Page 6: Historical Events 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  On this day in history christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy   

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

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  On this day in history disaster on USSR launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash   

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.   

1961  On this day in history 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  "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 330 perfs on this day in history.   

1963  Beverly Wills, actress (Beverly-I Married Joan), dies at 29 on this day in history.   

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

1964  On this day in history the U.S.S.R. invades Hungary.   

1964  On October - 24 zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day)   

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

1967  On this day in history lyle Latell, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), dies at 63   

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

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  Otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1970  On October - 24 nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show   

1970  On this day in history salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile   

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

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 October - 24.   

1972  Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), dies at 53 on October - 24.   

1973  Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on NJ Turnpike on this day in history.   

1973  On October - 24 john Lennon sues US govt to admit the FBI is tapping his phone   

1973  Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus on this day in history.   

1973  Jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies on October - 24.   

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

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

1632  On October - 24 birth of antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions)   

1675  Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749) was born on this day in history.   

1710  Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1763  On October - 24 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  On October - 24 hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

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

1521  On October - 24 robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57   

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  On October - 24 albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51   

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

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