February 24th (1942) was a Tuesday. It's the 52nd day of the year (53rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 313 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 24th February, 1942
» The Battle of Los Angeles, one of the largest documented UFO sightings in history; the event lasted into the early hours of February 25.
» An order-in-council passed under the Defence of Canada Regulations of the War Measures Act gives the Government of Canada named Canadian federal government the power to Japanese Canadian internment called intern all "persons of Japanese racial origin".
Famous Birthdays on February 24 in 1942
» Colin Bond, Australian race car driver
» Paul Jones (singer) e.g Paul Jones, English singer, harmonica player, and actor (Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, and The Manfreds)
» Joe Lieberman, American politician
» Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Indian theorist and philosopher
February 24th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Æthelberht of Kent
» Lindel Tsen and Paul Sasaki (Anglican Church of Canada)
» Modest (bishop of Trier)
» Sergius of Cappadocia
» February 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Dragobete (Romania)
» Flag Day in Mexico e.g Flag Day (Mexico)
» Independence Day (Estonia) e.g Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Estonia from the Russian Empire in 1918; the Soviet period is considered to have been an illegal annexation.