October 24
- 1911: Birth of Sonny Terry (Saunders Terrell) (+1986)
- 1930: Birth of The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.) (+1959)
- 1936: Birth of Bill Wyman (William George Perks, Jr.) member of The Rolling Stones
- 1937: Birth of Santo Farina member of Santo & Johnny
- 1939: Recording of Let's Dance - Benny Goodman
- 1944: Birth of Ted Templeman member of Harper's Bizarre
- 1944: Birth of Bettye Swann (Betty Jean Champion)
- 1946: Birth of Jerry Edmonton (Gerald McCrohan) member of Steppenwolf
- 1947: Birth of Edgar Broughton (Robert Edgar Broughton) member of The Edgar Broughton Band
- 1948: Birth of Dale "Buffin" Griffin (Terence Dale Griffin) member of Mott The Hoople
- 1948: Birth of Barry Ryan (Barry Sapherson) member of Paul & Barry Ryan
- 1948: Birth of Paul Ryan (Paul Sapherson) (+1992) member of Paul & Barry Ryan
- 1949: Birth of Tiny Tavares (Perry Lee Tavares) member of Tavares
- 1960: Recording of Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
- 1963: Recording of The Times They Are A Changin - Bob Dylan
- 1963: Recording of One Too Many Mornings - Bob Dylan
- 1975: Recording of Hurricane - Bob Dylan
- 1975: Release of Shaved Fish - John Lennon
- 1979: Birth of Ben Gillies (Benjamin David Gillies) member of Silverchair
- 1980: Birth of Monica (Monica Denise Arnold)
- 2001: Death of Kim Gardner (Christopher Gardner) (°1948) member of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke
- 2008: Death of Merl Saunders (Christopher Gardner) (°1934)