Hisdates•ComPage 8: Historical Events In April - 24
Friday, 21 February 2025
1985 Supreme Court of Canada ruling allows Sunday shopping in most provinces on this day in history. 
1985 On this day in history sergei Yutkevich, Russian director, (Otello, Banya), dies at 80
1986 On this day in history wallis Warfield Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) dies
1986 Bessie Wallis Warfield Simpson, (Edward abdicated for her), dies at 89 on April - 24.
1988 On April - 24 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 this day in history massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day"
1990 Security law violator Michael Milken pleads guilty to 6 felonies on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history 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 this day in history joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies
1991 J de Graaf, ethicus/president church & peace, dies on April - 24.
1991 Bangladesh cyclone in Bangladesh killing 138,866 people on April - 24.
1992 "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton opens at Marquis theater on this day in history.
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 On April - 24 donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62
1997 On April - 24 pat Paulsen, comedian (Smothers Brothers Show), dies at 69
2006 Three explosions in a tourist section of Dahab, Egypt kill 30 and injure over 115 on April - 24.
2007 Abortion is legalized in Mexico City on this day in history.
2007 Gliese 581 c, a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet, is discovered in the constellation Libra on this day in history.
2013 On April - 24 33 people are killed and 115 are injured after a magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Jalalabad, Afghanistan
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 Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI on this day in history.
2018 Ed Sheeran 's "÷" is the best-selling album of 2017, selling 6.1 million copies, according to IFPI on April - 24.
2018 Golden State Killer suspect Joseph DeAngelo arrested and charged with eight murders after being identified through genealogy websites on this day in history.
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 April - 24.
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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