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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
1982 Penn prison guard George Banks results in the deaths of 13 (5 were his own children). 
1983 Leopold III, king of Belgium (1934-51), dies
1984 Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet, Mrs Miniver), dies at 87
1985 In this year, Akali Dal claims Punjab State election in India.
1985 Albert Moeschinger, composer, dies at 88.
1986 Antonin Scalia appointed to the Supreme Court
1986 Ben Sajet, physician/politician, dies at 99
1987 Emlyn Williams, actor/director (I Accuse, Ivanhoe, Scarf), dies at 81.
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s.
1988 Billy Carter, Pres Carter's brother Billy, dies of cancer at 51
1990 Saddam Hussein warns US will repeat Vietnam experience.
1990 UN Security Council vote 14-1 to impose air embargo against Iraq
1991 "Good and Evil" premiers on ABC TV
1991 Klaus Barbie, Gestapo chief of Lyon, dies of cancer at 77
1994 John Richard Ravensdale, historian, dies at 73
1995 Bessie Annie Elizabeth Delany, dentist writer, dies at 104
1996 Betty Phyllis Gathergood, curator, dies at 80.
2005 Polish parliamentary election
2006 The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans re-opens 13 months after Hurricane Katrina with extensive repairs, including the largest re-roofing project in the United States
2007 Microsoft released Halo 3, made by Bungie 3.3 Million copies have been sold and helped sell over 500000 Xbox360's
2012 50 Taiwanese ships clash with the Japan Coast Guard in waters off the Senkaku Islands
2013 Oracle Team USA defeats Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the America's Cup.
2017 inaugural ever woman graduates from the US Marine Corps' Infantry Officer Course
2017 Uber's licence to operate is not renewed by Transport for London in the UK, citing problems with background checks.
2017 Ex-New York congressman Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in jail for sexting underage girl.
2017 92% of Iraqi kurds vote in favour of independence in controversial referendum
2017 Iraqi Kurdistan votes in a referendum to become an independent state, in defiance of Iraq; by October 15, the crisis escalates into a short-lived armed conflict over disputed territories.
2018 US fashion company Michael Kors buys Italian brand versace for $2.1 billion.
2018 Comedian Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years in jail for 2004 sexual assault, inaugural celebrity to be jailed in the #MeToo era.
2018 US President Trump criticizes Globalism and Iran speaking at the UN General Assembly
2018 Instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resign from Instagram and parent company Facebook.
2018 Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven loses a confidence vote after election results in a hung parliament.
2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping opens Beijing's new Daxing International Airport designed by Zaha Hadid.
2020 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is recorded as becoming the 1st woman to lie in state in the US Capitol in Washington D.C
