Historical Events
- Cuba downs 2 US planes
- The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
Famous Deaths
- Anna Larina, revolutionary, dies at 82
- Gene Mitchell, museum director, dies on 70th birthday
- James Runcieman Sutherland, academic, dies at 95
- Laurence Richard Deniz, jazz guitarist, dies at 71