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Second Battle of Bedriacum

The Second Battle of Bedriacum, also known as the Second Battle of Cremona, was a decisive engagement fought on 24–25 October AD 69 during the Year of the Four Emperors. Two armies of Roman legions, one supporting the emperor Vitellius and the other supporting his Flavian rival Vespasian, clashed near the village of Bedriacum (modern Calvatone in Italy), about 35 km from Cremona in what is now Lombardy.

Battle of the Barges

The Battle of the Barges or Day of the Barges (Arabic: يوم الشذا‎‎ Yawm al-Shadhā) was fought on October 24, 869 near Basra. It was one of the first major engagements of the Zanj Rebellion, taking place less than two months after the outbreak of the revolt. The battle was the culmination of several weeks of fighting between the Zanj rebels and local defenders in the villages and canals of southern Iraq. A large army of volunteers from the city of Basra that had set out to quell the Zanj was ambushed and defeated by the insurgents.

Basra, Iraq

After defeating the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut and assassinating the previous Mamluk sultan, Qutuz, Baybars ascends to the Egyptian throne as the fourth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate

The Battle of Ain Jalut (Arabic: معركة عين جالوت, romanized: Ma'rakat 'Ayn Jālūt), also spelled Ayn Jalut, was fought between the Bahri Mamluks of Egypt and the Ilkhanate on 3 September 1260 near the spring of Ain Jalut in southeastern Galilee in the Jezreel Valley. It marks the first major halt to Mongolian advances and paused their expansion into Arabia and Europe.

Death of Qutuz

Sayf ad-Din Qutuz (Arabic: سيف الدين قطز; died 24 October 1260), also romanized as Kutuz or Kotuz and fully al-Malik al-Muẓaffar Sayf ad-Dīn Quṭuz (الملك المظفر سيف الدين قطز lit. 'The Victorious King, Sword of the Faith Qutuz'), was the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. He reigned as Sultan for less than a year, from 1259 until his assassination in 1260, but served as the de facto ruler for two decades.

Thiérache campaign

The Thiérache campaign, also known as the chevauchée of Edward III of 1339, was the march from Valenciennes, Hainault across Cambrésis, Picardy and Thiérache in northern France by an English army with Flemish, Hainault and Holy Roman Empire allies. It began on 20 September 1339, resulting in the siege of Cambrai and ended with the withdrawal of the English forces on 24 October, 1339, into Brabant.

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The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War

The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France. In retrospect, it is seen as having marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453). It was signed at Brétigny, a village near Chartres, and was later ratified as the Treaty of Calais on 24 October 1360.

Battle of Kremmen Levee (1412)

Battle of Kremmer Levee took place during Uckermark War, on 24 October 1412, on the Kremmer Levee, near the village of Kremmen. It was fought by forces of Pomerania-Stettin against the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

Brandenburg, Germany

Siege of Florence (1529–1530)

The siege of Florence took place from 24 October 1529 to 10 August 1530, at the end of the War of the League of Cognac. At the Congress of Bologna, the Medici Pope Clement VII and Emperor Charles V agreed to restore the Medici family in Florence. A large Imperial and Spanish army under Philibert of Châlon, Prince of Orange and Pier Maria III de' Rossi surrounded the city and after a siege of nearly ten months, captured it.

Florence, Italy

Capture of Porto

The Capture of Porto took place in October 1580 by the Spanish forces commanded by Don Sancho d'Avila during the War of the Portuguese Succession. The city was captured easily by the Spanish troops, thereby finishing off the Prior of Crato's army and its final defeat in Mainland Portugal, thus assuring the personal union of Portugal and Spain for 60 years under the Iberian Union.

Portugal

Siege of Niezijl

The Siege of Niezijl was a siege of the town of Niezijl that took place between 3 and 24 October 1581 in the Dutch States, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604). The Spanish under Colonel Francisco Verdugo laid siege to the place after his victory at the battle of Noordhorn but the siege failed and Verdrugo retreated leaving the English and Dutch under John Norreys and William Louis respectively the victors. Count Rennenberg, Stadtholder of Friesland had betrayed the cities of Groningen, Oldenzaal, Coevorden and Delfzijl to Spanish control and himself became a turncoat.

Groningen (province), Netherlands · Niezijl, Netherlands

Second Spanish Armada

The Second Spanish Armada also known as the Spanish Armada of 1596 was a naval operation that took place during the Anglo–Spanish War. Another invasion of England or Ireland was attempted in the autumn of 1596 by King Philip II of Spain. In an attempt at revenge for the English sack of Cádiz in 1596, Philip immediately ordered a counter strike in the hope of assisting the Irish rebels in rebellion against the English crown.

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Phelim O’Neill issues the Proclamation of Dungannon

On October 24, 1641, Phelim O’Neill issued a proclamation at Dungannon explaining the Irish uprising that had begun the previous day. He declared loyalty to King Charles I and claimed royal authority for the rebels’ actions. His claim to hold a royal commission was disputed. Dungannon is now in Northern Ireland.

The proclamation was issued on October 24, one day after the uprising began.

United Kingdom

Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from the effects of battle, famine, or disease, with parts of Germany reporting population declines of more than 50%.

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The Peace of Westphalia treaties are signed

On October 24, 1648, peace treaties between the Holy Roman Emperor, France, Sweden and their allies brought the Thirty Years' War to an end. Negotiations had taken place in Münster and Osnabrück, in what is now Germany. The October settlement was separate from the earlier Dutch–Spanish peace treaty signed that year.

October 24 is the Gregorian signing date of the imperial treaties with France and Sweden.

Germany

Siege of Fredriksodde

The siege of Fredriksodde, also known as the Storming of Fredriksodde (Swedish: Stormningen av Frederiksodde; Danish: Stormen på Frederiksodde) and the conquest of Fredriksodde (Swedish: Erövringen av Fredriksodde), was a successful Swedish siege of the fortress and town of Fredriksodde (modern day Fredericia) in 1657 during the Dano-Swedish War of 1657–1658. The siege and the subsequent capture of the fortress by Swedish forces completed the Swedish conquest of Jutland.

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Denmark

Battle of Quebec (1690)

The Battle of Quebec was fought in October 1690 between the colonies of New France and Massachusetts Bay, then ruled by the kingdoms of France and England, respectively. It was the first time Quebec City's defences were tested. Following the capture of Port Royal in Acadia, during King William's War, the New Englanders hoped to seize Quebec City itself, the capital of New France.

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Canada

Skirmish of Dunfermline

The Skirmish of Dunfermline was a conflict that took place on 24 October 1715 in Dunfermline, Scotland and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1715. It was fought between the forces of John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll who supported the British-Hanoverian Government against a Jacobite force.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Battle of Basarke

The Battle of Basarke, also known as Battle of Basarke and Hujra Shah, was fought on 23 October 1736 between the Sikh forces led by Nawab Kapur Singh and the Mughal forces led by Lakhpat Rai.

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Battle of Adyar

The Battle of Adyar (also the Battle of Adyar River) took place on 24 October 1746. The battle was between the French East India Company men and forces of Nawab of Arcot, Anwaruddin Khan over the St. George Fort, which was held by the French. It was part of the First Carnatic War between the British and the French.

Action of 24 October 1793

The action of 24 October 1793 was fought during the War of the First Coalition. While cruising in the Northern Bay of Biscay, the Royal Navy frigate HMS Thames, under Captain James Cotes, encountered the much larger French frigate Uranie, under Captain Jean-François Tartu. The ships engaged, with each suffering severe damage until they separated after nearly four hours of continual combat.

Battle of Schliengen

At the Battle of Schliengen (24 October 1796), both the French Army of the Rhine and Moselle under the command of Jean-Victor Moreau and the Austrian army under the command of Archduke Charles of Austria claimed victories. The village of Schliengen lies in the present-day Kreis Lörrach close to the border of present-day Baden-Württemberg (Germany), the Haut-Rhin (France), and the Canton of Basel-Stadt (Switzerland). During the French Revolutionary Wars, Schliengen was a strategically important location for the armies of both Republican France and Habsburg Austria. Control of the area gave either combatant access to southwestern German states and important Rhine river crossings.

Lörrach (district), Germany

Second Battle of Novi (1799)

The Second Battle of Novi or Battle of Bosco (24 October 1799) saw a Republican French corps under General of Division Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr face a division of Habsburg Austrian soldiers led by Feldmarschall-Leutnant Andreas Karaczay. For several hours, the Austrians defended themselves valiantly, relying on their superior cavalry and artillery. By the end of the day, the French and allied Poles routed the Austrians from their positions in this War of the Second Coalition action.

Italy

Fall of Berlin (1806)

The fall of Berlin took place on 24 October 1806 when the Prussian capital of Berlin was captured by French forces in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt. Berlin fell 15 days after the beginning of the war. The French Emperor Napoleon entered the city after three days without a fight, from which he issued his Berlin Decree implementing his Continental System.

Berlin, Germany

Battle of Maloyaroslavets

The Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place on 24 October 1812 as part of the French invasion of Russia. Armies were evenly matched in the battle and suffered similar casualties, with a marginal edge going to the Franco-Italian army. It was Mikhail Kutuzov's decisive battle to force Napoleon to retreat northwest over Mozhaisk to Smolensk on the devastated route of his advance with a higher probability of starvation.

Treaty of Gulistan

The Treaty of Gulistan (also spelled Golestan: Russian: Гюлистанский договор, romanized: Gyulistanskiy dogovor; Persian: عهدنامه گلستان, romanized: Ahdnāme-ye Golestān) was a peace treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and Qajar Iran on 24 October 1813 in the village of Gulistan (now in the Goranboy District of Azerbaijan) as a result of the first full-scale Russo-Persian War (1804 to 1813).

1816 New Jersey gubernatorial election

The 1816 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on October 24, 1816, in order to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic-Republican governor Mahlon Dickerson was re-elected by the New Jersey General Assembly as he ran unopposed.

New Jersey, United States

Treaty of Whampoa

The Treaty of Whampoa (simplified Chinese: 黄埔条约; traditional Chinese: 黃埔條約; pinyin: Huángpǔ Tiáoyuē; Cantonese Yale: Wòhngbou Tìuhyeuk) was an unequal treaty between the Kingdom of France and the Qing dynasty of China, which was signed by Qiying and Théodore de Lagrené on October 24, 1844, aboard the warship L’Archimède.

1856 Victorian colonial election

The 1856 Victorian colonial election was held from 23 September to 24 October 1856 to elect the first Parliament of Victoria. All 60 seats in 37 electorates in the Legislative Assembly were up for election, though eight seats were uncontested. The eligibility to vote at the 1856 Victorian election was subject to a property qualification. The voting was carried out by secret ballot.

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Sheffield Football Club is founded

On October 24, 1857, Nathaniel Creswick and William Prest founded Sheffield Football Club in Sheffield, England. Its inaugural meeting took place at Parkfield House. The club later developed the Sheffield Rules and is recognized as the oldest surviving independent football club.

The club held its inaugural meeting on October 24, 1857.

United Kingdom

Britain and Qing China sign the Convention of Peking

On October 24, 1860, Lord Elgin and Prince Gong signed the British–Chinese Convention of Peking in Beijing. The agreement confirmed earlier treaty terms and ceded the part of the Kowloon Peninsula south of what became Boundary Street to Britain. It was one of several separate conventions concluded with foreign powers at the end of the Second Opium War.

October 24 is the date of the British–Chinese convention; the French and Russian agreements were separate instruments.

People's Republic of China

Siege of Sélestat

The siege of Sélestat was a siege, extending from 20 to 24 October 1870, of the French Alsatian fortress of Sélestat, during the Franco-Prussian War. After artillery bombardment by the Germans, the siege ended when the French army surrendered, mainly because the French garrison was demoralized. The Germans suffered only minor losses, while this victory brought them many spoils.

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France

Chinese massacre of 1871

The Chinese massacre of 1871 was a racially motivated riot which occurred on October 24, 1871 in Los Angeles, California, when a mob of around 500 white men entered Chinatown to attack, rob, and murder Chinese residents of the city. The massacre took place on Calle de los Negros (Street of the Negroes), also referred to as "Nigger Alley", which later became part of Los Angeles Street. An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants were systematically tortured and then hanged by the mob, making the event the largest mass lynching in American history.

California, United States

Shinpūren rebellion

The Shinpūren rebellion (神風連の乱, Shinpūren no ran / Jinpūren no ran) was an uprising against the Meiji government of Japan that occurred in Kumamoto on 24 October 1876. The Keishintō (敬神党), an extremist Shinto organization of former samurai of the Kumamoto Domain, were extremely opposed to the Westernization of Japan and loss of their class privileges after the Meiji Restoration.

Battle of Gorni Dubnik

The Battle of Gorni Dubnik took place during the Russo-Turkish War on 24 October 1877. In an effort to reduce the fortress of Pleven quicker, Russian forces began targeting garrisons along the Ottoman supply and communications route. A significant garrison had been reduced at the Battle of Lovcha in September. General Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko was called up from the Shipka Pass area to deal with more of the garrisons protecting Pleven.

Bulgaria

1877 New South Wales colonial election

The 1877 New South Wales colonial election was held between 24 October and 12 November 1877. This election was for all of the 73 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 53 single-member constituencies, six 2-member constituencies and two 4-member constituencies, all with a first past the post system. Suffrage was limited to adult male British subjects, resident in New South Wales.

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Normanton incident: As the British merchant vessel Normanton sinks off the coast of Japan, her European officers appear to commandeer the ship's lifeboats for themselves, leaving her Asian crew and passengers to die and conjuring significant political outrage in Japan

The Normanton incident (ノルマントン号事件, Norumanton-gō jiken) was a series of events surrounding the sinking of the British merchantman Normanton of the coast of Japan's Wakayama Prefecture on 24 October 1886. Normanton, which had a mixed crew of Europeans and Asians along with 25 Japanese passengers onboard, was sailing from Yokohama to Kobe when it ran aground in bad weather and began sinking.

Battle of Jiuliancheng

The Battle of Jiuliancheng (九連城之戰) was a land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China. It is sometimes referred to as the Battle of the Yalu River (鴨緑江作戦, Ōryokuko Saksuken), thus creating confusion with the previous naval conflict of the same name of 17 September, and the subsequent naval and ground battles of the Russo-Japanese War, with the same name and occurring at much the same location.

Peruvian Civil War of 1894–1895

The Peruvian Civil War of 1894–1895 was an internal conflict in Peru that lasted from October 1894 to March 1895, and was sparked by the election of Andrés Avelino Cáceres to the presidency of Peru, which was opposed by Nicolás de Piérola and his armed forces.

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Peru

Battle of Magdalena River

The Battle of Magdalena River (Spanish: Batalla del río Magdalena) was a battle of the Thousand Days' War. It took place on 24 October 1899, ending in a victory for the conservatives.

Colombia

U.S. Government announces plans to buy Danish West Indies for $7 million

The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien), also known as the Danish Virgin Islands (Danish: Danske Jomfruøer) or the Danish Antilles, were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas with 83 square kilometres (32 sq mi), Saint John (Danish: St. Jan) with 49 square kilometres (19 sq mi), and Saint Croix with 220 square kilometres (85 sq mi).

1902 eruption of Santa María

The 1902 eruption of Santa María was one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century, measuring a six on the volcanic explosivity index. The main eruption began on 24 October 1902 and lasted no more than 20 hours. Prior to its catastrophic eruption, Santa María had no record of an eruption. The eruption killed between 5,000 and 8,700 people.

Battle of Kumanovo

The Battle of Kumanovo (Serbian: Кумановска битка / Kumanovska bitka, Turkish: Kumanova Muharebesi), on 23–24 October 1912, was a major battle of the First Balkan War. It was an important Serbian victory over the Ottoman army in the Kosovo Vilayet, shortly after the outbreak of the war. After this defeat, the Ottoman army abandoned the major part of the region, suffering heavy losses in manpower (mostly due to desertions) and in war materiel.

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North Macedonia

Battle of Kirk Kilisse

The Battle of Kirk Kilisse or Battle of Kirklareli or Battle of Lozengrad was part of the First Balkan War between the armies of Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. It took place on 22 - 24 October 1912. Bulgarian forces of the First and Third Armies defeated the Ottoman Eastern Army and captured Lozengrad. The victory forced the Ottoman forces to retreat toward the Lüleburgaz–Bunarhisar line and opened much of northern Thrace to the Bulgarians.

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Turkey

1915 Copa Jockey Club final

The 1915 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club final was the football match that decided the champion of the 9th. edition of this National cup of Argentina. In the match, played at the Porteño Stadium in Palermo on 24 October 1915, Porteño defeated Racing 2–1 to win their first Copa de Competencia trophy.

1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the twenty-eighth All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Ballygeehan representing Laois defeated Redmonds from Cork in the final to record Laois's first All-Ireland title.

Ireland

Battle of Caporetto

The Battle of Caporetto (also known as the Twelfth Battle of the Isonzo, the Battle of Kobarid or the Battle of Karfreit) took place on the Isonzo front of World War I. The battle was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Central Powers and took place from 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid (now in north-western Slovenia, then part of the Austrian Littoral), and near the river Isonzo.

World War I: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Caporetto on the Austro-Italian front.

Battle of Vittorio Veneto

The Battle of Vittorio Veneto was fought from 24 October to 4 November 1918 near Vittorio Veneto on the Italian Front during World War I. After having defeated Austro-Hungarian troops during the Second Battle of the Piave River and recognizing the dire internal situation of Austria-Hungary caused by the course of the war and the blockade of the Adriatic at sea, the Royal Italian Army launched a major offensive: the Italian victory marked the end of the war on the Italian Front and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, contributing to the end of the First World War just one week later.

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1920 Svenska Mästerskapet final

The 1920 Svenska Mästerskapet final was played on 24 October 1920 between the eleventh-time finalists Djurgårdens IF and the first-time finalists IK Sleipner. The match decided the winner of 1920 Svenska Mästerskapet, the football cup to determine the Swedish champions. Djurgårdens IF won their fourth title with a 1–0 victory at Stockholm Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.

Norwegian parliamentary election, 1921

Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 24 October 1921. This was the first election to use proportional representation, rather than the previous two round system. The result was a victory for the Conservative Party-Free-minded Liberal Party alliance, which won 57 of the 150 seats in the Storting.

Norway

Battle of Budaörs

The Battle of Budaörs was a minor armed clash on 23–24 October 1921 between the governmental forces of the Kingdom of Hungary and the loyalist forces of Charles IV of Hungary, who tried to reclaim the throne of Hungary after his resignation in 1918.

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Hamburg Uprising

The Hamburg Uprising (German: Hamburger Aufstand) was a communist insurrection that occurred in Hamburg in Weimar Germany on 23 October 1923. A militant section of the Hamburg Communist Party of Germany launched an uprising as part of the so-called German October. Rebels stormed 24 police stations, 17 in Hamburg and seven in Schleswig-Holstein Province in Prussia, and established barricades around the city.

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Germany

1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 39th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 24 October 1926 between Cork and Kilkenny. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 4–6 to 2–0.

Ireland

Everton beats Blackburn Rovers to win the FA Charity Shield

On October 24, 1928, Everton beat Blackburn Rovers 2–1 at Old Trafford in Manchester to win the FA Charity Shield. Everton entered as the reigning league champions and Blackburn as the FA Cup holders. It was the fifteenth edition of the competition.

The Charity Shield match took place on October 24, 1928.

United Kingdom

On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression

The Wall Street crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a major stock market crash in the United States which began in October 1929 with a sharp decline in prices on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It triggered a rapid erosion of confidence in the U.S. banking system and marked what would later cascade into the worldwide Great Depression that lasted until the United States entered into World War II on December 8, 1941, making it the most devastating crash in the country's history.

Brazilian Revolution of 1930

The Revolution of 1930 (Portuguese: Revolução de 1930), also known as the 1930 coup d'état was an armed movement led by the states of Minas Gerais, Paraíba and Rio Grande do Sul, culminating in a coup. Known as the Coup of 1930, the revolution ousted President Washington Luís on October 24, 1930, prevented the inauguration of President-elect Júlio Prestes, and ended the Old Republic. In 1929, leaders of São Paulo broke the alliance with the mineiros (i.e. people from Minas Gerais state), known as the "coffee with milk policy" ("política do café-com-leite" in Portuguese), and indicated the paulista Júlio Prestes as a candidate for the presidency.

Minas Gerais, Brazil · Paraná (state), Brazil · Paraíba, Brazil · Pernambuco, Brazil · Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

The George Washington Bridge is dedicated

On October 24, 1931, the George Washington Bridge was dedicated at a ceremony marking the new Hudson River crossing between Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey. The bridge opened to vehicle traffic at 5 a.m. the following day. The ceremony and the start of regular traffic were separate milestones.

The dedication was October 24; vehicle traffic began October 25.

United States

Siege of Rogatica (1941)

The Siege of Rogatica was a joint attack of Partisan and Chetnik rebel forces on Rogatica held by the Independent State of Croatia (modern-day in Bosnia and Herzegovina) which lasted between 13 and 24 October 1941.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

First Battle of Kharkov

The First Battle of Kharkov was a battle that took place from 20 to 24 October 1941 for control of the city of Kharkov, located in the Ukrainian SSR, during the final stage of Operation Barbarossa. The battle was fought between the German 6th Army, part of Army Group South, and the Soviet Southwestern Front.

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Battle of Finschhafen

The Battle of Finschhafen was part of the Huon Peninsula campaign during World War II and was fought between Australian and Japanese forces. The fighting took place between 22 September and 24 October 1943 following the landing at Scarlet Beach, which was followed by a two-pronged advance on Finschhafen as the Australian 20th Infantry Brigade advanced on the town from the north, while the 22nd Infantry Battalion drove from the south, having advanced from the landing beaches east of Lae. After the capture of Finschhafen, the Japanese forces in the area withdrew towards Sattelberg where they sought to hold the Australians before launching a counter-offensive, which subsequently threatened the landing beach.

Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea · Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea

Battle of Leszczawa Górna

The Battle of Leszczawa Górna took place between the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) and Soviet NKVD. Considered to be the largest battle between UPA and Soviet forces in Poland on 24 October 1944.

Riga offensive (1944)

The Riga offensive (Russian: Рижская наступательная операция, lit. 'Riga offensive operation') was part of the larger Baltic offensive on the Eastern Front during World War II. It took place late in 1944, and drove German forces from the city of Riga.

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Latvia · Estonia

Invasion of Val d'Aran

The Invasion of Val d'Aran, known under the code name Operación Reconquista de España ("Operation Reconquest of Spain"), was a military operation launched in October 1944 by the Unión Nacional Española (antifrancoist) (UNE). In October 1944, with the Spanish Civil War over and the Axis powers in World War II in retreat, guerrilla fighters loyal to the Republic tried to conquer Val d'Aran in Catalonia and establish a provisional Republican government presided over by Juan Negrín in order to later overthrow the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Spain

World War II: The USS Tang (SS-306) sank in the Formosa Strait after being struck by its own torpedo, with 78 of its crew lost

USS Tang (hull number SS-306) was a Balao-class submarine of World War II, the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Tang. She was built and launched in 1943, serving until being sunk by her own torpedo off China in the Taiwan Strait on 24 October 1944. In her short career in the Pacific War, Tang sank 33 ships totalling 116,454 tons.

World War II: The USS Shark (SS-314) was lost with all 87 hands in the Bashi Straits after torpedoing the Japanese freighter Arisan Maru

USS Shark (SS-314), a Balao-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the shark, a large marine predator. Construction began in 1943 and commissioning occurred in 1944. Following shakedown, Shark was deployed to the Pacific, where she attacked ships and rescued downed airmen. Shark was sunk on its third patrol by a Japanese destroyer on 24 October 1944.

Japanese battleship Musashi is sunk in the Sibuyan Sea

On October 24, 1944, U.S. carrier aircraft sank the Japanese battleship Musashi in the Sibuyan Sea in the Philippines during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Repeated bomb and torpedo attacks overwhelmed the Yamato-class ship. Many of its crew died, while others were rescued by accompanying ships.

Musashi sank on October 24, 1944, during the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea.

Philippines

The United Nations Charter enters into force

The Charter of the United Nations entered into force after the required ratifications had been deposited, formally bringing the organization into existence. Representatives had signed the document in San Francisco on June 26, following negotiations near the end of the Second World War. Entry into force required ratification by the five permanent members of the Security Council and a majority of the other signatories. The charter established institutions and principles intended to support international peace, cooperation, and human rights. October 24 became United Nations Day, distinguishing the organization's legal beginning from the earlier signing ceremony and its subsequent institutional development.

An international legal event; the geography identifies the treaty’s ratification depositary.

Ratification depositary, Washington, D.C.

United Air Lines Flight 608

United Air Lines Flight 608 was a Douglas DC-6 airliner, registration NC37510, on a scheduled passenger flight from Los Angeles to Chicago when it crashed at 12:29 pm on October 24, 1947, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Bryce Canyon Airport, Utah, United States. All five crew members and 47 passengers on board were killed.

Utah, United States

Battle of Chamdo

The Battle of Chamdo (or Qamdo; Chinese: 昌都战役) occurred from 6 to 24 October 1950. It was a military campaign by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to capture the Chamdo Region from a de facto independent Tibetan state. PRC victory led to the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China.

Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China: The People's Liberation Army ceases all military operations in Tibet, ending the Battle of Chamdo.

1953 Scottish League Cup final

The 1953 Scottish League Cup final was played on 24 October 1953, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 8th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by East Fife and Partick Thistle. East Fife won the match 3–2, thanks to goals by Frank Christie, Charlie Fleming and Ian Gardiner.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1956 FA Charity Shield

The 1956 FA Charity Shield was the 34th FA Charity Shield, an annual football match held between the winners of the previous season's Football League and FA Cup competitions. The match was contested by Manchester United, who had won the 1955–56 Football League, and Manchester City, who had won the 1955–56 FA Cup, at Maine Road, Manchester, on 24 October 1956.

Manchester, United Kingdom

1959 Scottish League Cup final

The 1959 Scottish League Cup final was a football match played on 24 October 1959 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 14th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Hearts, who had won the previous year's final, and Third Lanark.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election

The 1959 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 24 October 1959, after sitting deputy leader Jim Griffiths retired following that year's general election.

1964 Scottish League Cup final

In association football, the 1964 Scottish League Cup final was played on 24 October 1964 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and it was the final of the 19th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was an Old Firm derby contested by Rangers and Celtic. Rangers won the match 2–1, with Jim Forrest scoring both of the Rangers goals.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Northern Rhodesia becomes independent as Zambia

On October 24, 1964, Northern Rhodesia gained independence from Britain and became the Republic of Zambia. Kenneth Kaunda became the new republic's first president. The change followed the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland at the end of 1963 and elections in 1964.

October 24 is Zambia's independence date.

Zambia

1970 Scottish League Cup final

The 1970 Scottish League Cup final was played on 24 October 1970 and was the final of the 25th Scottish League Cup competition. The match was an Old Firm derby between Rangers and Celtic. Rangers won the match 1–0, thanks to a goal by the then 16-year-old Derek Johnstone.

The third round of inter-Korean Red Cross talks opens in Pyongyang

The third round of full-dress talks between the North Korean and South Korean Red Cross societies opened in Pyongyang on 24 October 1972. The meetings continued through 26 October. The talks addressed families separated by the Korean War.

The date marks the opening of the third round, not the first Red Cross talks between the two sides.

Pyongyang, North Korea

1977 United Nations Security Council election

The 1977 United Nations Security Council election was held on 24 October 1977 during the Thirty-second session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Bolivia, Czechoslovakia, Gabon, Kuwait, and Nigeria, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 1978.

New York City, United States

1978 Anchorage mayoral election

The 1978 Anchorage mayoral election was held between October 3 and 24, 1978, in order to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. Incumbent Mayor George M. Sullivan was re-elected after a run-off against Dave Rose.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

1982 Norwegian Football Cup final

The 1982 Norwegian Football Cup final was the 77th final of the Norwegian Football Cup. The final took place at Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on 24 October 1982. SK Brann were in their 9th final (4 wins and 4 runners-up), while Molde were in their first ever final and therefore had the chance to win the first major trophy in the club's history.

1987 Louisiana gubernatorial election

The 1987 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Louisiana. Three-term incumbent Democratic governor Edwin Edwards withdrew from re-election to a fourth term, granting victory to Democratic congressman Buddy Roemer. Edwin Edwards defeated Governor Dave Treen in the 1983 election. Edwards was prosecuted as governor by U.S. District Attorney John Volz for selling hospital certificates, but the first trial results in a hung jury before Edwards was acquitted. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. On October 24, 1987, Roemer and Edwards took the two highest popular vote counts.

Louisiana, United States

1987 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1987 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 21, 1987, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Former Republican Secretary of State of Louisiana Paul Hardy defeated incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. in the Runoff election, thereby becoming the first Republican to have been elected lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana since Reconstruction.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

Pakistani general election, 1990

The Pakistan General elections, 1990 took place on 24 October 1990 to elect 217 MPs to the Pakistan Parliament, and resulted in surprise victory of Islamic Democratic Alliance (IDA), a massive conservative front led under the leadership of Nawaz Sharif. The IDA compete for the Prime minister secretariat and initially campaign on privatisation and national conservative polices, meanwhile the MQM, a liberal front, led under Altaf Hussain tightened its support in Sindh Province. The result was a victory for Islami Jamhoori Ittehad, which won 106 of the 207 seats. Voter turnout was 45.5%.

Pakistan

1990 Pakistani general election in Islamabad

General elections were held in Islamabad Capital Territory on Wednesday, 24 October 1990 to elect 1 member of National Assembly of Pakistan from Islamabad. Pakistan Muslim League (N) won Islamabad seat by the margin of 13,328 votes.

China Qiyuan is established in Beijing

China Qiyuan was established in Beijing on 24 October 1991 under the State Physical Culture and Sports Commission. It oversaw Go, xiangqi and international chess. Chen Zude became its first president.

This marks its establishment in October 1991, rather than the separate March 1992 inauguration date.

Beijing, China

Jiang Zemin meets Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Beijing

Jiang Zemin, then general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, met Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on 24 October 1992. The meeting took place during the Japanese imperial couple's official visit to China.

Jiang was party general secretary at this meeting; he became president of China in March 1993.

Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing, China

1993 Scottish League Cup final

The 1993 Scottish League Cup final was played on 24 October 1993, at Celtic Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 48th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Rangers and Hibernian. Rangers won the match 2–1 thanks to goals by Ian Durrant and Ally McCoist.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Halloween Havoc (1993)

The 1993 Halloween Havoc was the fifth annual Halloween Havoc professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on October 24, 1993, from the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Eight matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Vader defeated Cactus Jack in a Texas Death match.

New Orleans, United States

1993 Norwegian Football Cup final

The 1993 Norwegian Football Cup final was the final match of the 1993 Norwegian Football Cup, the 88th season of the Norwegian Football Cup, the premier Norwegian football cup competition organized by the Football Association of Norway (NFF). The match was played on 24 October 1993 at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo, and was contested between the Tippeligaen side Bodø/Glimt and the First Division side Strømsgodset.

1994 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon

The 1994 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon in France and was part of the World Series of the 1994 ATP Tour. The tournament ran from October 17 through October 24, 1994.

Lyon, France

First Congo War

The First Congo War, also known as Africa's First World War, was a civil and international military conflict that lasted from 24 October 1996 to 16 May 1997, primarily taking place in Zaire (which was renamed the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the conflict). The war resulted in the overthrow of Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko, who was replaced by rebel leader Laurent-Désiré Kabila.

Sudan · Uganda

1998 Ms. Olympia

The 1998 Ms. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition was held on October 24, 1998, in Prague, Czech Republic. It was the 19th Ms. Olympia competition held.

Deep Space 1 is launched to explore the asteroid belt and test new spacecraft technologies

Deep Space 1 (DS1) was a NASA technology demonstration spacecraft which flew by an asteroid and a comet. It was part of the New Millennium Program, dedicated to testing advanced technologies. Launched on 24 October 1998, the Deep Space 1 spacecraft carried out a flyby of asteroid 9969 Braille, which was its primary science target. The mission was extended twice to include an encounter with comet 19P/Borrelly and further engineering testing.

Halloween Havoc (1999)

The 1999 Halloween Havoc was the 11th annual Halloween Havoc professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW). It took place on October 24, 1999, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Las Vegas, United States

1999 Kazakh legislative election

Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 10 October 1999, with a second round on 24 October. The result was a victory for the new Otan party (which backed dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev), which won 23 of the 77 seats. Voter turnout was 62.5%. The main opposition party, Azamat, was not on the ballot. International monitors expressed concerns about the conduct of the elections.

This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.

Kazakhstan

Chile and South Korea conclude free-trade negotiations

Chile and South Korea reached agreement on the remaining issues in their free-trade negotiations on 24 October 2002. The negotiating round ran from 18 to 24 October. The text still needed to be finalized and formally signed.

This records the conclusion of negotiations, not the later signature or entry into force of the agreement. Both countries are indexed as parties, not as two physical meeting venues.

South Korea (party to the agreement) · Chile (party to the agreement)

2003 Ms. Olympia

The 2003 Ms. Olympia contest is an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition and part of Joe Weider's Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend 2003 was held on October 24, 2003, at the Mandalay Bay Arena in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 24th Ms. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition include the Mr. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, and Figure Olympia contests.

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva were the joint seventeenth European championships (the other event would be held the next month in Maribor, Slovenia) and were the fourth W.A.K.O. championships (including world) to be held in Serbia and Montenegro/Yugoslavia. The event was open to around 300 amateur men and women from 26 nations from across Europe. The styles on offer at Budva included; Full-Contact, Low-Kick and Thai-Boxing – with women's Thai-Boxing competitions introduced for the very first time at a W.A.K.O. championships. The other less physical competitions (Light and Semi-Contact, Musical Forms, Aero Kickboxing) would take place at the event in Maribor.

Budva, Montenegro

Saint Kitts and Nevis general election, 2004

General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on 24 October 2004. They were won by the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, who took over 50% of the vote and seven of the eleven elected seats in the National Assembly.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Battle of the Buffet

The "Battle of the Buffet", also known as "Pizzagate", was a Premier League match played between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford, Manchester, on 24 October 2004. Arsenal dictated much of the early play and created several openings, but as the game progressed Manchester United threatened. The home team were awarded a penalty in the 73rd minute, when Wayne Rooney was deemed to have been fouled by Sol Campbell.

Manchester, United Kingdom

2004 FAI Cup final

The 2004 FAI Cup final was the deciding match of the 2004 FAI Cup. Defending champions Longford Town contested the final against Waterford United. The match was played at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. Longford won the match 2–1.

East Tsim Sha Tsui station opens in Hong Kong

On October 24, 2004, East Tsim Sha Tsui station opened as the southern end of the Kowloon–Canton Railway's East Rail extension from Hung Hom. The extension returned the railway to the Tsim Sha Tsui area after thirty years. The underground station connected with Tsim Sha Tsui station through pedestrian passageways.

This is the station's 2004 opening as an East Rail terminus, before later changes to its rail service.

Hong Kong

Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center

Chang'e 1 ( ; simplified Chinese: 嫦娥一号; traditional Chinese: 嫦娥一號; pinyin: Cháng'é yī hào) was an uncrewed Chinese lunar-orbiting spacecraft, part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The spacecraft was named after the Chinese Moon goddess, Chang'e. Chang'e 1 was launched on 24 October 2007 at 10:05:04 UTC from Xichang Satellite Launch Center. It left lunar transfer orbit on 31 October and entered lunar orbit on 5 November.

AAA stages the second Antonio Peña Memorial Show in Veracruz

On October 24, 2008, the Mexican wrestling promotion AAA held its second Antonio Peña Memorial Show in Veracruz, Mexico. The event honored the company’s late founder. Its card included the Antonio Peña Cup tournament, won by El Mesías, and a cage-match main event.

The wrestling event was held on October 24, 2008; contemporary results were published the next day.

Mexico

UFC 104

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

California, United States

Bragging Rights (2010)

Bragging Rights (2010) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and presented by THQ's WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011, that took place on October 24, 2010, at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was the second and final Bragging Rights event. Seven matches took place at the event. Bragging Rights received 137,000 buys, down from 181,000 the previous year.

Minneapolis, United States

2010 Korean FA Cup final

The 2010 Korean FA Cup final was a football match played on 24 October 2010 at Busan Asiad Stadium in Busan that decided the champions of the 2010 Korean FA Cup. It was contested between Busan IPark and Suwon Samsung Bluewings, and kicked off at 16:00 (KST).

15th Hollywood Film Awards

The 15th Hollywood Film Awards were held on October 24, 2011. The ceremony took place at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

United States

2012 Saskatchewan municipal elections

The Canadian province of Saskatchewan held municipal elections in its cities, town, villages and odd-numbered rural municipalities on October 24, 2012. Listed are the results of selected municipal mayoral and city councillor races across the province.

Botswana general election, 2014

General elections were held in Botswana on 24 October 2014. The result was an eleventh straight victory for the Botswana Democratic Party, which won 37 of the 57 elected seats. Incumbent President Ian Khama was sworn in for a second term on 28 October.

Botswana

October 2014 Sinai attacks

On 24 October 2014, militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis ISIL launched two attacks on Egyptian Armed Forces positions in the Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 33 security personnel in one of the deadliest assaults on the Egyptian military in decades. The first attack in Sheikh Zuweid near Karm Al-Qawades checkpoint killed at least 30 soldiers, while the second one (which took place three hours later near Al-Arish) killed three soldiers.

Arish, Egypt · Sheikh Zuweid, Egypt

Louisiana Attorney General election, 2015

The 2015 Louisiana Attorney General election took place on October 24, 2015 to elect the Attorney General of the state of Louisiana, with a runoff election, held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Buddy Caldwell, a former Democrat who joined the Republican Party in February 2011, sought re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by Republican Jeff Landry. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation.

Louisiana, United States

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

The Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on October 24, 2015, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, with a runoff election held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne did not for re-election to a second full term in office. He instead ran for Governor. Billy Nungesser won the election defeating Kip Holden. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates will appear on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election was held on November 21, 2015 between Holden and Nungesser.

Louisiana, United States

Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2015

The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 2015 was conducted to choose a new Governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Governor Bobby Jindal was not eligible to run for re-election to a third term because of term limits established by the Louisiana Constitution. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. As no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election on October 24, 2015, a runoff election was held on November 21, 2015 between the top two candidates in the primary.

Louisiana, United States

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka

UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka (also known as UFC Fight Night 76) was a mixed martial arts event held on October 24, 2015 at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

Dublin, Ireland

2015 Oklahoma State University homecoming parade attack

On October 24, 2015, a vehicle-ramming attack took place during a parade in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States. The local campus of Oklahoma State University was holding a homecoming celebration when 25-year-old Adacia Chambers intentionally drove her sedan into the crowd. Four people were killed in the crash, and 47 others were reported injured. Chambers pleaded no contest to second-degree murder and assault charges, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Oklahoma, United States

Quneitra offensive (October 2015)

The Quneitra offensive (October 2015) was launched by Syrian rebel forces, during the Syrian Civil War, in order to capture government-held positions in Quneitra Governorate at: Tall Ahmar, UN hill, Madinat al-Baath and Khan Arnabah. The objective was to break the government siege of Western Ghouta.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

2016 Quetta police training college attack

On 24 October 2016, three heavily armed terrorists carried out an attack on the Balochistan police training college in Quetta, Pakistan, killing 61 cadets and injuring more than 165 others. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack, and Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed to have collaborated with them.

Pakistan

2016 CAE Aviation Fairchild Merlin crash

On 24 October 2016, a twin turboprop Fairchild SA227-AT Merlin IVC operated by CAE Aviation crashed near Kirkop, Malta, shortly after take-off from Malta International Airport. The aircraft was to operate in the vicinity of Misrata in Libya on a surveillance mission by the French Ministry of Defence. All five people on board the aircraft died in the crash, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Malta since 1975.

Malta

2016 Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner federal by-election

A by-election was held in the federal riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner in Alberta, Canada, on 24 October 2016 following the death of Conservative MP Jim Hillyer. The safe seat was held by the Conservative candidate Glen Motz on a reduced majority. The by-election was the first to be held in the 42nd Canadian Parliament.

Canada

Battle of Kirkuk (2016)

The Battle of Kirkuk took place in the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq between Kurdistan and allies and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The battle occurred less than a week after the beginning of the Battle of Mosul launched by Iraqi security forces and allies.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Iraq

The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge opens to public traffic

On October 24, 2018, the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge opened to public traffic at 9 a.m. local time. The 55-kilometre bridge-and-tunnel crossing links Hong Kong with Zhuhai and Macau across the Pearl River estuary. Its inauguration ceremony had taken place in Zhuhai the previous day.

The public traffic opening was October 24; the inauguration ceremony was October 23.

People's Republic of China · Hong Kong · Macau

MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival

The MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival (full title: "Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival with Star") took place between 17 and 24 October 2019 in Mumbai, India. It was the only edition of the festival during which actor Deepika Padukone served as the chairperson of the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI).

India

UFC 254

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 24, 2020 at the du Forum on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Bound for Glory (2020)

The 2020 Bound for Glory was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on October 24, 2020 at the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the 16th event under the Bound for Glory chronology. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show. In the main event, Rich Swann defeated Eric Young to win the Impact World Championship.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States · Tennessee, United States

2020 Victorian local elections

The 2020 Victorian local elections were held on 24 October 2020 to elect the councils of 76 of the 79 local government areas in Victoria, Australia. Three councils did not hold elections − South Gippsland (dismissed in June 2019), Casey (dismissed in February 2020) and Whittlesea (dismissed in March 2020). An election for South Gippsland was held in October 2021, while Casey and Whittlesea did not have their elections until 2024.

Australia

2020 Zambian Charity Shield

The 2020 Zambian Charity Shield (also known as The Atlas Mara Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th edition of the Charity Shield, that took place on 24 October 2020 in Kitwe, Zambia. The annual football match is played between the winners of the Super League and the ABSA Cup. However, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 ABSA Cup did not take place.

Zambia

2020 British Columbia general election

The 2020 British Columbia general election was held on October 24, 2020, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 42nd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The incumbent New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) won a majority government, making John Horgan the first leader in the history of the BC NDP to win a second consecutive term as premier.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Barwon South West

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Barwon South West region. Barwon South West has a population of around 450,000 and covers nine local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Geelong.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in South-Eastern Melbourne

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the South-Eastern Melbourne region. South-Eastern Melbourne covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Bayside, Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Mornington Peninsula and Stonnington.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Grampians

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Grampians region. The Grampians has a population of around 220,000 and covers 11 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Ballarat.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Northern Melbourne

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Northern Melbourne region. Northern Melbourne covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Moreland, Nillumbik and Whittlesea.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Gippsland

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Gippsland region. Gippsland has a population of around 310,000 and covers six local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Latrobe.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Inner Melbourne

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Inner Melbourne region. Inner Melbourne covers three local government areas (LGAs) − Melbourne City Council, Port Phillip City Council, and Yarra City Council.

2020 Melbourne City Council election

The 2020 Melbourne City Council election was held in October 2020 to elect nine councillors and a leadership team (consisting of a lord mayor and deputy lord mayor) to the City of Melbourne. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Victoria, Australia. Incumbent lord mayor Sally Capp, who was first elected at a 2018 by-election, won a second term, defeating incumbent deputy lord mayor Arron Wood.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Western Melbourne

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Western Melbourne region. Western Melbourne covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Brimbank, Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton, Moonee Valley and Wyndham.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Loddon Mallee

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Loddon Mallee region. Loddon Mallee has a population of around 350,000 and covers ten local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Bendigo.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Eastern Melbourne

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Eastern Melbourne region. Eastern Melbourne covers the local government areas (LGAs) of Boroondara, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Whitehorse and Yarra Ranges.

Results of the 2020 Victorian local elections in Hume

This is a list of results for the 2020 Victorian local elections in the Hume region. Hume has a population of around 320,000 and covers twelve local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Greater Shepparton.

2020 Seychellois general election

General elections were held in Seychelles on 22–24 October 2020 to elect the President and members of the National Assembly. The National Assembly elections had been due in 2021, but in July 2020 were brought forward by President Danny Faure in order to hold them together with the presidential elections, a proposal supported by opposition parties.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

VVV-Venlo 0–13 AFC Ajax

The 2020–21 Eredivisie match between VVV-Venlo and Ajax at De Koel, Venlo, took place on Saturday, 24 October 2020. Ajax won the match 13–0, setting a new record for the largest win in the history of the league. This result beat Ajax's 12–1 win over Vitesse back in the 1971–72 season.

Netherlands

2021 Uzbek presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 24 October 2021. This was the sixth presidential election held since independence. Incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won a second term with a majority 80.1% of the vote, although faring the lowest performance for an incumbent in terms of vote share since 1991.

Uzbekistan

NWA By Any Means Necessary

NWA By Any Means Necessary, part of the NWA Pop-Up Event series, was a professional wrestling supercard produced by the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in conjunction with Tried-N-True Pro Wrestling. The event took place on October 24, 2021, at the Valor Hall in Oak Grove, Kentucky. Matches from the event were taped for episodes of NWA Powerrr, which aired on November 2 and 9 on FITE TV.

Kentucky, United States

2021 Mercer Tennis Classic

The 2021 Mercer Tennis Classic was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2021 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour. It took place in Macon, Georgia, United States between 18 and 24 October 2021.

United States

2022 Durham Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Registration for candidates officially opened on Monday, May 2, 2022, and the deadline for candidate nominations was Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m. Candidates marked with an (X) indicates they were the incumbent for that position.

Canada

2022 Ottawa municipal election

The 2022 Ottawa municipal election was held on Monday, October 24, 2022, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and trustees to the English and French public school boards and the English and French Catholic school boards in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Incumbent Mayor Jim Watson did not run for re-election, citing his age as the reason behind his decision.

Ottawa, Canada

2022 London, Ontario, municipal election

The 2022 London municipal election was a municipal election that occurred on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections being held across the province. Deputy Mayor and Ward 7 Councillor Josh Morgan defeated former Liberal MPP for London-Fanshawe Khalil Ramal by an overwhelming majority to become the 65th mayor of London.

Canada

2022 Niagara Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Niagara Region of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

2022 Peel Region municipal elections

Peel Region municipal elections, 2022 were part of the larger Ontario municipal elections, that took place on Monday, October 24, 2022.

Canada

2022 Hamilton, Ontario, municipal election

The 2022 Hamilton municipal election was a municipal election that occurred on 24 October 2022, as per the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996. Residents of Hamilton selected one mayor, members of the Hamilton City Council, as well as members of both the English and French public and Catholic school boards using a first-past-the-post electoral system in single-member constituencies, called wards.

Canada

2022 Toronto municipal election

Municipal elections were held on October 24, 2022, to elect the mayor and 25 city councillors in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir. The election was held in conjunction with those held in other municipalities in the province of Ontario.

Toronto, Canada

2022 York Region municipal elections

Elections in the Regional Municipality of York of Ontario, Canada were held on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Incumbents are marked with "(X)".

Canada

2022 Thunder Bay District municipal elections

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Thunder Bay District of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. The following are the results of the mayoral and council races in each municipality.

Canada

2022 Barrie municipal election

The 2022 Barrie municipal election was a municipal election held on October 24, 2022, to elect the mayor of Barrie, Barrie City Councillors and the Simcoe County District School Board, Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir and Conseil scolaire Viamonde members. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.

Canada

2022 Halton Region municipal elections

Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Halton of Ontario on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Canada

2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections

The 2022 Waterloo Region municipal elections were held on October 24, 2022, in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, to elect Waterloo Regional Council, the mayors and city councils of Cambridge, Kitchener, North Dumfries, Waterloo, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich, the Waterloo Region District School Board (Public), the Waterloo Catholic District School Board, and the regional members of Conseil Scolaire de District Catholiques Centre-Sud and Conseil Scolaire Viamonde (Public).

Canada

2022 Greater Sudbury municipal election

The 2022 Greater Sudbury municipal election was held on October 24, 2022 to elect a mayor and 12 city councillors in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Rainbow District School Board, Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario and Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario.

Canada

2022 Toronto mayoral election

A mayoral election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the mayor of Toronto. The election took place alongside the 2022 Toronto municipal election, which elected city councillors and school board trustees. John Tory was re-elected for a third term as mayor, defeating urbanist Gil Penalosa and 29 other candidates. Tory was first elected as Mayor of Toronto in the 2014 election and was re-elected in 2018.

2022 Windsor municipal election

The 2022 Windsor municipal election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Windsor, Windsor City Council and the Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and Conseil scolaire Viamonde. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario, as well as the elections in the neighbouring towns in Essex County.

2022 Kingston, Ontario municipal election

The 2022 Kingston, Ontario municipal election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Kingston, Kingston City Council and the Limestone District School Board, Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario and Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.

2022 Ontario municipal elections

The 2022 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 24, 2022. Voters in the province of Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities. The election date coincided with the religious festival of Diwali. In total, 32 of Ontario's 444 municipalities did not hold elections, as their entire councils were elected by acclamation.

2022 Clarington municipal election

The 2022 Clarington municipal election was held from Tuesday, October 18–24, 2022, to elect a mayor, local councillors and school trustees to the Clarington Municipal Council in Clarington, Ontario, Canada. 2022 was the first year that Clarington used electronic voting. Adrian Foster, the incumbent mayor was re-elected for his fourth term, with 42% of the vote. 20,606 voters of 73,471 eligible voters (28%) cast a ballot.

Canada

Rishi Sunak becomes Conservative Party leader

On October 24, 2022, Rishi Sunak became leader of Britain's Conservative Party after Penny Mordaunt withdrew from the leadership contest. Sunak was the only remaining candidate, so no ballot of MPs or party members was needed. He became prime minister the following day.

October 24 marks Sunak's accession as party leader; he became prime minister on October 25.

United Kingdom

2022 Guelph municipal election

The 2022 Guelph municipal election was held on October 24, 2022, to elect the Mayor of Guelph, Guelph City Council and the Upper Grand District School Board, Wellington Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir and Conseil scolaire Viamonde.

Canada

2023 St. Mary's South by-election

On October 24, 2023, a by-election was conducted in the Antiguan seat of St. Mary's South in response to the resignation of Kelvin Simon, the sitting UPP member of parliament, due to challenges to his candidacy. It was Antigua and Barbuda's second election since Prime Minister Gaston Browne emerged victorious in the country's general election in 2023 with a narrow win. The election was won by the UPP.

2024 Montserratian general election

General elections were held in Montserrat on 24 October 2024 for the nine elected seats in the Montserrat Legislative Assembly. The election was won by the United Alliance, whom won 5 seats and their leader Reuben Meade becoming Premier for the third time.

Montserrat

MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024

The MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2024 took place between 19 and 24 October 2024 in Mumbai, India. It was the first edition of the festival under interim festival director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, following the departure of Anupama Chopra from the festival director position. It was also the first edition of the festival since 2014 to not have a title sponsor.

India

2024 Egyptian Super Cup final

The 2024 Egyptian Super Cup final was the final match of the 2024 Egyptian Super Cup, the 22nd edition of the competition since its establishment in 2001, and the second under the new four-team format. It was played between Al Ahly and Zamalek on 24 October 2024 at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Bombanda raid

On 24 October 2024, Cameroonian security forces carried out a successful raid targeting the Ambazonian rebel leader Ndiba Lenya Clifford (alias "General Lucifer") in Bombanda, a location in the Mbonge sub-division of Meme department. The operation resulted in Clifford's death, alongside eight of his associates. The local population reportedly assisted the security forces in carrying out the aid, and subsequently approved of Clifford's killing.

2024 El Gouna Film Festival

The seventh edition of the El Gouna Film Festival took place from October 24 to November 1 in El Gouna, Egypt., held at the El Gouna Convention and Culture Centre.

This entry records the opening, as dated in the source infobox.

Egypt

2025 Irish presidential election

The 2025 Irish presidential election took place on Friday, 24 October 2025, to elect a new president of Ireland. The incumbent president, Michael D. Higgins, was term-limited, having served the maximum two seven-year terms permitted under the Constitution of Ireland. The nominated candidates were Catherine Connolly (independent), Jim Gavin (Fianna Fáil), and Heather Humphreys (Fine Gael). All three were nominated by members of the Oireachtas rather than by county or city councils.

Ireland