è successo un 24 Ottobre

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.

Novità del giorno : 24 Ottobre

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.

Citazione del giorno : 24 Ottobre

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

Compleanni : 24 Ottobre

Wilhelm Eduard Weber, Fisico tedesco (1804)
Alexandra David-Néel, Esploratrice francese (1868)
Jack Warner, Attore inglese (1895)
Melvin Purvis, Agente dell'FBI (1903)
Jean-Claude Pascal, Cantante e attore frrancese (1927)
Gilbert Bécaud, Cantante francese (1927)
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Fisico francese, premio Nobel (1932)
Bill Wyman, Musicista inglese (Rolling Stones) (1936)
F. Murray Abraham, Attore americano (1939)
Martin Campbell, Regista della Nuova Zelanda (1943)
Duncan Lunan, Astronomo e scrittore scozzese (1945)
Kevin Kline, Attore americano (1947)
BD Wong, Attore americano (1960)
Roman Abramovich, Magnate del petrolio russo (1966)
Adela Noriega, Attrice messicana (1969)
Levi Leipheimer, Ciclista americano (1973)
Iván Kaviedes, Calciatore ecuadoriano (1977)
Zac Posen, Stilista americano (1980)
Jemima Rooper, Attrice inglese (1981)
Wayne Rooney, Calciatore inglese (1985)
Lionel Beauxis, Giocatore di rugby francese (1985)
Charlie White, Pattinatore americano (1987)
Shenae Grimes, Attrice canadese (1989)

Ci hanno lasciato un 24 Ottobre

Alessandro Scarlatti, Compositore italiano (1725)
Daniel Webster, Uomo politico americano (1852)
George Cadbury, Produttore di cioccolato inglese (1922)
Louis Renault , Industriale francese (1944)
Christian Dior, Stilista francese (1957)
Jackie Robinson, Giocatore di baseball americano (1972)
Jerzy Kukuczka, Alpinista polacco (1989)
Rosa Parks, Attivista per i diritti civili americana (2005)
Georges Frêche, Uomo politico francese (2010)
Vue mer : crédit photo Aseed