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Thursday, 23 October 2014
On this day... October 24:
On this day...
October 24
:
United Nations Day
(
1945
)
1648
– The second treaty of the
Peace of Westphalia
, the Treaty of Münster, was signed, ending both the
Thirty Years' War
and the
Dutch Revolt
, and officially recognizing the
Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
and
Swiss Confederation
as independent states.
1851
–
William Lassell
(pictured)
discovered the
Uranian moons
Umbriel
and
Ariel
.
1912
–
First Balkan War
:
Serbian
forces defeated the
Ottoman
army at the
Battle of Kumanovo
in
Vardar Macedonia
.
1944
–
World War II
: The
Imperial Japanese
battleship
Musashi
, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk in the
Battle of Leyte Gulf
.
1964
– The military court of
South Vietnamese junta
chief
Nguyen Khanh
acquitted Generals
Dương Văn Đức
and
Lâm Văn Phát
of leading a
coup attempt
against Khanh, despite the pair's proclamation of his overthrow during their military action.
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