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  General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea on February - 24.   

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

1964  Cassius Clay beats Sonny Liston for heavyweight boxing championship on February - 24.   

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

1965  Beatles begin filming "Help" in the Bahamas on this day in history.   

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

1966  On this day in history coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana   

1966  US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60   

1968  On February - 24 a pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)   

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

1968  Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games on this day in history.   

1968  US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam on February - 24.   

1969  On February - 24 mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

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

1969  On this day in history kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61   

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

1970  On February - 24 conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73   

1971  On this day in history algeria nationalizes French oil companies   

1971  On this day in history 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   

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  On this day in history cuba adopts its constitution   

1976  On February - 24 jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York NY   

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

1976  Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history the U.S. hockey team beats Finland 4-2, to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, NY.   

1981  On February - 24 buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.   

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1103  Emperor Toba of Japan (d. 1156) was born on February - 24.   

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

1304  Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. 1368) ? was born on this day in history.   

1463  On this day in history birth of giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italy, scholar/platonist   

1500  Carlos V, King of Spain (1516-56)/Holy Roman Emperor was born on this day in history.   

1501  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on this day in history.   

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

1545  On this day in history birth of don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)   

0616  Death of King Ethelbert of Kent on February - 24.   

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 this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history death of johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist   

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  On this day in history death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  Death of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629) on this day in history.