On This Day: 24 February

24 February in Indian history

• 1971The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P. K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman.India
• 1826The Treaty of Yandabo was signed, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War, the longest and most expensive war in the history of British India.India

24 February in world history

• 2022Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• 2020Mahathir Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia following an attempt to replace the Pakatan Harapan government, which triggered the 2020-2022 Malaysian political crisis.
• 2004The 6.3 Mw Al Hoceima earthquake strikes northern Morocco with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 628 people are killed, 926 are injured, and up to 15,000 are displaced.
• 1981The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affects Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Twenty-two people are killed, 400 are injured, and damage totals $812 million.
• 1979Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.
• 1968Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.
• 1943World War II: The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa, ended with the Allied forces suffering heavy losses.
• 1942Seven hundred ninety-one Romanian Jewish refugees and crew members are killed after the MV Struma is torpedoed by the Soviet Navy.
• 1942The Battle of Los Angeles: A false alarm leads to an anti-aircraft barrage that lasts into the early hours of February 25.
• 1920The Nazi Party (NSDAP) is founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany.
• 1917World War I: The U.S. ambassador Walter Hines Page 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 Mexico declares war on the United States.
• 1881China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
• 1868Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.
• 1809Napoleonic Wars: The British invasion of Martinique ended with the unconditional surrender of French admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse, beginning a five-year occupation of the island.
• 1803In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional for the first time, forming the basis of judicial review in the United States.
• 303The Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, began with the publication of a first edict by Roman emperor Diocletian.

Born on 24 February

• 1985Nakash Aziz, Indian playback singer and composerIndia
• 1967Brian Schmidt, Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1963Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Indian filmmaker and composerIndia
• 1955Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011)
• 1951Helen Shaver, Canadian actress and director
• 1948Jayalalithaa, Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 2016)India

Died on 24 February

• 2024Kumar Shahani, Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1940)India
• 2012Oliver Wrong, English nephrologist and academic (born 1925)
• 1994Dinah Shore, American actress and singer (born 1916)
• 1967Mir Osman Ali Khan, Last Nizam of Hyderabad State (born 1886)India

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 24 February in history?

2022: Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. 2020: 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. 2004: The 6.3 Mw Al Hoceima earthquake strikes northern Morocco with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 628 people are killed, 926 are injured, and up to 15,000 are displaced. 1981: The 6.7 Ms Gulf of Corinth earthquake affects Central Greece with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). Twenty-two people are killed, 400 are injured, and damage totals $812 million.

What happened on 24 February in Indian history?

1971: The All India Forward Bloc holds an emergency central committee meeting after its chairman, Hemantha Kumar Bose, is killed three days earlier. P. K. Mookiah Thevar is appointed as the new chairman. 1826: The Treaty of Yandabo was signed, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War, the longest and most expensive war in the history of British India.

Which famous people were born on 24 February?

Nakash Aziz, Indian playback singer and composer (1985); Brian Schmidt, Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (1967); Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Indian filmmaker and composer (1963); Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011) (1955).

Which day is observed on 24 February?

Central Excise Day; Dragobete (Romania); Engineer's Day (Iran); Flag Day in Mexico; Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Estonia from the Russian Empire in 1918; the Soviet period is considered to have been an il.