October 24th: What is special about this date?
October 24th marks the 297th day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 298th in case of leap years). There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year. Discover famous birthdays on October 24th, celebrities died on this date, the zodiac sign associated to October 24th and what happened on October 24th in history. On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about October 24th.
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October 24th: what famous birthdays are on this date?
On October 24th there are the following famous birthdays:
![Kevin Kline]()
Kevin Kline (1947)American actor and director.
![Gilbert Bécaud]()
Gilbert Bécaud (1927)He was a french singer-songwriter who wrote french songs like "what now my love?" "je t'appartiens", which was renamed by the everly...
![Jean-Claude Pascal]()
Jean-Claude Pascal (1927)French actor (golden salamander), dies at 64.
![Martin Campbell]()
Martin Campbell (1940)New zealand producer and director.
![Mallika Sherawat]()
Mallika Sherawat (1981)Mallika sherawat is an indian actress known for her work in bollywood films and for her bold and outspoken personality.
![Tim Pocock]()
Tim Pocock (1985)Tim pocock is an australian tv actor known for his role as a young scott summers in the film x-men origins: wolverine.
![Gilda Gray]()
Gilda Gray (1901)Polish-american actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1959).
![Sammy Petrillo]()
Sammy Petrillo (1934)American actor (d. 2009).
![Tom Fletcher]()
Tom Fletcher (1972)Nfl defensive safety (seattle seahawks).
![Natalie Anderson]()
Natalie Anderson (1981)Tv actress.
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October 24th: who died on this date?
On October 24th the following celebrities died:
![Raul Julia]()
Raul Julia (1994)Raul Julia was a Puerto Rican actor known for his roles in films like 'The Addams Family' and 'Kiss of the Spider Woman.
![Maureen O'Hara]()
Maureen O'Hara (2015)An irish-american actress, who was especially popular in american films of the 1940s and 1950s.
![Anita Björk]()
Anita Björk (2012)Swedish actress (b. 1923).
![Robert Guillaume]()
Robert Guillaume (2017)American television and musical stage actor.
![Marcia Strassman]()
Marcia Strassman (2014)American singer and actress (d. 2014).
![Peggy Moran]()
Peggy Moran (2002)American singer and actress (d. 2002).
![Leslie Jordan]()
Leslie Jordan (2022)American actor, comedian, writer and singer (d. 2022).
![Claire Windsor]()
Claire Windsor (1972)American actress (born 1897).
![Ana Bertha Lepe]()
Ana Bertha Lepe (2013)Mexican model and actress (b. 1934).
- John McCarthy (2011)
Considered the father of artificial intelligence, he invented the Lisp programming language.
October 24th: what zodiac sign is associated with this date?
On October 24th, the zodiac sign associated with this date is Scorpio according to the Western Zodiac.
October 24th: what is special about the Scorpio sign?
The Scorpio sign encompasses people born between October 23rd and November 21st.
You can discover Scorpio's personality traits and attitude and Scorpio's most and least compatible signs.
If you're a Scorpio born in October discover why October born are so special.
October 24th: what happened on this date in history?
Here's what happened on October 24th in history:
- Oct 24, 1903: George Sutton becomes billiard champ.
- Oct 24, 1926: Magician Harry Houdini performs in Detroit, Michigan, but collapses during intermissions from stomach pain.
- Oct 24, 1929: Black Thursday, start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%
- Oct 24, 1931: Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion
- Oct 24, 1938: US forbids child labor in factories
- Oct 24, 1939: Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up
- Oct 24, 1958: USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam
- Oct 24, 1974: Billy Martin named American League Manager of the Year (Texas Rangers).
- Oct 24, 1979: Billy Martin punches a marshmallow salesman, puts job in jeopardy
- Oct 24, 1980: Iraqi troops occupies Khorramshar
- Oct 24, 2003: Concorde's last commercial flight is completed. This marks the end of the age of supersonic airline travel.
- Oct 24, 2005: Hurricane Wilma hits Florida, resulting in 35 deaths and 26 injuries in direct and indirect ways. It also causes $20.6 billion USD of damage.
What day of the year is October 24th?
October 24th marks the 297th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (or the 298th in case of leap years).
There are 68 days remaining until the end of the year.
October 24th is the 24th day of the month of October.
What day of the week is October 24th, 2024?
On October 24th, 2024 the day of the week is Thursday.
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