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What happened in history on this day: October 24?
On October 24 in ...
- 1980 - Paul McCartney is honored by the Guinness Book of World Records for being the best-selling songwriter and recording artist in music history.
- 1996 - Motown Records founder Berry Gordy receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Births on October 24
- 1930 - Birth of Jiles Perry Richardson AKA The Big Bopper in Texas, USA; singer-songwriter, disc jockey.
- 1936 - Birth of Bill Wyman in England; rocker (Rolling Stones - "Under My Thumb").
- 1938 - Birth of Fred E Finn in San Francisco, California, USA; pianist (Mickie Finn's).
- 1946 - Birth of Jerry Edmonton in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; drummer (Sparrow, Steppenwolf - "Born to Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride").
- 1953 - Birth of Billy Thomas; country musician (Terry McBride and the Ride).
- 1972 - Birth of Louis Michael Anthony in Sassin, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; rocker (4 Fun - "Unbelievable Fun").
- 1979 - Birth of Ben Gillies; rock musician (Silverchair).
Deaths on October 24
- 2002 - Death of Tom Dowd of emphysema; American record producer (Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rod Stewart, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Lulu, Chicago, The Allman Brothers Band, The J. Geils Band, Meat Loaf, Sonny and Cher, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Kenny Loggins, Dusty Springfield, The Drifters, Otis Redding).
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