24 August
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Events
- 79 - The Tenth Doctor caused Mount Vesuvius to erupt to kill the Pyrovile. The whole population of Pompeii was wiped out except for one family. (TV: The Fires of Pompeii) The Seventh Doctor and Melanie Bush were in the city at the time of the eruption but managed to escape unharmed. (AUDIO: The Fires of Vulcan)
- 1572 - The First Doctor and Steven visited Paris just in time to witness the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre. (TV: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, PROSE: The Massacre)
Behind the scenes
- 1911 - Maurice Quick (the Gold Usher in TV: The Deadly Assassin) was born.
- 1924 - Jimmy Gardner (Chenchu in TV: Marco Polo and Idmon in TV: Underworld) was born.
- 1932 - William Morgan Sheppard (the older Canton Delaware in TV: The Impossible Astronaut) was born.
- 1962 - Gordon Warnecke (Tuza in the Doctor Who story Mindwarp) was born.
- 1968 - Episode 3 of TV: The Dominators was first broadcast.