Historical Events Happened In October - 24

1956  On this day in history aP names Cin manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year  Share it »

1957  Cin Redlegs decline to move to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City on this day in history.  Share it »

1957  Christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy on this day in history.  Share it »

1958  USS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba on this day in history.  Share it »

1958  USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam on this day in history.  Share it »

1958  Esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81 on this day in history.  Share it »

1959  On this day in history uS premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert  Share it »

1960  Disaster on USSR launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

1961  On this day in history "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs  Share it »

1962  U.S. Military Forces put on High Alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis, on this day in history.  Share it »

1962  In Cuban missile crisis, the US blockade of Cuba begins on this day in history.  Share it »

1963  "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 330 perfs on this day in history.  Share it »

1963  On this day in history beverly Wills, actress (Beverly-I Married Joan), dies at 29  Share it »

1964  On this day in history northern Rhodesia becomes the Republic of Zambia  Share it »

1964  The U.S.S.R. invades Hungary on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1969  Elizabeth Taylor receives from Richard Burton a diamond ring weighing more than 69 carats and worth more than $1,000,000 on this day in history.  Share it »

1969  Otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  Share it »

1970  On this day in history nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show  Share it »

1970  Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

1973  On this day in history heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on NJ Turnpike  Share it »

1973  On this day in history john Lennon sues US govt to admit the FBI is tapping his phone  Share it »

1973  On this day in history yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus  Share it »

1973  Jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

0996  Hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58 on this day in history.  Share it »

1375  On this day in history death of king Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320)  Share it »

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

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

1572  Death of Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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