Historical Events In October - 24

1956  AP names Cin manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year on this day in history.   

1957  Cin Redlegs decline to move to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City on October - 24.   

1957  On this day in history christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy   

1958  On October - 24 uSS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba.   

1958  On this day in history uSSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam   

1958  On October - 24 esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81   

1959  US premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert on October - 24.   

1960  On October - 24 disaster on USSR launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash   

1960  On this day in history disaster on USSR (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin & team (165 die-unconfirmed); USSR claims killed in plane crash   

1961  On this day in history malta granted independence from Britain   

1961  "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history u.S. Military Forces put on High Alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis,   

1962  In Cuban missile crisis, the US blockade of Cuba begins on October - 24.   

1963  "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 330 perfs on October - 24.   

1963  On October - 24 beverly Wills, actress (Beverly-I Married Joan), dies at 29   

1964  Northern Rhodesia becomes the Republic of Zambia on this day in history.   

1964  The U.S.S.R. invades Hungary on October - 24.   

1964  On this day in history zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

1964  On this day in history "Cambridge Circus" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 perfs   

1967  Lyle Latell, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), dies at 63 on October - 24.   

1968  Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful busted for pot, released on œ50 bail on this day in history.   

1969  Elizabeth Taylor receives from Richard Burton a diamond ring weighing more than 69 carats and worth more than $1,000,000 on October - 24.   

1969  Otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71 on October - 24.   

1970  On October - 24 nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show   

1970  Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile on October - 24.   

1970  Richard Hofstadter, US historian, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1971  On October - 24 harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yds)   

1971  On this day in history carl Ruggles, US composer (Evocations), dies at 95   

1972  On this day in history jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), dies at 53   

1973  Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on NJ Turnpike on this day in history.   

1973  John Lennon sues US govt to admit the FBI is tapping his phone on this day in history.   

1973  Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies   

1974  On October - 24 the birth of The Earl of Ulster, Son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester   

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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  On this day in history birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)   

1607  On October - 24 birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver   

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  On this day in history birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on October - 24.   

1788  On this day in history birth of sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb)   

0996  On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on October - 24.   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies   

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on October - 24.   

1579  On this day in history albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

1601  On October - 24 tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on this day in history.