutch film promotor, dies at 51
1989 Abdul Rahman Qassemlu, Iran Kurds leader, murdered
1990 In the Hindu Kush Region a 7.8 earthquake killed at least 43 mountain climbers on Pik Lenina, USSR by an avalanche which was triggered by the earthquake
1990 Lois Moran Young, dies of cancer at 81
1991 Cor Ria Leeman, Flemish (youth)writer, dies
1992 Alex Wojciechowicz, NFLer (Philadelphia Eagles), dies at 76.
1993 Germans hold farewell ceremony for Canadian troops after 42 years of NATO service.
1993 Davey Allisson, race car drive, dies in a plane crash at 32.
1994 Eddie Boyd, blues vocal/pianist, dies at 79.
1996 Joyce Buck, actress/interior designer, dies at 71
1997 A 12-year-old Canberra girl is killed by a chunk of flying metal when the implosion to level the old Royal Canberra Hospital goes wrong
1997 Alexandra Danilova, ballet great, dies at 92.
2005 Three trains collide in the Ghotki rail crash in Ghotki, Pakistan, killing over 150 people.
2007 The 15th Pan Am Games opens in Rio de Janeiro.
2011 Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
2012 China's economic growth drops to 7.6%, its lowest level for three years.
2013 18 people are killed and 40 are injured after a gravel truck collides with a bus in Podolsk, Russia.
2014 Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 in extra time to win the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final.
2017 US President Donald Trump arrives in Paris for a 2-day visit with French President Emmanuel Macron.
2017 "Dunkirk" film directed by Christopher Nolan with ensemble cast including Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy premieres in London, England.
2018 Chelsea FC sacks high profile manager Antonio Conte despite winning 2016-17 EPL and 2018 FA Cup, replaced by ex-Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri
2018 Kevin Anderson of South Africa beats American John Isner 7-6, 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 26-24 in the longest (6 hours 36 mins) semi final in Wimbledon history
2018 Johnson and Johnson ordered to pay record $4.7 billion in damages in talc cancer case by jury in US state of Missouri
2018 US Department of Justice charges 12 Russian intelligence officers with cyber-attacks against Democratic officials during 2016 US election.
2018 Outline of 5000 year-old henge discovered at New Grange, Ireland through drought and drone footage
2018 In this year, Suicide bombing in Baluchistan, Pakistan, targeting election campaign event results in the deaths of 128, Islamic State claims responsibility
2018 Actress Scarlett Johansson withdraws from a transgender film role after criticism of her casting
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