Page 2: Historical Events In 2024

Jan 26   Tuvaluan general election: Kausea Natano, the incumbent Prime Minister of Tuvalu, loses reelection to Parliament.A month later, Feleti Teo was elected prime minister.   

Jan 28   Australian Open Men's Tennis: Jannik Sinner of Italy produces an epic comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 for his inaugural Grand Slam singles title.   

Jan 29   Elon Musk tweets his company Neuralink has implanted a ‘brain-reading’ device into a person for the inaugural time [1]   

Jan 30   Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan , already in jail on corruption charges, sentenced to a further 10 years for leaking state secrets [1].   

Jan 31   Caitlin Clark posts 35 points and 10 assists for Iowa against Northwestern, breaking the Big Ten all-time scoring record.   

Jan 31   Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media companies Discord, TikTok, X and Snap reprimanded before a US congressional hearing for not doing enough to protect children online [1]   

Jan 31   Sultan of Johor Ibrahim Iskandar ascends the throne as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia   

Jan 31   US clean energy advisor John Podesta succeeds John Kerry as the Biden administration's global representative on climate [1]   

Feb 01   Sebastián Piñera, former President of Chile, died in a helicopter crash on February 6   

Feb 02   The US launches airstrikes on 85 targets in Iraq and Syria in response to a deadly drone attack on a US military base   

Feb 04   In this year, Salvadoran general election: Incumbent President Nayib Bukele claims the election with over 80% of the vote, becoming the inaugural president to be reelected in El Salvador since 1944.   

Feb 04   President of Namibia Hage Geingob dies at the age of 82, and is succeeded by his vice-president Nangolo Mbumba.   

Feb 05   In this year, 66th Grammy Awards: Taylor Swift claims record 4th Best Album with "Midnights", Best Record Miley Cyrus "Flowers", Best Song Billie Eilish “What I Was Made For”, Killer Mike led away in handcuffs [1]   

Feb 05   Megan Thee Stallion 's achieves her inaugural solo #1 with diss single "Hiss" amid a feud with fellow rapper Nicki Minaj [1].   

Feb 06   Denis Villeneuve's science fiction film epic "Dune: Part Two" premieres in Mexico City, starring Timothée Chalamet and an ensemble cast.   

Feb 06   Former President of Chile Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash at the age of 74   

Feb 06   King Charles III diagnosed with cancer according to Buckingham Place, Queen Camilla takes on his public duties while he receives treatment [1].   

Feb 07   Alexander Stubb is elected in the closest presidential election in Finnish history on February 11   

Feb 07   Azerbaijani presidential election: Amid an opposition boycott, President Ilham Aliyev is reelected to a fifth term.   

Feb 07   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Hamas's ceasefire proposal, saying he will continue till "total victory", saying forces will push further south into city of Rafah [1].   

Feb 07   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy removes his top general Valery Zaluzhny, in the military's most significant shake-up in years [1]   

Feb 08   Pakistan election: In an upset independents backed by imprisoned Imran Khan 's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party win the most seats with 97, PML-N win 76, PPP 54 [1].   

Feb 08   Pakistani general election: Independent politicians, most of whom are members of the banned political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, win a plurality of seats in the National Assembly.   

Feb 11   Finnish presidential election: In the closest presidential election in Finnish history, Alexander Stubb is elected president in the second round.   

Feb 11   Super Bowl LVIII, Allegiant Stadium, LV: Kansas City Chiefs win back to back titles and 3rd in 5 years with an overtime 25-22 win over the SF 49ers; MVP: Patrick Mahomes , KC, QB   

Feb 11   Usher performs the halftime show at Super Bowl LVIII with guests Alicia Keys , will.i.am, Lil Jon, H.E.R. and Ludacris [1]   

Feb 14   In this year, Indonesian general election: Prabowo Subianto claims the presidential election, and the Democratic Party of Struggle claims the most votes in the legislative election   

Feb 15   Caitlin Clark is recorded as becoming the NCAA Division I women's career scoring leader in a game for Iowa against Michigan, scoring a career-high 49 points   

Feb 16   Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader, dies under mysterious circumstances at the age of 47.   

Feb 16   Donald Trump and Trump Organization ordered to pay $354 million in fines in NY civil fraud case - one of the largest corporate sanctions in NY history [1].   

Feb 18   77th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) "Oppenheimer" Best Film, Christopher Nolan Best Director, Emma Stone , Cillian Murphy acting awards [1].   

Feb 18   Poll by historians' ranks Joe Biden as the 14th best US president, with Donald Trump ranked last [1]   

Feb 20   Beyoncé ’ is the inaugural Black female artist to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs Chart, with her country single “Texas Hold ’Em” [1].   

Feb 22   American company Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander is recorded as becoming the inaugural commercial vehicle to land on the Moon.   

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Jan 01   Adaora adimora : Aged 67, american doctor and academic, cancer.    

Jan 01   Anthony j. alvarado : Aged 81, american educator, new york city schools chancellor (1983–1984), blood cancer and pneumonia.    

Jan 01   Camila batmanghelidjh : Aged 61, iranian-belgian charity executive, founder of kids company .    

Jan 01   Sandra blewett : Aged 74, new zealand swimmer and coach.    

Jan 01   Mario boljat : Aged 72, croatian footballer ( hajduk split , schalke 04 , yugoslavia national team ).    

Jan 01   James herbert brennan : Aged 83, irish author ( the faerie wars chronicles , the occult reich ).    

Jan 01   Khemais chammari : Aged 81, tunisian diplomat, human rights activist, and politician, deputy (1994–1996)   

Jan 01   Chang chih-chia : Aged 43, taiwanese olympic baseball player ( 2004 , 2008 )