What are the important events that happened on October 24? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 24: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 24 is the 298th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 68 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 11, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 480,480 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaenneacontaoctagon’ day.
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 97 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,325 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 24 Historical Events
1812 –
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
1851 –
William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel (moon) orbiting Uranus.
1857 –
Sheffield F.C., the world’s first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.
1912 –
First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory.
1917 –
Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat by the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Austro-Italian front of World War I (lasts until 19 November - also called Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo).
1929 –
“Black Thursday” stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.
1977 –
Veterans Day is observed on the fourth Monday in October for the seventh and last time. (The holiday is once again observed on November 11 beginning the following year.)
2003 –
Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
2005 –
Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
2007 –
Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Who were born on October 24?
1855 –
James S. Sherman, American politician & 27th Vice President of the United States (d. 1912)
1896 –
Jack Warner, English actor (d. 1981)
1915 –
Bob Kane, American cartoonist (d. 1998)
1925 –
Bob Azzam, Egyptian singer (d. 2004)
1925 –
Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d. 2003)
1925 –
Willie Mabon, American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist (d. 1985)
1944 –
Ray Downs American author and musician
1948 –
Paul and Barry Ryan, British composer-singers
1956 –
Dale Maharidge, American author
1983 –
Brian Vickers, American race car driver
Who died on October 24?
1669 –
William Prynne, English Puritan leader (b. 1600)
1821 –
Elias Boudinot, American President of the Continental Congress (b. 1740)
1985 –
Richie Evans, American NASCAR driver (b. 1941)
1991 –
Gene Roddenberry, American television producer (b. 1921)
2002 –
Winton M. Blount, United States Postmaster General (b. 1921)
2005 –
Joy Clements, American soprano (b. 1932)
2006 –
Enolia McMillan, American civil rights activist (b. 1904)
2007 –
Alisher Saipov, Kyrgyz journalist (b. 1981)
2007 –
Ian Middleton, New Zealand novelist (b. 1928)
2010 –
Lamont Johnson, American television director (b. 1922)
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