Historical Events In April - 24

1985  On this day in history supreme Court of Canada ruling allows Sunday shopping in most provinces.   

1985  Sergei Yutkevich, Russian director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history wallis Warfield Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) dies   

1986  On this day in history bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89   

1988  On this day in history e S "Bob" Newson, cricketer (S African fast bowler in 1930's), dies   

1989  10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China on this day in history.   

1989  On April - 24 massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day"   

1990  Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies on April - 24.   

1990  US 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit on this day in history.   

1990  West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July first on this day in history.   

1990  Joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies on April - 24.   

1991  J de Graaf, ethicus/president church & peace, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On April - 24 bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138,866 people   

1992  "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton opens at Marquis theater on April - 24.   

1993  Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at 77   

1996  Donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1997  Pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69 on April - 24.   

2006  On April - 24 three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115.   

2007  On this day in history abortion is legalized in Mexico City.   

2007  On April - 24 gliese 581 c, a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet, is discovered in the constellation Libra.   

2013  33 people are killed and 115 are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan on April - 24.   

2018  US President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron on this day in history.   

2018  Suffragist Millicent Fawcett is the first woman to have a statue erected in Parliament Square, London, England on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 24 streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI   

2018  On this day in history ed Sheeran 's "÷" is the best-selling album of 2017, selling 6.1 million copies, according to IFPI   

2018  Golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo arrested and charged with eight murders after being identified through genealogy websites on April - 24.   

2021  On April - 24 following an international search and rescue effort, the Indonesian navy reports the sinking of KRI Nanggala with 53 crew members, the largest loss of life aboard a submarine since 2003.   

2021  On April - 24 cOVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 1 billion. Half of these doses have been administered in just three countries (the United States, China and India).   

2023  Tucker Carlson , Fox News most popular prime-time host, is fired from the cable network [1] on this day in history.   

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1533  William I of Orange (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1538  Gugliemo Gonzaga, composer was born on April - 24.   

1581  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660) was born on April - 24.   

1594  On April - 24 birth of benedikt Lechler, composer   

1620  On this day in history birth of john Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography   

1660  On this day in history birth of cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver   

1670  On this day in history birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

1706  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Martini, composer   

0624  On April - 24 death of mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury   

0709  On April - 24 wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on this day in history.   

1077  On April - 24 geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies   

1185  On April - 24 death of antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns   

1338  On this day in history death of marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291)   

1530  On April - 24 jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies   

1617  On this day in history death of carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered