Historical Events In February - 24

1981  On February - 24 jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower   

1982  24th Grammy Awards Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy win on this day in history.   

1982  Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 on February - 24.   

1983  A U.S. congressional report condemns the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for first time   

1983  On this day in history uSSR performs underground nuclear test   

1983  On February - 24 herbert Norman Howells, composer, dies at 90   

1984  Iraq resumes air attack on Iran on this day in history.   

1984  Uwe Johnson, writer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1985  Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal on this day in history.   

1985  On February - 24 yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King & I"   

1986  Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million on this day in history.   

1986  Voyager 2, first Uranus fly-by on February - 24.   

1987  29th Grammy Awards Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby win on this day in history.   

1987  On February - 24 radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack   

1988  On this day in history matti Nykanen becomes winter Olympics first triple gold medalist   

1988  On February - 24 south African apartheid regime bans the UDF   

1988  Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history irwan Chanin, US theater builder, dies at 96   

1989  On this day in history 150-million-year-old fossil egg (oldest dinosaur embryo) found   

1989  On this day in history margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife   

1989  US Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die on this day in history.   

1989  On February - 24 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

1990  On February - 24 publisher Malcolm Forbes dies in Far Hills, NJ, at age 70.   

1990  Johnnie Ray, singer (Cry), dies of liver failure at 61 on this day in history.   

1991  "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater NYC after 126 performances on this day in history.   

1991  In its first free elections since the collapse of communism, Lithuania rejects the Communist Party on February - 24.   

1991  On this day in history uS & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops   

1991  On February - 24 george Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71   

1992  Kay Loring, dies after long illness on February - 24.   

1993  On February - 24 35th Grammy Awards Tears in Heaven-Eric Clapton wins   

1993  On this day in history bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies   

1994  On February - 24 dinah Shore, singer (Chevrolet), dies of cancer at 76   

1995  Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74 on February - 24.   

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

1304  Muhammad ibn Battutah, Arab travel writer (Travels in Asia & Africa) was born on this day in history.   

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  Sixt(us) Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Suzanna) was born on February - 24.   

1536  On February - 24 birth of clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Fano Italy, Pope (1592-1605)   

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  Death of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history death of francois Guise, French general/duke, assassinated at 44   

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

1642  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer, dies at about 66 on February - 24.   

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

1674  On February - 24 death of matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. 1616)   

1685  On this day in history death of charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. 1629)