September 24th is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 98 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events on September 24th
622 – Prophet Muhammad completes his hijra from Mecca to Medina.
1180 – Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline.
1645 – Battle of Rowton Heath, Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles
1664 – The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
1674 – Second Tantrik Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
1780 – Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold’s plot to surrender West Point.
1789 – The United States Congress passed a Judiciary Act that provided an attorney general and The Supreme Court.
1789 – The United States Post Office Department, are established.
1841 – The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to Britain.
1852 – The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
1869 – “Black Friday”: Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
1877 – Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion
1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
1906 – U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first National Monument.
1935 – Earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi
1946 – Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
1947 – The Majestic 12 committee is allegedly established by secret executive order of President Harry Truman
1948 – The Honda Motor Company is founded.
1950 – Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A Blue moon (in the astronomical sense) is seen as far away as Europe.
1957 – Camp Nou, the largest stadium in Europe, is opened in Barcelona.
1957 – President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
1962 – United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
1968 – 60 Minutes debuts on CBS
1968 – Swaziland joins the United Nations.
1973 – Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
1979 – Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.
1990 – Periodic Great White Spot observed on Saturn
1992 – USA Networks launches the Sci Fi Channel
1994 – National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar.
1996 – U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
2005 – Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
2008 – The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world’s highest residence above ground-level.
Births of September 24th
15 – Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)
1301 – Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
1501 – Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)
1513 – Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)
1534 – Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
1564 – William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)
1583 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634)
1625 – Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
1705 – Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
1717 – Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)
1725 – Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803)
1739 – Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791)
1755 – John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)
1796 – Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (d. 1875)
1801 – Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862)
1802 – Adolphe d’Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
1817 – Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
1829 – Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (d. 1885)
1858 – Eugene Foss, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)
1870 – Georges Claude, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960)
1871 – Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960)
1878 – C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
1880 – Sarah Knauss, Oldest lived American ever (d. 1999)
1884 – Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)
1884 – Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953)
1890 – Mike González, baseball player (d. 1977)
1890 – A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)
1892 – Adélard Godbout, premier of Québec (d. 1956)
1894 – Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)
1895 – André Frédéric Cournand, French Nobel Laureate (d. 1988)
1896 – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)
1898 – Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Laureate (d. 1968)
1899 – Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)
1900 – Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
1902 – Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Islamic religious leader and politician (d. 1989)
1905 – Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)
1906 – Leonard Marsh, Canadian social scientist and professor (d. 1982)
1909 – Gerard Ciolek, Polish architect (d. 1966)
1910 – Jean Servais, Belgian actor (d. 1976)
1911 – Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985)
1912 – Don Porter, American actor (d. 1997)
1913 – Herb Jeffries, American jazz singer
1914 – Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
1918 – Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)
1919 – Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (d. 2004)
1920 – Richard Bong, American ace fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
1921 – Jim McKay, American sportscaster (d. 2008)
1922 – Cornell MacNeil, American baritone
1923 – Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
1923 – Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950)
1924 – Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast
1924 – Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998)
1924 – Sheila MacRae, singer & actress
1925 – Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004)
1927 – Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (d. 1999)
1929 – Edward M. Lawson, Canadian politician
1930 – Józef Krupinski, Polish poet (d. 1998)
1930 – Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1977)
1930 – John W. Young, American astronaut
1931 – Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (d. 1999)
1931 – Mike Parkes, British Formula One driver (d. 1977)
1932 – Dominique Michel, Canadian comedian
1933 – Raffaele Farina, Archivist of the Holy Roman Church and cardinal
1934 – Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer
1934 – John Brunner, British author (d. 1995)
1934 – Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)
1935 – Sean McCann, Canadian actor
1936 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990)
1940 – Yves Navarre, French writer (d. 1994)
1941 – Linda McCartney, American singer, fashion designer and photographer (d. 1998)
1941 – John Mackey, football player
1942 – Ilkka “Danny” Lipsanen, Finnish singer
1942 – Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry & The Pacemakers)
1944 – Diana Körner, German actress
1945 – Lou Dobbs, American journalist and television anchor
1946 – “Mean” Joe Greene, American football player
1946 – Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
1947 – Erik Hivju, Norwegian actor
1948 – Gordon Clapp, American actor
1948 – Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)
1950 – Alan Colmes, American talk show host
1950 – Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer
1950 – Kristina Wayborn, Swedish actress
1951 – Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish filmmaker
1951 – Douglas Kmiec, American legal scholar
1952 – Mark Sandman, American musician (d. 1999)
1955 – Riccardo Illy, Italian politician
1956 – Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
1957 – Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager
1957 – Tod Howarth, American rock musician
1958 – Kevin Sorbo, American actor
1959 – Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer and voice actor
1961 – Allen Bestwick, Nascar broadcaster
1961 – John Logan, American screenwriter
1962 – Jack Dee, British comedian
1962 – Rosamund Kwan, Hong Kong actress
1962 – Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer
1962 – Mike Phelan, English footballer
1962 – Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress
1964 – Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player
1965 – Sean McNabb, American bassist (Quiet Riot, Great White, Rough Cutt, House of Lords)
1965 – Janet Weiss, American drummer (Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks)
1966 – Stacy Galina, American actress
1966 – Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
1966 – Michael J. Varhola, American author
1969 – Shawn Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)
1969 – Shamim Sarif, English novelist and filmmaker
1969 – Paul Ray Smith, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2003)
1969 – DeVante Swing, American music producer
1969 – Goya Toledo, Spanish actress and model
1969 – Megan Ward, American actress
1971 – Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist
1971 – Mike Michalowicz, American author and entrepreneur
1971 – Kevin Millar, American baseball player
1971 – Peter Salisbury, English drummer (The Verve)
1973 – Eddie George, American football player
1973 – Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player
1974 – John McDonald, American baseball player
1975 – Mike Gallay, Canadian comedian and filmmaker
1975 – Kyle Turley, American football player
1976 – Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
1976 – Stephanie McMahon, American professional wrestler
1977 – Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer
1978 – Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
1979 – Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer
1979 – Justin Bruening, American actor
1979 – Katja Kassin, German pornographic actress
1979 – Kim Jong Min, Korean singer
1979 – Jenny Platt, English Actress
1979 – Ross Mathews, American television personality and comedian
1979 – Casey Johnson, American heiress and socialite (d. 2010)
1980 – Daniele Bennati, Italian road racing cyclist
1980 – Dean Canto, Australian racing driver
1980 – Sabrine Maui, Filipino pornographic actress
1980 – Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
1980 – John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
1981 – Ryan Briscoe, Australian racing driver
1981 – Drew Gooden, American basketball player
1981 – Fernanda Urrejola, Chilean actress
1982 – Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
1982 – Paul Hamm, American gymnast
1982 – Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
1983 – Randy Foye, American basketball player
1984 – Shishir Kumar, Software Engineer
1985 – Jessica Lucas, Canadian actress
1986 – Leah Dizon, American model and singer
1987 – Spencer Treat Clark, American actor
1988 – Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 – Kyle Sullivan, American actor
Deaths on September 24th
366 – Pope Liberius
768 – Pippin the Short, King of the Franks (b. 714)
1054 – Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)
1120 – Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)
1143 – Agnes of Germany, daughter of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1072)
1143 – Pope Innocent II
1180 – Manuel I Comnenus, Greek Byzantine Emperor (b. 1118)
1213 – Gertrude of Merania, wife of Andrew II of Hungary (murdered) (b. 1185)
1218 – Robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)
1275 – Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, Constable of England (b. 1208)
1435 – Isabeau of Bavaria, wife of Charles VI of France (b. c.1370)
1494 – Poliziano, Italian humanist (b. 1454)
1541 – Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist (b. 1493)
1545 – Albert of Mainz, archbishop and elector of Mainz (b. 1490)
1605 – Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer (b. c.1547)
1621 – Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish military commander (b. 1560)
1646 – Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer (b. c.1565)
1707 – Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (b. 1642)
1732 – Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)
1742 – Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (b. 1684)
1802 – Alexander Radishchev, Russian writer (b. 1749)
1834 – Pedro I of Brazil, Emperor of Brazil (b. 1798)
1892 – Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American composer (b. 1829)
1896 – Louis De Geer, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (b. 1818)
1904 – Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1860)
1929 – Prince Mahidol of the Kingdom of Thailand (b. 1892)
1930 – William A. MacCorkle, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
1933 – Mike Donlin, American baseball player (b. 1878)
1933 – Alice Muriel Williamson, British novelist (b. 1869)
1938 – Lev Schnirelmann, Russian mathematician (b. 1900)
1939 – Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer (b. 1867)
1945 – Hans Geiger, German physicist (b. 1882)
1948 – Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)
1950 – Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
1954 – Edward Pilgrim, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904)
1962 – Charles Reisner, American silent actor and film director (b. 1887)
1975 – Earle Cabell, Texas politician (b. 1906)
1978 – Hasso von Manteuffel, German army general and politician (b. 1897)
1981 – Patsy Kelly, American actress (b. 1910)
1982 – Sarah Churchill, British actress and the daughter of Winston Churchill (b. 1914)
1984 – Neil Hamilton, American actor (b. 1899)
1991 – Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), American children’s writer (b. 1904)
1991 – Peter Bellamy, British folk singer (b. 1944)
1993 – Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist (b. 1913)
1993 – Ian Stuart Donaldson, British musician (b. 1957)
1996 – Zeki Müren, Turkish musician (b. 1931)
1998 – Jeff Moss, American puppeteer (b. 1942)
2002 – Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian rebel (b. 1953)
2002 – Mike Webster, American football player (b. 1952)
2003 – Rosalie Allen, American singer and disc jockey (b. 1924)
2003 – Lyle Bettger, American actor (b. 1915)
2004 – Françoise Sagan, French writer (b. 1935)
2005 – Tommy Bond, American actor (b. 1926)
2006 – Michael Ferguson, Irish politician (b. 1953)
2008 – Mickey Vernon, American baseball player (b. 1918)
2009 – Susan Atkins, American murderer (b. 1948)
Holidays and Observances on September 24th
Christian Feast Day:
Gerard Sagredo
Our Lady of Mercy and its related observances:
La Mercè (Barcelona)
Our Lady of Walsingham (Church of England)
Rupert of Salzburg
September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
Heritage Day (South Africa).
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal in 1973.
Mahidol Day (Thailand)
New Caledonia Day (New Caledonia)
Republic Day (Trinidad and Tobago)
Start of the indiction year (Late Roman Empire; at least since the time of Bede)
The third day of Mikeli (ancient Latvia)
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