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The following events took place on October 24. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 47 events. Showing 1 - 30.

• 69

  Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Marcus Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.
• 1260

  Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France; the cathedral is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 1260

  Saif ad-Din Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, is assassinated by Baibars, who seizes power for himself.
• 1360

  The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years’ War.
• 1590

  John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the “lost” colonists.
• 1641

  Sir Felim O'Neill of Kinard the leader of the Irish Rebellion issues his Proclamation of Dungannon justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to Charles I
• 1648

  The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years’ War.
• 1795

  Partitions of Poland: The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth is completely divided among Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
• 1812

  Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
• 1851

  William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel, and Ariel, orbiting Uranus.
• 1857

  Sheffield F.C., the world’s oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in Sheffield, England.
• 1861

  The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.
• 1901

  Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
• 1911

  Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
• 1912

  First Balkan War: The Battle of Lozengrad concludes with the Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
• 1912

  First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
• 1917

  Battle of Caporetto; Italy suffers a catastrophic defeat by the forces of Austria-Hungary and Germany on the Austro-Italian front of World War I (lasts until 19 November - also called Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo).
• 1917

  Bolshevik Red Guards began takeover of buildings in Russia, among the first events associated with the October Revolution.
• 1926

  Harry Houdini’s last performance takes place at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.
• 1929

  “Black Thursday” stock market crash on the New York Stock Exchange.
• 1930

  A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Vargas is then installed as “provisional president”.
• 1931

  The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.
• 1943

  The Provisional Government of Free India formally declares war on Britain and the United States of America.
• 1944

  World War II: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku and the Japanese battleship Musashi are sunk by American aircraft in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
• 1945

  Founding of the United Nations.
• 1946

  A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
• 1947

  Famed animator Walt Disney testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, naming Disney employees he believes to be communists.
• 1949

  The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid.
• 1954

  Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.
• 1957

  The United States Air Force starts the X-20 Dyna-Soar program.

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