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October 9, 2024

On October 9, 2024, hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane Helene impacted the state. The year's #1 song was "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims. Moo Deng, Moo Deng, Moo Deng would arrive in the same year.

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2024

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2024 (MMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2024th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 24th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 5th year of the 2020s decade.

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On October 9, 2024

  1. 2024 Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane Helene impacted the state.

    Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2024

    Hurricane Milton was an extremely powerful and destructive tropical cyclone which caused major damage and fatalities in Florida in October 2024. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Rita for the most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico. S.

Farewells

Died on October 9, 2024

George Baldock English-Greek footballer (1993–2024)
Dieter Burdenski German footballer (1950–2024)
Lily Ebert Hungarian-born Holocaust survivor (1923–2024)
Lee Wei Ling Singaporean neurologist (1955–2024)
Clark R. Rasmussen American politician (1934–2024)
Leif Segerstam Finnish conductor and composer (1944–2024)
Ratan Tata Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1937–2024)

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Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus
Moo Deng 2024– Thai celebrity pygmy hippopotamus

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