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Day Of The Week: October 24

October 24, 2025 is the 297th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 68 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Scorpio is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 24
- 1260 –The spectacular Cathedral of Chartres is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 1812 –Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
- 1857 –Sheffield F.C., the world’s first football club, is founded in Sheffield, England.
- 1901 –Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
- 1931 –The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
- 1949 –The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
- 1964 –Northern Rhodesia gains independence from the United Kingdom and becomes the Republic of Zambia (Southern Rhodesia remained a colony until the next year, with the Unilateral Declaration of Independence)
- 1980 –The government of Poland legalizes Solidarity trade union
- 1986 –Nezar Hindawi is sentenced to 45 years in prison, the longest sentence handed down by a British court, for the attempted bombing on an El Al flight at Heathrow. After the verdict, the United Kingdom breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, claiming that Hindawi is helped by Syrian officials.
- 2003 –Concorde makes its last commercial flight.
Who were born on October 24?
- 1788 –Sarah Josepha Hale, American poet (d. 1879)
- 1905 –Fran Zwitter, Slovenian historian (d. 1988)
- 1909 –Bill Carr, American athlete (d. 1966)
- 1925 –Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d. 2003)
- 1931 –Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian composer
- 1950 –Rawly Eastwick, American baseball player
- 1960 –Ian Baker-Finch, Australian golfer
- 1961 –Dave Meltzer, American wrestling journalist
- 1978 –Carlos Edwards, Trinidadian footballer
- 1982 –Macay McBride, American baseball player
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