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

1986  Wallis Warfield Simpson (Duchess of Windsor) dies on this day in history.   

1986  On April - 24 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  On April - 24 10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China   

1989  Massachusetts declares today "New Kids on the Block Day" on April - 24.   

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

1990  On this day in history uS 66th manned space mission STS 31 (Discovery 10) launches into orbit   

1990  On April - 24 west & East Germany agree to merge currency & economies on July first   

1990  Joseph Leberman, entertainer, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history j de Graaf, ethicus/president church & peace, dies   

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 April - 24.   

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

1995  Douglas Gunsekera, banker, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1996  Donald Cammell, film director, dies at 62 on April - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

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

2007  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

2018  On April - 24 uS President Donald Trump hosts his first state dinner for visiting French President Emmanuel Macron   

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

2018  Streaming music services overtake worldwide sales of CDs and vinyl for the first time according to IFPI on this day in history.   

2018  On April - 24 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 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  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 April - 24.   

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1533  On April - 24 birth of william I of Orange (d. 1584)   

1538  On April - 24 birth of gugliemo Gonzaga, composer   

1581  On this day in history birth of vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)   

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  Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer was born on this day in history.   

1706  Giovanni Battista Martini, composer was born on April - 24.   

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

0709  Wilfried, bishop of York, dies at about 76 on April - 24.   

0729  Egbert[us], English bishop/saint, dies in Iona at 89 on April - 24.   

1077  Geza I, King of Hungary (1074-7), dies on April - 24.   

1185  Death of Antoku Taira, emperor of Japan (1180-85), drowns on this day in history.   

1338  Death of Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 1291) on this day in history.   

1530  Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (De partu Virginis), dies on April - 24.   

1617  Death of Carlo Concino, French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered on this day in history.