| History By Day |
| February 24th |
| History by Day - Copyright 2009 |
| About February 24th is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 310 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (311 in leap years). Births 1874 - Honus Wagner, Hall of Fame baseball shortstop 1942 - Joe Lieberman, U.S. Senator (Connecticut) 1952 - Fred Dean, Hall of Fame defensive end 1974 - Bonnie Somerville, actress, singer (NYPD BLUE) 1976 - Zach Johnson, professional golfer 1977 - Floyd Mayweather, Jr., professional boxer Deaths 2006 - Don Knotts, comedian, actor (The Andy Griffith Show) 2006 - Dennis Weaver, actor (Gunsmoke, McCloud) 2009 - Pearl Lang, dancer, choreographer Events 1991 - A ground campaign is waged against Iraq by the U.S. led coalition during the Persian Gulf War. 2008 - Fidel Castro steps down as the President of Cuba. |
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