Historical Events In October - 24

1956  On October - 24 aP names Cin manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year  

1957  On this day in history cin Redlegs decline to move to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City  

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  USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam on October - 24.  

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

1959  US premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert on this day in history.  

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

1960  On October - 24 disaster on USSR (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin & team (165 die-unconfirmed); USSR claims killed in plane crash  

1961  On October - 24 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 October - 24 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  On this day in history "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 330 perfs  

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

1964  Northern Rhodesia becomes the Republic of Zambia on October - 24.  

1964  On October - 24 the U.S.S.R. invades Hungary.  

1964  Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.  

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

1967  Lyle Latell, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1968  On October - 24 mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful busted for pot, released on œ50 bail  

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

1969  On October - 24 otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71  

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 October - 24.  

1971  Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yds) on this day in history.  

1971  Carl Ruggles, US composer (Evocations), dies at 95 on this day in history.  

1972  Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1973  On October - 24 heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on NJ Turnpike  

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

1973  On October - 24 yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus  

1973  On October - 24 jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies  

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

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0051  Domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96) was born on this day in history.  

1378  On October - 24 birth of david Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)  

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on October - 24.  

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on October - 24.  

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 this day in history birth of dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839)  

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

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on October - 24.  

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on this day in history.  

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

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on October - 24.  

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on this day in history.  

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