Page 6: Historical Events In October - 24

1956  On October - 24 aP names Cin manager Birdie Tebbets as NL Manager of the Year   

1957  Cin Redlegs decline to move to Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City on October - 24.   

1957  On October - 24 christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy   

1958  On October - 24 uSS Kleinsmith (APD-134) evacuates U.S. nationals from Nicaro, Cuba.   

1958  USSR lends Egypt 400 million rubles to build Aswan Dam on this day in history.   

1958  On October - 24 esther Delterne, Flemish actress/revue-artists, dies at 81   

1959  On this day in history uS premier of D Sjostakovitch's 1st Cello concert   

1960  Disaster on USSR launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (unconfirmed); USSR claims he was killed in plane crash on October - 24.   

1960  Disaster on USSR (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin & team (165 die-unconfirmed); USSR claims killed in plane crash on this day in history.   

1961  Malta granted independence from Britain on this day in history.   

1961  "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden NYC for 55 perfs on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 24 u.S. Military Forces put on High Alert during the Cuban Missile Crisis,   

1962  On this day in history in Cuban missile crisis, the US blockade of Cuba begins   

1963  On October - 24 "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 330 perfs   

1963  On October - 24 beverly Wills, actress (Beverly-I Married Joan), dies at 29   

1964  Northern Rhodesia becomes the Republic of Zambia on October - 24.   

1964  The U.S.S.R. invades Hungary on October - 24.   

1964  Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day) on this day in history.   

1964  "Cambridge Circus" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 perfs on October - 24.   

1967  On this day in history lyle Latell, actor (Not of the Earth, Sky Dragon), dies at 63   

1968  Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful busted for pot, released on œ50 bail on this day in history.   

1969  Elizabeth Taylor receives from Richard Burton a diamond ring weighing more than 69 carats and worth more than $1,000,000 on this day in history.   

1969  Otto Jochum, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history nancy Walker creates Ida Morgenstein role on Mary Tyler Moore Show   

1970  Salvador Allende Gossens elected president of Chile on October - 24.   

1970  Richard Hofstadter, US historian, dies at 54 on October - 24.   

1971  Harry Drake sets longest arrow flight by a footbow (1 mile 268 yds) on this day in history.   

1971  Carl Ruggles, US composer (Evocations), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1972  Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player (Bkln Dodgers), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on NJ Turnpike   

1973  On October - 24 john Lennon sues US govt to admit the FBI is tapping his phone   

1973  Yom Kippur War ends, Israel 65 miles from Cairo, 26 from Damascus on this day in history.   

1973  On October - 24 jack Iverson, cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies   

1974  On October - 24 the birth of The Earl of Ulster, Son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester   

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0051  On October - 24 birth of domitian, Roman Emperor (d. 96)   

1378  David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402) was born on October - 24.   

1607  John Lievensz, painter/etcher/wood carver was born on October - 24.   

1632  Antony van Leeuwenhoek, Hol, naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) was born on this day in history.   

1675  On October - 24 birth of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (d. 1749)   

1710  On October - 24 birth of alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)   

1763  Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1788  Sarah Josepha Hale, author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) was born on this day in history.   

0996  On this day in history hugo Capet, king of France (987-96), dies at 58   

1375  Death of King Valdemar IV of Denmark (bc. 1320) on this day in history.   

1521  Robert Fayrfax, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1537  Jane Seymour, 3rd wife of Henry VIII, dies on October - 24.   

1572  On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)   

1579  Albrecht V von Wittelsbach, duke of Bavaria, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1601  Tycho Brahe, astronomer, dies in Prague at 54 on October - 24.   

1649  On this day in history ferdinand van Boisschot, South Neth diplomat, dies at about 89