October 24th, 1929

Born on October 24th, 1929

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What happened on October 24th, 1929?

October 24th, 1929

"Black Thursday" on the New York Stock Exchange.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash_of_1929

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Crash_of_1929

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on October 24th, 1929

92

George Crumb

American composer (1929-2022)

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

92

Clifford Rose

British actor

*October 24th, 1929, Herefordshire †November 6th, 2021, Stratford-upon-Avon

47

Hubert Aquin

Canadian writer

*October 24th, 1929, Montreal †March 15th, 1977, Montreal

69

Nuno Krus Abecasis

Portuguese politician and engineer (1929-1999)

*October 24th, 1929, São Pedro †April 14th, 1999, Lisbon

86

Norman Kwong

Canadian football player and politician (1929-2016)

*October 24th, 1929, Calgary †September 3rd, 2016, Calgary

79

Micheline Beauchemin

Canadian artist (1929-2009)

*October 24th, 1929, Longueuil †September 29th, 2009, Quebec City

84

Heinrich Amtmann

Austrian politician (1929-2014)

*October 24th, 1929, Bolzano †August 12th, 2014, Villach

74

Yordan Radichkov

Bulgarian writer

*October 24th, 1929, Kalimanica †January 22nd, 2004, Sofia

83

Sos Sargsyan

Armenian actor

*October 24th, 1929, Stepanavan †September 26th, 2013, Yerevan

63

Buddy Swan

American actor (1929-1993)

*October 24th, 1929, Los Angeles †March 21st, 1993, Colorado Springs

94

Jean Allison

American actress

*October 24th, 1929, New York City †February 28th, 2024, Rancho Palos Verdes

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66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

26

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

69

Malcolm Turnbull

Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018

*October 24th, 1954, Sydney

93

Johan Galtung

Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar

*October 24th, 1930, Oslo †February 17th, 2024, Bærum Municipality

74

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes

French physicist

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

74

Gilbert Bécaud

French singer, composer, pianist and actor (1927–2001)

*October 24th, 1927, Toulon †December 18th, 2001, Boulogne-Billancourt

38

Wayne Rooney

English association football manager and former player

*October 24th, 1985, Liverpool

92

Sofiä Ğobäydullinä

Russian composer

*October 24th, 1931, Chistopol’

57

Conrad Pla

Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer

*October 24th, 1966, Madrid

79

Stephen Covey

American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker (1932-2012)

*October 24th, 1932, Salt Lake City †July 16th, 2012, Idaho Falls

74

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician

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

63

BD Wong

American actor

*October 24th, 1960, San Francisco

28

The Big Bopper

American musician (1930–1959)

*October 24th, 1930, Port Arthur †February 3rd, 1959, Clear Lake

69

Fernando Vázquez

Galician association football manager

*October 24th, 1954, O Pino

77

Luciano Berio

Italian composer (1925–2003)

*October 24th, 1925, Imperia †May 27th, 2003, Rome

34

PewDiePie

Swedish YouTuber (born 1989)

*October 24th, 1989, Gothenburg

90

Jack Angel

American voice actor (1930–2021)

*October 24th, 1930, Modesto †October 18th, 2021, Malibu

88

Elaine Feinstein

Poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, biographer and translator (1930-2019)

*October 24th, 1930, Bootle †September 23rd, 2019

71

Emmerich Kálmán

Hungarian-born composer of operettas

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

53

Raúl Esparza

American actor

*October 24th, 1970, Wilmington

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

15

Anne Frank

German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)

*June 12th, 1929, Maingau Clinic of the Red Cross †February 1st, 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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