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This is a list of selected February 24 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
1582Pope Gregory XIII issued the papal bull Inter gravissimas to promulgate the Gregorian calendar, a modification of the Julian calendar in use since 45 BC. unreferenced section
1803 – The U.S. Supreme Court, in Marbury v. Madison, declared an act of Congress unconstitutional for the first time, forming the basis of judicial review in the U.S. unreferenced section
1848Amid a revolt, French King Louis-Philippe abdicated and escaped to England, leading to the creation of the French Second Republic. needs more footnotes
1942 – Less than three months after the United States' entry into World War II, eyewitness reports of unidentified flying objects over Los Angeles triggered a massive anti-aircraft artillery barrage, thinking it was an attacking force from Japan. Tagged for cleanup
1946 – Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, was elected to his first term as President of Argentina. too long
1999Arizona executed German national Karl LaGrand. more footnotes

Eligible

February 24: Independence Day in Estonia (1918); Flag Day in Mexico; National Artist Day in Thailand

The Burning of Drury Lane Theatre from Westminster Bridge

  • 1809 – After standing only 15 years, London's Drury Lane theatre, the third building of that name, burned down (pictured).
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