24 February In History - What Happened On This Day

According to Gregory calendar, February 24 is the day number 55 in a given year. February 24 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1483	The first Mughal ruler Babur was born.
1525	A Spanish-Imperial army defeated a French force in the Battle of Pavia in Pavia, present-day Italy, the decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1521–1526.
1607	Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered thefirst fully developed opera, was first performed in Mantua, Duchy ofMantua (now in Italy).
1708	Prince Johann Willem Friso was sworn in as Viceroy of Groningen.
1711	George Frederick Handel's opera "Rinaldo" premiered at the Haymarket Theater in London.
1711	George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, the first Italian languageopera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.
1779	George Rogers Clarke captures Vincennes from the British.
1803	The U.S. Supreme Court, in Marbury v. Madison, declared an actof Congress unconstitutional for the first time, forming the basis ofjudicial review in the U.S.
1803	Moberry v. Madison: The Supreme Court of the United States established the doctrine of judicial review.
1809	After standing only 15 years, London's Drury Lane theatre, the third building of that name, burned down , leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.
1822	The world's first Swami Narayan temple was inaugurated in Ahmedabad.
1822	The first Swaminarayan temple, Kalpur Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad was inaugurated in the British Raj.
1826	The Treaty of Yandabo was signed, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War, the longest and most expensive war in the history of the British Raj.
1839	William Otis received a patent for a steam shovel.
1857	The first US postage stamp was handed over to the government.
1868	Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. President to be impeached.
1875	The steamship SS Gothenburg hit a section of the Great BarrierReef at low tide and sank northwest of Holbourne Island, Queensland,Australia, with over 100 deaths.
1882	The infectious disease TB was identified.
1890	Chicago was selected to host the Columbian exhibition.
1893	American University was established in Washington DC by an Act of Congress.
1918	The European country Estonia gained independence from Russia.
1918	The city of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Trio gained independence from Russia in the form of the Transascogenic Democratic Federal Republic.
1920	At a meeting of the German Workers' Party, Adolf Hitleroutlined the party's 25-point programme and the party changed its nameto the Nazi Party.
1945	Egypt and Syria declared war against Nazi Germany.
1946	Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, was elected to his first term as President of Argentina .
1946	Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, was elected to his first term as President of Argentina .
1948	Jayalalithaa, who traveled from film to politics, was born.
1961	The Madras government decided to rename the state to Tamil Nadu.
1969	The Mariner 6 Mars investigation was launched from the United States.
1974	Pakistan officially recognized Bangladesh.
1989	United Airlines Flight 811 experienced an uncontrolleddecompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii,killing nine passengers when their seats were sucked out of the plane.
1998	Famous Hindi films actress Lalita Pawar passed away.
2003	A severe earthquake killed 257 in China's Jijiang Province.
2004	Russian President Vladimir Putin removed Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov from his post.
2006	Emergency was imposed after the coup attempt in the Philippines.
2006	Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared a stateof emergency in an attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
2008	Fidel Castro resigns as President of Cuba, his brother Raul Castro is unanimously elected.
2010	Tengzhong's bid to purchase Hummer from General Motors is rejected by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China.
2011	Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh orders the country's security forces to protect protesters.
2011	In Libya, Anti-Gaddafi forces claim to have gained control Zuara, a town located west of Tripoli.
2012	After a power struggle within his government, Haiti's prime minister Garry Conille resigns.
2012	The IAEA reports that Iran has been expanding its nuclear activities.
2013	Raul Castro was elected President of Cuba for a second term.
2013	In Los Angeles, California, the 85th Academy Awards is held; 'Argo' wins best picture, Ang Lee wins for best director, Daniel Day-Lewis wins for best actor, and Jennifer Lawrence wins for best actress.
2013	In Greece, Nicos Anastasiades, leader of Cyprus's main opposition Disy party, wins the Presidential race.
2014	29-term U.S. Rep. John Dingell announces that he will retire at the end of his current term; the 87-year-old congressman says that his health is fine, but the hostile climate in Congress means that he can no longer do his job effectively.
2014	Researchers report that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy can increase the risk of ADHD diagnoses as the babies mature; taking acetaminophen in the first trimester has the lowest risk at 9%, but there is a 63% likelihood of the condition in babies if the drug is taken in the last two trimesters.
303	Roman emperor Diocletian's first 'Edict against the Christians'was published, beginning the Diocletianic Persecution, the last and mostsevere episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire.

Event Year	Incident/Event
1739	Battle of Karnal: The army of the Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeated the army of Mohammad Shah, the Mughal Emperor of India.
1822	The first Swaminarayan temple, Swaminarayan Mandir in present-day Ahmedabad, India, was inaugurated.
1831	The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek between the Choctaw and the United States government, the first removal treaty carried into effect under the Indian Removal Act, was proclaimed.

Day/Observance	Level
Central Excise Day	National Day
Estonia Independence Day	National Day

Birth Year	Name/Category/Country
1896	Morarji Desai / Politician / India
1924	Talat Mahmood / Singer / India
1927	Kamini Kaushal / Actress / India
1939	Joy Mukherjee / Actor / India
1942	Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak / Philosopher / India
1948	Jayalalithaa / Politician / India
1972	Pooja Bhatt / Actress / India

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