October 24 in history: • 1885 – The Russian ship Dmitry ran aground in Whitby, an incident that inspired the arrival of Count Dracula to England in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel (cover pictured). → go there • 1929 – On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression. → go there • 1930 – The Pacification Junta deposed Brazillian president Washington Luís, ending the Brazilian Revolution of 1930. → go there • 2004 – English football club Manchester United defeated rivals Arsenal 2–0 in the Battle of the Buffet, ending the latter's record-breaking unbeaten run. → go there • 2015 – Lam 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. → go there Born 1830: Marianne North Wiki link Died 1915: Désiré Charnay Wiki link Born 1925: Luciano Berio Wiki link Died 1970: Richard Hofstadter Wiki link Pictured: ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker.