October 24. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 68 days remain until the end of the year. Events Pre-1600 AD 69 ??? In the Second Battle of Bedriacum, troops loyal to Vespasian defeat those of Emperor Vitellius. 1260 ??? Chartres Cathedral is dedicated in the presence of King Louis IX of France. 1260 ??? After defeating the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut and assassinating the previous Mamluk sultan, Qutuz, Baybars ascends to the Egyptian throne as the fourth sultan of the Mamluk Sultanate. 1360 ??? The Treaty of Br??tigny is ratified, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War. 1590 ??? John White, the governor of the second Roanoke Colony, returns to England after an unsuccessful search for the "lost" colonists. 1596 ??? The second Spanish armada sets sail to strike against England, but...