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02/24/1918
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Estonia declares independence from Russia
Type: Event
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02/24/1919
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Alan Hugh Iliffe, psychologist
Type: Birth
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02/24/1919
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Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
Type: Birth
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02/24/1919
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Josephine McGill, composer, dies at 41
Type: Death
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02/24/1920
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NSDAP begins at Hofbrauhaus Munich
Type: Event
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02/24/1920
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Peace treaty gives Estonia independence
Type: Event
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02/24/1920
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Frank Rogers, CEO (NPA Telegraph)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1921
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1st transcontinental flight in 24 hrs flying time arrives Florida
Type: Event
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02/24/1921
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Abe Vigoda, NYC, actor (Barney Miller, Fish)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1921
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Douglass Watson, Jackson GA, actor (Satan Murders, Another World)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1921
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Ingvar Lidholm, composer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1921
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Ludvig Aschkenazy, writer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1922
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Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1922
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Richard Hamilton, painter
Type: Birth
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02/24/1922
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Steven Hill, Seattle WA, actor (Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law and Order)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1922
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Alfred Espinas, French sociologist (Soci‚tes Animales), dies at 77
Type: Death
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02/24/1922
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Dmitri B Shostakovitch, father of Russian composer Dmitri D S, dies
Type: Death
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02/24/1923
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Flying Scotsman goes into service
Type: Event
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02/24/1923
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Mass arrests in US of mafia
Type: Event
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02/24/1924
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Greek parliament proclaims republic
Type: Event
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02/24/1924
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Johnny Weissmuller, swims 100m record (57 2/5 secs)
Type: Event
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02/24/1924
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Mahatma Gandhi released from jail
Type: Event
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02/24/1924
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Lionel Dakers, director (Royal School of Church Music)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1924
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William Pillar, British admiral
Type: Birth
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02/24/1924
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Edmond Picard, Fren/Belg writer (Ambidextre journalist), dies at 87
Type: Death
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02/24/1925
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Thermit explosive 1st used to break up ice jam, Waddington, NY
Type: Event
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02/24/1926
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Reginald Freeson, British MP
Type: Birth
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02/24/1926
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Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51
Type: Death
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02/24/1927
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John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St NYC
Type: Event
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02/24/1927
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David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician
Type: Birth
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02/24/1928
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Al Lettieri, NYC, actor (Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr Majestyk, Getaway)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1928
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Michael Harrington, St Louis, socialist/author (Fragments of Century)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1928
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Paul B Elvstr”m, Denmark, yachter (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56, 60)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1929
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David Houston, Major-General/Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland
Type: Birth
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02/24/1929
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Richard B Shull, Evanston Ill, actor (Diana, Holmes and Yoyo)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1929
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Andre-Charles-Prosper Messager, composer, dies at 75
Type: Death
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02/24/1930
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Barbara Lawrence, Carnegie OK, actress (Joe Dakota)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1930
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Jacobus van Looy, Dutch writer/painter (Night Cactus), dies at 74
Type: Death
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02/24/1931
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Brian Close, cricketer (played for England between 1949 and 1976)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1931
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Inge Bernstein, British judge
Type: Birth
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02/24/1931
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Lev Vasilyevich Vorobyov, Russia, cosmonaut
Type: Birth
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02/24/1931
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Maezumi Hakuyu Taizan Koun, teacher Rinzai/Soto lines of Zen Buddhism
Type: Birth
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02/24/1931
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Marta Marzotto, Italy, countess
Type: Birth
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02/24/1932
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Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona
Type: Event
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02/24/1932
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Andrew Jacobs Jr, (Rep-D-IN, 1965-73, 75- )
Type: Birth
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02/24/1932
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Everard Goodman, English real estate developer (TOPS Estates)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1932
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John Vernon, Canada, actor (Animal House, Chained Heat, Dirty Harry)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1932
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Michel Legrand, composer (Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1933
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Final demonstration of German communist party in Berlin
Type: Event
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02/24/1933
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League of Nations tells Japanese to pull out of Manchuria
Type: Event
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