10-24-2007, 08:54 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
| Science Boy
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dante's Inferno, Circle 4
Posts: 9,514
|  On This Day (October 24)
- 1260 – The Cathedral of Chartres in Chartres, France was dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX.
- 1601 - Tycho Brahe, Danish astronomer died. (b. 1546)
- 1632 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist born. (d. 1723)
- 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.
- 1725 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer died. (b. 1660)
- 1861 - The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States is completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express.
- 1901 - Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagra Falls in a barrel.
- 1903 - Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent (d. 1960)
- 1904 - Moss Hart, American dramatist born. (d. 1961)
- 1913 - Tito Gobbi, Italian baritone born. (d. 1984)
- 1922 - George Cadbury, British chocolate and cocoa manufacturer died. (b. 1839)
- 1926 - Harry Houdini's last performance, which was at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1929 – The Great Depression: The New York Stock Exchange crashed on "Black Thursday", setting off a chain of bankruptcies and triggering a worldwide economic depression.
- 1930 - The Big Bopper, American singer born. (d. 1959)
- 1944 - Louis Renault, French automobile manufacturer died. (b. 1877)
- 1945 – The UN Charter, the constitution of the United Nations, entered into force after being ratified by the Republic of China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and a majority of the other signatories.
- 1948 - Franz Lehár, Austrian composer died. (b. 1870)
- 1957 - Christian Dior, French fashion designer died. (b. 1905)
- 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.
- 1991 - Gene Roddenberry, American television producer died. (b. 1921)
|
| 
|
