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02/24/1966
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Coup ousts Pres Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana
Type: Event
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02/24/1966
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US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Type: Event
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02/24/1966
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Billy Zane, actor (Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1966
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Rene Arocha, Cubans/US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1967
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Franz Waxman, German composer (Day at the races), dies at 60
Type: Death
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02/24/1968
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"Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott NYC after 31 perfs
Type: Event
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02/24/1968
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1st pulsar discovered (CP 1919 by Jocelyn Burnell at Cambridge)
Type: Event
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02/24/1968
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Discovery of 1st pulsar announced
Type: Event
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02/24/1968
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Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games
Type: Event
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02/24/1968
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Jocelyn Bell discovers 1st pulsar
Type: Event
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02/24/1968
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US troops reconquer Hue Vietnam
Type: Event
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02/24/1968
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John Velddman, soccer player (Sparta)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1968
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Kendall Cross, Hardin MT, 125« lbs freestyle wrestler (Oly-g-92, 96)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1968
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Vaughn Booker, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1969
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Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby
Type: Event
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02/24/1969
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Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61
Type: Death
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02/24/1970
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29 Swiss Army officers die in avalanche (Reckingen, Switzerland)
Type: Event
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02/24/1970
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Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records
Type: Event
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02/24/1970
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KVDO TV channel 3 in Salem, OR (IND) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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02/24/1970
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Jeff Garcia, CFL quarterback (Calgary Stampeders)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1970
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Jonathan Ward, Balt Md, actor (Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1970
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Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1970
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Conrad Nagel, actor (Celebrity Time), dies at 73
Type: Death
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02/24/1971
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Algeria nationalizes French oil companies
Type: Event
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02/24/1971
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Aki Rahunen, Finland, tennis star
Type: Birth
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02/24/1971
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Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1972
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Larry Amar, Camarillo Calif, field hockey midfielder/captain (Oly-96)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1972
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Manon Rheaume, Lac Beauport Quebec, 1st female NHLer (Tampa Bay)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1972
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Patricia Regan Leines, Medford Or, Miss America (Oregon-3rd-1997)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1972
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Ron Davis, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1973
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Alexei Kovalev, Moscow Rus, NHL right wing (NY Rangers)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1973
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Harold Morrow, full back (Minnesota Vikings)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1973
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James Michael Kennedy, Boston, rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun Boys)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1973
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Kavis Reed, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1973
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Oscar de la Hoya, boxer
Type: Birth
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02/24/1973
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Art Smith, actor (Quicksand), dies of heart attack at 73
Type: Death
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02/24/1974
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Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater
Type: Event
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02/24/1974
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Pakistan officially recognizes Bangladesh
Type: Event
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02/24/1974
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Jeremy Laster, Fullerton Calif, water polo driver (Olympics-96)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1974
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Simeon Rice, defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1975
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Nikolai A Bulganin, marshal/premier of USSR (1955-58), dies at 79
Type: Death
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02/24/1976
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Cuba adopts its constitution
Type: Event
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02/24/1976
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Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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02/24/1976
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Leonid Brezhnev opens 25th congress of CPSU
Type: Event
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02/24/1976
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Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82
Type: Death
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02/24/1976
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H Allen Smith, TV host (Armchair Detective), dies at 69
Type: Death
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02/24/1976
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Julian Rivero, actor (Via Pony Express), dies at 85
Type: Death
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02/24/1977
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Pres Carter announces US foreign aid will consider human rights
Type: Event
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02/24/1977
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Alexis Jose Grullon, NYC, vocalist (Menudo-Cannonball)
Type: Birth
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02/24/1977
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Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids Mich, featherweight boxer (Oly-br-96)
Type: Birth
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