eso ha pasado un 24 Octubre

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.

Actualidad del día : 24 Octubre

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.

Cita del día : 24 Octubre

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

Cumpleaños : 24 Octubre

Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Físico alemán (1804)
Alexandra David-Néel, Exploradora francesa (1868)
Jack Warner, Actor inglés (1895)
Melvin Purvis, Agente del FBI (1903)
Jean-Claude Pascal, Cantante y actor francés (1927)
Gilbert Bécaud, Cantante francés (1927)
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Físico francés, Premio Nobel (1932)
Bill Wyman, Músico inglés (Rolling Stones) (1936)
F. Murray Abraham, Actor americano (1939)
Martin Campbell, Director de cine de Nueva Zelanda (1943)
Duncan Lunan, Astrónomo y escritor escocés (1945)
Kevin Kline, Actor americano (1947)
BD Wong, Actor americano (1960)
Roman Abramovich, Magnate del petróleo ruso (1966)
Adela Noriega, Actriz mexicana (1969)
Levi Leipheimer, Ciclista americano (1973)
Iván Kaviedes, Futbolista ecuatoriano (1977)
Zac Posen, Diseñador de moda estadounidense (1980)
Jemima Rooper, Actriz inglesa (1981)
Wayne Rooney, Futbolista Inglés (1985)
Lionel Beauxis, Jugador de rugby francés (1985)
Charlie White, Patinador estadounidense (1987)
Shenae Grimes, Actriz canadiense (1989)

Nos han dejado un 24 Octubre

Alessandro Scarlatti, Compositor italiano (1725)
Daniel Webster, Político estadounidense (1852)
George Cadbury, Fabricante de chocolate inglés (1922)
Louis Renault , Industrial francés (1944)
Christian Dior, Diseñador de moda francés (1957)
Jackie Robinson, Jugador de béisbol estadounidense (1972)
Jerzy Kukuczka, Alpinista polaco (1989)
Rosa Parks, Activista por los derechos civiles estadounidense (2005)
Georges Frêche, Político francés (2010)
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