Raye

BirthOctober 241997

Raye

Raye, British singer-songwriter

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When
Friday, October 24 199729 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Raye

Who they were

Rachel Agatha Keen, known professionally as Raye, is a British singer-songwriter and record producer. Her music blends elements of jazz, pop, dance, R&B, and soul, and her lyrics address personal experiences and contemporary issues. She has contributed as a songwriter to music by numerous other artists.

Why this date

Raye appears on our October 24 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.

October 24 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1997Raye
  2. 2004Arsenal F.C.
  3. 2005Hurricane Wilma
  4. 2007Chang'e 1
  5. 2008Stock market crash
  6. 2014China National Space Administration
  7. 2015Lam Wing-kee
  8. 20152015 Oklahoma State University homecoming parade attack
  9. 2016Islamic State – Khorasan Province
  10. 20162016 CAE Aviation Fairchild Merlin crash
  11. 2018Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge

Also in 1997

  • May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.
  • September 11NASANASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
  • September 11Kurkse tragedyKurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Ku…
  • September 111997 Scottish devolution referendumAfter a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • September 13German Air ForceA German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.
  • September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast ExpressEighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • September 18Ted TurnerUnited States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
  • September 18Ottawa TreatyThe Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.

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October 24 1997 — 29 years ago, on a Friday.

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