This day in History - February 24

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