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, 28,828,800 minutes 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
- 69 –Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.
- 1147 –After a siege of 4 months crusader knights led by Afonso Henriques reconquered Lisbon.
- 1260 –Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.
- 1260 –The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1795 –Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among Austria, Prussia, and Russia
- 1911 –Orville Wright remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
- 1930 –A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as “provisional president.”
- 1946 –A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
- 1960 –Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union’s Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing over 100. Among the dead is Field Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin, whose death is reported to have occurred in a plane crash
- 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?
- 51 –Titus Flavius Domitianus, Roman Emperor (d. 96)
- 1904 –A.K. Golam Jilani, a Bangladeshi who was a revolutionary of the Indian independence movement. (d. 1932)
- 1930 –J.P. Richardson, The Big Bopper, American singer (d. 1959)
- 1931 –Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer
- 1937 –Santo Farina, American musician and composer (Santo & Johnny)
- 1947 –Kevin Kline, American actor
- 1950 –Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player
- 1972 –Scott Peterson, American murderer
- 1981 –Jemima Rooper, British actress
- 1987 –Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer
Who died on October 24?
- 1260 –Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt
- 1944 –Louis Renault, French car manufacturer (b. 1877)
- 1958 –George Edward Moore, British philosopher (b. 1873)
- 1972 –Claire Windsor, American actress (b. 1897)
- 1975 –Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish literary historian (b. 1888)
- 1993 –Heinz Kubsch, German footballer (b. 1930)
- 2004 –Randy Dorton, American race car crew member (b. 1954)
- 2004 –Ricky Hendrick, American race car team owner (b. 1980)
- 2005 –José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran statesman (b. 1926)
- 2010 –Lamont Johnson, American television director (b. 1922)
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