October 24th, 1892

Born on October 24th, 1892

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 24th?

October 24th, 2015

Lam Wing-kee (pictured), the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was abducted by Chinese authorities.

October 24th, 2003

The inaugural Afro-Asian Games opened in Hyderabad, with 2,040 athletes from 96 nations competing.

October 24th, 1975

In protest against wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices, 90 percent of Iceland's female population went on strike for a day.

October 24th, 1972

Three people were killed when falsework collapsed during the construction of the Loddon Bridge in Berkshire, leading to reform of construction practices in the UK.

October 24th, 1964

Charges in a military court against generals Dương Văn Đức and Lâm Văn Phát of leading a coup attempt against South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh, were dropped..

October 24th, 1949

The cornerstone of the United Nations headquarters was laid in New York City.

October 24th, 1945

The Charter of the United Nations entered into force after being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and a majority of the other signatories.

October 24th, 1944

World War II: The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

October 24th, 1931

The George Washington Bridge (pictured), connecting New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, and today the world's busiest motor-vehicle bridge, was dedicated.

October 24th, 1929

On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.

October 24th, 1889

Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, gave a speech in which he called for the federation of the six Australian colonies.

October 24th, 1851

William Lassell found Umbriel and Ariel, the third and fourth Uranian moons to be discovered.

October 24th, 1796

War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought between the French and Austrian armies, who both claimed victory.

October 24th, 1795

As a result of the Third Partition of Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ceased to exist as an independent state, with its territory divided between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.

October 24th, 1789

The Brabant Revolution, sometimes considered to be the first expression of Belgian nationalism, began with the invasion of the Austrian Netherlands by an émigré army from the Dutch Republic.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 24th

Born on October 24th, 1892

88

Marius Casadesus

French composer

*October 24th, 1892, 18th arrondissement of Paris †October 13th, 1981, Suresnes

66

Nikandr Chibisov

Soviet general

*October 24th, 1892, Romanovskaya †September 20th, 1959, Minsk

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Who's birthday is on October 24th?

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

71

Emmerich Kálmán

Hungarian-born composer of operettas

*October 24th, 1882, Siófok †October 30th, 1953, Paris

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

93

Sybil Thorndike

British actress (1882-1976)

*October 24th, 1882, Gainsborough †June 9th, 1976, Chelsea

74

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician

*October 24th, 1821, Zweibrücken †August 13th, 1896, Munich

69

Malcolm Turnbull

Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018

*October 24th, 1954, Sydney

38

Wayne Rooney

English association football manager and former player

*October 24th, 1985, Liverpool

69

Rafael Trujillo .

President of the Dominican Republic (1891-1961)

*October 24th, 1891, San Cristóbal †May 30th, 1961, Santo Domingo

49

Kurt Huber

German folk song researcher, professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, member of the White Rose (1893-1943)

*October 24th, 1893, Chur †July 13th, 1943, Munich Prison

57

Conrad Pla

Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer

*October 24th, 1966, Madrid

92

George Crumb

American composer (1929-2022)

*October 24th, 1929, Charleston †February 6th, 2022, Media

87

Marta Linden

Actor; A Yank at Eton (1903-1990)

*October 24th, 1903, New York City †December 13th, 1990, New York City

34

PewDiePie

Swedish YouTuber (born 1989)

*October 24th, 1989, Gothenburg

63

BD Wong

American actor

*October 24th, 1960, San Francisco

72

Philipp Siesmayer

German gardener (1862-1935)

*October 24th, 1862, Bockenheim †May 2nd, 1935

69

Fernando Vázquez

Galician association football manager

*October 24th, 1954, O Pino

57

Moss Hart

American playwright, librettist, and theatre director (1904-1961)

*October 24th, 1904, New York City †December 20th, 1961, Palm Springs

53

Raúl Esparza

American actor

*October 24th, 1970, Wilmington

26

Cristo González

Cristo González Pérez el guapísimo futbolista español

*October 24th, 1997, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

74

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

French physicist

*October 24th, 1932, 16th arrondissement of Paris †May 18th, 2007, Orsay

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81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme

63

Otto Harder

German footballer and SS officer (1892-1956)

*November 25th, 1892, Brunswick †March 14th, 1956, Hamburg

87

Josip Broz Tito

Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)

*May 7th, 1892, Kumrovec †May 4th, 1980, Ljubljana

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

*December 4th, 1892, Ferrol †November 20th, 1975, Madrid

70

Thomas Mitchell

American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)

*July 11th, 1892, Elizabeth †December 17th, 1962, Beverly Hills

46

Alice Brady

American actress (1892–1939)

*November 2nd, 1892, New York City †October 28th, 1939, New York City

46

Alfonsina Storni

Argentine writer

*May 29th, 1892, Capriasca †October 25th, 1938, Mar del Plata

69

Arthur Holly Compton

American physicist

*September 10th, 1892, Wooster †March 15th, 1962, Berkeley

83

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

*July 23rd, 1892, Ejersa Goro †August 27th, 1975, Addis Ababa

82

Ivo Andrić

Yugoslav novelist (1892-1975)

*October 9th, 1892, Dolac †March 13th, 1975, Belgrade

52

Robert Ritter von Greim

German Field Marshal

*June 22nd, 1892, Bayreuth †May 24th, 1945, Salzburg

83

George Paget Thomson

English physicist

*May 3rd, 1892, Cambridge †September 10th, 1975, Cambridge

86

Janet Flanner

American journalist

*March 13th, 1892, Indianapolis †November 7th, 1978, New York City

45

Osgood Perkins

American actor (1892-1937)

*May 16th, 1892, West Newton †September 21st, 1937, Washington, D.C.

94

Louis de Broglie

Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

*August 15th, 1892, Dieppe †March 19th, 1987, Louveciennes

87

Mary Pickford

Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)

*April 8th, 1892, Toronto †May 29th, 1979, Santa Monica

88

Felix Pollaczek

Austrian-French engineer and mathematician

*December 1st, 1892, Vienna †April 29th, 1981, Boulogne-Billancourt

76

Jimmy Wilde

Welsh professional boxer

*May 15th, 1892, Quakers Yard †March 10th, 1969, Cardiff

73

Maurice Monney-Bouton

French rower

*February 24th, 1892, Paris †June 15th, 1965, Clichy

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Public holidays on October 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 24th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1892 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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