February 24

Events

 * 1970 - National Public Radio is founded in the United States.

Births

 * 1842 - Arrigo Boito, Italian composer (d. 1918)
 * 1846 - Luigi Denza, Italian composer (d. 1922)
 * 1923 - David Soyer, American cellist
 * 1932 - Michel Legrand, French composer
 * 1942 - Paul Jones, English singer (Manfred Mann)
 * 1943 - Pablo Milanés, Cuban musician
 * 1944 - Nicky Hopkins, British musician (d. 1994)
 * 1947 - Rupert Holmes, English musician
 * 1948 - Tim Staffell, English singer
 * 1950 - George Thorogood, American singer and guitarist
 * 1951 - Tony Holiday, German singer (d. 1990)
 * 1958 - Sammy Kershaw, American musician
 * 1958 - Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer
 * 1962 - Michelle Shocked, American musician
 * 1973 - Chris Fehn, American percussionist (Slipknot)
 * 1974 - Chad Hugo, American musician (N*E*R*D) and producer (The Neptunes)
 * 1976 - Matt Skiba, American musician (Alkaline Trio, Heavens)
 * 1976 - Eric Griffin, American rock guitarist
 * 1978 - Shinya, Japanese musician (Dir en grey)
 * 1978 - John Nolan, American musician (Straylight Run)
 * 1980 - Anton Gustafsson, Swedish rock music fan (d. 2003)