📜 This Day in History
October 24
1260Qutuz, the sultan of Egypt, was assassinated and replaced by fellow Mamluk leader Baybars.- 1851Umbriel and Ariel, the third- and fourth-largest moons of Uranus, were discovered by William Lassell.
- 1930The Pacification Junta deposed Brazillian president Washington Luís, ending the Brazilian Revolution of 1930.
- 1945The Charter of the United Nations entered into force after being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and a majority of the other signatories.
- 1975In protest against wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices, 90 percent of Iceland's female population went on strike for a day.
- 2015Lam Wing-kee, the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was abducted by Chinese authorities.
