Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/October 24

October 24: United Nations Day; Independence Day in Zambia (1964); Labour Day in New Zealand (2005).

• 1260: The Cathedral of Chartres was dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France.
• 1648: The Peace of Westphalia was signed, ending the Thirty Years' War and "officially" recognizing the United Provinces and Swiss Confederation.
• 1929: The Great Depression: The New York Stock Exchange crashed on "Black Thursday", setting off a chain of bankruptcies and triggering a worldwide economic depression.
• 1930: History of Brazil: A bloodless coup d'état ousted President Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa and President-elect Júlio Prestes.
• 1945: The UN Charter, the constitution of the United Nations, entered into force.

Recent days: October 23 – October 22 – October 21

More anniversaries:

• September 30
• October 1
• October 2