Today in History
24 October
315 births · 120 deaths · 62 events recorded
Featured Birthday · Born 1924
Mary Lee (actress)
American actress and singer
Notable Births
All 315 ›
Amon-Ra St. Brown
b. 1999
American football player (born 1999)
Daya (singer)
b. 1998
American singer and songwriter
Bron Breakker
b. 1997
American professional wrestler and football player (born 1997)
Claudia Fragapane
b. 1997
British artistic gymnast
Raye
b. 1997
British singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1997)
Jaylen Brown
b. 1996
American basketball player (born 1996)
Vincent Leuluai
b. 1995
Australian rugby league footballer (born 1995)
Mary Lee (actress)
b. 1924
American actress and singer
Notable Deaths
All 120 ›
Sirikit
d. 2025
Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016
Amir Abdur-Rahim
d. 2024
American basketball player and coach (1981–2024)
Abdelaziz Barrada
d. 2024
Footballer (1989–2024)
Jeri Taylor
d. 2024
American screenwriter (1938–2024)
Leslie Jordan
d. 2022
American actor, comedian, writer and singer (1955–2022)
James Michael Tyler
d. 2021
American actor (1962–2021)
Tony Joe White
d. 2018
American singer-songwriter and musician (1943–2018)
Heinz Kubsch
d. 1993
German footballer
On This Day in History
All 62 ›
2018
The world's longest sea crossing, the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge, opens for public traffic.
Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge
2016
A French surveillance aircraft flying to Libya crashes on takeoff in Malta, killing all five people on board.
2016 Malta Fairchild Merlin crash
2016
Three heavily armed terrorists from the Islamic State – Khorasan Province open fire on and eventually suicide bomb a police training centre in Balochistan, Pakistan, killing at least 59 cadets and injuring more than 165 others.
Islamic State – Khorasan Province
2015
A driver deliberately crashes into the Oklahoma State Homecoming parade, killing four people and injuring 34.
2015 Oklahoma State University homecoming parade attack
2014
The China National Space Administration launches an experimental lunar mission, Chang'e 5-T1, which will loop behind the Moon and return to Earth.
China National Space Administration
2008
"Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
Stock market crash
2007
Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Chang'e 1
2005
Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida, resulting in 35 direct and 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.
Hurricane Wilma