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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1984 STS 41-D launch attempt scrubbed because of computer problem 
1984 Michel Foucault, philosoph (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57.
1985 Fireworks factory near Hallett, OK explodes (21 die).
1986 Gery Florizoone, Flemish poet, dies at 63
1987 Pope John Paul II receives Austrian Pres Kurt Waldheim.
1987 The USSR begins major changes to its economy to make it more like a Western economy.
1987 Boudleaux Bryant, song writer (for Everly Bros), dies at 67.
1988 Axis Sally, [Mildred E Gillars], US nazi propagandist (WW II), dies
1989 inaugural US postmark dedicated to Lesbian and Gay Pride (Stonewall, NYC)
1990 NBC decides to air episodes of "Quantum Leep" for 5 straight days.
1990 The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of an individual, whose wishes are clearly made, to refuse life-sustaining medical treatment. The 5-4 ruling upholding the right to die was made in the Curzan vs. Missouri case.
1990 Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Australian composer (Triad), dies at 77.
1991 Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia
1992 James Stirling, Scottish D-Day parachutist/architect, dies.
1993 Canada elected its inaugural woman as prime minister. Kim Campbell was Canada’s 19th prime minister, governing until October 25, 1993 when the Progressive-Conservative party was royally defeated.
1994 Louis-Robert Casterman, Belgian publisher (Kuifje), dies at 74.
1995 Warren Earl Burger, Supreme Court Justice, dies of heart failure at 78
1996 Nicholas John, dramaturge, dies at 43.
1997 Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Fren oceanographer, dies of heart attack at 87
2006 Warren Buffett donates over US$30 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
2007 Following the wettest jun on record, Sheffield and South Yorkshire are affected by flooding. Much of Sheffield, Doncaster and Rotherham is flooded when the River Don breaches its banks
2007 Groundbreaking of the Chicago Spire
2007 Intense heatwaves begin to hit Southeast Europe as temperatures reach 46c in Bulgaria and Greece
2007 WWE wrestler Chris Benoit, his wife Nancy Benoit, and son Daniel, are are discovered dead as the result of a murder-suicide that took place over the previous weekend
2012 33 Syrian army officers defect to Turkey.
2013 37 people are killed after a gold mine collapses in the Central African Republic.
2014 Luis Suárez is charged with biting at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
2017 Tanker carrying fuel bursts into flames near Ahmedpur East, Pakistan, killing more than 200 people.
2017 The World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has over 200000 cases of cholera.
2018 UK House of Commons votes for a controversial third Heathrow runway.
2018 General Strike in Argentina in response to austerity measures required by an IMF loan.
2018 Californian Governor Jerry Brown declares State of Emergency for wildfire spread over 8200 acres in Lake County.
2018 Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson announces it plans to move some production abroad in response to EU retaliatory tariffs
2020 American country music band "The Dixie Chicks " change their name to "The Chicks" to remove connotations of Confederate history, two weeks after band "Antebellum" changed their name to "Lady A"
