Historical Events Happened 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  Christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy on October - 24.  

1958  On this day in history 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 this day in history esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81  

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

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

1961  Malta granted independence from Britain on this day in history.  

1961  "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs on October - 24.  

1962  On October - 24 u.S. Military Forces put on High Alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis,  

1962  On October - 24 in Cuban missile crisis, the US blockade of Cuba begins  

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

1963  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1964  On October - 24 "Cambridge Circus" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 perfs  

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

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

1969  On this day in history elizabeth Taylor receives from Richard Burton a diamond ring weighing more than 69 carats and worth more than $1,000,000  

1969  On this day in history otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71  

1970  Nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show on this day in history.  

1970  On October - 24 salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile  

1970  On this day in history richard Hofstadter, US historian, dies at 54  

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

1971  On October - 24 carl Ruggles, US composer (Evocations), dies at 95  

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

1973  Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on NJ Turnpike on October - 24.  

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  Jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies on this day in history.  

1974  The birth of The Earl of Ulster, Son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester on this day in history.  

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

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.  

1607  On this day in history birth of john Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver  

1632  On this day in history birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)  

1675  On this day in history 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 October - 24 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 October - 24.  

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

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on October - 24.  

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

1649  Ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89 on October - 24.