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| Birthday October 24, 1632 Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch naturalist |
| Birthday October 24, 1904 Moss Hart, playwright |
| Birthday October 24, 1911 Clarence M. Kelley, FBI head |
| Birthday October 24, 1926 Y.A. Tittle, AAFC, NFL QB (Baltimore, SF, NY Giants) |
| Birthday October 24, 1936 David Nelson, Actor |
| Birthday October 24, 1940 F. Murray Abraham, Actor (Amadeus) |
| Birthday October 24, 1945 The United Nations is born |
| Birthday October 24, 1947 Kevin Kline |
| History October 24, 1537 Jane Seymour third wife of Henry VIII dies. |
| History October 24, 1648 Thirty Years War ends |
| History October 24, 1775 British naval fleet attacks Norfolk, Virginia |
| History October 24, 1795 3rd partition of Poland between Austria Prussia & Russia. |
| History October 24, 1836 the match is patented. |
| History October 24, 1846 Ariel & Umbriel moons of Uranus discovered by Lassell |
| History October 24, 1851 William Lassell discovers Ariel & Umbriel satellites of Unranus. |
| History October 24, 1861 Western Union completes the first transcontinental telegraph line |
| History October 24, 1861 1st transcontinental telegram sent |
| History October 24, 1862 Rosecrans replaces Buell |
| History October 24, 1871 mob in LA hangs 18 Chinese. |
| History October 24, 1901 Anna Taylor 1st to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel & live |
| History October 24, 1917 Battle of Caporetto |
| History October 24, 1921 Unknown Soldier is selected |
| History October 24, 1929 Black Thursday the beginning of the stock market crash. |
| History October 24, 1931 George Washington Bridge is dedicated |
| History October 24, 1945 U.N. formally established |
| History October 24, 1945 United Nations Charter goes into effect |
| History October 24, 1947 Commuter trains collide in England |
| History October 24, 1951 Truman declares war with Germany officially over |
| History October 24, 1951 UN publishes its 1st postage stamps |
| History October 24, 1954 U.S. president pledges support to South Vietnam |
| History October 24, 1958 Raymond Chandler starts his last novel |
| History October 24, 1960 Disaster on USSR launch pad killed missle expert Nedelin & team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash |
| History October 24, 1962 James Brown records breakthrough Live at the Apollo album |
| History October 24, 1964 Zambia (N. Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day). |
| History October 24, 1966 Manila Conference attendees issue Declaration of Peace |
| History October 24, 1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opens |
| History October 24, 1969 Burton buys Liz a diamond |
| History October 24, 1970 Leftist Salvador Allende elected president of Chile |
| History October 24, 1970 Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile. |
| History October 24, 1970 Nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show |
| History October 24, 1973 Yom Kippur War ends - Israel 65 miles from Cairo 26 from Damascus |
| History October 24, 1974 Billy Martin named A.L. Manager of the Year (Texas Rangers) |
| History October 24, 1976 1st Jewish film & TV festival |
| History October 24, 1979 Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman |
| History October 24, 1984 Intelsat 5 re-enters Earth's atmosphere 5 months after failed |
| History October 24, 1987 NBC technicians accept pact end 118 day strike |
| History October 24, 1987 Bork's supreme court nomination rejected by senate |
| History October 24, 1992 Toronto Blue Jays finally win a World Series for Canada |
| History October 24, 1997 Marv Albert faces sentencing in sexual assault case |
| History October 24, 2003 The Concorde makes its final flight |