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On your calendar this October 24
Name day today: Saint of the day
Today we celebrate Florentin
Astrological sign: Scorpio (October 23 - November 22)
Every year on October 24:
- World Development Information Day
- United Nations Day
- Zambia Independence Day
What day of the week is October 24, 2026?
October 24, 2026 is a Saturday
Ongoing holidays and events
October 17-25: World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
October 21-25: Amsterdam Dance Event, Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 22-25: Paris Games Week
October 23-25: United States F1 Grand Prix, Austin (USA)
It happened on October 24
October 24, 1929: The 1929 stock market crash begins; it will last until October 29 on the NYSE, the New York Stock Exchange. The Great Depression begins, and unemployment skyrockets.
October 24, 1940: Marshal Philippe Pétain meets Adolf Hitler at the train station in Montoire-sur-le-Loir in the Loir-et-Cher department. The purpose of the meeting is to establish collaboration between occupying Germany and occupied France.
October 24, 1945: Entry into force of the United Nations Charter, signed in San Francisco on the previous June 26.
October 24, 1964: Northern Rhodesia proclaims its independence and becomes Zambia.
October 24, 2013: Official announcement of the discovery, by a team of astronomers from the University of California, of the most distant known galaxy and one of the oldest, named Z8 GND 5296. Its age is estimated at 13.1 billion years.
News of the week and month
This week
October 19 - October 20 - October 21 - October 22 - October 23 - October 24 - October 25
Selection of events, dates, holidays and public holidays for October
Holidays, public holidays and festivals
- October 2-3: Shemini Atzeret, the solemn closing assembly
- October 3-4: Simchat Torah, celebrating and reading the Torah
- October 4: Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Paris (France)
- October 6-15: Busan International Film Festival (South Korea)
- October 7-18, 2026: BFI London Film Festival (United Kingdom)
- October 7-18: Ghent International Film Festival (Belgium)
- October 10-12: Mondial Coiffure Beauté, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
- October 12-18: 2026 Paris Motor Show, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles/Paris (France)
- October 12-18: Semaine du Goût (Taste Week)
- October 13-15: TechCrunch Disrupt SF, San Francisco (USA)
- October 15: Global Handwashing Day
- October 16: Boss's Day (USA)
- October 21-25: Amsterdam Dance Event, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- October 22: Feast of Saint John Paul II at the Vatican
- October 24: United Nations Day
- October 25: switch to winter time
- October 28 to November 1, 2026: Salon du Chocolat, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, France
- October 31 to November 8: Rolex Paris Masters, Paris La Défense Arena
- October 31: Halloween
National days
- October 1: China National Day
- October 1: Cyprus Independence Day
- October 1: Nigeria Independence Day
- October 1: Tuvalu Independence Day
- October 2: Guinea Independence Day
- October 3: German Unity Day
- October 3: Gaecheonjeol (National Foundation Day) of South Korea
- October 4: Lesotho Independence Day
- October 9: Uganda Independence Day
- October 10: Fiji Independence Day
- October 10: Double Ten Day (National Holiday) of Taiwan
- October 12: National Holiday (Hispanic Day) of Spain
- October 12: Equatorial Guinea Independence Day
- October 24: Zambia Independence Day
- October 26: National Holiday (Austrian Neutrality) of Austria
- October 27: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day
- October 29: Turkey Republic Day
National and international days
- October 1: International Day of Older Persons
- October 2: International Day of Non-Violence
- October 4: World Animal Day
- October 4-10: World Space Week
- October 5: World Teachers' Day
- October 5: World Habitat Day
- October 10: World Mental Health Day
- October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
- October 13: International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
- October 15: International Day of Rural Women
- October 16: World Food Day
- October 16: World Bread Day
- October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- October 24: World Development Information Day
- October 27: World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
- October 28: Day of the Establishment of the Independent Czechoslovak State
- October 29: World Stroke Day
- October 31: World Cities Day
Sporting competitions
- October 9-11: Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix
- October 10: Ironman World Championship (Hawaii)
- October 10: Giro di Lombardia cycling race, Italy
- October 17-25: World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
- October 18: Amsterdam Marathon (Netherlands)
- October 22-25: Paris Games Week
- October 23-25: United States F1 Grand Prix, Austin (USA)
- October 27 to November 8: Weightlifting, IWF World Championships, Ningbo (China)
- October 30 to November 1: Mexican F1 Grand Prix, Mexico City
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