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On October 24, 69: In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius.

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In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius.

AD 69 (LXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the consulship of Galba and Vinius. The denomination AD 69 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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Born on October 24

Amon-Ra St. Brown 1999– American football player (born 1999)
Daya 1998– American singer and songwriter
Bron Breakker 1997– American professional wrestler and football player (born 1997)
Claudia Fragapane 1997– British artistic gymnast
Raye 1997– British singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1997)
Jaylen Brown 1996– American basketball player (born 1996)
Rafael Devers 1996– Dominican baseball player (born 1996)
Océane Dodin 1996– French tennis player (born 1996)
Garrison Mathews 1996– American basketball player (born 1996)
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Kyla Ross 1996– American artistic gymnast (born 1996)
Vincent Leuluai 1995– Australian rugby league footballer (born 1995)
Ashton Sanders 1995– American actor (b. 1995)
Krystal Jung 1994– American and South Korean singer and actress (born 1994)
Tereza Martincová 1994– Czech tennis player (born 1994)
Sean O'Malley 1994– American mixed martial artist (born 1994)
Jalen Ramsey 1994– American football player (born 1994)
R. J. Hunter 1993– American basketball player (born 1993)
Marrion Gopez 1992– Filipino musician

People

Died on October 24

Sirikit Queen of Thailand from 1950 to 2016
Amir Abdur-Rahim American basketball player and coach (1981–2024)
Abdelaziz Barrada Footballer (1989–2024)
Jeri Taylor American screenwriter (1938–2024)
Leslie Jordan American actor, comedian, writer and singer (1955–2022)
James Michael Tyler American actor (1962–2021)
Tony Joe White American singer-songwriter and musician (1943–2018)
Fats Domino American pianist and singer (1928–2017)
Robert Guillaume American actor (1927–2017)
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Girija Devi Indian classical singer (1929–2017)
Bobby Vee American singer (1943–2016)
Jorge Batlle Ibáñez 38th President of Uruguay (2000–2005)
Michael Beetham Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1923–2015)
Alvin Bronstein American lawyer (1928–2015)
Margarita Khemlin Ukrainian-Russian author and critic (born 1960)
Ján Chryzostom Korec Slovak Jesuit priest and Roman Catholic cardinal (1924–2015)
Maureen O'Hara Irish and American actress (1920–2015)
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South African middle-distance runner

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Every October 24 on record

  1. 69 In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius.

    Calendar year

    AD 69 (LXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the consulship of Galba and Vinius. The denomination AD 69 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

  2. 1260 Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France.

    Medieval cathedral in France

    Chartres Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about 80 km southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres. Dedicated in honour of the Virgin Mary, it was mostly constructed between 1194 and 1220. It stands on the site of at least five cathedrals that have occupied the site since the Diocese of Chartres was formed as an episcopal see in the 4th century.

  3. 1260 After defeating the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut and assassinating the previous Mamluk sultan, Qutuz, Baybars ascends to the Egyptian throne as the fourth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate.

    1256-1335 Post-Mongol Empire khanate in Iran

    The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids, and known to the Mongols as Hülegü Ulus. The Ilkhanid realm was officially known as the Land of Iran (Irānzamin) or simply Iran.

  4. 1360 The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.

    1360 treaty between England and France

    The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between Kings Edward III of England and John II of France. In retrospect, it is seen as having marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453).

  5. 1590 John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists.

    English governor of the Roanoke Colony (1587 to 1590)

    John White was an English colonial governor, explorer, artist, and cartographer. White was among those who sailed with Richard Grenville in the first attempt to colonise Roanoke Island in 1585, acting as artist and mapmaker to the expedition. He would most famously briefly serve as the governor of the second attempt to found Roanoke Colony on the same island in 1587 and discover the colonists had mysteriously vanished.

  6. 1596 The second Spanish armada sets sail to strike against England, but is smashed by storms off Cape Finisterre forcing a retreat to port.
  7. 1641 Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England.
  8. 1648 The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War.
  9. 1795 Poland is completely consumed by Russia, Prussia and Austria.
  10. 1812 Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Maloyaroslavets takes place near Moscow.
  11. 1813 Treaty of Gulistan: The Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813 comes to a close with the signing of the Treaty of Gulistan, under which terms Qajar Iran agrees to cede the bulk of its Caucasian territories, which comprise much of modern Dagestan, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, to the Russian Empire.
  12. 1851 William Lassell discovers the moons Umbriel and Ariel orbiting Uranus.
  13. 1857 Sheffield F.C., the world's oldest association football club still in operation, is founded in England.
  14. 1860 Convention of Peking: The Second Opium War formally comes to a close, with Qing China ceding Kowloon in perpetuity to the victorious British Empire.
  15. 1861 The first transcontinental telegraph line across the United States is completed.
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  1. 1871 An estimated 17 to 22 Chinese immigrants are lynched in Los Angeles, California.
  2. 1876 Shinpūren rebellion: Upset at the Westernisation of Meiji Japan and the abolition of the Tokugawa feudal hierarchy, the Keishintō, a group of extremist Shinto former samurai, launch a surprise attack against the Meiji government in Kumamoto Prefecture.
  3. 1886 Normanton incident: As the British merchant vessel Normanton sinks off the coast of Japan, her European officers appear to commandeer the ship's lifeboats for themselves, leaving her Asian crew and passengers to die and conjuring significant political outrage in Japan.
  4. 1889 Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
  5. 1894 First Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Jiuliancheng: Under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo, the Imperial Japanese Army covertly crosses the Yalu River into Qing territory and launches an assault on the fortifications at Hushan.
  6. 1900 U.S. Government announces plans to buy Danish West Indies for $7 million.
  7. 1901 Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
  8. 1902 Guatemala's Santa María volcano begins to erupt, becoming the third-largest eruption of the 20th century.
  9. 1911 Orville Wright remains in the air for nine minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
  10. 1912 First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
  11. 1912 First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
  12. 1917 World War I: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Caporetto on the Austro-Italian front.
  13. 1918 World War I: Italian victory in the Battle of Vittorio Veneto.
  14. 1926 Harry Houdini's last performance takes place at the Garrick Theatre in Detroit.
  15. 1929 "Black Thursday" on the New York Stock Exchange, the first day of the panic in the markets that contributes to the Great Depression.

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