Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1960 Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51 

1961 Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies 

1962 Frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48. 

1962 Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 

1965 [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies. 

1967 Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76. 

1969 Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85. 

1970 Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30 

1970 Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79. 

1971 Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race. 

1972 Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, results in the deaths of 105. 

1973 Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies. 

1973 Paul Hartman actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 68 

1973 Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 

1974 Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 

1975 Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70. 

1980 Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali. 

1980 Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 

1981 Hazel Scott singer/pianist (Hazel Scott), dies at 61. 

1981 Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 

1982 Paul Volcker announces that the war against inflation has gone too far and that he is abandoning his experiment with monetarism 

1982 William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 

1983 Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75. 

1984 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit. 

1984 Richard Miller, is recorded as becoming inaugural (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage. 

1985 George Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58. 

1985 Rock Hudson actor (MacMillian and Wife), dies at 59 of aids 

1985 Sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney and Lacey), dies at 69. 

1985 George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58. 

1986 Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi 

1987 In Peru a 5.4 earthquake killed 3 people and several homes damaged at Santiago de Chuco. 

1987 Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 

1988 Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens 

1989 Liesbeth Ribbius Peletier, Neth's 1st female advisor of State, dies. 

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