October 24th (1980) was a Friday. It's the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 68 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 24th October, 1980
» The government of Poland legalizes the Solidarity (Polish trade union) named Solidarity trade union.
Famous Birthdays on October 24 in 1980
» Monica (singer) or Monica, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
» Matthew Amoah, Ghanaian footballer
» Niall Breslin, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and footballer (The Blizzards)
» John D. Kobs, American businessman
» Zac Posen, American fashion designer
» Christian Vander (footballer) known as Christian Vander, German footballer
» Casey Wilson, American actress and screenwriter
October 24th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Anthony Mary Claret
» October 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Zambia from United Kingdom in 1964.
» Public holidays in Egypt known as Suez Day (Egypt)
» United Nations Day, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations called 1945 Charter of the United Nations (International observance called International)
» World Development Information Day (International observance e.g International)