What Happened on October 24, 2018

Historical Events

Indian cricketer Virat Kohli becomes the 12th and the fastest-ever to score 10,000 runs in one day international matches, taking just 205 innings

Joel Embiid becomes the first NBA player to reach 30 points and 19 rebounds in the same game since Charles Barkley in 1991

Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge named UN Person of the Year for setting a new marathon world record and for his work with AIDS/HIV in Kenya

Largest jackpot in US history at $1.6 billion won by one person in South Carolina

Pipe bombs sent to prominent US Democrats including the Obamas, Clintons, John Brennan and CNN, but safely defused

Scientists confirm East Island in Hawaii, half a mile long, has been wiped out after contact with Hurricane Walaka

Darijan Božič, Slovenian composer and conductor, dies at 86
Tony Joe White, American blues and swamp rock singer ("Polk Salad Annie"), and songwriter ("Rainy Night In Georgia"), dies of a heart attack at 75
Wah-Wah Watson [Melvin Ragin], American session guitarist in Motown's Funk Brothers (Temptations - "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"), dies at 67

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 6 months and 5 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Scorpio