Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/October 24

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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

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