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February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 310 days remaining until the end of the year (311 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

By Roman custom February 24 is the day added to a leap year in the Julian calendar. A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita The Mensis Intercalaris began on this day or the following day in intercalary years in the pre-Julian calendar. Mercedonius, also known as Intercalaris, was the Intercalary month added in Leap years of the Roman calendar. The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire. Events By Place Roman Empire Persuaded by Galerius, Diocletian launches the last major persecution of Christians Galerius Maximianus ( ca. 260&ndashlate April or early May 311 formally Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311 For a simplified list see Concise list of Roman Emperors. For more information see History of the Roman Empire. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings An empire (from the Latin " Imperium " denoting military Command within the ancient Roman government) is a State that
• 1387 - King Charles III of Naples and Hungary is assassinated at Buda. Charles III King of Naples (1345 – February 24, 1386, Visegrad, Hungary) also known as Charles II of Hungary, Charles of Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Buda ( German: Ofen, Croatian: Budim, Slovak / Czech: Budín, Serbian: Будим or
• 1538 - Treaty of Nagyvarad between Ferdinand I and John Zápolya. The Treaty of Várad was a secret peace agreement between Ferdinand I of the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire, signed in Várad (modern-day Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor ( Alcalá de Henares (near Madrid) Kingdom of Castile (now Spain) 10 March 1503 &ndash This article is about the János Szapolyai For his son see John Zápolya II.
• 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar. Pope Gregory XIII (January 7 1502 &ndash April 10 1585 born Ugo Boncompagni, was Pope from 1572 to 1585 The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today
• 1607 - L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, premieres. L'Orfeo ( L'Orfeo favola in musica, SV 318 or La Favola d'Orfeo, or The Legend of Orpheus) is one of the earliest
• 1711 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Rinaldo ( HWV 7 is an Italian Opera by George Frideric Handel, now a part of the standard operatic repertoire Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1739 - Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Battle of Karnal ( February 24, 1739) was a decisive victory for Nader Shah the emperor of Persia during his invasion of India See Also Persian Empire History of Iran and Greater Iran (also referred to as the " Iranian Cultural Continent Nāder Shāh Afshār ( also known as Nāder Qoli Beg - نادر قلی بیگ or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān - تهماسپ قلی خان) (November This article is about the history of South Asia prior to the Partition of British India in 1947 Muhammad Shah ( محمد شاه) (1748 &ndash 1702 also known as Roshan Akhtar was a Mughal emperor of India between 1719 and 1748
• 1803 - The Supreme Court of the United States, in Marbury v. Madison, establishes the principle of judicial review. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Marbury v Madison, is a Landmark case in United States law. It formed the basis for the exercise of Judicial review in the United States under Judicial review is the power of the courts to annul the acts of the executive and/or the legislative power where it finds them incompatible with a higher norm
• 1804 - London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Theatre Royal Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (30 October 1751 &ndash 7 July 1816 was an Irish playwright and Whig Statesman.
• 1826 - The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marks the end of the First Burmese War. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display The Treaty of Yandaboo between the British East India Company and the Burmese King of Ava, signed on February 24, 1826 marked the The First Anglo–Burmese War lasted from 1823 to 1826 In the United Kingdom it is called the First Burmese War whereas Burmese custom names both belligerents
• 1831 - The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a See also Choctaw The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek was a Treaty signed on September 27, 1830 (and proclaimed on 24 February The Indian Removal Act, part of a United States government policy known as Indian removal, was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 26 The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West. The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States ( Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana) Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States This article refers to the cardinal direction for other uses see West (disambiguation.
• 1839 - William Otis receives a patent for the steam shovel. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Otis was an American inventor of the Steam shovel. Otis received a Patent for his creation on February 24, 1839. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an A steam shovel is a large steam-powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and Soil.
• 1848 - King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the
• 1863 - Arizona is organized as a United States territory. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically
• 1868 - The first parade to have floats is staged at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people usually organized along a street often in Costume, and often accompanied by Fire " Mardi Gras " ( French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
• 1868 - Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. Andrew Johnson (December 29 1808 – July 31 1875 was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69 succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Impeachment is the first of two stages in a specific process for a legislative body to forcibly remove a Government official The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. He is later acquitted in the Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
• 1875 - The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Description and History The Gothenburg was commissioned in 1855 following her construction at Lungley's building yards in Millwall, London. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest Coral reef system in the world composed of over 2900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for 2600 kilometres (1600 mi For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1881 - China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1893 - The American University is chartered by an act of the Congress of the United States of America. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For other universities known as American University see American University (disambiguation.
• 1895 - Revolution breaks out in Baire, a town near Santiago de Cuba, beginning the second war for Cuban independence, which ended with the Spanish-American War in 1898. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively René-Louis Baire ( January 21 1874 &ndash July 5 1932) was a French Mathematician. Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in the south-eastern area of the island nation of Cuba Independence is the Self-government of a Nation, Country, or State by its residents and population or some portion thereof generally exercising
• 1899 - Western Washington University is established. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Western Washington University ( WWU or Western) is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of Higher education in the
• 1909 - The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other brand Automobiles in Detroit Michigan, from 1909 to 1954
• 1917 - World War I: The U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom is given the Zimmermann Telegram, in which Germany pledges to ensure the return of New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona to Mexico if that country declares war on the United States. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Zimmermann Telegram (or Zimmermann Note; German: Zimmermann-Depesche; Spanish: Telegrama Zimmermann) was a coded Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1918 - Estonian Declaration of Independence. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Estonian Declaration of Independence, also known as the Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia (Manifest Eestimaa rahwastele is the founding act of the Republic of Estonia
• 1920 - The Nazi Party is founded. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945
• 1925 - A thermite (magnesium) bomb is used for the first time to break up a 250,000-ton ice jam clogging the St. Lawrence River near Waddington, New York. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thermite is a Pyrotechnic composition of Aluminium powder and a metal oxide which produces an Aluminothermic reaction known as a Magnesium (mægˈniːziəm is a Chemical element with the symbol Mg, Atomic number 12 Atomic weight 24 Saint Lawrence River (in French: fleuve Saint-Laurent; Kahnawáˀkye in Tuscarora, Kaniatarowanenneh meaning big waterway Waddington is a Town in St Lawrence County, New York, United States.
• 1938 - A nylon-bristle toothbrush becomes the first commercial product (DuPont) to
• 1942 - The "Battle of Los Angeles" takes place, lasting until the next day. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Overview Nylon is a Thermoplastic silky material first used commercially in a nylon- Bristled Toothbrush (1938 followed more famously by The toothbrush is an instrument consisting of a small Brush on a handle used to clean Teeth through Tooth brushing. E I du Pont de Nemours and Company (,) is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a Gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Los Angeles is the name given by contemporary news agencies to a sighting of one or more Unidentified flying objects
• 1945 - Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. A premier is a title for the Head of government in some countries Ahmad Mahir Pasha ( 1888 - February 24, 1945) (أحمد ماهر باشا was the Prime Minister of Egypt from October 10 1944 TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
• 1968 - Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Tet Offensive was a military campaign conducted between 30 January and 23 September 1968, by forces of the Vietcong, or National Front for "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia ( 化 in Chữ Nôm) is the capital city of Thừa Thiên - Huế province, Vietnam.
• 1970 - National Public Radio is founded in the United States. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1971 - The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, was killed 3 days earlier. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist Political party in India. P. K. Mookiah Thevar appointed as the new chairman.
• 1976 - Cuba : national Constitution proclaimed. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity
• 1981 - Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch.
• 1981 - An earthquake registering 6. 7 on the Richter scale hits Athens, killing 16 people and destroying buildings in several towns west of the city. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
• 1983 - A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Japanese American internment refers to the forcible relocation and Internment of approximately 110000 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans to housing World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• 1989 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a USD $3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie 's fourth Novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Muhammad. Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie Kt (born 19 June 1947 is an Indian - British novelist and essayist
• 1989 - United Airlines Flight 811, bound for New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii, rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers out of the business-class section. United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a cargo door failure in flight on Friday 24 February 1989 after its last stopover at Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U
• 1995 - The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Corona was a US military Reconnaissance satellite system operated by the CIA Directorate of Science & Technology with substantial assistance from the A spy satellite (officially referred to as a reconnaissance satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or Communications satellite deployed for The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1996 - The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
• 1999 - The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery, in spite of Germany's legal action to attempt to save him. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Federal Republic of Germany v United States, ( per curiam) was a case in Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1999 - A China Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou airport in eastern the People's Republic of China, killing 61. China Southern Airlines ( Simplified Chinese: 中国南方航空公司 (,) is an Airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong Province Tupolev ( Туполев) is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Moscow. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Administration The Prefecture-level city of Wenzhou currently administers 3 district, 2 county-level cities and 6 counties. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• 2006 - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. Proclamation Number 1017 was delivered by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 24, 2006 in the The Philippines was under a State of emergency, announced by presidential spokesperson Ignacio Bunye on the morning of February 24
• 2008 - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The President of Cuba (formally President of the Council of State of Cuba) is the Head of state of Cuba.

Births

• 1103 - Emperor Toba of Japan (d. Emperor Toba (鳥羽天皇 Toba-tennō) ( February 24, 1103 &ndash July 20, 1156) was the 74th emperor of 1156)
• 1304 - Ibn Battuta, Arabian explorer (d. Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Al Lawati Al Tanji Ibn Battuta (أبو عبد الله محمد ابن عبد الله اللواتي الطنجي بن بطوطة (born February 1368) ?
• 1463 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian humanist (d. Count Giovanni Pico della Mirandola ( February 24, 1463 - November 17, 1494) was an Italian Renaissance Philosopher. 1494)
• 1500 - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was 1558)
• 1545 - Don John of Austria, Spanish military leader (d. 1578)
• 1557 - Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Matthias ( February 24 1557 - March 20 1619) of the House of Habsburg reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1612-1619 1619)
• 1597 - Vincent Voiture, French poet (d. Vincent Voiture ( 24 February 1597 - 26 May 1648) French Poet, was the son of a rich merchant of Amiens. 1648)
• 1619 - Charles Le Brun, French artist (d. Charles Le Brun (24 February 1619 - 22 February 1690 was a French painter and art theorist, one of the dominant artists in 17th century France. 1690)
• 1622 - Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (d. Johannes Clauberg ( 24 February 1622 &ndash 31 January 1665) was a German theologian and philosopher 1665)
• 1684 - Matthias Braun, Czech sculptor (d. Matthias Bernard Braun ( Czech: Matyáš Bernard Braun, 24 February 1684 in Sautens near Innsbruck - 15 February 1738)
• 1693 - James Quin, English actor (d. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or James Quin ( 24 February 1693 – 21 January 1766) was an English actor of Irish descent 1766)
• 1709 - Jacques de Vaucanson, French inventor (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jacques de Vaucanson ( February 24, 1709 – November 21, 1782) was a French inventor and artist with a mechanical background who is credited 1782)
• 1723 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a General John Burgoyne ( February 24, 1722 &ndash August 4, 1792) was a British army officer Politician 1792)
• 1774 - Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prince Adolphus Duke of Cambridge (Adolphus Frederick 24 February 1774 &ndash 8 July 1850) was the tenth child and seventh son of George 1850)
• 1786 - Martin W. Bates. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Martin Waltham Bates ( February 24 1786 &ndash January 1 1869) was a Lawyer and Politician from Dover, U. S. Senator from Delaware (d. 1869)
• 1786 - Wilhelm Grimm, German philologist and folklorist (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Carl Grimm ( February 24, 1786 &ndash December 16 1859) was a German author the younger of the Brothers Grimm 1859)
• 1831 - Leo von Caprivi, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Georg Leo Graf von Caprivi de Caprera de Montecuccoli ( English: Count George Leo of Caprivi Caprera and Montecuccoli, born Georg Leo von Caprivi; The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1899)
• 1836 - Winslow Homer, American artist (d. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Winslow Homer ( February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American Landscape painter and Printmaker 1910)
• 1842 - Arrigo Boito, Italian composer (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Arrigo Boito ( February 24, 1842 &ndash June 10, 1918) aka Enrico Giuseppe Giovanni Boito Pseudonym Tobia Gorrio was an Italian 1918)
• 1846 - Luigi Denza, Italian composer (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Luigi Denza ( February 24, 1846 - January 26, 1922) was an Italian Composer. 1922)
• 1848 - Andrew Inglis Clark, Tasmanian politician (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Andrew Inglis Clark (24 February 1848–14 November 1907 was an Australian politician 1907)
• 1852 - George Moore, Irish writer (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Augustus Moore (24 February 1852 – 21 January 1933 was an Irish Novelist, short-story writer, Poet, art critic, 1933)
• 1866 - Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev, Russian physicist (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev (Пётр Николаевич Лебедев was a prominent Russian physicist 1912)
• 1874 - Honus Wagner, American baseball player (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman 1955)
• 1877 - Ettie Rout, New Zealand activist (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ettie Annie Rout (later Ettie Annie Hornibrook) ( 24 February 1877 - 17 September 1936) was a Tasmanian born New Zealander 1936)
• 1885 - Chester Nimitz, U. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, USN, GCB ( February 24, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1966) held the dual command S. admiral (d. 1966)
• 1885 - Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer and painter (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, aka "Witkacy" ( February 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939) was a Polish playwright 1939)
• 1890 - Marjorie Main, American actress (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marjorie Main ( February 24, 1890 – April 10, 1975) was an Oscar -nominated American character actress, perhaps 1975)
• 1898 - Kurt Tank, German aeronautical engineer and test pilot (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kurt Waldemar Tank ( February 24 1898 - June 5 1983) was a resourceful German aeronautical Engineer and test 1983)
• 1909 - August Derleth, American writer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting August William Derleth ( February 24 1909 &ndash July 4 1971) was an American writer and anthologist 1971)
• 1914 - Zachary Scott, American actor (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Zachary Scott ( February 24, 1914 – October 3, 1965) was an American actor most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery 1965)
• 1914 - Ralph Erskine, British architect (Byker Wall) (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ralph Erskine Ralph Erskine CBRE RFS ARIBA ( February 24, 1914 – March 16, 2005) was an Architect and planner who lived and worked The Byker Wall is the name given to a long unbroken block of 620 Maisonettes in the Byker district of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. 2005)
• 1919 - Árpád Bogsch, Hungarian turned American international civil servant (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dr Árpád Bogsch ( February 24, 1919, Budapest, Hungary - September 19, 2004, Geneva, Switzerland 2004)
• 1919 - Betty Marsden, English comedy actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Betty Marsden ( February 24, 1919 – July 18, 1998) was an English Comedy actress. 1998)
• 1921 - Abe Vigoda, American actor
• 1921 - Douglass Watson, American actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Abraham Charles "Abe" Vigodah (born February 24 1921 is an American movie and television Actor. Larkin Douglass Watson III ( February 24, 1921 – May 1, 1989) was an American Actor 1989)
• 1922 - Richard Hamilton, English painter
• 1922 - Steven Hill, American actor
• 1923 - David Soyer, American cellist
• 1926 - Jean Alexander, English actress
• 1926 - John Gunther Dean, American diplomat
• 1927 - Emmanuelle Riva, French actress
• 1928 - Barbara Lawrence, American actress
• 1931 - Dominic Chianese, American actor
• 1932 - Michel Legrand, French composer
• 1932 - John Vernon, Canadian actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Hamilton (born February 24 1922) is an English painter and Collage artist Steven Hill (born February 24, 1922) is an American Film and Television Actor. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Soyer (born February 24, 1923) is an American cellist He was born in Philadelphia and began playing the piano at the age of nine Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Alexander (born October 24, 1926 in Liverpool, then Lancashire now Merseyside, England) is an English John Gunther Dean (born February 24, 1926 in Germany) is a distinguished career United States Diplomat. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emmanuelle Riva (born February 24, 1927 in Cheniménil) is a French actress who is best known for her role in Hiroshima Mon Amour Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barbara Lawrence (born Barbara Jo Lawrence on February 24, 1930) is a film actress Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dominic Chianese (pronounced Key-ah-NAYZ-e born February 24 or September 2, He graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science in 1948 Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Legrand (born February 24, 1932 in Paris) is a French musical composer arranger conductor and pianist of Armenian descent John Vernon ( February 24, 1932 - February 1, 2005) was a Canadian Actor. 2005)
• 1933 - Judah Folkman, American cancer researcher
• 1934 - Bettino Craxi, Prime Minister of Italy (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Moses Judah Folkman ( February 24 1933 &ndash 14 January 2008) was an American medical Scientist best known Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benedetto (Bettino Craxi ( February 24, 1934 – January 19, 2000) was an Italian politician head of the Italian Socialist Party In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's 2000)
• 1934 - Renata Scotto, Italian soprano
• 1934 - Linda Cristal, Argentina-born actress
• 1938 - James Farentino, American actor
• 1938 - Phil Knight, American sportswear manufacturer
• 1938 - Kathleen Margaret Richardson, Baroness Richardson of Calow, British Baroness and Methodist reverend
• 1940 - Pete Duel, American actor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Renata Scotto (born February 24, 1934) is an Italian Soprano. Linda Cristal (born Marta Victoria Moya Burges on 23 February 1934 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Farentino is an American actor He has appeared in almost a hundred roles among them in The Final Countdown, Jesus of Nazareth Philip H Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American Billionaire, and the co-founder and Chairman of Nike Inc The Rev'd Kathleen Margaret Richardson Baroness Richardson of Calow OBE (born 24 February, 1938) is a cross-bench member of the House of Lords Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pete Duel ( 24 February 1940 – 31 December 1971) was an American Actor, best known for his role in the television 1971)
• 1940 - Denis Law, Scottish footballer
• 1941 - Joanie Sommers, American singer and actress
• 1942 - Joe Lieberman, American politician
• 1942 - Paul Jones, English singer (Manfred Mann)
• 1942 - Colin Bond, Australian racing driver
• 1943 - Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian mountaineer
• 1943 - Terry Semel, American business executive
• 1943 - Pablo Milanés, Cuban musician
• 1944 - Nicky Hopkins, British musician (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Denis Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joanie Sommers (born February 24, 1941) is an American Singer and actress. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Isadore "Joe" Lieberman (born February 24 1942 is the junior United States Senator from Connecticut. Paul Jones (born Paul Pond 24 February 1942 in Portsmouth, England) is an English Singer, Actor, Harmonica player and This article is about Manfred Mann the band For Manfred Mann the man see Manfred Mann (musician. Colin Bond (born 24 February 1942) is an Australian former Racing driver. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hristo Prodanov (Христо Проданов ( February 24 1943 - April 20 1984) was a Bulgarian Terry Semel (born on February 24, 1943 in Brooklyn New York, U Pablo Milanés Arias (born in Bayamo, Cuba on February 24, 1943) is a Cuban Singer-songwriter and guitar player Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicky Hopkins (born Nicholas Christian Hopkins ( February 24, 1944 in Harlesden, North London, England; died 1994)
• 1945 - Barry Bostwick, American actor
• 1946 - Grigory Margulis, Russian mathematician
• 1946 - John Stapleton, English television presenter
• 1947 - Rupert Holmes, English musician
• 1947 - Edward James Olmos, American actor
• 1948 - J. Jayalalithaa, Indian politician
• 1948 - Walter Smith, Scottish football manager
• 1948 - Tim Staffell, English singer
• 1948 - Dennis Waterman, British actor
• 1950 - George Thorogood, American Singer and Guitarist
• 1951 - Tony Holiday, German singer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24 1945) is an American Actor and Singer. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregori Aleksandrovich Margulis (Григорий Александрович Маргулис first name often given as Gregory, Grigori or Grigory) (born John Stapleton (born 24 February 1946 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is an English Television presenter. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rupert Holmes (born February 24, 1947) is an American - British Composer, Singer-songwriter, Musician and Edward James Olmos (born 24 February 1947) is an Emmy -winning and Academy Award -nominated American actor and director Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jayalalitha Jayaram ( Tamil: ஜெயலலிதா ஜெயராம்) or J Walter Smith, OBE (born 24 February 1948 in Lanark) is a Scottish former football player but is better known as a football Timothy 'Tim' Staffell (b February 24, 1948 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England) is a rock Singer, Bass guitarist Dennis Waterman (born February 24 1948 in Clapham, London) is an English Actor and Singer, best known for Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is a Blues-rock performer from Wilmington Delaware. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Tony Holiday ( February 24, 1951 - February 14, 1990) was a German pop singer and songwriter 1990)
• 1951 - Debra Jo Rupp, American actress
• 1951 - Helen Shaver, Canadian actress
• 1955 - Steve Jobs, American computer pioneer
• 1955 - Alain Prost, French race car driver and four-time F1 world champion
• 1956 - Paula Zahn, American journalist
• 1956 - Judith Butler, American philosopher
• 1956 - Eddie Murray, American baseball player
• 1958 - Sammy Kershaw, American musician
• 1958 - Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer
• 1959 - Beth Broderick, American actress
• 1962 - Michelle Shocked, American musician
• 1962 - Teri Weigel, American pornography actress
• 1962 - Outi Mäenpää, Finnish actress
• 1963 - Mike Vernon, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1964 - Andy Crane, British children's television presenter
• 1964 - Todd Field, American actor and film director
• 1964 - Bill Bailey, British comedian
• 1964 - Russell Ingall, Australian racing driver
• 1965 - Lloyd McGrath, former English footballer
• 1965 - Jane Swift, former acting Governor of Massachusetts
• 1966 - Billy Zane, American actor
• 1966 - René Arocha, Cuban baseball player
• 1968 - Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Debra Jo Rupp (born February 24, 1951) is an American television actress perhaps best known for her role as Kitty Forman on the long-running Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951 or 1952 is a Canadian actress and film and Television director. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Steven Paul Jobs (born February 24 1955 is the Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Apple Inc and former CEO of Pixar Animation Alain Marie Pascal Prost, OBE (born 24 February 1955 is a French racing driver The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paula Zahn (born February 24, 1956 in Omaha Nebraska) is an American newscaster, most recently the host of Paula Zahn Now Judith Butler (born February 24, 1956) is an American Post-structuralist philosopher who has contributed to the fields of Feminism Eddie Clarence Murray (born February 24 1956 in Los Angeles California) is a former Major League Baseball First baseman who was known as one of the most Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Paul "Sammy" Kershaw (born February 24 1958 in Kaplan Louisiana) is an American Country music artist Plastic Bertrand (born Roger Marie François Jouret 24 February 1958) is a Belgian musician songwriter producer editor and television presenter best The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Beth Alison Broderick (born February 24, 1959) is an American actress famous for her portrayal of the character Aunt Zelda in Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michelle Shocked (born Karen Michelle Johnston 24 February, 1962, in Dallas Texas) is a U Teresa "Teri" Susan Weigel (born February 24, 1962) is an American Pornographic actress, Playboy Playmate Outi Mäenpää (b 24 February 1962 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish Television Actress. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael "Mike" Vernon (born 24 February 1963 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey player Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Andy Crane (born February 24 1964) (real name Howard Andrew Crane is an English Television and Radio host best known for his William Todd Field, known professionally as Todd Field Mark Bailey where he was initially an academic pupil winning most of the prizes Russell Ingall (born February 24, 1964, in the United Kingdom) is an Australian V8 Supercar driver Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Lloyd McGrath is an ex-professional English footballer who was born on 24 February 1965 in Birmingham. Jane Maria Swift (born February 24 1965 is the former Governor of Massachusetts. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. William George "Billy" Zane Jr (born February 24, 1966) is an American Actor and director. René Arocha (born February 24, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a former MLB Baseball player Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24 1968 – March 29 2005 Hedberg's comedy and on-stage persona gained him a Cult following, with audience members sometimes shouting out the 2005)
• 1970 - Jeff Garcia, American football player
• 1970 - Jonathan Ward, American television and movie actor
• 1970 - Kienast quintuplets, American quintuplets
• 1971 - Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish Formula One driver
• 1971 - Brian Savage, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1972 - Manon Rhéaume, Canadian female ice hockey player
• 1973 - Chris Fehn, American percussionist (Slipknot)
• 1973 - Jordan Jovtchev, Bulgarian gymnast
• 1973 - Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey player
• 1973 - Richard Clapp, Canadian baseball player
• 1974 - Chad Hugo, American musician and producer (The Neptunes)
• 1974 - Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer
• 1974 - Mike Lowell, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1974 - Bonnie Somerville, American actress and singer
• 1975 - Ashley MacIsaac, Canadian fiddler
• 1975 - Maurizio Giuliano, writer and traveller
• 1976 - Matt Skiba, American musician (Alkaline Trio,Heavens)
• 1976 - Eric Griffin, American rock guitarist
• 1976 - Bradley McGee, Australian cyclist
• 1976 - Crista Flanagan, American television comedian
• 1976 - Zach Johnson, professional golfer
• 1976 - Marco Campos, Brazilian racing driver (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Tampa Bay football player For the comedian/voice actor see Jeff Garcia. Jonathan Ward is an American actor born on February 24, 1970 in Elkridge, Maryland, USA The Kienast quintuplets (born February 24, 1970) consisting of three girls (Amy Sara and Abigail and two boys (Edward and William Jr Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Pedro Martínez de la Rosa (born February 24 1971 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish Formula One driver currently Brian Savage (born February 24, 1971 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manon Rhéaume (born February 24, 1972) is a Canadian Goaltender and Olympic Silver medalist who was the first - and as Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Christopher Michael Fehn (born February 24, 1972) also known simply as Chris, or by his number #3, is an American Musician Slipknot is an American band from Des Moines Iowa. Slipknot consists of nine members the current band members are Sid Jordan Jovtchev (Йордан Йовчев (born February 24, 1973 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian gymnast. Alexei "Alex" Vyacheslavovich Kovalev (Алексей Вячеславович Ковалёв Aleksey Vyacheslavovich Kovalyov; born February 24, 1973 Richard "Stubby" Clapp (born February 24, 1973 in Windsor Ontario) was formerly a Canadian Baseball Shortstop Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Charles Hugo (born February 24, 1974) also known as Chase Chad, is a Filipino-American, Grammy Award -winning producer The Neptunes (or "Neptoons" is the name for the record production duo consisting of Karim Bagheri ( born February 24, 1974 in Tabriz) is a professional football player currently playing for Persepolis F Michael Averett Lowell (born February 24, 1974 in San Juan Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Major League Baseball Third baseman Bonnie Somerville (born February 24, 1974) is an American Actress and Singer. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ashley Dwayne MacIsaac (born February 24, 1975 in Creignish Nova Scotia) is a Canadian professional Fiddler While MacIsaac's Maurizio Giuliano (born 1975 is an Italian - British Traveller Author and Journalist. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Thomas Skiba (born February 24, 1976) is the lead singer and guitarist of Alkaline Trio. Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass Eric Michael Griffin (born February 26 1976 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American rock Guitarist. Bradley John McGee OAM (born 24 February 1976 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian professional Racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Crista Flanagan (born February 24, 1976) is an American television and film actress Biography The son of a Chiropractor, Johnson was born in Iowa City Iowa and raised in Cedar Rapids, the oldest of Dave & Julie Johnson's three children Marco Campos (born 24 February, 1976 in Curitiba, Brazil - died 15 October, 1995 in Paris, France 1995)
• 1977 - Floyd Mayweather Jr, American boxer
• 1977 - Jason Akermanis, Australian rules footballer
• 1977 - Bronson Arroyo, American baseball player
• 1978 - Shinya, Japanese musician (Dir en grey)
• 1978 - John Nolan, American musician (Straylight Run)
• 1980 - Anton Gustafsson, Swedish rock music fan (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr (born Floyd Joy Sinclair on February 24 1977) is a former American professional boxer who has a record Jason "Aka" Akermanis (born 24 February 1977 is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Western Bulldogs. Bronson Anthony Arroyo (born February 24, 1977 in Key West Florida) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Pitcher Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Shinya (born February 24, in Osaka Dir en grey is a Japanese band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div John Nolan is the lead singer of Straylight Run and the former guitarist/co-vocalist of Taking Back Sunday. Straylight Run is an Indie rock band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, Long Island, New York. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Anton Maiden, real name Anton Gustafsson ( February 24 1980 in Kinna, Västergötland &ndash November 1, 2003 2003)
• 1980 - Shinsuke Nakamura, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1980 - Roman Sloudnov, Russian swimmer
• 1981 - Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player
• 1981 - Mohammad Sami, Pakistani cricketer
• 1982 - Nick Blackburn, American baseball player
• 1982 - Emanuel Villa, Argentine footballer
• 1982 - Klára Zakopalová, Czech tennis player
• 1984 - Clivio Piccione, Monegasque racing driver
• 1984 - Sterling James Keenan, American professional wrestler
• 1986 - Wojtek Wolski, Polish Ice hockey player
• 1987 - Daniel Reilly, British entrepreneur
• 1987 - Mayuko Iwasa, Japanese entertainer and model
• 1987 - Chieko Kawabe, Japanese singer, model and actress
• 1989 - Kosta Koufos, American-Greek basketball player

Deaths

• 616 - King Ethelbert of Kent
• 1525 - Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier
• 1563 - Francis, Duke of Guise, French soldier and politician (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Shinsuke Nakamura is not to be confused with Shunsuke Nakamura, the Japanese football player Roman Andreyevich Sloudnov (Роман Андреевич Слуднов (born February 24, 1980 in Omsk) is a Russian swimmer who won a bronze Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( IPA: /ˈleɪtʌn ˈhjuːʌt/ (born 24 February 1981 is a former World No Mohammad Sami ( Urdu: محمد سمیع (born 24 February, 1981 in Karachi is a Pakistani Cricketer who specialises in Fast bowling Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Robert Nicholas Blackburn (born February 24, 1982 in Ada Oklahoma) is a Starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Emanuel Alejandro "Tito" Villa is an Argentine football striker. Klára Zakopalová (born as Klára Koukalová on February 24 1982 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional female tennis player Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Clivio Piccione (born February 24, 1984 in Monte Carlo, Monaco) is a Monegasque Race car driver. Monégasque (natively Munegascu) is a Romance language and a dialect of the modern Ligurian language, which is spoken in Monaco. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Matt Polinsky (born February 24 1984) is an American professional wrestler known better by his Ring name, Sterling James Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Daniel Reilly (born 24 February 1987) is a recent high school graduate from Maghull in Liverpool, Merseyside Mayuko Iwasa (岩佐真悠子 (born February 24, 1987 in Nerima Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese Entertainer / model. is a female J-pop singer model radio host and actress She was born on February 24, 1987 in Tokyo. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Konstantine Demetrios “Kosta” Koufos ( in Greek el Κώστας Κουφός or el-Latn Kóstas Koufós, born on February 24, 1989 in Events By Place Europe Eadbald succeeds Ethelbert as king of Kent. Æthelberht (also Æthelbert, Aethelberht, Aethelbert, or Ethelbert) (c Guillaume Gouffier seigneur de Bonnivet (c 1488 – February 24, 1525) was a French soldier Francis II Prince of Joinville Duke of Guise Duke of Aumale ( February 17, 1519 &ndash February 24, 1563) called Balafré ("the 1519)
• 1588 - Johann Weyer, Dutch physician and occultist
• 1666 - Nicholas Lanier, English composer (b. Johannes Wier aka Johann Weyer, in Latin Ioannes Wierus and Piscinarius, (c Nicholas Lanier, sometimes Laniere (baptised at Greenwich September 10, 1588 - February 24, 1666) was an English Composer 1588)
• 1674 - Matthias Weckmann, German composer (b. Matthias Weckmann ( Weckman) (probably 1616 - February 24 1674 was a North German musician and composer of the Baroque period 1616)
• 1685 - Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, English politician and military leader (b. Charles Howard 1st Earl of Carlisle (1629 &ndash February 24 1685) was an English politician and military leader 1629)
• 1704 - Marc-Antoine Charpentier, French composer (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643 - February 24 1704 was a French composer of the Baroque era 1643)
• 1714 - Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sir Edmund Andros ( December 6 1637 - February 24 1714) was an early colonial Governor in North America, and head of 1637)
• 1721 - John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Sheffield 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, KG, PC ( 7 April 1648 &ndash 24 February 1721) English statesman 1648)
• 1732 - Colonel Francis Charteris, known as "The Rape-Master General". Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Colonel Francis Charteris, ( baptised 12 January 1672 &ndash February 24 1732) nicknamed "The Rape-Master General" (b. 1675)
• 1777 - King Joseph I of Portugal (b. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ancestors Marriages and descendants Joseph married Marianne Victoria of Borbón, daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese of 1714)
• 1779 - Paul Daniel Longolius, German encylopedist (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Daniel Longolius ( November 1, 1704 – February 24, 1779) was the main editor of volumes 3 through 18 of Johann Heinrich Zedler 1704)
• 1781 - Edward Capell, English critic (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Capell ( June 11, 1713 &ndash February 24, 1781) English Shakespearian Critic, was born at Troston 1713)
• 1799 - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Georg Christoph Lichtenberg ( 1 July 1742 – 24 February 1799) was a German Scientist, Satirist and 1742)
• 1810 - Henry Cavendish, English scientist (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Henry Cavendish, FRS (10 October 1731 - 24 February 1810 was a British Scientist noted for his discovery of Hydrogen or what he called "inflammable 1756)
• 1812 - Etienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (b. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Etienne-Louis Malus (23 July 1775 &ndash 24 February 1812 was a French officer, Engineer, Physicist, and Mathematician. 1775)
• 1815 - Robert Fulton, American inventor (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Fulton ( November 14, 1765 &ndash February 24, 1815) was a U 1765)
• 1825 - Thomas Bowdler, English physician and editor (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Thomas Bowdler ( IPA /ˈbaʊdlə/ ( July 11, 1754 &ndash February 24, 1825) was an English Physician who published 1754)
• 1856 - Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, Russian mathematician (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (Никола́й Ива́нович Лобаче́вский ( December 1 1792 &ndash February 24 1856 ( N 1792)
• 1876 - Joseph Jenkins Roberts, first President of Liberia (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Jenkins Roberts ( March 15, 1809 &ndash February 24, 1876) was the first (1848–1856 and seventh (1872–1876 president 1809)
• 1914 - Joshua Chamberlain, Civil War hero for the Union on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg
• 1925 - Hjalmar Branting, Prime Minister of Sweden, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain ( September 8, 1828 February 24, 1914) was an American college Professor from the State of Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South See also Battle of Gettysburg Second Day See also [[Gettysburg Battlefield]] [[Gettysburg Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]] and [[Gettysburg Background and movement to battle See also [[Gettysburg Campaign]] [[Gettysburg Battlefield]] [[Gettysburg Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]] Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( 23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1860)
• 1929 - André Messager, French composer and conductor (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Charles Prosper Messager ( December 30, 1853 - February 24, 1929) French composer and musician was born at Montluçon 1853)
• 1953 - Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt ( December 12, 1875 - February 24, 1953) was a Generalfeldmarschall of the German 1875)
• 1970 - Conrad Nagel, American actor (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conrad Nagel (16 March &ndash24 February) was an American screen Actor and matinee idol of the Silent film era and beyond 1897)
• 1975 - Nikolai Bulganin, Premier of the Soviet Union (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin (Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Булга́нин Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Bulganin; – February 24 1975 Premier of the Soviet Union is the commonly used English term for the offices of Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR (Председатель 1895)
• 1982 - Virginia Bruce, America actress and singer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Virginia Bruce ( September 29, 1910 – February 24, 1982) was an American actress and singer Born Helen Virginia Briggs 1910)
• 1984 - Helmut Schelsky, German sociologist (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Helmut Schelsky, ( 14 October 1912 &ndash 24 February 1984) was a German Sociologist, the most influential in post- 1912)
• 1986 - Tommy Douglas, Canadian politician (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, PC, CC, SOM ( October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a 1904)
• 1987 - Jim Connors, Legendary Radio personality (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jim "JC" Connors ( May 7, 1940 – February 24, 1987) was a popular radio Disc jockey of the 1960s through 1980s in 1940)
• 1989 - Sparky Adams, American baseball player (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Earl John "Sparky" Adams ( August 26, 1894 – February 24, 1989) was a professional Major League Baseball player who 1894)
• 1990 - Tony Conigliaro, American baseball player (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Anthony Richard Conigliaro ( January 7, 1945 - February 24, 1990) nicknamed "Tony C" and "Conig" was a Major 1945)
• 1990 - Malcolm Forbes, American publisher (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Malcolm Stevenson Forbes ( August 19, 1919 – February 24, 1990) was Publisher of Forbes magazine, founded by 1917)
• 1990 - Sandro Pertini, Italian politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alessandro (Sandro Pertini ( September 25, 1896 - February 24, 1990) was an Italian socialist, probably the most popular 1896)
• 1990 - Johnnie Ray, American singer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Alvin Ray ( January 10 1927 &ndash February 24 1990) was an American Singer, Songwriter, and 1927)
• 1991 - John Daly, South African game show host (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly,(generally known by John Charles Daly or simply John Daly, February 20, 1914 &ndash February 24 1914)
• 1991 - George Gobel, American comedian (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Leslie Gobel ( May 20, 1919 - February 24, 1991) was an American Comedian, best known as the star of his own weekly NBC 1919)
• 1991 - Webb Pierce, American music singer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Webb Pierce ( 8 August 1921 - 24 February 1991) was an American Country music Singer. 1921)
• 1993 - Danny Gallivan, Canadian radio and television sportscaster (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Danny Gallivan ( April 11, 1917 - February 24, 1993) was a Canadian radio and television broadcaster and sportscaster 1917)
• 1993 - Bobby Moore, English footballer (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore, OBE (12 April 1941 - 24 February 1993 was an English footballer. 1941)
• 1994 - Jean Sablon, French singer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne March 25, 1906 &ndash February 24, 1994 at Cannes-La-Bocca) was a popular French singer and actor 1906)
• 1994 - Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore February 29, 1916 - February 24, 1994) was an American Singer, Actress 1916)
• 1998 - Antonio Prohias, Cuban-born cartoonist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 1921)
• 1998 - Henny Youngman, English-born comedian (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Henry "Henny" Youngman ( March 16, 1906 – February 24, 1998) was a British -born American Comedian and violinist 1906)
• 1999 - Andre Dubus, American writer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Andre Dubus ( August 11, 1936 - February 24, 1999) was an American Short story writer Essayist, and autobiographer 1936)
• 2001 - Claude E. Shannon, American information theorist (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Claude Elwood Shannon (April 30 1916 – February 24 2001 an American Electronic engineer and Mathematician, is "the father of Information 1916)
• 2002 - Arthur Lyman, American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Lyman ( February 2, 1932 &ndash February 24, 2002) was a prolific American Jazz Vibraphone and Marimba 1932)
• 2002 - Leo Ornstein, Russian-born composer and pianist (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Leo Ornstein (born Лев Орнштейн, Lev Ornshteyn) (ca 1912)
• 2003 - John Edward Christopher Hill, English historian (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 1912)
• 2003 - Bernard Loiseau, French chef (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Bernard Loiseau ( January 13, 1951 – February 24, 2003) was a French Chef. 1951)
• 2004 - John Randolph, American actor (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " John Randolph ( June 1, 1915 - February 24, 2004) His stepfather was Joseph Lippman and as a result Randolph was briefly known as Mortimer Lippman 1915)
• 2006 - Octavia Butler, American author and MacArthur Foundation Fellow (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Octavia Estelle Butler ( June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American Science fiction Writer, one The John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation is a major private grant -making Private foundation based in Chicago that has awarded more than US$4 billion 1947)
• 2006 - Don Knotts, American actor (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jesse Donald Knotts ( July 21, 1924 &ndash February 24, 2006) was an American comedic Actor best known 1924)
• 2006 - John Martin, Canadian broadcaster (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Martin (1947 – February 24, 2006) was a Canadian broadcaster credited with "almost single-handedly" creating music television in Canada 1947)
• 2006 - Denis Twitchett, Cambridge scholar, and Chinese historian (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denis Crispin Twitchett (1925-2006 was a British Sinologist. He was a lecturer at the University of London (1954-56 and Cambridge (1956-60 the Chair of Chinese at the universities 1925)
• 2006 - Dennis Weaver, American actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Dennis Weaver ( June 4[[ 924]] &ndash February 24 2006) was an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, best known for 1924)
• 2007 - Bruce Bennett, American actor (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bruce Bennett ( May 19 1906 &ndash February 24 2007) was an American Actor and Olympic silver medalist shot putter 1906)
• 2007 - Leroy Jenkins, American composer and violinist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1932)
• 2007 - Lamar Lundy, American football player (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Lamar J Lundy Jr ( April 17 1935 - February 24 2007) was an American Defensive end with the Los Angeles Rams 1935)
• 2007 - Damien Nash, American football player (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Damien Darnell Nash ( April 14, 1982 &ndash February 24, 2007) was an American football player who was a Running back for 1982)
• 2008 - Larry Norman, American musician, singer, songwriter and producer (b. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Larry David Norman ( April 8 1947 &ndash February 24 2008) was an American musician singer songwriter and producer 1947)

Holidays and observances

• Regifugium, in the Roman calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Roman religion, Regifugium or Fugalia was an annual observance that took place every February 24. The Roman calendar changed its form several times in the time between the foundation of Rome and the fall of the Roman Empire.
• Independence Day in Estonia (1918; the Soviet period is considered illegal annexation). An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• Flag Day in México. Día de la Bandera ("Flag Day" is a national holiday in Mexico. Mexico State or State of Mexico (often abbreviated to " Edomex " from Estado de México in Spanish) is a state in the
• Dragobete in Romania. Dragobete is a traditional Romanian holiday celebrated on February 24. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
• National Artist Day in Thailand. Thailand National Artist (ศิลปินแห่งชาติ is a title given annually by the Office of the National Culture Commission Thailand Ministry of Culture The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj
• St. Matthias
• St. Modest
• St. Sergius
• February 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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