This is a list of selected October 24 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.
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; Independence Day in Zambia ( 1964) | refimprove section |
1260 – The Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France, was dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX. | unreferenced section |
1360 – The Treaty of Brétigny was ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. | incomplete, refimprove |
1648 – The second treaty of the Peace of Westphalia, the Treaty of Münster, was signed, ending both the Thirty Years' War and the Dutch Revolt, and officially recognizing the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and Swiss Confederation as independent states. | refimprove |
1857 – Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, was founded. | refimprove |
1861 – The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States was completed from Omaha, Nebraska, to Carson City, Nevada, spelling the end of the Pony Express. | needs more footnotes, lead too short |
1929 – Wall Street Crash of 1929 | Featured on October 29 |
1960 – A prototype of the Soviet R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile exploded on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakh SSR, killing at least 90 people. | needs more footnotes |
1964 – Northern Rhodesia gained independence from the United Kingdom and was renamed Zambia after the Zambezi river which flows through the country. | refimprove section |
October 24: United Nations Day ( 1945)
This is a list of selected October 24 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.
To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.
← October 23 | October 25 → |
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Use only ONE image at a time
Blurb | Reason |
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; Independence Day in Zambia ( 1964) | refimprove section |
1260 – The Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France, was dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX. | unreferenced section |
1360 – The Treaty of Brétigny was ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. | incomplete, refimprove |
1648 – The second treaty of the Peace of Westphalia, the Treaty of Münster, was signed, ending both the Thirty Years' War and the Dutch Revolt, and officially recognizing the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and Swiss Confederation as independent states. | refimprove |
1857 – Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, was founded. | refimprove |
1861 – The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States was completed from Omaha, Nebraska, to Carson City, Nevada, spelling the end of the Pony Express. | needs more footnotes, lead too short |
1929 – Wall Street Crash of 1929 | Featured on October 29 |
1960 – A prototype of the Soviet R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile exploded on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakh SSR, killing at least 90 people. | needs more footnotes |
1964 – Northern Rhodesia gained independence from the United Kingdom and was renamed Zambia after the Zambezi river which flows through the country. | refimprove section |
October 24: United Nations Day ( 1945)