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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1959 In this year, UN formally adopts the declaration of children's rights. 
1960 Jacob Cohen, Hebrew poet/writer, dies
1962 President John F. Kennedy lifts the Blockade of Cuba.
1962 Jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies.
1964 John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73.
1968 Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50
1973 Allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey and Sheila), dies at 48
1975 Francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Span dictator (1936-75), dies at 82.
1976 George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live.
1977 Egyptian President Sadat became inaugural Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset.
1977 Maxie Wander, writer, dies.
1978 A satellite system for transmitting newspaper content was dedicated on this day in 1978. The system transmitted The Wall Street Journal from where it was typeset in Massachusetts to Orlando, Florida, at a rate of 3.5 minutes per page
1980 Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes inaugural solar-powered flight
1980 UA withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for reediting
1981 Anatoly Karpov, USSR retains world chess championship.
1981 In this year, Ringo releases "Stop and Smell the Roses" album
1983 100 million watch ABC-TV movie "The Day After," about nuclear war.
1983 Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83.
1984 Alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78
1985 Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65.
1986 UN's WHO announces inaugural global effort to combat AIDS
1989 Lynn Bari, actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), dies at 71.
1990 Chief Justice Bertha Wilson (Supreme Court of Cda.) announces her retirement after 9 years
1990 Layne Halls of Silver Creek, New York, died at the age of 105, according to his death certificate. Halls had the distinction of being the oldest licensed driver in the United States at the time
1990 Thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership.
1991 Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies
1992 John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack.
1993 Christopher Frank, French writer, dies at 51.
1994 John Lucarotti, scriptwriter, dies at 68
1995 Ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist, dies at 50.
1996 Bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67
1997 Gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana.
1998 Okanagan Valley Railway commences operation over the former CP line between Sicamous and Kelowna, BC (including running rights over the CN between Vernon and Kelowna). The formal handing over ceremony took place on January 15, 1999
2000 A 17 year old student is stabbed and dies at a Calgary High School.
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