October 24 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 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,... ↗
• 2014 — The China National Space Administration launches an experimental lunar mission, Chang'e 5-T1, which will loop behind the Moon and return... ↗
• 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. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 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

🏀 Sports on this Date

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