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United Nations Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Day

Harry Eugene Drake broke the world record for the longest shot with a footbow on 24 October 1971
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Drake

Sheffield Football Club founded on 24 October, 1857
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheffield_F.C.

Hurricane Wilma made landfall in Cape Romano, Florida on October 24, 2005.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Wilma

Operation Gladio's existence came to public knowledge on October 24, 1990
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gladio



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The Nedelin catastrophe was a launch pad accident that occurred on 24 October 1960
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t20365469/nedelin-rocket-disaster/

V-2 No. 13 rocket was the first man-made object to take a photograph of the Earth from outer space.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45744666/v-2-no-13/

Chang'e 1 was successfully launched on October 24, 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chang%27e_1

The Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar program ran from 24 October 1957 to 10 December 1963
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-20_Dyna-Soar

Deep Space 1 spacecraft was launched on 24 October 1998
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45744692/deep-space-1/

Magion 1, the first Czechoslovak satellite was launched into orbit on October 24, 1978
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58845989/magion-1/

Mars Orbit Insertion of Mars Odyssey on the 24th October 2001. 
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/odysseyarrival.pdf (PDF)

MESSENGER made a Venus flyby at 08:34 UTC, 24th October 2006. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MESSENGER#Two_Venus_flybys

British Airways retired its Concorde fleet on 24 October, 2003.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#Retirement

On October 24, 1911, Orville Wright soared above Kill Devil Hill for 9 minutes 45 seconds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Glider#1911_glider



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Susan Kilrain (born October 24, 1961) is a former NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Kilrain

Jing Haipeng (October 24, 1966) is a Chinese pilot and astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jing_Haipeng

George Washington Hough (October 24, 1836 - January 1, 1909) was an American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Hough

Henry Crozier Keating Plummer (24 October 1875 - 30 September 1946) was an English astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Crozier_Keating_Plummer

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (October 24, 1932 - May 18, 2007) was a French physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre-Gilles_de_Gennes

Wilhelm Eduard Weber (24 October 1804 - 23 June 1891) was a German physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Eduard_Weber

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger (October 24, 1920 - July 29, 1996) was a French mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel-Paul_Sch%C3%BCtzenberger

Edmund Taylor Whittaker (24 October 1873 - 24 March 1956) was an English mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._T._Whittaker

Duncan Alasdair Lunan, born October 1945, is a Scottish author
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Lunan

Anna Göldi (October 24, 1734 - June 13, 1782) is known as the "last witch" in Switzerland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_G%C3%B6ldi



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Gattaca is a 1997 science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51290926/gattaca/



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The Argentine National Observatory was founded on 24 October 1871
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_National_Observatory



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Uranus Moons Umbriel and Ariel, were discovered by William Lassell on thhe 24th October 1851.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moons_of_Uranus#Discovery

October Ursa Minorids
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51291325/october-ursa-minorids/

Minot Air Force Base UFO Incident on 24 October 1968
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55343863/minot-afb-b-52-ufo/



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NGC Discovered

NGC 11 is a magnitude +13.7 spiral galaxy discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 24th October 1881.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58846125/ngc-11/

NGC 354 is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 24th October 1881.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58846120/ngc-354/

NGC 1138 is a magnitude +13.0 barred spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 24th October 1786. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58846113/ngc-1138/

Messier 39 is a magnitude +4.6 open star cluster observed by Charles Messier on the 24th October 1764.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58846102/messier-39/

Messier 40 is a magnitude +9.65 and +10.10 double star discovered by Charles Messier on the 24th October 1764.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55342579/messier-40/

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula discovered by William Herschel on October 24, 1786, from Slough, England.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t3315474/north-america-nebula/



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Meteorites

The Peramiho (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Ruvuma, Tanzania, on the 24th October 1899.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45744561/peramiho-meteorite/



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