Historical Events In October - 24
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1974 David Oistrach, Russian violinist, dies at 65 on this day in history.
1975 Ismail Erez, Turkish ambassador, killed by car bomb in Paris on this day in history.
1976 First Jewish film and TV festival on October - 24.
1976 On this day in history richard Sturzenegger, composer, dies at 70
1979 On October - 24 guinness Book of Records presents Paul McCartney with a rhodium disc
1980 On October - 24 john Lennon releases "(Just Like) Starting Over" in UK
1980 On this day in history polish government legalizes independent labor union Solidarity
1980 On October - 24 leonid Georiyevich Ivanov, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 33), dies at 30
1981 Deborah Baltzell, actress (Karen-I'm a Big Girl Now), dies at 25 on October - 24.
1982 James Philbrook, actor (Islanders, Investigators), dies at 58 on October - 24.
1983 Jessica Savitch, news anchor (NBC-TV), dies at 35 on this day in history.
1984 11 members of the Colombo crime family arrested on October - 24.
1984 Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after it failed on October - 24.
1984 Steffi Graf plays her first pro tennis match on this day in history.
1984 Edith Massey, actress (Polyester, Pink Flamingos), dies at 66 on October - 24.
1987 On October - 24 bork's supreme court nomination rejected by senate
1987 Constantin Alajalov, Russian artist, dies at 86 on October - 24.
1988 Traveling Wilburys Volume One is released on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history typhoon Ruby sinks Philippine ferry; hundreds drown
1989 On October - 24 after a week's delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played (World Series #86)
1989 On this day in history rev Jim Bakker is sentenced to 50 years for fraud
1991 On October - 24 gene Roddenberry, creator (Star Trek), dies of cardiac arrest at 70
1992 On this day in history alexander V Van de Wall Bake, staff leader/gov KMA Breda, dies
1993 Ben Scholtens, historian (Gaama Duumi), murdered at 39 on October - 24.
1994 Alexandr Nikolaievich Shelepin, dir of KGB (1958-61), dies on October - 24.
1995 On this day in history emile Jonassaint, president of Haiti (1994), dies at 82
1996 Arthur Axmann, head of Hitler Youths in (1940-45), dies at 83 on October - 24.
1997 Don Messick, cartoon voice (Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm), dies at 62 on October - 24.
2005 Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in southwestern Florida as a category 3 hurricane on this day in history.
2007 On this day in history in the space of a few hours, Comet Holmes develops a coma and flares up to half a million times its former brightness, becoming visible to the naked eye. Its coma would later become larger in volume than the Sun, making it the second comet to do so in 2007 after Comet McNaught.
2012 On this day in history libyan militias capture Bani Walid resulting in 130 civilian deaths
2012 Hurricane Sandy kills at least 209 people in the Caribbean, Bahamas, United States and Canada. Considerable storm surge damage causes major disruption to the eastern seaboard of the United States on this day in history.
2013 On October - 24 st Louis Cardinals defeat Boston Red Sox to tie the MLB 2013 World Series 1-1
2017 On this day in history dog doping scandal confirmed by officials of Iditarod, Alaskan dog sled race after dogs test positive for a banned substance
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