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Notable anniversaries in history for today: April 24
- 500th: 1524 - Duke of Bourbon drives Admiral Bonnivet out of Milan.
- 200th: 1824 - Herman Muntinghe, theologist (History of Mankind), dies at age 71.
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of John Russell Pope; US architect (Jefferson Memorial).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Marilyn Erskine in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Fran - Tom Ewell Show).
- 100th: 1924 - George Street, English cricket wicket keeper (one Test 1923), dies.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of John Barbour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; TV host/producer/comedian (Real People, On Stage America).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Shirley MacLaine in Richmond, Virginia, USA; actress/mystic (Irma la Douce, Shirley's World, Salem Witch Trials).
- 80th: 1944 - First Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump".
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of [Bernard] Saint Clair Lee [Calhoun]; American singer ("Rock the Boat").
- 80th: 1944 - British Royal Air Force bombs Munich, Germany.
- 70th: 1954 - First American, civilian pilot, P R Holden, wounded in Indochina.
- 70th: 1954 - Australia and USSR break diplomatic relations.
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Captain Sensible [Raymond Burns] in Balham, London, England; rocker ("Women and Captains First").
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Jack Blades; rock bassist (Damn Yankees - "Coming of Age", Night Ranger).
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Vince Ferragamo; NFL/Canadian Football League quarterback (Los Angeles Rams, Montreal Alouettes).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Djimon Hounsou; actor (ER, Alias).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Cedric the Entertainer; actor, comedian (Steve Harvey Show, The Proud Family).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Jared Tomich; defensive end (New Orleans Saints).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Marc Collins; NFL punter (Seattle Seahawks).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Toine Rorije; soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles).
- 50th: 1974 - Death of Bud Abbott at age 78 of cancer; comedian (movie/radio/TV team of Abbott and Costello).
- 50th: 1974 - Dutch women's hockey team becomes world champion.
- 50th: 1974 - NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay (Buccaneers).
- 40th: 1984 - In Morgan Hill, California, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs.
- 40th: 1984 - Edmonton Oilers' Wayne Gretzky is third to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot.
- 30th: 1994 - Armando Calderón Sol wins El Salvador presidential election.
- 30th: 1994 - David Robinson scores ties 7th highest total in the NBA - 71.
- 30th: 1994 - New York Rangers sweep New York Islanders in NHL playoffs.
- 20th: 2004 - Death of Estée Lauder, American cosmetics entrepreneur (born 1906).
- 20th: 2004 - Referendums on the Annan Plan for Cyprus, which proposes to re-unite the island of Cyprus, take place in both the Republic of Cyprus controlled and the Turkish controlled parts. Although the Turkish Cypriots vote in favour, the Greek Cypriots reject the proposal.
- 15th: 2009 - In Baghdad, Iraq, two female suicide bombers blow themselves up outside the Imam Moussa al-Kadhim Shi'ite Muslim shrine, killing 60 people, wounding at least 125 people.
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