Page 7: Historical Events In November - 03
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1970 Salvador Allende inaugurated as President of Chile. 

1970 Peter II Karadjordjevic, last king of Yugoslavia (1934-45), dies at 57 

1971 Etienne Gailly, Belg marathoner (Oly-bron-48), dies in accident at 48 

1973 Good Morning America premiers on ABC (David Hartman and Nancy Dussault). 

1973 Mariner 10 launched-1st Venus pics, inaugural mission to Mercury 

1973 Arturo De Cordova, actor (This Strange Passion), dies at 65 

1977 Florence Vidor, actress (Jack Knife Man), dies at 82. 

1978 UK grants Dominica independence (National Day). 

1979 63 Americans taken hostage at US Embassy (Teheran, Iran). 

1979 The Greensboro Massacre - Klu Klux Clan shoot 5 members of the communist workers party IN Greensboro, North Carolina,. 

1980 Ludwig Hohl, writer, dies 

1982 Edward H Carr, British historian, dies at 90. 

1983 Jesse Jackson launches his inaugural campaign for Presidency (D). 

1983 Alfredo Antonini, conductor (Jane Froman Canteen), dies at 82 

1984 3000 die in 3 day anti-Sikh riot in India. 

1984 Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated 

1985 Two French agents are discovered guilty of sinking the Greenpeace ship 'Rainbow Warrior' 

1986 Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret US arms sales to Iran. 

1986 President Machel killed in air crash in Mozambique. 

1986 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, jazz saxophonist, dies at 65. 

1987 On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56 

1988 In this year, Pakistan claims it downed Afghan warplane. 

1988 Reagan signs credit-card disclosure-bill. 

1988 Soviet Union agrees to allow teaching of Hebrew 

1988 Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping. 

1988 Henri van Praag, Dutch para-psychologist, dies. 

1990 Mary Martin, actress (Peter Pan), dies of cancer at 76 

1992 Bill Clinton elected US President 

1992 In this year, Bill Clinton claims the US Presidential elections with a 'landslide' victory over George Bush 

1992 Jean Daskalides, Belgian chocolate factory, dies at 70 

1993 Duncan Gibbins, director (Fire With Fire), dies in Calif fire at 41. 

1994 Dennis C Ott, US actor (Star Trek 3/4), dies of AIDs 

1995 The new Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies of the NBA each play thier inaugural season opening game(both win) 

1995 Arthur George Bottomley, politician, dies at 88 

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