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October 24: Day of the Week
October 24, 2023 was the 297th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 68 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mardi.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 24 Historical Event(s)
1851
William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel (moon) orbiting Uranus.
1926
Harry Houdini’s last performance, which is at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.
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.
1949
The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
1957
The USAF starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.
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.
1990
Italian prime minister Giulio Andreotti reveals to the Italian parliament the existence of Gladio, the Italian “stay-behind” clandestine paramilitary NATO army, which was implicated in false flag terrorist attacks implicating communists and anarchists as part of the strategy of tension from the late 1960s to early 1980s.
1998
Launch of Deep Space 1 comet/asteroid mission
2007
Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Who were born on October 24?
1675
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)
1925
Luciano Berio, Italian composer (d. 2003)
1926
Y. A. Tittle, American football player
1949
Robert Pickton, Canadian serial killer
1954
Brad Sherman, American politician
1960
B.D. Wong, American actor
1968
Robert Wilonsky, American journalist
1976
Matteo Mazzantini, Italian rugby player
1982
Macay McBride, American baseball player
1987
Anthony Vanden Borre, Belgian footballer
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