Historical Events In October - 24

2017  On this day in history crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman vows to return Saudi Arabia to moderate Islam after announcing 500bn independent economic zone   

2017  On October - 24 albert Einstein 's "Theory of Happiness", written as a note for a bellboy instead of a tip in Tokyo in 1922 sells for $1.56 million   

2018  On October - 24 pipe bombs sent to prominent US Democrats including the Obamas, Clintons, John Brennan and CNN, but safely defused   

2018  Largest jackpot in US history at 1.6 billion won by one person in Southern Carolina on this day in history.   

2018  Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge named UN Person of the Year for setting a new marathon world record and for his work with AIDS/HIV in Kenya on this day in history.   

2018  Scientists confirm East Island in Hawaii, half a mile long, has been wiped out after contact with Hurricane Walaka on this day in history.   

2018  EU directive bans single-use plastics by 2021 on this day in history.   

2019  Remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco removed from mausoleum in Valley of the Fallen and reburied in private family vault in Madrid on this day in history.   

2021  On this day in history michael Jordan 's 1984 Nike Air Ships sell for $1.472 million at Sotheby's, a new record for sneakers at auction [1]   

2021  On this day in history the 2021 Uzbek presidential election is held.[220]   

2023  American pop singer Britney Spears releases her memoir "The Woman in Me" [1] on October - 24.   

2023  Former lawyer to Donald Trump Jenna Ellis is the fourth person to plead guilty and accept a plea deal in the Georgia election interference case [1] on October - 24.   

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on October - 24.   

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 October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) was born on October - 24.   

1763  On October - 24 birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on October - 24.   

0996  On this day in history hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  On October - 24 death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)   

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 this day in history.   

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1601  On this day in history tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54   

1649  On this day in history ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89