426 Historic Events for February 24
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| 1933 |
Death |
Spottiswoode Aitken, actor (Eagle, Home Sweet Home), dies at 64
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Shuko Mizuno, composer
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Bettino Craxi, Italy's 1st socialist premier (1983-87)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Flemming Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player (Olympic-silver-1960)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Linda Cristal, Buenos Aires Arg, actress (Victoria-High Chapparal)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Frank Chapot, US, equestrian (Olympic-silver-1960, 1972)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Renata Scotto, Savona Italy, soprano (Violetta-La Traviata)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Renata Scotto, singer
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Jerry Wiggin, British MP
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| 1937 |
Event |
1st US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Wash, DC
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| 1938 |
Birth |
James Farentino, Bkln NY, actor (Dead and Buried, Final Countdown)
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| 1938 |
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Du Pont begins commercial production of nylon toothbrush bristles
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| 1938 |
Birth |
Kathleen Richardson, president (Methodist Conference)
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| 1939 |
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Roy Harris' 3rd Symphony, premieres in Boston
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| 1939 |
Birth |
George Bain, principal (London Business School)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Theo Bosch, Dutch humanist/architect (Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Denis Law, British(?) soccer player
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ (1968-70)
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| 1940 |
Event |
Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star"
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| 1941 |
Event |
Anti nazi meeting at Noordermarkt Amsterdam
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| 1941 |
Event |
43 Geuzen resistance fighter trial opens in the Hague
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| 1941 |
Death |
Oskar Loerke, German director (Longest Day-1926), dies at 56
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Joe Lieberman, (Sen-D Connecticut)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Paul Jones, England, rocker (Manfried Mann-Mighty Quinn)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Stuart Henry, British disc jockey
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