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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 year]]s. 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.

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[[Image:BB61 USS Iowa BB61 broadside USN.jpg|thumb|300px|right|HMS ''Matthew'']]

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Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates.<br />

==Events==

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*[[303]] - [[Galerius]], [[List of Roman Emperors|Roman Emperor]], publishes his edict that begins the persecution of [[Christianity|Christians]] in his portion of the Empire.

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*[[1582]] - [[Pope Gregory XIII]] announces the [[Gregorian calendar]].

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*[[1711]] - The London premiere of ''[[Rinaldo (opera)|Rinaldo]]'' by [[George Friderich Handel]], the first Italian [[opera]] written for the [[London]] stage.

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*[[1739]] - [[Battle of Karnal]] was a great victory of Iranian ruler [[Nadir Shah]] over Mughal emperor of India, [[Muhammad Shah]]

*[[1803]] - The [[Supreme Court of the United States]], in ''[[Marbury v. Madison]]'', establishes the principle of [[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]] marks the end of the [[First Burmese War]].

*[[1831]] - The [[Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek]], the first removal treaty in accordance with the [[Indian Removal Act]], is proclaimed. The [[Choctaw]]s in [[Mississippi]] cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.

*[[1839]] - [[William Otis]] receives a [[patent]] for the [[steam shovel]].

*[[1848]] - King [[Louis-Philippe of France]] abdicates the throne.

*[[1863]] - [[Arizona]] is organized as a [[Political divisions of the United States|United States territory]].

*[[1868]] - The first [[parade]] to have floats is staged at [[Mardi Gras]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]].

*[[1868]] - [[Andrew Johnson]] becomes the first [[President of the United States]] to be [[impeachment|impeached]] by the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He is later acquitted.

*[[1881]] - [[China]] and [[Russia]] sign the [[Sino-Russian Ili Treaty]]

*[[1899]] - [[Western Washington University]] Established.

*[[1909]] - The [[Hudson Motor Car Company]] is founded.

*[[1917]] - [[World War I]]: [[United States|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.

*[[1918]]-[[Estonia]] is independent

*[[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 to break 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]] - [[Egypt]]ian 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 [[Charles, Prince of Wales|The Prince of Wales]] and [[Diana, Princess of Wales|Lady Diana Spencer]].

*1981 - [[Jean Harris]] is convicted of murdering Dr. [[Herman Tarnower]], the author of the bestselling [[Scarsdale Diet|The Complete Scarsdale Medical Diet]].

*[[1983]] - A special commission of the [[Congress of the United States|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 (novel)|The Satanic Verses]] author [[Salman Rushdie]].

*1989 - [[United Airlines Flight 811]] bound to [[New Zealand]] from [[Honolulu, Hawaii]] rips open during flight, sucking 9 passengers and crew out of the first-class section.

*[[1992]] - Nirvana singer [[Kurt Cobain]] marries [[Courtney Love]].

*[[1995]] - The [[Corona (satellite)|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]] - [[2002 Winter Olympic Games]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] ends.

== Keeping Up Appearances tables ==

==Births==

*[[1103]] - [[Toba]], [[Emperor of Japan]] (d. [[1156]])

*[[1304]] - [[Ibn Battuta]], explorer

*[[1463]] - [[Giovanni Pico della Mirandola]], Italian Renaissance humanist (d. [[1494]])

*[[1500]] - [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. [[1558]])

*[[1557]] - [[Mathias, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. [[1619]])

*[[1619]] - [[Charles Le Brun]], French artist (d. [[1690]])

*[[1622]] - [[Johannes Clauberg]], German theologian and philosopher (d. [[1665]])

*[[1684]] - [[Matthias Braun]], Czech sculptor (d. [[1738]])

*[[1693]] - [[James Quin]], English actor (d. [[1766]])

*[[1709]] - [[Jacques de Vaucanson]], French inventor (d. [[1782]])

*[[1774]] - [[Prince Adolphus, 1st Duke of Cambridge]] (d. [[1850]])

*[[1786]] - [[Wilhelm Grimm]], German philologist and folklorist (d. [[1859]])

*[[1836]] - [[Winslow Homer]], American artist (d. [[1910]])

*[[1842]] - [[Arrigo Boito]], Italian composer (d. [[1918]])

*[[1846]] - [[Luigi Denza]], Italian composer (d. [[1922]])

*[[1848]] - [[Andrew Inglis Clark]], Tasmanian politician (d. [[1907]])

*[[1852]] - [[George Moore (novelist)|George Moore]], English writer (d. [[1933]])

*[[1874]] - [[Honus Wagner]], baseball player (d. [[1955]])

*[[1885]] - [[Chester Nimitz]], U.S. admiral (d. [[1966]])

*1885 - [[Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz|Stanis&#322;aw Ignacy Witkiewicz]], Polish writer and painter (d. [[1939]])

*[[1890]] - [[Marjorie Main]], American actress (d. [[1975]])

*[[1909]] - [[August Derleth]], American writer (d. [[1971]])

*[[1914]] - [[Zachary Scott]], American actor (d. [[1965]])

*[[1921]] - [[Abe Vigoda]], American actor

*1921 - [[Douglass Watson]], American actor (d. [[1989]])

*[[1922]] - [[Richard Hamilton (artist)|Richard Hamilton]], English painter

* 1922 - [[Steven Hill]], American actor

*[[1923]] - [[David Soyer]], American cellist

*[[1932]] - [[Michel Legrand]], French composer

*1932 - [[John Vernon]], Canadian actor (d. [[2005]])

*[[1931]] - [[Dominic Chianese]], American actor

*[[1934]] - [[Bettino Craxi]], [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (d. [[2000]])

*1934 - [[Renata Scotto]], Italian soprano

*[[1938]] - [[Phil Knight]], American sportswear manufacturer

*[[1950]] - [[Pete Duel]], American actor (d. [[1971]])

*[[1942]] - [[Joseph Lieberman]], American politician and vice presidential candidate

*[[1943]] - [[George Harrison]], English musician ([[The Beatles]]) (d. [[2001]])

* 1943 - [[Hristo Prodanov]], Bulgarian mountaineer

*[[1944]] - [[Nicky Hopkins]], British musician (d. [[1994]])

*[[1945]] - [[Barry Bostwick]], American actor

*[[1947]] - [[Edward James Olmos]], American actor

*1947 - [[Rupert Holmes]], English musician

*[[1948]] - [[J. Jayalalithaa]], Indian politician

*[[1951]] - [[Debra Jo Rupp]], American actress

*1951 - [[Helen Shaver]], Canadian actress

*[[1955]] - [[Steve Jobs]], American computer pioneer

*1955 - [[Alain Prost]], French race car driver

*[[1956]] - [[Paula Zahn]], American journalist

*[[1958]] - [[Sammy Kershaw]], American musician

*[[1962]] - [[Michelle Shocked]], American musician

*[[1966]] - [[Billy Zane]], American actor

*[[1966]] - [[Paul Ramsbottom]], British media and technology expert

*[[1968]] - [[Mitch Hedberg]], American comedian

*[[1970]] - [[Jeff Garcia]], American football player

*[[1972]] - [[Stewart Isbell]], American photographer

*[[1973]] - [[Jordan Jovtchev]], Bulgarian gymnast

* 1973 - [[Alexei Kovalev]], Russian hockey player

*[[1974]] - [[Chad Hugo]], American musician and producer ([[The Neptunes]])

*[[1975]] - [[Ashley MacIsaac]], Canadian fiddler

*[[1977]] - [[Jason Akermanis]], Australian footballer

*[[1981]] - [[Lleyton Hewitt]], Australian tennis player

*[[1982]] - [[Klara Koukalova|Klára Koukalová]], Czech tennis player

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Hi Mathew its Edito*Magic (also known as Chris C. Nichols)

==Deaths==

I know you were one of the people who agreed with me on the discussion page that one neat table with all the Keeping Up Appearances specials together would look better than several separate tables per episodes, littered all over the page. I’m glad that you can see sense like I can. Hopefully we can make Updown see sense aswell. Please join in the debate further on the [[Wikipedia talk:Television episodes]]. Thanks! [[User:Edito*Magica|Edito*Magica]] 21:38, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

*[[616]] - [[Ethelbert of Kent|Ethelbert]], king of [[Kingdom of Kent|Kent]] and [[Bretwalda]]

*[[1674]] - [[Matthias Weckmann]], German composer (b. [[1616]])

*[[1685]] - [[Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle]], English politician and military leader (b. [[1629]])

*[[1704]] - [[Marc-Antoine Charpentier]], French composer (b. [[1643]])

*[[1714]] - [[Edmund Andros]], English governor in North America (b. [[1637]])

*[[1721]] - [[John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby]], English statesman and poet (b. [[1648]])

*[[1810]] - [[Henry Cavendish]], English scientist (b. [[1756]])

*[[1815]] - [[Robert Fulton]], American inventor (b. [[1765]])

*[[1825]] - [[Thomas Bowdler]], English physician and editor (b. [[1754]])

*[[1856]] - [[Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky]], Russian mathematician (b. [[1792]])

*[[1975]] - [[Nikolai Bulganin]], [[Premier of the Soviet Union]] (b. [[1895]])

*[[1990]] - [[Malcolm Forbes]], American publisher (b. [[1917]])

*1990 - [[Johnnie Ray]], American singer (b. [[1927]])

*1990 - [[Sandro Pertini]], Italian politician (b. [[1896]])

*1990 - [[Tony Conigliaro]], baseball player (b. [[1945]])

*[[1991]] - [[John Charles Daly|John Daly]], South African game show host (b. [[1914]])

* 1991 - [[George Gobel]], American comedian (b. [[1919]])

*[[1993]] - [[Bobby Moore]], English footballer (b. [[1941]])

*[[1994]] - [[Dinah Shore]], American actress and singer (b. [[1916]])

*[[1998]] - [[Henny Youngman]], English-born comedian (b. [[1906]])

*1998 - [[Antonio Prohias]], Cuban-American cartoonist (b. [[1921]])

*[[1999]] - [[Andre Dubus]], American writer (b. [[1936]])

*[[2001]] - [[Claude E. Shannon]], American information theorist (b. [[1916]])

*[[2002]] - [[Leo Ornstein]], Russian-born composer and pianist (b. [[1912]])

*[[2003]] - [[John Edward Christopher Hill]], English historian (b. [[1912]])

* 2003 - [[Bernard Loiseau]], French chef (b. [[1951]])

*[[2004]] - [[John Randolph (actor)|John Randolph]], American actor (b. [[1915]])

==Holidays and observances==

*[[Regifugium]], in the [[Roman calendar]]

*[[Independence Day]] in [[Estonia]] ([[1918]])

*[[Flag Day]] in [[México]]

*[[Catholicism]]: [[Mardi Gras]] (aka [[Shrove Tuesday]]) ([[2004]], [[2009]])

== External links ==

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/24 BBC: On This Day]

* [http://www.tnl.net/when/2/24 Today in History: February 24]

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