It happened one 24 October

1929 : Black Thrursday in Wall Street


On October 24, 1929, after a constant boom of speculation in the 20s, the New York Stock Exchange lost 11%. A panic spread in all markets and the fall continued in the days and months that followed. The crash resulted in 12 years of economic crisis. Level before the crash on Wall Street was reached again only in November 1954.

1969 : Richard Burton bought a 69-carat diamond to Liz Taylor


On October 24, 1969, following one of the couple's memorable dispute, Richard Burton bought for his wife Liz Taylor a 69-carat diamond from Cartier for $ 1.5 million dollars. The diamond had 58 facets, was pear-shaped and flawless and came from South Africa. He is remembered as the Taylor-Burton.

1970 : Salvador Allende elected President of Chile


On October 24, 1970, despite the best efforts of the United States to prevent it, Salvador Allende was democratically elected president of Chile. Allende pretended to want to nationalize the telecommunications and mining industries of the country, owned by U.S. multinationals. The United States continued their efforts to destabilize the government for the next 3 years and finally organized a coup and the assassination of the Chilean president in 1973 in order to install a military dictatorship more favorable to their economic interests.

2003 : Last flight of Concorde


On 24 October 2003, the Concorde made ​​its last flight, departing from New York to London. The supersonic aircraft had become too expensive to maintain, especially since the crash of July 25, 2000, after taking off from Paris.

2008 : Crash on world markets


On October 24, 2008, stock markets around the world lost an average of 10%. Because of subprime, credit default and bad investments, a number of banks failed causing a panic in the markets and the worst financial crisis in history.

Latest news : 24 October

National Day in Zambia
October 24 is National Day in Zambia which celebrates its independence gained against the United Kingdom on October 24, 1964.
United Nations Day
Since 1947, 24 October is United Nations Day, which celebrates the ratification of the Charter of the United Nations on October 24, 1945 when the last of the five permanent members (United States, China, France, UK and Soviet Union) signed the Treaty.

Quote of the day : 24 October

Salvador Allende
The people must defend themselves and not sacrifice, they should not be exterminated, and not let be humiliated.

Birthdays : 24 October

Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (1804)
Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer (1868)
Jack Warner, English actor (1895)
Melvin Purvis, FBI agent (1903)
Gilbert Bécaud, French singer (1927)
Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor and singer (1927)
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (1932)
Bill Wyman, English musician (Rolling Stones) (1936)
F. Murray Abraham, American actor (1939)
Martin Campbell, New Zealand director (1943)
Duncan Lunan, Scottish astronomer and writer (1945)
Kevin Kline, American actor (1947)
BD Wong, American actor (1960)
Roman Abramovich, Russian oil magnate (1966)
Adela Noriega, Mexican actress (1969)
Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist (1973)
Iván Kaviedes, Ecuadorian footballer (1977)
Zac Posen, American fashion designer (1980)
Jemima Rooper, English actress (1981)
Wayne Rooney, English footballer (1985)
Lionel Beauxis, French rugby player (1985)
Charlie White, American ice dancer (1987)
Shenae Grimes, Canadian actress (1989)

They left us one 24 October

Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (1725)
Daniel Webster, American politician (1852)
George Cadbury, English chocolate manufacturer (1922)
Louis Renault , French industrialist (1944)
Christian Dior, French fashion designer (1957)
Jackie Robinson, American baseball player (1972)
Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (1989)
Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (2005)
Georges Frêche, French politician (2010)
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