October 24 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | October 24 Calendar
October 24th Daily Holidays include:
- 40 Hour Work Week Day
- Accounting Day – October 24, 2022 (2023 TBA)
- Black Thursday
- Dussehra – October 24, 2023 (Also Known as Vijayadashmi)
- Food Day
- Good and Plenty Day
- National Bologna Day
- National Crazy Day
- Record Store Day – (Also on August 29 and September 26)
- Recycle Your Mercury Thermostat Day
- Take Back Your Time Day
- United Nations Day
- World Development Information Day
- World Polio Day
- World Tripe Day
2023 Weekly Holidays that include October 30, are:
- Disarmament Week – October 24-30
- International Magic Week – October 25-31
- National Red Ribbon Week – October 23-31 (Last 9 days of October)
- Prescription Errors Education & Awareness Week – October 24-31
- World Origami Days – October 24 – November 11
October 24: Famous Birthdays
- Oct 24, 1855 – James S. Sherman, American lawyer and politician who became the 27th Vice President of the United States (d. 1912)
- Oct 24, 1915 – Bob Kane, American author and illustrator who co-created Batman and Cool McCool (d. 1998)
- Oct 24, 1932 – Stephen Covey, American author and educator (The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (d. 2012)
- Oct 24, 1980 – Zac Posen, American fashion designer
October 24: Historical Events
- Oct 24, 1590 – The Governor of the second Roanoke Colony, John White, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the lost colonists
- Oct 24, 1861 – The first transcontinental telegraph line across the U.S. is completed
- Oct 24, 1900 – The U.S. Government announces plans to purchase the Danish West Indies in the Caribbean for $7 million. They are now called the United States Virgin Islands
- Oct 24, 1901 – At the age of 63, Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel
- Oct 24, 1902 – The Santa Maria Volcano in Guatemala begins to erupt, becoming the third largest volcano eruption of the 20th century
- Oct 24, 1911 – Orville Wright remains in the air for nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
- Oct 24, 1926 – The Garrick Theatre in Detroit is where Harry Houdini’s last performance takes place
- Oct 24, 1929 – Black Thursday, Known as the Great Crash on the New York Stock Exchange
- Oct 24, 1931 – The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic over the Hudson River
- Oct 24, 1945 – The United Nations Charter comes into effect
- Oct 24, 1946 – The first photograph of earth from outer space is taken from a camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocker
- Oct 24, 1949 – The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters is laid
- Oct 24, 1954 – President Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam
- Oct 24, 1957 – The X-20 Dyna-Soar manned space program is launched by the United States Air Force
- Oct 24, 1960 – Over 100 people are killed in the Soviet Union after a ballistic missile explodes on the launch pad
- Oct 24, 1964 – Northern Rhodesia gains their independence from the United Kingdom and becomes Zambia
- Oct 24, 2003 – The Concorde makes its final commercial flight
- Oct 24, 2005 – Hurricane Wilma lands in Florida and kills 35 people and 26 others indirectly in addition to causing $20.6 Billion in damages
- Oct 24, 2008 – Bloody Friday as many of the world’s stock exchanges drops around 10% in one of the worst declines in their history
- Oct 24, 2015 – A driver crashes into the Oklahoma State Homecoming parade, killing four and injuring 34 people
October 24: Music Events
- Oct 24, 1962 – James Brown records his stage show for the album Live at the Apollo
- Oct 24, 1970 – Lolo by The Kinks hits #9 in the United States Oct 24, 2005 – Cream play the first of three sold out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City
- More October 24 Musical Events
October 24: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for October 24 is Scorpio.
October Birthstone:
What is the October Birthstone? Pink Tourmaline and Opal
October’s birthstones are pink tourmaline and opal. Tourmaline, the primary birthstone, is rare because it is one of the few gems that can be found in almost every color. Some pink tourmalines have clarity as transparent as diamonds! Opals, on the other hand, are in a class by themselves.
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