Saturday, October 24, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Name day
Today's name day is:
FlorentinAstrological sign: Scorpio (October 23 - November 22)
Festivals and international days on October 24:
- World Development Information Day
- United Nations Day
- Zambia Independence Day
See also: October 23 - October 25 - All days of 2026
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)
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.