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02/24/1949
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V-2/WAC-Corporal 1st rocket to outer space, White Sands, NM, 400 km
Type: Event
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02/24/1949
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John Lever, cricketer (England lefty quick in 21 Tests 1976-81)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1950
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Labour wins British parliamentary election
Type: Event
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02/24/1950
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Cathy Mant, LPGA golfer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1950
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G J M Gazdar, computational linguist
Type: Birth
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02/24/1951
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"Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 84 perfs
Type: Event
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02/24/1951
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Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of GER
Type: Event
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02/24/1951
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Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of GRB
Type: Event
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02/24/1951
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Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA
Type: Event
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02/24/1951
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Derek Randall, cricketer (England batsman and animated cover fieldsman)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1951
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Helen Shaver, Ontario Canada, actress (WIOU, Praise of Older Women)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1952
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Betty MacKinnon and Sam Snead wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament
Type: Event
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02/24/1952
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Simon Weinstock, businessman/racehorse owner
Type: Birth
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02/24/1952
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Tom Burleson, USA, basketball (Oly-silv-1972) tallest Olympian-7'4"
Type: Birth
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02/24/1953
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Karl R G von Rundstedt, Germ gen-field marshal (Ardennes), dies at 77
Type: Death
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02/24/1954
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Marquess of Normanby
Type: Birth
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02/24/1955
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"Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 461 performances
Type: Event
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02/24/1955
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Pact of Baghdad between Iraq and Turkey signed
Type: Event
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02/24/1955
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Bob Abrams, Ohio, rocker (Buckinghams)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1955
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Steven Jobs, co-founder (Apple Computer)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1956
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Eddie Murray, LA Calif, 1st baseman (Orioles, Dodgers, Cleve Indians)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1956
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Paula Zahn, Napperville Ill, news anchor (ABC, CBS This Morning)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1957
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Lan Burden, rocker
Type: Birth
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02/24/1957
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Phil McConkey, NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1958
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Sammy Kershaw, Kaplan LA, country vocalist (Cadillac Style)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1958
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Susan Scannell, Lexington Mass, actress (Nicole-Dynasty)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1958
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Fernand Baldensperger [Fernand Baldenne], French poet, dies at 86
Type: Death
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02/24/1959
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Beth Broderick, Falmouth KY, actress (Aunt Zelda-Sabrina)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1959
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Michael Roy Whitney, cricket (great NSW and Aussie lefty quick 1981-92)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1960
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Italian govt of Segni falls
Type: Event
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02/24/1960
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US beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1
Type: Event
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02/24/1960
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Jean Binet, composer, dies at 66
Type: Death
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02/24/1961
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Explorer (10) fails to reach Earth orbit
Type: Event
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02/24/1961
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Janice Gibson, Tulsa OK, LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1961
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Persijn "Dakota" Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims-Red)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1961
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Ruud Really, soccer player (Feyenoord)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1961
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L‚on Jeunehomme, Belgian teacher (P‚dagogie en Cours), dies at 77
Type: Death
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02/24/1962
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"New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 28 performances
Type: Event
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02/24/1962
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"Sail Away" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 167 performances
Type: Event
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02/24/1962
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General mobilization in Indonesia over New-Guinea
Type: Event
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02/24/1962
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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02/24/1962
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Michelle Shocked, singer/musician
Type: Birth
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02/24/1963
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Fuad Reveiz, NFL kicker (Minn Vikings)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1963
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Matias Carrillo, Mexican/US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1964
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Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight boxing title
Type: Event
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02/24/1964
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Alexander Archipenko, Ukr sculptor/water colors painter, dies at 76
Type: Death
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02/24/1964
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Frank Conroy, actor (Midnight Mary, Threat), dies at 73
Type: Death
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02/24/1965
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Beatles begin filming "Help" in Bahamas
Type: Event
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02/24/1965
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East German president Ulbricht visits Egypt
Type: Event
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02/24/1965
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Paul Gruber, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
Type: Birth
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