Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 24
October 24, 2024 is the 298th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 68 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Thursday.
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
- 1360 –The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War.
- 1812 –Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
- 1851 –William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel (moon) orbiting Uranus.
- 1911 –Orville Wright remains in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
- 1930 –A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Dornelles Vargas is then installed as “provisional president.”
- 1931 –The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
- 1944 –World War II: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku, and the battleship Musashi are sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
- 1973 –Yom Kippur War ends
- 1998 –Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission
- 2008 –“Bloody Friday” saw many of the world’s stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
Who were born on October 24?
- 1903 –Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)
- 1911 –Paul Grégoire, French Canadian archbishop of Montreal (d. 1993)
- 1915 –Roger Milliken, American millionaire (d. 2010)
- 1930 –J.P. Richardson, The Big Bopper, American singer (d. 1959)
- 1933 –Norman Rush, American writer
- 1944 –Ted Templeman, American record producer, member of 1960's group Harper’s Bizarre
- 1954 –Doug Davidson, American actor
- 1972 –Pat Williams, American football player
- 1976 –Petar Stoychev, Bulgarian swimmer
- 1984 –Jonas Gustavsson, Swedish hockey player
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