24 August

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. (DW: The Fires of Pompeii)
 * 1572 - The First Doctor and Steven visited Paris just in time to witness the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre. (DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, DWN: The Massacre)

Behind the scenes

 * 1911 - Maurice Quick (the Gold Usher in DW: The Deadly Assassin) was born.
 * 1924 - Jimmy Gardner (Chenchu in DW: Marco Polo and Idmon in DW: Underworld) was born.
 * 1932 - William Morgan Sheppard (the older Canton Delaware in DW: The Impossible Astronaut) was born.
 * 1962 - Gordon Warnecke (Tuza in the Doctor Who story Mindwarp) was born.
 * 1968 - Episode 3 of DW: The Dominators was first broadcast.