Page 7: Historical Events In September - 24
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1972 Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, results in the deaths of 22 

1973 Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) declares independence. 

1975 Ian Hunter actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75 

1975 Clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71. 

1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by Pres Carter. 

1976 Rhodesia accepts an American and British plan for majority rule 

1976 Bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54 

1977 Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards 

1978 Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80. 

1979 CompuServe system started. 

1981 Patsy Kelly actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop and the Kid), dies at 71. 

1981 Patsy Kelly, actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop and the Kid), dies at 71 

1982 Sarah Churchill actress, dies at 67. 

1982 Tennis great Bj”rn B”rg retires at 26. 

1982 US, Italian and French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon. 

1982 Sarah Churchill, actress (Royal Wedding, Spring Meeting), dies at 67. 

1983 Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies 

1984 Neil Hamilton actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85. 

1984 In this year, Paul McCartney releases "No More Lonely Nights". 

1984 Neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85. 

1985 Apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees. 

1985 quickest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) 

1988 Barbara C Harris of Mass, elected inaugural woman Episcopal bishop. 

1988 Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec. 

1990 South African president F.W. de Klerk meets Pres Bush in Wash DC. 

1990 Supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market. 

1990 Jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34. 

1991 "Good and Evil" and "Sibs" premiers on ABC TV. 

1991 Doogie Howser loses his virginity (only on TV would this be an event). 

1991 Theodore Geisel, better known as children's author Doctor Seuss, dies of cancer in La Jolla, CA, at age 87. 

1991 Mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73. 

1993 America and the Commonwealth lift trade sanctions against South Africa. 

1993 Zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89 

1994 Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65. 

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