October 24

Events


 * 1861 - The first transcontinental telegraph message was sent by Justice Stephen J. Field

Births


 * 1825 – Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (d. 1899)
 * 1838 – Georges Bizet, French composer (d. 1875)
 * 1864 – Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian composer (d. 1956)
 * 1902 – Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (d. 1933)
 * 1926 – Galina Vishnevskaya, Russian soprano
 * 1941 – Helen Reddy, Australian singer
 * 1944 – Jon Anderson, English singer (Yes)
 * 1947 – Glenn Tipton, English guitarist (Judas Priest)
 * 1950 – Chris Norman, English singer
 * 1955 – Robin Eubanks, American jazz trombonist
 * 1955 – Matthias Jabs, German guitarist (Scorpions)
 * 1961 – Chad Smith, American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
 * 1964 – Nicole, German singer
 * 1970 – Ed Robertson, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
 * 1971 – Neil Fallon, Lead singer of Clutch (band)
 * 1979 – Natasha Khan, British singer
 * 1981 – Josh Henderson, American actor and singer
 * 1981 – Jerome Isaac Jones, American singer
 * 1981 – Austin Winkler, American lead vocalist (Hinder)
 * 1982 – Eman Lam, Hong Kong singer
 * 1984 – Katy Perry, American singer
 * 1985 – Ciara Harris, American singer
 * 1986 – DJ Webstar, American disc jockey