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February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar . There are 310 days remaining, 311 in leap years . By Roman custom February 24 is the day added to a leap year , and the occurrence of February 29 is merely a consequence of this.
Events 303 - Galerius , Roman Emperor , publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire.1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar .1711 - The London premiere of Rinaldo George Friderich Handel , the first Italian opera written for the London stage.1803 - The Supreme Court of the United States , in Marbury v. Madison judicial review .1804 - London 's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute,1826 - The signing of the Treaty of Yandaboo marked the end of the First Burmese War .1836 - Samuel Colt receives a patent for the Colt revolver .1839 - William Otis receives a patent for the steam shovel .1848 - King Louis-Philippe of France abdicates the throne.1848 - The Communist Manifesto is published. 1863 - Arizona is organized as a United States territory .1868 - The first parade to have floats occurs at Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana .1868 - Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives . He is later acquitted.1881 - China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty1909 - The Hudson Motor Car Company is founded.1917 - World War I : 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.1924 - Johnny Weissmuller finishes the 100-meter swimming event in 57 2/5 seconds and sets a new world record.1925 - A thermite (magnesium bomb) is used for the first time by breaking-up a 250,000-ton ice jam clogging the St. Lawrence River near Waddington, New York .1938 - A nylon bristle toothbrush becomes the first commercial product (DuPont ) to be made with nylon yarn.1942 - Propaganda : The Voice of America begins broadcasting.1945 - Egyptian Premier Ahmed Maher Pasha is killed in Parliament after reading a decree.1946 - Juan Perón is elected president of Argentina .1948 - Cold War : The Communist Party seizes control of Czechoslovakia .1968 - Vietnam War : The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnam recaptures Hué .1970 - National Public Radio is founded.1975 - Hard rock band Led Zeppelin release the classic double album Physical Graffiti .1981 - Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer .1981 - Jean Harris is convicted of murdering Dr. Herman Tarnower, the author of the bestselling The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet .1983 - A special commission of the U.S. Congress releases a report that condemns the practice of Japanese internment during World War II .1988 - The Supreme Court of the United States sides with Larry Flynt 's Hustler magazine by overturning a lower court decision to award Jerry Falwell USD $200,000 for defamation .1989 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a USD $3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie .1989 - A United Airlines Boeing 747 bound to New Zealand from Honolulu, Hawaii rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers and crew out of the first class section.1995 - The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972 , is declassified.1996 - The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church .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.1999 - A China Southern Airlines Tupolev TU-154 airliner crashes on approach to Wenzhou airport in eastern China killing 61.2002 - February 8 through February 24 - 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah
Births 1500 - Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1558)1557 - Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor 1709 - Jacques de Vaucanson , inventor (d. 1782)1774 - Prince Adolphus of the United Kingdom , 1st Duke of Cambridge (d. 1850 )1786 - Wilhelm Grimm , philologist, folklorist (d. 1859 )1836 - Winslow Homer , artist (d. 1910 )1846 - Luigi Denza , composer (d. 1922 )1848 - Andrew Inglis Clark , Tasmanian Politician (d. 1907 )1852 - George Moore (novelist) , writer (d. 1933 )1874 - Honus Wagner , Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1955 )1885 - Chester Nimitz , United States admiral (d. 1966 )1885 - Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (a.k.a. “Witkacy”), Polish writer and painter (d. 1939 )1890 - Marjorie Main , actress (d. 1975 )1903 - Franz Burda, German publisher (d. 1986 )1909 - August Derleth , writer (d. 1971 )1914 - Zachary Scott , actor (d. 1965 )1921 - Abe Vigoda , actor1922 - Richard Hamilton , pop-art painter1922 - Steven Hill, actor 1932 - Michel Legrand , composer1934 - Bettino Craxi , Prime Minister of Italy (d. 2000 )1934 - Renata Scotto , Italian soprano 1938 - Phil Knight , founder of Nike, Inc. 1942 - Joseph Lieberman , politician, candidate for Vice President of the United States 1942 - John Neumeier, choreographer 1943 - George Harrison , member of The Beatles (d. 2001 )1943 - Hristo Prodanov , Bulgarian mountaineer 1945 - Barry Bostwick , actor1947 - Edward James Olmos , actor1948 - J. Jayalalithaa , Indian politician1955 - Steve Jobs , computer pioneer1955 - Alain Prost , Formula One driver1956 - Paula Zahn , journalist1958 - Sammy Kershaw, musician1962 - Michelle Shocked , musician1966 - Billy Zane , actor1970 - Jeff Garcia , American football quarterback 1973 - Jordan Jovtchev , Bulgarian gymnast 1973 - Alexei Kovalev , ice hockey player 1974 - Chad Hugo , musician and producer (The Neptunes )1975 - Ashley MacIsaac , Cape Breton fiddler1976 - Zuzana Belohorcova, slovak actress1981 - Lleyton Hewitt , tennis player1999 - Anthony Bain , actor1999 - Michael Bain , actor
Deaths 616 - Ethelbert , king of Kent and Bretwalda 1810 - Henry Cavendish , scientist who calculated Newton 's gravitational constant (b. 1756 )1815 - Robert Fulton , inventor (b. 1765 )1825 - Thomas Bowdler , physician and editor (b. 1754 )1856 - Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky , Russian mathematician (b. 1792 )1953 - August Fieldorf, Polish general and leader of the resistance (b. 1895 )1975 - Nikolai Bulganin , Premier of the Soviet Union 1990 - Lech Falandysz, Polish politician1990 - Malcolm Forbes , publisher (b. 1917 )1991 - John Daly (journalist) , game show host1991 - George Gobel , comedian (b. 1919 ) 1993 - Bobby Moore , English footballer (b. 1941 )1994 - Dinah Shore , actress, singer (b. 1916 )1998 - Henny Youngman , comedian (b. 1906 )1999 - Andre Dubus , writer2001 - Claude E. Shannon , "father of information theory " (b. 1916 )2002 - Leo Ornstein , composer and pianist (b. 1912 )2003 - Christopher Hill , historian (b. 1912 )2003 - Bernard Loiseau , chef
Holidays and observances February 23 - February 25 - January 24 - March 24 -- listing of all days
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