On this day: 24 February

Selected events and births on 24 February, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1607 – Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, premiered in Mantua. Read more: Claudio Monteverdi L'Orfeo Opera
• 1711 – George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered. Read more: George Frideric Handel Rinaldo (opera) Italian opera
• 1803 – In 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. Read more: Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court of the United States Act of Congress
• 1868 – Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached. Read more: Andrew Johnson Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Born on this day

• 1938 – Phil Knight, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc. Read more: Phil Knight Nike, Inc.
• 1944 – David Wineland, American physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Read more: David J. Wineland National Institute of Standards and Technology
• 1951 – Laimdota Straujuma, Latvian economist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Latvia Read more: Laimdota Straujuma Prime Minister of Latvia
• 1951 – Andrew Leung, Hong Kong politician, 3rd President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Read more: Andrew Leung President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
• 1954 – Sid Meier, Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the Civilization series Read more: Sid Meier Civilization (series)
• 1959 – François Villeroy de Galhau, 30th Governor of the Bank of France Read more: François Villeroy de Galhau Governor of the Bank of France
• 1961 – Erna Solberg, Norwegian politician, 35th Prime Minister of Norway Read more: Erna Solberg Prime Minister of Norway
• 1963 – Mateu Alemany, Spanish lawyer, football director of FC Barcelona Read more: Mateu Alemany FC Barcelona
• 1965 – Jane Swift, American businesswoman and politician, Governor of Massachusetts Read more: Jane Swift Governor of Massachusetts
• 1967 – Brian Schmidt, Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Brian Schmidt Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1974 – Gila Gamliel, Israeli politician and Minister of Science, Technology and Space Read more: Gila Gamliel Ministry of Science, Technology and Space
• 2004 – Samuele Vignato, Italian football player Read more: Samuele Vignato

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