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October 24
Events
- 1992The Toronto Blue Jays become the first Major League Baseball team based outside the United States to win the World Series.
- 1998Deep Space 1 is launched to explore the asteroid belt and test new spacecraft technologies.
Born on this day
- 1929George Crumb, American composer and educator (died 2022)
- 1930The Big Bopper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1959)
- 1939F. Murray Abraham, American actor
- 1947Kevin Kline, American actor and singer
- 1970Jeff Mangum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1971Caprice Bourret, American model and actress
Remembered
- 2017Fats Domino, American pianist and singer-songwriter (born 1928)
- 2021James Michael Tyler, American actor (born 1962)
- 2018Tony Joe White, American singer/songwriter (born 1943)
- 2017Robert Guillaume, American actor (born 1927)
Saved picks. Source: Wikipedia, October 24. Filtered to 1950 to 1999, pop culture first, family-friendly.
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