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February 24 Events in History - February 24 Birthdays - February 24 Deaths
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February 24, 2002 XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City February 24, 1999 41st Grammy Awards, Celine Dion, Lauryn Hill and Eric Clapton win major awards February 24, 1998 Elton John knighted February 24, 1998 NHL resumes season since Feb 8th to accomodate the Olympics February 24, 1997 Deng Xiaoping, leader of China, cremated (died Feb 19th) February 24, 1997 South Africa announces it is constructing largest modern day blimp February 24, 1996 Cuba downs 2 U.S. planes February 24, 1996 Meg Mallon wins LPGA Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open February 24, 1995 Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74 February 24, 1994 Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field) February 24, 1993 35th Grammy Awards: Tears in Heaven, Eric Clapton wins February 24, 1991 "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 126 performances February 24, 1991 End of World League of American Football's (WLAF) 1st draft February 24, 1991 U.S. and allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops February 24, 1990 Beth Daniel wins LPGA Orix Hawaiia Ladies Golf Open February 24, 1989 150-million-year-old fossil egg found February 24, 1989 Harold E. Ballard sells CFL Hamilton Tiger-Cats to David Braley February 24, 1989 Margaret Ray found in David Letterman's home, claims to be his wife February 24, 1989 U.S. Boeing 747 loses parts of roof over Pacific, 9 die February 24, 1989 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 24, 1989 Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers $1M-$3M bounty on Salman Rushdie's death due to his novel, "Satanic Verses" February 24, 1988 Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist February 24, 1988 South African apartheid regime bans the UDF February 24, 1988 Supreme Court votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody February 24, 1987 29th Grammy Awards: Higher Love, Graceland, Bruce Hornsby wins February 24, 1987 Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point February 24, 1987 Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack February 24, 1986 Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million February 24, 1986 Voyager 2, 1st Uranus flyby February 24, 1985 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Circle K Golf Open Tucson February 24, 1985 Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev crowned King of Nepal February 24, 1985 Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yds February 24, 1985 Yul Brynner reprised his role in "The King and I" February 24, 1984 Iraq resumes air attack on Iran February 24, 1983 Dow Jones closes above 1100 mark for 1st time February 24, 1983 U.S.S.R. performs underground nuclear test February 24, 1982 24th Grammy Awards: Betty Davis Eyes, Double Fantasy wins February 24, 1982 Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92 February 24, 1981 Boston Celtics begin 18 NBA game win streak February 24, 1981 Britain's Prince Charles announces engagement to Lady Diana Spencer February 24, 1981 Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Scarsdale diet doctor Tarnower February 24, 1980 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 16 performances February 24, 1980 Joanne Carner Ladies wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic February 24, 1980 Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders February 24, 1980 USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal February 24, 1979 Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas February 24, 1979 War between North and South Yemen begins February 24, 1978 Kevin Porter, NJ, sets NBA record with 29 assists in a game February 24, 1977 President Carter announces U.S. foreign aid will consider human rights February 24, 1976 Cuba adopts its constitution February 24, 1976 Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York City February 24, 1976 Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU February 24, 1974 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater February 24, 1974 Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh February 24, 1971 Algeria nationalizes French oil companies February 24, 1970 29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland) February 24, 1970 Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records February 24, 1970 KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting February 24, 1969 Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby February 24, 1968 "Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott New York City after 31 performances February 24, 1968 1st pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge) February 24, 1968 Discovery of 1st pulsar announced February 24, 1968 Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games February 24, 1968 Jocelyn Bell discovers 1st pulsar February 24, 1968 U.S. troops reconquer Hue Vietnam February 24, 1966 Coup ousts President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana February 24, 1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 24, 1965 Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas February 24, 1965 East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt February 24, 1964 Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing title February 24, 1962 "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 28 performances February 24, 1962 "Sail Away" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 167 performances February 24, 1962 General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea February 24, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site February 24, 1961 Explorer 10 fails to reach Earth orbit February 24, 1960 Italian government of Segni falls February 24, 1960 U.S. beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1 February 24, 1955 "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 461 performances February 24, 1955 Pact of Baghdad between Iraq and Turkey signed February 24, 1952 Betty MacKinnon and Sam Snead wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament February 24, 1951 "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 84 performances February 24, 1951 Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of GER February 24, 1951 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of GRB February 24, 1951 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA February 24, 1950 Labour wins British parliamentary election February 24, 1949 Israel and Egypt sign an armistice agreement February 24, 1949 V-2/WAC-Corporal 1st rocket to outer space, White Sands, NM, 400 km February 24, 1948 Communist Party seizes complete control of Czechoslovakia February 24, 1946 Juan Peron elected President of Argentina February 24, 1945 Egypt and Syria declares war on nazi-Germany February 24, 1945 Manila freed from Japanese February 24, 1945 Nazi occupiers begin state of siege February 24, 1944 Argentina coup by Juan Peron minister of war February 24, 1943 Gen-major Bradley flies to Algiers February 24, 1943 Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WW II February 24, 1942 Voice of America begins broadcasting (in German) February 24, 1941 43 Geuzen resistance fighter trial opens in the Hague February 24, 1941 Anti nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam February 24, 1940 Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star" February 24, 1939 Roy Harris' 3rd Symphony, premieres in Boston February 24, 1938 Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles February 24, 1937 1st U.S. group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Washington, D.C. February 24, 1933 Final demonstration of German Communist Party in Berlin February 24, 1933 League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria February 24, 1932 Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona February 24, 1927 John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St. New York City February 24, 1925 Thermit explosive 1st used to break up ice jam, Waddington, New York February 24, 1924 Greek parliament proclaims republic February 24, 1924 Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100m record (57 2/5 secs) February 24, 1924 Mahatma Gandhi released from jail February 24, 1923 Flying Scotsman goes into service February 24, 1923 Mass arrests in U.S. of mafia February 24, 1921 1st transcontinental flight in 24 hours flying time arrives Florida February 24, 1920 NSDAP begins at Hofbrauhaus Munich February 24, 1920 Peace treaty gives Estonia independence February 24, 1918 Estonia declares independence from Russia February 24, 1917 German plan to get Mexican help in WW I exposed (Zimmerman telegram) February 24, 1917 Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000 February 24, 1917 Russian revolution breaks out February 24, 1914 Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in New York City February 24, 1905 Simplon tunnel in Switzerland completed February 24, 1903 U.S. signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba February 24, 1902 Battle at Yzer Spruit: Boer general De la Rey beats British February 24, 1896 Victoria all out for 43 vs South Australia, Jones 6-15 Jarvis 4-27 February 24, 1895 Cuban war for independence begins February 24, 1894 Nicaragua captures Tegucigalpa, Honduras (National Day, sort of) February 24, 1891 French troops under capt Archinard occupy Diena West Sudan February 24, 1888 Louisville, Kentucky becomes 1st government in U.S. to adopt Australian ballot February 24, 1881 De Lesseps' Co begins work on Panama Canal February 24, 1876 Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt," premieres in Oslo February 24, 1868 1st U.S. parade with floats (Mardi Gras-Mobile Alabama) February 24, 1868 House of Representatives vote 126 to 47, to impeach President Andrew Johnson February 24, 1863 Arizona Territory created February 24, 1863 Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee February 24, 1857 1st perforated U.S. postage stamps delivered to government February 24, 1857 Los Angeles Vineyard Society organized February 24, 1855 U.S. Court of Claims forms for cases against government February 24, 1848 King Louis-Philippe abdicates, 2nd French republic declared February 24, 1839 Steam shovel patented by William Otis, Philadelphia February 24, 1836 3,000 Mexicans attack 182 Texans at Alamo, lasts 13 days February 24, 1835 Siwinowe Kesibwi (Shawnee Sun) is 1st Indian lang monthly mag February 24, 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain February 24, 1807 17 die and 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty and Elizabeth Godfrey in England February 24, 1803 Supreme Court 1st rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury vs. Madison) February 24, 1793 French troops conquer Breda February 24, 1786 Charles Cornwallis appointed governor-general of India February 24, 1779 George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British February 24, 1711 Handel's opera "Rinaldo" premieres, London February 24, 1708 Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Groningen February 24, 1613 English princess Elizabeth marries earl Frederik of Palts February 24, 1607 Claudio Monteverdi's opera "Orfeo," premieres in Mantua February 24, 1597 Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main February 24, 1582 Pope Gregory XIII announces New Style (Gregorian) calendar February 24, 1552 Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated February 24, 1541 Santiago, Chile founded by Pedro de Valvidia (or 2/12) February 24, 1538 King Ferdinand of Austria and King Janos Zapolyai of Hungary sign Peace of Grosswardein February 24, 1530 1st imperial coronation by a Pope, Charles V crowned by Clement V February 24, 1528 Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai and Sultan Suleiman signs treaty February 24, 1527 Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia February 24, 1525 Battle at Pavia: Emperor Karel V's troops beat French king February 24, 1525 Imperial forces defeat French in battle of Pavia February 24, 1510 Pope Julius II excommunicates the republic of Venice February 24, 1496 England's Henry VII ends commercial dispute with Flanders February 24, 1389 Battle at Falkoping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden February 24, 1296 Pope Boniface VIII degree Clericis Iaicos February 24, 1208 St. Francis of Assisi, 26, received his vocation in Portiuncula Italy February 24, 303 1st official Roman edict for persecution of Christians issued |