October 24: Facts & Historical Events On This Day

October 24^th is a great day for food, as it’s known as Bologna Day and Food Day.

Welcome to the 297^th day of the year! We’re slowly getting through the year, and now have only 68 days until we reach the new year.

The events of this day in history were incredibly varied and include transportation events, environment, music and so much more.

Did you know that on this day in 2003, the last Concorde commercial flight took place? British Airways ran this final flight from New York’s JFK airport to London Heathrow.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about October 24^th in history!

What Events Happened On October 24 In History?

2018

The EU declared that single-use plastics would be banned by 2021.

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2018

A $1.6 billion lottery jackpot was won by someone in South Carolina, making it the biggest win in US history at the time.

The winner chose the lump sum payout (instead of the 30 year annual payments) which was worth $904 million!

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2003

The final Concorde commercial flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.

1995

People in South Asia witnessed a total eclipse that lasted for 2 minutes and 9 seconds.

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1979

Paul McCartney was awarded best-selling singer-songwriter of all time by the Guinness World Records.

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1973

Nine people were killed when 65 cars collided during thick fog on the New Jersey Turnpike.

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1929

Dubbed “Black Thursday,” the New York Stock Exchange collapsed.

The market tanked 11% and began the decade-long Great Depression.

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1901

On her 63rd birthday, American school teacher Annie Taylor was the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

Her reasoning for doing so was to secure herself financially in her later years. She lived to tell the tale, although she didn't make much money from the act.

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1857

The world’s first soccer club, Sheffield F.C., was founded, in England.

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1851

British astronomer William Lassell discovered two of Uranus’ moons, Ariel and Umbriel.

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1818

The pianist Felix Mendelssohn performed for the first time in Berlin at just 9 years old.

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1593

Folklore states that injured soldier Gil Pérez was mysteriously transported from the Philippines to Mexico City.

Twentieth-century paranormal investigators have suggested that teleportation and alien abduction are possible reasons for this occurrence.

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October 24 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone

Everyone who was born on October 24 shares the zodiac sign of Scorpio.

Pink Tourmaline is the birthstone given to people born in October.

If you were born on this day, you were likely conceived on the week of January 31^st in the same year.

Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Drake? See what other famous people were born on this day.