On This Day in History — October 24

• 2016 — A Fairchild Merlin airliner on a French surveillance mission crashes in Kirkop, Malta, killing all five people on board.
• 2015 — A driver, arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI), crashes into the Oklahoma State Homecoming parade in Stillwater, Oklahoma, killing four people and injuring 34.
• 2014 — The China National Space Administration launches an experimental lunar mission, Chang'e 5-T1, which will loop behind the Moon and return to Earth.
• 2008 — "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experience the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices.
• 2007 — Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, is launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
• 2005 — Hurricane Wilma makes landfall in Florida resulting in 35 direct 26 indirect fatalities and causing $20.6B USD in damage.

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Notable Births on October 24

• 1998 — Daya, American singer
• 1997 — Claudia Fragapane, English gymnast
• 1996 — Kyla Ross, American gymnast
• 1995 — Vincent Leuluai, Australian rugby league player
• 1994 — Tereza Martincová, Czech tennis player
• 1994 — Krystal, American-South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (f(x) and SM the Ballad)

Notable Deaths on October 24

• 2017 — Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter (b. 1928)
• 2017 — Robert Guillaume, American actor (b. 1927)
• 2016 — Bobby Vee, American pop singer (b. 1943)
• 2016 — Jorge Batlle Ibáñez, Uruguayan politician, former president (2000-2005) (b. 1927)
• 2015 — Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (b. 1923)
• 2015 — Alvin Bronstein, American lawyer and academic (b. 1928)

Sports on October 24

• NHL: Montreal Canadiens @ Chicago Blackhawks — 00:00 UTC Final
• NBA: Detroit Pistons @ Miami Heat — 00:00 UTC Final
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:00 UTC Final
• College Football: Army Black Knights @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane — 00:30 UTC Final
• NHL: Tampa Bay Lightning @ Colorado Avalanche — 01:00 UTC Final
• College Football: Air Force Falcons @ Wyoming Cowboys — 01:00 UTC Final

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Public Holidays on October 25

• 🌍 臺灣光復暨金門古寧頭大捷紀念日 (Taiwan)

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On This Day in History — October 25

• 2009 — The October 2009 Baghdad bombings kills 155 and wounds at least 721.
• 1997 — After a brief civil war which has driven President Pascal Lissouba out of Brazzaville, Denis Sassou Nguesso proclaims himself the President of the Republic of the Congo.
• 1995 — A commuter train slams into a school bus in Fox River Grove, Illinois, killing seven students.
• 1983 — Operation Urgent Fury: The United States and its Caribbean allies invade Grenada, six days after Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and several of his supporters are executed in a coup d'état.
• 1980 — Proceedings on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction conclude at The Hague.
• 1977 — Digital Equipment Corporation releases OpenVMS V1.0.

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Notable Births on October 25

• 1946 — Yazzie Johnson, Navajo artist
• 1945 — Peter Ledger, Australian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1994)
• 1945 — Phil "Fang" Volk, American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
• 1944 — Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (d. 2013)
• 1944 — Jon Anderson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1944 — James Carville, American lawyer and political consultant

Notable Deaths on October 25

• 2016 — Carlos Alberto Torres, Brazilian football player and manager (b. 1944)
• 2015 — David Cesarani, English historian and author (b. 1956)
• 2015 — Lisa Jardine, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1944)
• 2015 — Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (b. 1988)
• 2015 — Flip Saunders, American basketball player and coach (b. 1955)
• 2014 — Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1943)

Sports on October 25

• NBA: Washington Wizards @ Chicago Bulls — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: San Antonio Spurs @ Dallas Mavericks — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: UTSA Roadrunners @ Tulane Green Wave — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Houston Rockets @ Atlanta Hawks — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLS: San Jose Earthquakes @ FC Dallas — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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