February 24: Independence Day in Estonia (1918)
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Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
- 1711 – George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.
- 1809 – Napoleonic Wars: The British invasion of Martinique ended with the unconditional surrender of French admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (pictured), beginning a five-year occupation of the island.
- 1979 – Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.
- 1989 – United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.
- Æthelberht of Kent (d. 616)
- Judah Folkman (b. 1933)
- Gabriele Schnaut (b. 1951)
- Leo Ornstein (d. 2002)
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