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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. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

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Ratification of the Treaty of Münster
Cathedral of Chartres, France
Cathedral of Chartres, France
United Nations Headquarters
George Washington Bridge, New York/New Jersey

Ineligible

Blurb	Reason
; Independence Day in Zambia (1964)	refimprove section
1260 – The Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France, was dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX.	unreferenced section
1360 – The Treaty of Brétigny was ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.	incomplete, refimprove
1861 – The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States was completed from Omaha, Nebraska, to Carson City, Nevada, spelling the end of the Pony Express.	needs more footnotes, lead too short
1929 – Wall Street Crash of 1929	Featured on October 29
1960 – A prototype of the Soviet R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile exploded on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakh SSR, killing at least 90 people.	needs more footnotes
1964 – Northern Rhodesia gained independence from the United Kingdom and was renamed Zambia after the Zambezi river which flows through the country.	refimprove section

Eligible

1260 – Qutuz, Mamluk sultan of Egypt, was assassinated by a fellow Mamluk leader, Baibars, who then seized power for himself.
1795 – As a result of the Third Partition of Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ceased to exist as an independent state as its territory was divided between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
1931 – The George Washington Bridge, today the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, connecting New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, was dedicated.
1945 – The UN Charter, the constitution of the United Nations, entered into force after being ratified by the Republic of China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and a majority of the other signatories.
1949 – The cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters building in New York City was laid.
2007 – Chang'e 1, the first satellite in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, was launched from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

October 24: United Nations Day (1945)

1648 – The second treaty of the Peace of Westphalia, the Treaty of Münster, was signed, ending both the Thirty Years' War and the Dutch Revolt, and officially recognizing the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and Swiss Confederation as independent states.
1851 – William Lassell (pictured) discovered the Uranian moons Umbriel and Ariel.
1912 – First Balkan War: Serbian forces defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Kumanovo in Vardar Macedonia.
1944 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1964 – The military court of South Vietnamese junta chief Nguyen Khanh acquitted Generals Duong Van Duc and Lam Van Phat of leading a coup attempt against Khanh, despite the pair's proclamation of his overthrow during their military action.

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+* [[1260]] – '''[[Qutuz]]''', [[Mamluk]] sultan of Egypt, was assassinated by a fellow Mamluk leader, '''[[Baibars]]''', who then seized power for himself.
-* [[1851]] – [[William Lassell]] discovered the [[Moons of Uranus|Uranian moons]] '''[[Umbriel (moon)|Umbriel]]''' and '''[[Ariel (moon)|Ariel]]'''.
+* [[1795]] – As a result of the [[Partitions of Poland|Third Partition of Poland]], the '''[[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]''' ceased to exist as an independent state as its territory was divided between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
-* [[1912]] – [[First Balkan War]]: [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbian]] forces defeated the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army at the '''[[Battle of Kumanovo]]''' in [[Vardar Macedonia]].
+* [[1931]] – The '''[[George Washington Bridge]]''', today the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, connecting [[New York City]] to [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]], was dedicated.
-* [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Imperial Japanese]] battleship '''''[[Japanese battleship Musashi|Musashi]]''''', one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk in the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].
+* [[1945]] – The '''[[United Nations Charter|UN Charter]]''', the constitution of the [[United Nations]], entered into force after being ratified by the Republic of China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and a majority of the other signatories.
-* [[1949]] – The [[cornerstone]] of the '''[[United Nations Headquarters]]''' building in New York City was laid.
+* [[1949]] – The [[cornerstone]] of the '''[[Headquarters of the United Nations|United Nations Headquarters]]''' building in New York City was laid.
-* [[1964]] – The military court of [[State of Vietnam|South Vietnamese junta]] chief [[Nguyen Khanh]] acquitted Generals '''[[Dương Văn Đức|Duong Van Duc]]''' and '''[[Lam Van Phat]]''' of leading a [[September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt|coup attempt]] against Khanh, despite the pair's proclamation of his overthrow during their military action.
+* [[2007]] – '''[[Chang'e 1]]''', the first satellite in the [[Chinese Lunar Exploration Program]], was launched from [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center]].
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+* [[1648]] – The second treaty of the '''[[Peace of Westphalia]]''', the Treaty of Münster, was signed, ending both the [[Thirty Years' War]] and the [[Dutch Revolt]], and officially recognizing the [[Dutch Republic|Republic of the Seven United Netherlands]] and [[Switzerland|Swiss Confederation]] as independent states.
-* [[1260]] – '''[[Qutuz]]''', [[Mamluk]] sultan of Egypt, was assassinated by a fellow Mamluk leader, '''[[Baibars]]''', who then seized power for himself.
+* [[1851]] – [[William Lassell]] ''(pictured)'' discovered the [[Moons of Uranus|Uranian moons]] '''[[Umbriel (moon)|Umbriel]]''' and '''[[Ariel (moon)|Ariel]]'''.
-* [[1795]] – As a result of the [[Partitions of Poland|Third Partition of Poland]], the '''[[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]]''' ceased to exist as an independent state as its territory was divided between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
+* [[1912]] – [[First Balkan War]]: [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbian]] forces defeated the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] army at the '''[[Battle of Kumanovo]]''' in [[Vardar Macedonia]].
-* [[1931]] – The '''[[George Washington Bridge]]''' ''(pictured)'', today the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, connecting [[New York City]] to [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]], was dedicated.
+* [[1944]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Imperial Japanese]] battleship '''''[[Japanese battleship Musashi|Musashi]]''''', one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk in the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]].
-* [[1945]] – The '''[[United Nations Charter|UN Charter]]''', the constitution of the [[United Nations]], entered into force after being ratified by the Republic of China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and a majority of the other signatories.
+* [[1964]] – The military court of [[State of Vietnam|South Vietnamese junta]] chief [[Nguyen Khanh]] acquitted Generals '''[[Dương Văn Đức|Duong Van Duc]]''' and '''[[Lam Van Phat]]''' of leading a [[September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt|coup attempt]] against Khanh, despite the pair's proclamation of his overthrow during their military action.
-* [[2007]] – '''[[Chang'e 1]]''', the first satellite in the [[Chinese Lunar Exploration Program]], was launched from [[Xichang Satellite Launch Center]].
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