October, 24th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Monday 24, 2005:
Rockstar Games releases ' for the Sony Playstation Portable. Also, Firaxis Games will release Civilization 4 for the PC.

Friday 24, 2003:
Concorde makes its last commercial flight, bringing the era of airliner supersonic transport to a close, at least for the time being.

Thursday 24, 2002:
Police arrest spree killers John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, ending the Beltway sniper attacks in the area around Washington, DC.

Saturday 24, 1998:
Tropical Storm Mitch reaches hurricane strength.

Saturday 24, 1992:
The Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-US team to win the World Series. This is also known as the first real "World" Series.

Tuesday 24, 1989:
Televangelist Jim Bakker is sentenced to 45 years in prison and a 500,000 USD fine for defrauding investors of 3.7 million USD.

Friday 24, 1980:
Government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union

Wednesday 24, 1973:
Yom Kippur War ends

Saturday 24, 1970:
Salvador Allende elected President of Chile

Saturday 24, 1964:
Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony)

Monday 24, 1960:
Nedelin catastrophe: An R-16 ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad at the Soviet Union's Baikonur Cosmodrome space facility, killing 165. Among the dead is Field Marshall Mitrofan Nedelin, whose death is reported to have occurred in a plane crash.

Wednesday 24, 1956:
Soviet Union invades Hungary

Monday 24, 1955:
The body of Manolo Just, a probable bisexual, is found in the Mexico apartment of Mary Rogers, daughter of Will Rogers. Homicide is suspected, but never proven.

Sunday 24, 1954:
Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam

Friday 24, 1947:
Walt Disney testifies to the House Unamerican Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.

Wednesday 24, 1945:
Founding of the United Nations

Tuesday 24, 1944:
World War II: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku is sunk.

Thursday 24, 1935:
Italy invades Ethiopia

Friday 24, 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."

Thursday 24, 1929:
"Black Thursday" crash of the New York Stock Exchange.

Wednesday 24, 1917:
Battle of Caporetto starts on the Austro-Italian front of World War I

Thursday 24, 1861:
The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.

Saturday 24, 1812:
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.

Saturday 24, 1795:
Partitions of Poland: The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided between Austria, Prussia and Russia

Saturday 24, 1648:
The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.

Friday 24, 1360:
The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.

Sunday 24, 1260:
- Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.

Thursday 24, 69:
Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/24-october/on-this-day.html


People born on October 24

1985:
Wayne Rooney, English footballer (b: October 24, 1985) (Biography of Wayne Rooney)

1981:
Tila Nguyen, model (b: October 24, 1981) (Biography of Tila Nguyen)

1980:
Monica, singer (b: October 24, 1980) (Biography of Monica (singer))
James Killian, American football player (b: October 24, 1980) (Biography of James Killian)

1973:
Levi Leipheimer, American professional cyclist (b: October 24, 1973) (Biography of Levi Leipheimer)

1972:
Scott Peterson, Convicted murderer (b: October 24, 1972) (Biography of Scott Peterson)
Pat Williams, American football player (b: October 24, 1972) (Biography of Pat Williams)

1971:
Caprice Bourret, American model and actress (b: October 24, 1971) (Biography of Caprice Bourret)
Dervla Kirwan, Irish actress (b: October 24, 1971) (Biography of Dervla Kirwan)

1966:
Roman Abramovich, Russian oligarch and oil magnate (b: October 24, 1966) (Biography of Roman Abramovich)

1962:
B.D. Wong, actor (b: October 24, 1962) (Biography of B.D. Wong)

1961:
Mary Bono, U.S. Congresswoman from California (b: October 24, 1961) (Biography of Mary Bono)

1960:
Ian Baker-Finch, golf champion (b: October 24, 1960) (Biography of Ian Baker-Finch)

1957:
Ron Gardenhire, baseball manager (b: October 24, 1957) (Biography of Ron Gardenhire)

1954:
Mike Rounds, Governor of South Dakota (b: October 24, 1954) (Biography of Mike Rounds)

1948:
Kweisi Mfume, American civil rights activist, U.S. Congressman from Maryland (b: October 24, 1948) (Biography of Kweisi Mfume)

1947:
Kevin Kline, American actor (b: October 24, 1947) (Biography of Kevin Kline)

1946:
Jerry Edmonton, drummer (Steppenwolf) (b: October 24, 1946) (Biography of Jerry Edmonton)

1939:
F. Murray Abraham, American actor (b: October 24, 1939) (Biography of F. Murray Abraham)

1936:
Bill Wyman, musician (The Rolling Stones) (b: October 24, 1936) (Biography of Bill Wyman)

1932:
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: October 24, 1932) (Biography of Pierre-Gilles de Gennes)

1931:
Sofia Gubaidulina, composer (b: October 24, 1931) (Biography of Sofia Gubaidulina)

1930:
The Big Bopper, American singer (b: October 24, 1930 ; d: February 3, 1959) (Biography of The Big Bopper)
Sultan Ahmad Shah, King of Malaysia (b: October 24, 1930) (Biography of Sultan Ahmad Shah)

1929:
Yordan Radichkov, Bulgarian writer (b: October 24, 1929 ; d: January 21, 2004) (Biography of Yordan Radichkov)
George Crumb, American composer (b: October 24, 1929) (Biography of George Crumb)

1927:
Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer, Eurovision Song Contest winner (b: October 24, 1927 ; d: May 5, 1992) (Biography of Jean-Claude Pascal)

1926:
Y. A. Tittle, American football player (b: October 24, 1926) (Biography of Y. A. Tittle)

1925:
Luciano Berio, Italian composer (b: October 24, 1925 ; d: May 27, 2003) (Biography of Luciano Berio)

1915:
Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone (b: October 24, 1915 ; d: March 5, 1984) (Biography of Tito Gobbi)
Bob Kane, cartoonist (b: October 24, 1915) (Biography of Bob Kane)
Roger Milliken, textile heir (b: October 24, 1915) (Biography of Roger Milliken)

1909:
Bill Carr, American athlete (b: October 24, 1909 ; d: January 14, 1966) (Biography of Bill Carr)

1904:
Moss Hart, dramatist (b: October 24, 1904 ; d: December 20, 1961) (Biography of Moss Hart)

1903:
Melvin Purvis, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b: October 24, 1903) (Biography of Melvin Purvis)

1901:
Gilda Gray, Polish-born American actress and dancer (b: October 24, 1901 ; d: December 22, 1959) (Biography of Gilda Gray)

1891:
Rafael Molina-Trujillo, President of the Dominican Republic (b: October 24, 1891 ; d: May 30, 1961) (Biography of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo)

1887:
Victoria Eugenia, Queen of Spain (b: October 24, 1887) (Biography of Victoria Eugenia)

1868:
Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer and writer (b: October 24, 1868) (Biography of Alexandra David-Néel)

1855:
James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States (b: October 24, 1855 ; d: October 30, 1912) (Biography of James S. Sherman)

1811:
Ferdinand Hiller, composer (b: October 24, 1811) (Biography of Ferdinand Hiller)

1804:
Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (b: October 24, 1804 ; d: June 23, 1891) (Biography of Wilhelm Eduard Weber)

1788:
Sarah Hale, poet (b: October 24, 1788) (Biography of Sarah Hale)

1675:
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (b: October 24, 1675 ; d: September 14, 1749) (Biography of Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham)

1632:
Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist (b: October 24, 1632 ; d: August 26, 1723) (Biography of Anton van Leeuwenhoek)

51:
Roman Emperor Domitian (b: October 24, 51 ; d: April 12, 238) (Biography of Roman emperor)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/24-october/births.html