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A total lunar eclipse took place on April 24, 1967
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_1967_lunar_eclipse

The mass trespass of Kinder Scout was undertaken in the Peak District, England on 24 April 1932
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48854952/mass-trespass-of-kinder-scout/



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On 24 April 1918, Villers-Bretonneux was the site of the world's first battle between two tank forces
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48854979/second-battle-of-villers-bretonneux/

On April 24, 1990, after 48 years of quarantine, junior defence minister Michael Neubert visited Gruinard island 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48854937/gruinard-island/

Swedish warship Vasa was salvaged with a largely intact hull on 24 April 1961.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42473615/swedish-warship-vasa/



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The Lonnie Zamora incident was a claimed close encounter of the third kind on April 24, 1964. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonnie_Zamora_incident

Surveyor III's television camera photographed the Earth about midway through the eclipse of April 24 1967
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/mapcatalog/Surveyor/press_releases/surveyor_III/



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Chinas first satellite, Dong Fang Hong I was launched successfully on April 24, 1970
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35466726/dong-fang-hong-i/

Soyuz 10 was a 1971 Soviet manned mission to the world's first space station, Salyut 1. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42473516/soyuz-10/

Space Shuttle STS-31 was launched on the 24th April 1990
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-31

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was carried into orbit by a space shuttle on the 24th April, 1990.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t7186702/hubble-space-telescope/

The SES 1 Satellite was launched on the 24th April, 2010
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35428017/ses-1-satellite/

Progress M-19M/51P was launched on the 24th April 2014
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53458057/progress-m-19m51p/



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Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov (16 March 1927 - 24 April 1967) was a Soviet test pilot
http://www.astronomy.activeboard.com/t42473597/vladimir-mikhaylovich-komarov-1927-1967/

Yvonne Darlene Cagle (born April 24, 1959) is an African American NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Cagle

Dieter Grau (April 24, 1913 - December 17, 2014) was a rocket scientist and member of the "von Braun rocket group"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Grau

Thutmose III ascended to the throne of Egypt in 1479 BC
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42473532/thutmose-iii/

Richard van der Riet Woolley (24 April 1906 - 24 December 1986) was an English astronomer 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_van_der_Riet_Woolley



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The first episode of The Sky at Night was broadcast on April 24, 1957

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sky_at_Night



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NGC 3047 was discovered by American astronomer George Washington Hough on the 24th April 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376787/ngc-3047/

NGC 3679 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376782/ngc-3679/

NGC 4334 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 24th April 1830.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376778/ngc-4334/

NGC 4549 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376772/ngc-4549/

NGC 4607 was discovered by German-British astronomer R. J. Mitchell on the 24th April 1854.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376769/ngc-4607/

NGC 4697 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376759/ngc-4697/

NGC 4721 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376755/ngc-4721/

NGC 4745 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376753/ngc-4745/ 

NGC 4842 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376750/ngc-4842/

NGC 4854 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376748/ngc-4854/

NGC 4912 is a non-existent object discovered by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse on the 24th April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376743/ngc-4912/ 

NGC 4913 is a non-existent object discovered by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse on the 24th April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376738/ngc-4913/

NGC 4916 is a non-existent object discovered by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Lord Rosse on the 24th April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376730/ngc-4916/

NGC 4941 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376724/ngc-4941/

NGC 5113 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376719/ngc-5113/

NGC 5122 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on the 24th April 1887.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376716/ngc-5122/

NGC 5131 was discovered by German-Danish astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 24th April 1865.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376712/ngc-5131/

NGC 5204 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376708/ngc-5204/

NGC 5212 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 24th April 1830.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376704/ngc-5212/

NGC 5687 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376688/ngc-5687/ 

NGC 5964 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 24th April 1830.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376699/ngc-5964/

NGC 5979 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 24th April 1835.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376694/ngc-5979/

NGC 6014 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 24th April 1830.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376187/ngc-6014/

NGC 6017 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 24th April 1830.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376182/ngc-6017/

NGC 6049 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 24th April 1830.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376179/ngc-6049/

NGC 6088 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376176/ngc-6088/

NGC 6098 was discovered by American astronomer Truman Henry Safford on the 24th April 1867.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376170/ngc-6098/

NGC 6099 was discovered by American astronomer Truman Henry Safford on the 24th April 1867.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376167/ngc-6099/

NGC 6125 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376165/ngc-6125/ 

NGC 6143 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 24th April 1789.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57376161/ngc-6143/



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Alpha Centauri culminates each year at midnight on 24 April
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Centauri#Observation

The Great Comet of 1901 reached perihelion at about 0.245 AU from the Sun
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53457826/great-comet-of-1901/

The Quartz Mountain meteorite was discovered on the 24th April 1935
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57379337/quartz-mountain-meteorite/

The first fragment of the Peace River meteorite was recovered on April 24 near Mahood farm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_River_(meteorite)



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Meteorites

The Nagaria (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 24th April, 1875.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48854732/nagaria-meteorite/

The Palolo Valley (H5) meteorite fell in Hawaii, USA, on the 24th April, 1949.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48854731/palolo-valley-meteorite/



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