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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1945 USSR returns Transylvania to Romania 
1945 Anne Frank, diarist (Diary of Anne Frank), killed in Belsen Camp.
1945 30 Amsterdammers executed by Nazi occupiers.
1946 Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland
1946 Liza Minnelli, American actress is born
1946 Philip Merivale, dies at 59.
1947 Belgian government of Huysmans steps down
1947 President Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism
1947 "Chocolate Soldier" opens at Century Theater NYC for 69 performances.
1948 -5ºF lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March.
1948 -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March.
1949 Maria "Beppie" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Piet Vink Sr, dies at 95
1950 Belgium votes (58%) for return of King Leopold III
1950 L Heinrich Mann, German/US writer (Between the Races), dies at 78
1951 Communist troops driven out of Seoul
1951 Baseball Commish Happy Chandler loses fight (9-7) to stay in office.
1952 Mercedes introduced the 300 SL to the press on this day. With a sleek rounded body, gull-wing doors and a detachable steering wheel, the 300 SL created quite a buzz
1954 1st performance of Arnold Schoenberg's "Moses und Aaron"
1955 Charlie "Bird" Parker, US jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in NYC
1956 Dow Jones closes above 500 for inaugural time (500.24).
1956 Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24)
1957 German Democratic Republic accepts 22 Russian divisions.
1957 German DR accepts 22 Russian divisions.
1957 Harry Dean, cricketer (England left-arm bowler in 3 Tests, 1912), dies.
1958 British Empire Day is renamed "Commonwealth Day".
1958 Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79
1959 In this year, Dutch Liberal Party claims 2nd parliamentary elections.
1959 US House joins Senate approving Hawaii statehood
1961 Belinda Lee, actress (Joseph and his Brethren), dies in car crash at 25.
1962 Dutch Premier De Quay announces secret talks with Indonesia
1963 Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold.
1963 Bob Dylan cancels "Ed Sullivan Show" television appearance.
1964 6th Grammy Awards Days of Wine and Roses, Streisand win
1964 Jimmy Hoffa sentenced to 8 years.
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