Births on April 24

Elīna Babkina

Born on April 24, 1989

Elīna Babkina, Latvian basketball player

Elīna Dikaioulaku (née Babkina) (born 24 April 1989)

is a Latvian women's basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and currently playing for the Latvia women's national basketball team.Dikaioulaku was already offered a deal with Russian Superleague team UMMC Ekaterinburg at age 16. She was a member of TTT Riga until April 2008, when the team fired her. In September she signed a contract with SK Cēsis. Babkina played in the 2008 Summer Olympics.She was involved in a car crash on 24 November 2008. She was a passenger. Although she had worn her seat belt, she had a light concussion.

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Events on 1989

15 Apr

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
26 Apr

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests
27 Apr

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
20 May

Tiananmen Square massacre
The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre.
5 Jun

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

Births on April 24

Elīna Babkina

Born on April 24, 1989

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Events on 1989

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Tiananmen Square massacre

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989