October 24

Events

 * -, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to , defeat the forces of.
 * - The spectacular is dedicated in the presence of King ; the cathedral is now a.
 * 1260  -,  sultan of , is  by , who seizes power for himself.
 * - The is ratified at, marking the end of the first phase of the.
 * - Alleged of.
 * - The is signed, marking the end of the.
 * - : The is completely divided between,  and
 * - : The takes place near.
 * -, the world's first football club, is founded in ,.
 * - The line across the  is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old.
 * - becomes the first person to go over  in a barrel.
 * - remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a  at  setting a new world record that stood for 10 years.
 * - : The concludes with the  victory.
 * - Battle of starts on the - front of
 * - The day of the, The Red Revolution.
 * - 's last performance, which was at the in,.
 * - "" on the.
 * - A bloodless in  ousts, the last  of the .  is then installed as "provisional president."
 * - The opens to public traffic.
 * - invades
 * - : The ese , and the battleship  are sunk in the.
 * - Founding of the
 * - testifies to the, naming Disney employees he believes to be s.
 * - pledges  support to
 * - The starts the  program.
 * - : An  explodes on the launch pad at the 's  space facility, killing over 100. Among the dead is Field Marshall, whose death is reported to have occurred in a plane crash
 * - gains independence from the  and becomes the  (Southern  remained a colony)
 * - ends
 * - is observed on the fourth Monday in October for the seventh and last time.  (The holiday is once again observed on  beginning the following year.)
 * - Government of legalises
 * - is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing on an  flight at . After the verdict, the  breaks diplomatic relations with, claiming that Hindawi was helped by Syrian officials.
 * - Italian prime minister reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of, the Italian "" clandestine paramilitary  army.
 * - A total is visible from Iran, India, Thailand, and SE Asia.
 * - Launch of / mission
 * - Police s  and, ending the  in the area around.
 * - makes its last commercial.
 * - Justice Rutherford of the struck down the "motive clause", an important part of the.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. )
 * -, Dutch microbiologist (d. )
 * -, English soldier and politician (d. )
 * -, English Catholic priest and writer (d. )
 * -, German novelist (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, German physicist (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, Dutch chemist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, French explorer and writer (d. )
 * -, Irish athlete (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, French cyclist (d. )
 * 1887  -, Queen of Spain (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Polish-born American actress and dancer (d. )
 * -, American agent (d. )
 * -, American dramatist (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, American blues musician (d. )
 * 1911  -, French Canadian archbishop of Montreal (d. )
 * -, Italian baritone (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * 1915  -, American millionaire
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, English-born poet (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * -, French singer and actor (d. )
 * 1927  -, French composer and actor (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * 1929  -, Bulgarian writer (d. )
 * 1929  -, French-Canadian novelist and activist (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1930  -, Norwegian peace researcher
 * 1930  - ,
 * -, Russian composer
 * -, French physicist, laureate (d. )
 * 1932  -, Canadian economist,  laureate
 * -, British gangsters (Ronald d. ; Reginald d. )
 * 1933  -, American writer
 * -, American pianist and music professor
 * -, English musician
 * -, American musician and composer
 * -, American actor
 * -, New Zealand film director
 * -, American biomedical engineer
 * -, Ukranian footballer and coach (d. )
 * -, English artist
 * 1945  -, Quebec labour union executive
 * -, Canadian drummer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * - and, British composers-singers
 * 1948  -, American politician and activist
 * -, Canadian charged with the first degree murder of twenty-six women
 * -, American composer
 * 1950  -, American baseball player
 * -, American politician
 * 1954  -, Quebec politician
 * 1954  -, American politician
 * 1954  -, Slovak musician
 * -, American author
 * -, German-born American baseball manager
 * 1957   -, American actor and comedian
 * -, Australian golfer
 * 1960  -, Colombian journalist and comedian (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * 1961  -, American wrestling journalist
 * -, American actor
 * 1962  -, American race car driver
 * -, Russian oil magnate
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, American journalist
 * -, Mexican actress
 * -, Irish actress
 * 1971  -, American model and actress
 * -, American murderer
 * 1972  -, American football player
 * -, American cyclist
 * 1973  -, American musician and rapper
 * 1973  -, American baseball player
 * 1973  -, Scottish footballer
 * 1973  -, New Zealand rugby player
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1974  -, American football player
 * -, Colombian footballer
 * -, n swimmer
 * -, Ecuadoran footballer
 * -, Trinidadian footballer
 * 1978  -, American musician
 * -, Australian musician
 * -, American football player
 * 1980  -, American singer
 * 1980  -, Ghanaian footballer
 * 1980  -, American fashion designer
 * -, Indian actress
 * 1981  -, American model
 * -, Malaysian racing driver
 * -, American race car driver
 * 1983  -, American actress and singer
 * -, Japanese model and singer
 * -, Filipino Software Engineer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Canadian actor and rapper
 * 1986  -, English footballer
 * -, American ice dancer
 * 1987  -, Belgian footballer
 * 1987  -, Australian actor
 * -, Australian actress

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * -, Mamluk sultan of Egypt
 * - King (bc. )
 * -, third wife of
 * -, English politician (bc. )
 * -, Danish astronomer (b. )
 * -, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (b. )
 * -, English Puritan leader (b. )
 * -, English architect (b. )
 * -, Japanese mathematician
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, American (b. )
 * -, American lawyer and politician (b. )
 * -, French painter (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian composer (b. )
 * -, French archaeologist (b. )
 * -, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, German sculptor (b. )
 * -, French Canadian poet (b. )
 * -, French automobile manufacturer (b. )
 * -, Norwegian traitor (executed) (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, French fashion designer (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * 1972  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian violinist (b. )
 * -, Polish literary historian (b. )
 * -, , (b. )
 * -, American television producer (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican actor (b. )
 * -, American voice actor (b. )
 * -, German neo-Nazi (b. )
 * -, United States Postmaster General (b. )
 * 2002  -, American activist (b. )
 * -, American race car crew member (b. )
 * 2004  -, American race car team owner (b. )
 * 2004  -, American Catholic archbishop (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 2005  -, writer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * 2005  -, scholar of modern Chinese intellectual and diplomatic history (b. )
 * 2005  -, Iranian painter (b. )
 * -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * 2006  -, Islamic studies scholar, orientalist and historian (b. )
 * -, Czech organ composer (b. 1929)
 * 2007  -, Kyrgyz journalist
 * 2007  -, New Zealand novelist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Day, third day in the
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 * - Maladay
 * - Maladay