What happened on February 24

63 documented historical events happened on February 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, began with the publication of a first edict by Roman emperor Diocletian. On the same day, in another year: Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, premiered in Mantua. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on February 24, including Erik Nielsen, Bud Day, Kintarō Ōki. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

96 people with a Wikipedia article died on February 24, including Æthelberht of Kent, Charles III of Naples, Eberhard I, Duke of Württemberg. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

12 observances are celebrated on February 24 around the world: Christian feast day: Blessed Ascensión Nicol y Goñi, Christian feast day: Blessed Josefa Naval Girbés, Christian feast day: Lindel Tsen and Paul Sasaki (Anglican Church of Canada), Christian feast day: Modest (bishop of Trier), Christian feast day: Sergius of Cappadocia, Christian feast day: February 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.