On this day: October 24
Events
Caucasus campaignOctober 24, 1914 – October 30, 1918 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of DownhillOctober 24, 1927 · Film
Founding of PegasoOctober 24, 1946 · Companies
Release of The AlamoOctober 24, 1960 · Film
Nedelin catastropheOctober 24, 1960 · World History- Release of Rock of the WestiesOctober 24, 1975 · Music
- Release of The WizOctober 24, 1978 · Film
- Release of Mellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessOctober 24, 1995 · Music
- Release of OzzmosisOctober 24, 1995 · Music
First Congo WarOctober 24, 1996 – May 16, 1997 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Hybrid TheoryOctober 24, 2000 · Music- Release of My Kind of ChristmasOctober 24, 2000 · Music
- Release of Whoa, Nelly!October 24, 2000 · Music
- Release of Mac OS X PantherOctober 24, 2003 · Technology
Release of FIFA Football 2004October 24, 2003 · Gaming
Release of Taylor SwiftOctober 24, 2006 · Music- Release of Dark Messiah of Might and MagicOctober 24, 2006 · Gaming
- Release of Mylo XylotoOctober 24, 2011 · Music
- Release of ChristmasOctober 24, 2011 · Music
Founding of PolygonOctober 24, 2012 · Companies
Release of Civilization: Beyond EarthOctober 24, 2014 · Gaming
Release of macOS VenturaOctober 24, 2022 · Technology
Release of Cities: Skylines IIOctober 24, 2023 · Gaming
Born on this day
DomitianOctober 24, AD 51 – September 18, AD 96 · World History
Jan LievensOctober 24, 1607 – June 4, 1674 · Art
Antonie van LeeuwenhoekOctober 24, 1632 – August 26, 1723 · Science
Petr BrandlOctober 24, 1668 – September 24, 1735 · Art
Duchess Anna Amalia of Brunswick-WolfenbüttelOctober 24, 1739 – April 10, 1807 · Music
James MackintoshOctober 24, 1765 – May 30, 1832 · Culture
Joseph BovéOctober 24, 1784 – June 16, 1834 · Culture
David RobertsOctober 24, 1796 – November 25, 1864 · Art
Massimo d'AzeglioOctober 24, 1798 – January 15, 1866 · Art
Wilhelm Eduard WeberOctober 24, 1804 – June 23, 1891 · Science
Ferdinand HillerOctober 24, 1811 – May 1885 · Music
Eugène FromentinOctober 24, 1820 – August 27, 1876 · Art
Philipp Ludwig von SeidelOctober 24, 1821 – August 13, 1896 · Science
Nikolai SevertzovOctober 24, 1827 – January 26, 1885 · Exploration
Marianne NorthOctober 24, 1830 – August 30, 1890 · Exploration
Nikolai MenshutkinOctober 24, 1842 – February 5, 1907 · Technology
Daniel SwarovskiOctober 24, 1862 – January 23, 1956 · Technology
Alexandra David-NéelOctober 24, 1868 – September 8, 1969 · Exploration
E. T. WhittakerOctober 24, 1873 – March 24, 1956 · Science
Kuzma Petrov-VodkinOctober 24, 1878 – February 15, 1939 · Art
Emmerich KálmánOctober 24, 1882 – October 30, 1953 · Music
Merian C. CooperOctober 24, 1893 – April 21, 1973 · Film
Kurt HuberOctober 24, 1893 – July 13, 1943 · Culture
Charlotte PerriandOctober 24, 1903 – October 27, 1999 · Culture
Bruno MunariOctober 24, 1907 – September 1998 · Art
Sonny TerryOctober 24, 1911 – March 11, 1986 · Music
Luciano BerioOctober 24, 1925 – May 27, 2003 · Music
Gilbert BécaudOctober 24, 1927 – December 18, 2001 · Music
George CrumbOctober 24, 1929 – February 6, 2022 · Music
Johan GaltungOctober 24, 1930 – February 17, 2024 · Science
Sofia GubaidulinaOctober 24, 1931 – March 13, 2025 · Music
Pierre-Gilles de GennesOctober 24, 1932 – May 18, 2007 · Science
Robert MundellOctober 24, 1932 – April 4, 2021 · Politics
Bill WymanOctober 24, 1936 – present · Music
F. Murray AbrahamOctober 24, 1939 – present · Film
Fernando VallejoOctober 24, 1942 – present · Film
Martin CampbellOctober 24, 1943 – present · Film
Kevin KlineOctober 24, 1947 – present · Film
Barbara CassinOctober 24, 1947 – present · Culture
Gcina MhlopeOctober 24, 1958 – present · Music
Christoph SchlingensiefOctober 24, 1960 – August 21, 2010 · Film
Susan KilrainOctober 24, 1961 – present · Space
Jing HaipengOctober 24, 1966 – present · Space
ANOHNIOctober 24, 1971 – present · Music
MadlibOctober 24, 1973 – present · Music
MonicaOctober 24, 1980 – present · Music
Casey WilsonOctober 24, 1980 – present · Film
Tila TequilaOctober 24, 1981 – present · Music
Adrienne Bailon-HoughtonOctober 24, 1983 – present · Music
Shenae GrimesOctober 24, 1989 – present · Film- AdoOctober 24, 2002 – present · Music