On This Day in History October 24, 2019

Historical Events 1260  Qutuz, Mamluk Sultans of Egypt (1259-60), is assassinated by Baibars, a fellow Mamluk leader, who seizes power for himself 1648  Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Year's War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland's independence recognized 1929  "Black Thursday", start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8% 1962  Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet ships approach but stop short of the US blockade of Cuba 2008  "Bloody Friday" saw many of the world's stock exchanges experienced the worst declines in their history, with drops of around 10% in most indices. More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Domitian (51 - 96) Drake 32nd Birthday Melvin Purvis (1903 - 1960) Moss Hart (1904 - 1961) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005) Tycho Brahe (1546 - 1601) More Famous Deaths