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Movie events on the 24th August
Pompeii is destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupts. (Pompeii) (Pompeii)
Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre. (Paris, France) (Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages)
William Wilberforce born. (Great Britain) (Amazing Grace)
Nicholas Lundy born. (The Royal Tenenbaums)
Future musical film star Daisy Clover is born. (Angel Beach, CA) (Inside Daisy Clover)
Daisy Clover makes a record of herself singing and sends it into a talent contest sponsored by Raymond Swan of Swan Studios. This 25 cent investment leads to a studio contract, fame and misfortune. (Angel Beach, CA) (Inside Daisy Clover)
David Carr, an underemployed miner and a devote communist, hears an impassioned account of fascist atrocities in Spain and makes up his mind to head off to Barcelona to fight for the Republic. (Liverpool, England) (Land and Freedom)
Clark Gable reluctantly agrees to play Rhett Butler in David O. Selznick's "Gone with the Wind". (Gable and Lombard)
The Doors begin recording their self-titled debut album. (Hollywood, CA) (The Doors)
Beatles' manager Brian Epstein dies of an overdose of sleeping pills. (Birth of the Beatles)
Mark David Chapman is sentenced to prison for 20 years to life. (New York City, New York) (The Killing of John Lennon)
Julie Powell learns how to cook mushrooms properly, and begins to spend large amounts at the supermarket, including a small tree. (Julie & Julia)
Irene, mother of Raimunda and Sole, dies in a house fire. (Volver)
Macgruber's passport is issued. (MacGruber)
Macgruber's passport expires. (MacGruber)
Mashable article titled "Suprahuman" is published. (RoboCop)
Jake Sully ceases to be. Sort of. (Pandora) (Avatar)