On this day: A train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, killing at least 35 in 2013

World historyon this day On this day: A train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, killing at least 35 in 2013 Tragedia En Santiago De Compostela 28b 29 Relevant News On this day: A train derails in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, killing at least 35 in 2013 24 July 2026 Treatment to slow Alzheimer’s progression given in Cyprus for first time 24 July 2026 Major road projects worth €493m target relief for gridlocked Limassol 24 July 2026 newsroom 24 July 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Following are some of the major events to have occurred on July 24: 1923 – The Treaty of Lausanne was signed between Turkey and the allied powers. Turkey gave up all claims to non-Turkish territories lost in World War One. 1936 – Britain’s “Talking Clock” launched. 1993 – Russia’s central bank announced a drastic reform of its monetary system, saying all banknotes issued up to the end of 1992 would be withdrawn from circulation. 2001 – Bulgaria’s parliament approved the former King Simeon II as the new prime minister. Simeon Saxe-Coburg is the only ex-monarch to regain power in post-communist Europe. 2001 – Pre-dawn attack by Tamil Tiger rebels at Sri Lanka’s international airport leaves at least 18 dead. 2004 – Forest fires in Marseille region of France sweeps across 200 hectares of pine forest. 2005 – Richard Doll, the British scientist whose research first established the link between smoking and lung cancer, died aged 92. 2006 – Global free trade talks at Geneva, billed as a once-in-a-generation chance to boost growth and ease poverty, collapsed after nearly five years of haggling. 2007 – Six foreign medics convicted of deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV were freed after a partnership deal between Tripoli and the European Union ended their eight-year ordeal. 2010 – Volunteers in Latvia attempt to create the longest uninterrupted flower carpet. 2013 – At least 35 people killed when train derails on outskirts of northern Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela, in one of the country’s worst rail disasters. (Reuters) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Treatment to slow Alzheimer’s progression given in Cyprus for first time Major road projects worth €493m target relief for gridlocked Limassol Officials probed for trading in influence in videogate affair, says investigator War spreads to Red Sea as Houthis strike Saudi tankers and Trump vows retaliation against Iran New clash between the EU and the Venice Biennale as funds halted amid reopening of Russian pavilion What I look for in a founder Consensus for sanctioning Israel growing in Europe Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.