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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1981 Southern Iran a 6.9 quake killed 3000 with many injured, and extensive damage in Kerman Province. 
1981 Eppo Doeve, Dutch graphic artist/cartoonist/painter, dies at 73
1981 Golbaf earthquake in Iran killing 3000 people
1982 Israel and Syria stop fighting in Lebanon
1982 Larry Holmes defeats Gerry Cooney, retains WBC heavyweight crown
1982 Movie "ET The Extra-Terrestrial" released (highest grossing film)
1984 Enrico Berlinguer, secr-general (CP) Italy, dies
1985 Karen Ann Quinlan, comatose patient, dies in Morris Plains NJ at 31
1986 Near Coast of Venezuela a 6.2 quake resulted in two people killed, 45 injured and many left homeless in the Cariaco area
1986 Robert E Howard, sci-fi author (Conan the Conqueror), dies at 80.
1987 Margaret Thatcher is inaugural British PM in 160 years to win 3rd cons term.
1988 Giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71), dies at 89
1990 UN appoints Olivia Newton-John environmental ambassador
1990 Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter (wah wah sound), dies at 86
1991 Chicago Bulls beat LA Lakers 4 games to 1 for the NBA title
1991 In this year, Microsoft releases MS DOS 5.0
1991 Vlastimil Fisar, Czech actor/pres (Intl Actors Federation), dies.
1992 Marjorie Newell Robb, oldest living survivor of Titantic, dies at 103.
1993 Muriel C Bradbrook, English writer (Rise of Common Player), dies at 84.
1994 Christopher Collins, actor (True Identity), dies after illness at 44.
1995 Lovelace Watkins, singer, dies at 58.
2007 US Senator Larry Craig, a long-time opponent of gay rights, was arrested for lewd conduct in a men's bathroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct on aug 8
2009 A Texas moer was hit by lightning while anding in her kitchen inside her Texas home. Witnesses say e lightning came rough a light fixture and ruck her che and exited her foot. Her 9-year-old son franticly called 9-1-1 to save her life. She had to spend ree days in e hospital
2012 Five people are killed after an ambulance hits a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.
2014 Islamic State of Iraq forces seized control of government offices, and other important buildings in the northern city of Mosel
2017 116th Men's French Open: Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka (6–2, 6–3, 6–1) to become 1st man to win title 10 times
2017 116th Women's French Open: Jeļena Ostapenko beats Simona Halep(4–6, 6–4, 6–3) to claim her 1st grand slam title.
2017 Japan passes law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate.
2017 Jailbreak by militants in Beni, DR Congo results in the deaths of 11 and frees 900 prisoners.
2017 71st Tony Awards: "Dear Evan Hansen" best musical, "Oslo" best play
2017 Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins defeat Nashville Predators, 2-0 in Nashville, 1st defending champions for nearly 20 years.
2018 72nd Tony Awards: "The Band's Visit" best musical, "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" best play.
2018 Net neutrality is officially repealed by The Federal Communications Commission in the US.
2018 More than 100 people arrested in Vietnam, after protests against special economic zones at the People's Committee Headquarters in Binh Thuan province and elsewhere.
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