February 24

By Roman custom is the day added to a, and the occurrence of  is merely a consequence of this.

Events

 * -, , publishes his edict that begins the persecution of in his portion of the.
 * - King and  is assassinated at.
 * - between  and.
 * - announces the.
 * - by, one of the first works recognized as an opera, premieres.
 * - The premiere of  by, the first   written for the  stage.
 * - : The army of ian ruler defeats the forces of the  emperor of,.
 * - The, in , establishes the principle of.
 * - 's burns to the ground, leaving owner  destitute.
 * - The signing of the marks the end of the.
 * - The, the first removal treaty in accordance with the , is proclaimed. The s in cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the.
 * - receives a  for the.
 * -  abdicates the throne.
 * - is organized as a.
 * - The first to have floats is staged at  in.
 * 1868  -  becomes the first  to be  by the . He is later acquitted in the.
 * - and  sign the.
 * - breaks out in, a town near , beginning the second war for Cuban , which ended with the  in 1898.
 * - is established.
 * - The is founded.
 * - : The ambassador to the  is given the, in which  pledges to ensure the return of , , and  to  if that country declares war on the.
 * - The is founded.
 * - A  bomb is used for the first time to break up a 250,000-ton ice jam clogging the  near.
 * - A -bristle becomes the first commercial product  to be made with nylon yarn.
 * - ian  is killed in  after reading a decree.
 * - : The is halted;   recaptures.
 * - is founded in the United States.
 * - The holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman,, was killed 3 days earlier.  appointed as the new chairman.
 * - : national  proclaimed.
 * - announces the engagement of  and.
 * 1981  - An earthquake registering 6.7 on the Richter scale hits, killing 16 people and destroying buildings in several towns west of the city.
 * - A special commission of the releases a report that condemns the practice of  during.
 * -  offers a  $3 million bounty for the death of  author.
 * 1989  -, bound for  from , rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers out of the business-class section.
 * - The  program, in existence from  to, is declassified.
 * - The last occurrence of February 24 as a in the  and for the.
 * - The of  executes, a  national involved in an armed robbery, in spite of 's legal action to attempt to save him.
 * 1999  - A    airliner crashes on approach to  airport in eastern the, killing 61.
 * -   declares  placing the country in a  in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
 * -   declares  placing the country in a  in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.

Births

 * - of Japan (d. )
 * -, explorer
 * -, Italian humanist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, military leader (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, French artist (d. )
 * -, German theologian and philosopher (d. )
 * -, Czech sculptor (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, French inventor (d. )
 * -, British general (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - . U.S. Senator from Delaware (d. )
 * -, German philologist and folklorist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Tasmanian politician (d. )
 * -, Irish writer (d. )
 * -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, New Zealand activist (d. )
 * -, U.S. admiral (d. )
 * 1885  -, Polish writer and painter (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, German aeronautical engineer and test pilot (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1914  -, British architect  (d. )
 * -, Hungarian turned American international civil servant (d. )
 * 1919  -, English comedy actress (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1921  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English painter
 * 1922  -, American actor
 * -, American cellist
 * -, American diplomat
 * -, French actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, French composer
 * 1932  -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, American cancer researcher
 * -, (d. )
 * 1934  -, Italian soprano
 * 1934  -, Argentina-born actress
 * -, American actor
 * 1938  -, American sportswear manufacturer
 * 1938  -, British Baroness and Methodist reverend
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1940  -, Scottish footballer
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, American politician
 * 1942  -, English singer
 * 1942  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Bulgarian mountaineer
 * 1943  -, American business executive
 * 1943  -, Cuban musician
 * -, British musician (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Russian mathematician
 * -, English musician
 * 1947  -, American actor
 * -, Indian politician
 * 1948  -, Scottish football manager
 * 1948  -, English singer
 * 1948  -, British actor
 * -, American actress
 * 1951  -, Canadian actress
 * -, American computer pioneer
 * 1955  -, French race car driver
 * -, American journalist
 * 1956  -, American baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * 1958  -, Belgian singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * 1962  -, American pornography actress
 * 1962  -, Finnish actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, British children's television presenter
 * 1964  -, American actor and film director
 * 1964  -, British comedian
 * 1964  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American actor
 * 1966  -, Cuban baseball player
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * 1970  -, American television and movie actor
 * 1970  -, American quintuplets
 * -, Spanish driver
 * 1971  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Canadian female ice hockey player
 * -, American percussionist
 * 1973  -, Bulgarian gymnast
 * 1973  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1973  -, Canadian baseball player
 * -, American musician and producer
 * 1974  -, Iranian footballer
 * 1974  -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, Canadian fiddler
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, American rock guitarist
 * 1976  -, Australian cyclist
 * 1976  -, American television comedian
 * 1976  -, professional golfer
 * 1976  -, Brazilian racing driver (d. )
 * -, American boxer
 * 1977  -, Australian rules footballer
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, Japanese musician
 * 1978  -, American musician
 * -, Swedish rock music fan (d. )
 * 1980  -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * 1980  -, Russian swimmer
 * -, Australian tennis player
 * 1981  -, Pakistani cricketer
 * -, Czech tennis player
 * -, Monegasque racing driver
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Polish Ice hockey player
 * -, British entrepreneur
 * 1987  -, Japanese entertainer and model

Deaths

 * - King
 * -, French soldier
 * -, French soldier and politician (b. )
 * -, Dutch physician and occultist
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, English politician and military leader (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, English governor in North America (b. )
 * -, English statesman and poet (b. )
 * -, known as "The Rape-Master General". (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, German encylopedist (b. )
 * -, English critic (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, English scientist (b. )
 * -, French physicist and mathematician (b. )
 * -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, English physician and editor (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, first President of Liberia (b. )
 * -, hero for the Union on  at the
 * -, , recipient of the (b. )
 * -, French composer and conductor (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, America actress and singer (b. )
 * -, German sociologist (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1990  -, American publisher (b. )
 * 1990  -, Italian politician (b. )
 * 1990  -, American singer (b. )
 * -, South African game show host (b. )
 * 1991  -, American comedian (b. )
 * 1991  -, American music singer (b. )
 * -, English footballer (b. )
 * -, French singer (b. )
 * 1994  -, American actress and singer (b. )
 * -, Cuban-born cartoonist (b. )
 * 1998  -, English-born comedian (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American information theorist (b. )
 * -, Russian-born composer and pianist (b. )
 * -, English historian (b. )
 * 2003  -, French chef (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American author and Fellow (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, Canadian broadcaster (b. )
 * 2006  -, Cambridge scholar, and Chinese historian (b. )
 * 2006  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2007  -, American composer and violinist (b. )
 * 2007  -, American football player (b. )
 * 2007  -, American football player (b. )

Holidays and observances

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Liturgical feasts

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