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October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 68 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. AD 69 ...
United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, to "be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.
October 23 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - October 25. All fixed commemorations below celebrated on November 6 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For October 24th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on October 11.
Portal:Current events/2023 October 24. The World Health Organization says that medicine and health supplies have not been delivered to three hospitals in northern Gaza and that nearly two-thirds of hospitals in Gaza are now inoperable. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters) The UN agency for Palestinian refugees says that the number of aid trucks so far is "a ...
This is a list of selected October 24 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit.
Food Day in the United States is celebrated annually on October 24 and often throughout the month. The celebration was started in 1975 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) in an attempt to create an event similar to Earth Day. Food Day in the U.S. was created to raise awareness about the increasing industrialization of ...
October 24 George Washington Bridge 1648 – The second treaty of the Peace of Westphalia was signed, ending both the Thirty Years' War and the Dutch Revolt , and officially recognizing the Dutch Republic and the Swiss Confederation as independent states.
October is the current month, and is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. Its length is 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC , October retained its name (from Latin and Greek ôctō meaning "eight") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that ...