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Historical events & facts — October 24
What happened on October 24?
On October 24, 1945, the United Nations Charter entered into force, giving birth to the UN with the aim of maintaining international peace and security after World War II. The organisation, headquartered in New York, initially brought together 51 countries and today has 193 member states — virtually every recognised country in the world.
On October 24, 1964, Zambia gained independence from the United Kingdom, with Kenneth Kaunda as its first president. The copper-rich country, previously known as Northern Rhodesia, would be a key supporter of liberation movements in southern Africa. Kaunda governed for twenty-seven years before peacefully accepting defeat in the first multiparty elections of 1991.
On December 24, 1979, the European rocket Ariane 1 made its first successful launch from Kourou, French Guiana, placing the CAT-1 satellite into orbit. It was the birth of the Ariane programme, which would make Europe the world's leading commercial satellite launch provider, competing on equal terms with the US and the USSR.
Notable birthdays — October 24
Famous people born on October 24
AD 51
The 50s decade ran from January 1, 50, to December 31, 59. It was the sixth decade in the Anno Domini/Common Era, if the nine-year period from 1 AD to 9 AD is considered as a "decade".
František Čapek
František Čapek was a Czech sprint canoeist who competed for Czechoslovakia from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. He won a gold medal in the C-1 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Y. A. Tittle
Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. was an American professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants; he also played for the original Baltimore Colts of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) until the franchise folded a year after joining the NFL.
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was a French physicist and the Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 1991.
Bill Wyman
William George Wyman is an English musician who was the bassist of the rock band the Rolling Stones from 1962 to 1993. Wyman was part of the band's first stable lineup and performed on its first 19 studio albums. After his departure, he occasionally took part in live performances with the Rolling Stones and recorded with them in 2023.
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