Historical Events In February - 24

1960  Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1961  Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit on February - 24.   

1962  On this day in history general mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea   

1962  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1964  On this day in history cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship   

1964  Alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1965  On February - 24 beatles begin filming "Help" in the Bahamas   

1965  East German President Ulbricht visits Egypt on February - 24.   

1966  Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana on February - 24.   

1966  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1967  Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1968  A pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge) on this day in history.   

1968  On February - 24 discovery of the first pulsar in space   

1968  Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games on February - 24.   

1968  On this day in history uS troops reconquer Hue Vietnam   

1969  On this day in history mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

1969  On this day in history mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched   

1969  Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 on February - 24.   

1970  29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland) on February - 24.   

1970  Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1971  Algeria nationalizes French oil companies on February - 24.   

1971  Captain JJ Smith, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam, wins a Bar to his Military Cross The AATTV was the most decorated unit in Australian military history on this day in history.   

1973  On February - 24 art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73   

1974  Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh on February - 24.   

1975  Nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1976  Cuba adopts its constitution on February - 24.   

1976  Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY on February - 24.   

1976  On this day in history leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU   

1976  Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 on February - 24.   

1977  On this day in history president Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights   

1979  Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford TX on this day in history.   

1979  War between North & South Yemen begins on February - 24.   

1980  The U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY on February - 24.   

1981  Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer on this day in history.   

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on this day in history.   

1304  On February - 24 birth of muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa)   

1304  On February - 24 birth of ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ?   

1463  Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist was born on February - 24.   

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on February - 24.   

1501  On February - 24 birth of sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna)   

1536  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history death of guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier   

1563  Death of Francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44 on February - 24.   

1588  Death of Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist on February - 24.   

1642  On this day in history marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66   

1666  Nicholas Lanier, composer, dies at 77 on February - 24.   

1674  Death of Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616) on February - 24.   

1685  On February - 24 death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)