Page 8: Historical Events In April - 24

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

1985  On this day in history sergei Yutkevich, Russian director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80   

1986  Wallis Warfield Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) dies on April - 24.   

1986  Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

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

1989  Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day" on this day in history.   

1990  On April - 24 security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies   

1990  On April - 24 uS 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit   

1990  West & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July first on April - 24.   

1990  On April - 24 joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies   

1991  On April - 24 j de Graaf, ethicus/president church & peace, dies   

1991  On this day in history bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138,866 people   

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

1993  Oliver R Tambo, chairman (African National Congress), dies at 75 on April - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

2006  Three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115 on this day in history.   

2007  Abortion is legalized in Mexico City on April - 24.   

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

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

2018  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron   

2018  Suffragist Millicent Fawcett is the first woman to have a statue erected in Parliament Square, London, England on April - 24.   

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

2018  Ed Sheeran 's "÷" is the best-selling album of 2017, selling 6.1 million copies, according to IFPI on April - 24.   

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

2021  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 on this day in history.   

2021  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) on this day in history.   

2023  Tucker Carlson , Fox News most popular prime-time host, is fired from the cable network [1] on April - 24.   

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1533  On this day in history birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584)   

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

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

1594  Benedikt Lechler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1620  John Graunt, statistician, founder of science of demography was born on April - 24.   

1660  Cornelis Dusart, Dutch painter/engraver was born on this day in history.   

1670  On April - 24 birth of christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer   

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

0624  Death of Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury on April - 24.   

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on April - 24.   

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