February 24
People born on this day are Pisces.
- 1991
Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war.
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Two civilian airplanes operated by the Miami-based group Brothers to the Rescue are shot down in international waters by the Cuban Air Force.
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China Southwest Airlines Flight 4509, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft, crashes in Rui'an, Zhejiang, China. All 61 people on board are killed.
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Pope John Paul II arrives in Egypt for a three-day stay as part of the Great Jubilee, marking the first papal visit in modern Egyptian history
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in an attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
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Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
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Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba and the Council of Ministers after 32 years. He would remain as head of the Communist Party for another three years.
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Space Shuttle Discovery launches on its final mission, STS-133.
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A Metrolink train derails in Oxnard, California following a collision with a truck, leaving more than 30 injured.
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Tara Air Flight 193, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft, crashes, with 23 fatalities, in Solighopte, Myagdi District, Dhaulagiri Zone, while en route from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport.
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Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia following an attempt to replace the Pakatan Harapan government, which triggered the 2020-2022 Malaysian political crisis.
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Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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2004Samuele Vignato, Italian football player
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2000Antony Matheus dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
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1996Royce Freeman, American football player
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1995Tyler Bertuzzi, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994Jessica Pegula, American tennis player
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1994Earl Sweatshirt, American rapper
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1991Tim Erixon, American-Swedish ice hockey player
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1991Madison Hubbell, American ice dancer
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1991O'Shea Jackson Jr., American actor and rapper
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1991Semih Kaya, Turkish footballer
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1991Christian Kabasele, Congolese-born Belgian footballer
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1990Dwayne Allen, American football player
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