Famous people born on October 24 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is October 24, you share it with Bill Wyman, Kevin Kline, Drake — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for October 24
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Opal
Birthstone
Marigold
Birth flower
297th
Day of the year
October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years), with 68 days still to come.
Famous people born on October 24
Bill Wyman — English musician and longtime bassist of the Rolling Stones (born 1936).
Kevin Kline — American Academy Award-winning actor (born 1947).
Drake — Canadian rapper, singer, and actor (born 1986).
Also sharing the day:
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (b. 1632) — Dutch microscope pioneer called the "father of microbiology."
F. Murray Abraham (b. 1939) — American actor who won an Oscar as Salieri in Amadeus.
PewDiePie (b. 1989) — Swedish YouTuber, born Felix Kjellberg, who became one of the platform's most-subscribed creators.
October 24 in history
1901 — Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
1931 — The George Washington Bridge, then the world's longest main bridge span, was dedicated.
1945 — The United Nations officially came into existence, now celebrated as United Nations Day.
1861 — The first transcontinental telegraph line was completed, linking America's coasts.
1946 — A V-2 rocket launched from New Mexico took the first photographs of Earth from space.
2003 — The supersonic Concorde made its final commercial flight, from New York to London.
October 24 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is October 24?
Anyone born on October 24 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for October 24?
The birthstone for a October 24 birthday is Opal, and the birth flower is the Marigold.
Who is the most famous person born on October 24?
Bill Wyman is among the best known — English musician and longtime bassist of the Rolling Stones (born 1936).
What happened on October 24?
In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
What day of the year is October 24?
October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years), with 68 days still to come.
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