September 24
Appearance
September 24is the 267th day of the year (268th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar.There are 98 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 622– The False ProphetMuhammadcompletes his Hijra (pilgrimage) fromMeccatoMedina.
- 1180-Manuel I Komnenos,the last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration, dies. This leads to an irreversible decline of theByzantine Empire.
- 1645-English Civil War:Battleof Rowton Heath - Parliamentarian victory over a Royalistarmycommanded in person by KingCharles I of England.
- 1664– The DutchRepublicsurrendersNew Amsterdam(New York) toEngland.
- 1780-Benedict Arnoldflees to British Army lines when the arrest of British majorJohn Andreexposes Arnold's plan to surrender West Point.
- 1789-United States Congresspasses theJudiciaryAct which creates the office ofUnited States Attorney Generaland the Federal Judiciary System, also ordering the composition of theUnited States Supreme Court.
- 1830- Belgian Revolution: Arevolutionarycommittee of notables from the ProvisionalGovernmentofBelgium.
- 1841- TheSultanofBruneicedesSarawakto theUnited Kingdom.
- 1846-Mexican-American War:GeneralZachary TaylorcapturesMonterrey,Mexico.
- 1852- The first airship powered by asteamengine,created byHenri Giffard,travels 17miles(27kilometres) fromParisto Trappes.
- 1853-Francetakes control ofNew Caledonia.
- 1856- The paddle steamerNiagarasinks onLake Michigan,near Port Washington,Wisconsin,killing over 60 people.
- 1869– The Black Friday crisis occurs in theUnited States,in relation togoldprices.
- 1877-Battle of Shiroyama:Decisive victory of theImperialJapaneseover theSatsuma Rebellion.
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1906–Devils TowerinWyomingbecomes the firstNational Monumentin theUnited States.
- 1932-Mahatma GandhiandB. R. Ambedkaragree to thePoonaPact, which reserved seats in theIndianprovinciallegislaturesfor the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
- 1946- Cathay Pacific Airways is founded inHong Kong.
- 1948– TheHondaMotor Company is founded.
- 1950- Forest fires black out theSunover parts ofCanadaandNew England.
- 1957– TheCamp Noufootball (soccer) stadium opens inBarcelona,Spain.
- 1957- US PresidentDwight D. Eisenhowersends the 101st Airborne Division troops toLittle Rock,Arkansasto enforcedesegregation.
- 1962- TheUnited StatesCourt of Appeals orders theUniversity of Mississippito admitJames Meredith.
- 1968–Swazilandjoins theUN.
- 1968- The TV program60 Minutesis first broadcast onCBS.
- 1973–Guinea-Bissaudeclares independence fromPortugal.
- 1979- Compu-Serve launches the first consumerinternetservice, which features the firstelectronic mailservice.
- 1988– TheNational League for Democracyis founded byAung San Suu KyiinBurma.
- 1988-1988 Summer OlympicsinSeoul:Canada'sBen Johnsonwins the Men's 100 metres race overCarl Lewis,smashing the world record. However, Johnson fails adrugtest shortly after, leading to a major scandal.
- 1990- The Periodic Great White Spot is observed onSaturn.
- 1991-Nirvana'sNevermindalbum is released in theUS.
- 1993– TheCambodianmonarchy is restored, withNorodom Sihanoukas King.
- 1996–Bill Clintonsigns theComprehensive Test Ban Treatyat theUN.
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2005–Hurricane Ritastrikes land near theTexas–Louisianaborder.
- 2007- 30,000 to 100,000 people protest inRangoonagainstBurma's rulingmilitaryjunta.
- 2007- ThesitcomThe Big Bang Theoryis first broadcast.
- 2009- TheG20summit begins inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania,US,with over 30 global leaders attending.
- 2013- A magnitude 7.7earthquakestrikes southernPakistan,killing over 300 people. It also creates a smallislandoff the south coast.
- 2014- TheMarsOrbiter Mission, a Mars orbiter launched intoEarthorbit by theIndianSpaceResearchOrganisation, successfully enters into orbit around theplanetMars.
- 2015- At least 717 people are crushed to death and 863 wounded in astampede at the Hajjpilgrimage nearMecca,Saudi Arabia.
- 2015-Pope Francisbecomes the firstPopeto speak in front of theUnited States Congress.
- 2016-Jeremy Corbyndefeats a challenge fromOwen Smithto his leadership of the BritishLabour Party.
- 2016- TheNational Museum of African American History and CultureinWashington, DCis officially opened byBarack Obama.
- 2017-German federal election, 2017:Angela Merkel's alliance of theCDUandCSUremains the strongest faction in theBundestagbut with a much-reduced vote share at 33%. TheSocial Democratsreturn their worst result ever at 21%; theFree Democratsreturn to theBundestag,while the far-rightAlternative for Germanyparty, at 13%, is represented there for the first time.
- 2019- TheUnited Kingdom'ssupreme courtrules that Prime MinisterBoris Johnson's suspension ofparliamentwas unlawful, thereby declaring the suspension to be null and void.
- 2019-Spain'ssupreme courtrules that the remains of GeneralFrancisco Francoshould be removed from the Valley of the Fallen in the central area of the country.
- 2019- Animpeachment inquiry against Donald Trumpis launched by theUS Democratsover a phone call in which he is said to have pressured Ukrainian PresidentVolodymyr Zelenskyto launch an investigation on Presidential candidateJoe Biden's son.
Births
[change|change source]Up to 1800
[change|change source]- 15–Vitellius,RomanEmperor(died69)
- 1301–Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford,Englishsoldier(died1372)
- 1473-Georg von Frundsberg,German soldier (died1528)
- 1501–Gerolamo Cardano,Italianmathematician(died1576)
- 1534–Guru Ram Das,fourth Sikh Guru (died1581)
- 1564–William Adams,Englishnavigatorand samurai (died1620)
- 1583–Albrecht von Wallenstein,Austriangeneral(died1634)
- 1599-Adam Olearius,Germanwriteranddiplomat(died1671)
- 1625–Johan de Witt,Dutchpolitician(died1672)
- 1667-Jean-Louis Lully,French musician and composer (died1688)
- 1705–Count Leopold Josef von Daun,Austrian field marshal (died1766)
- 1714-Alaungpaya,KingofBurma(died1760)
- 1717–Horace Walpole,British novelist and politician (died1797)
- 1724– SirArthur Guinness,Irishbrewer (died1803)
- 1739–Grigory Potyomkin,Russian field marshal (died1791)
- 1755–John Marshall,Chief Justice of the United States(died1835)
- 1763-Ezra Butler,11thGovernorofVermont(died1838)
- 1796-Antoine-Louis Barye,Frenchsculptor(died1875)
1801 – 1900
[change|change source]- 1801–Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky,Ukrainianscientist(died1862)
- 1802–Adolphe d'Archiac,Frenchpaleontologistandgeologist(died1868)
- 1817–Ramon de Campoamor y Campoosorio,Spanishpoetandphilosopher(died1901)
- 1836-Pablo Arosemena Alba,5thPresidentofPanama(died1920)
- 1851-Federico Boyd,4thPresidentofPanama(died1924)
- 1852-Elizabeth Maria Molteno,South African women's rights activist (died1927)
- 1857–Richard Mansfield,German-bornactor(died1907)
- 1858-Eugene Foss,45thGovernor of Massachusetts(died1939)
- 1859-S. R. Crockett,Scottishnovelist(died1914)
- 1861-Walter Simons,German politician and jurist (died1937)
- 1870-Georges Claude,Frenchchemistandengineer(died1960)
- 1871–Lottie Dod,Englishtennisplayer (died1960)
- 1872-Jaan Teemant,Estonianlawyerandpolitician(died1941)
- 1878–C. F. Ramuz,Swisswriter (died1947)
- 1880–Sarah Knauss,Americansupercentenarian(died1999)
- 1882-Max Decugis,Frenchtennisplayer (died1978)
- 1883-Franklin Clarence Mars,Americanbusinessman(died1934)
- 1883-Lawson Robertson,Scottish-American high jumper (died1951)
- 1884–Ismet Inönü,secondPresident of Turkey(died1973)
- 1884–Hugo Schmeisser,German weapons designer (died1953)
- 1885-Artur Lemba,Estonianpianist,composerand educator (died1963)
- 1886-Roberto Maria Ortiz,President ofArgentine(died1942)
- 1887-Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow,Scottish politician and colonial administrator (died1952)
- 1890–A. P. Herbert,British humorist,barrister,novelist (died1971)
- 1890-Mike Gonzalez,Cubanbaseballplayer, coach and manager (died1977)
- 1892-Adélard Godbout,15thPremierofQuebec(died1956)
- 1894–Tommy Armour,Scottish-American golfer (died1968)
- 1894-Billy Bletcher,Americanactor,singerandscreenwriter(died1979)
- 1895–André Frédéric Cournand,French bornphysician,winner of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(d.1988)
- 1896–F. Scott Fitzgerald,American novelist (d.1940)
- 1898–Howard Walter Florey,Australian-born pharmacologist, winner of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine,1945 (died1968)
- 1898-Charlotte Moore Sitterly,Americanastronomer(died1990)
- 1899– SirWilliam Dobell,Australian portrait artist (died1970)
1901 – 1950
[change|change source]- 1902-Ruhollah Khomeini,Supreme Leader ofIran(died1989)
- 1905–Severo Ochoa,Spanish–born biochemist, winner of theNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(d.1993)
- 1908-Saizo Saito,Japanesefootballer(died2004)
- 1909–Gerard Ciołek,Polisharchitectandhistorianof gardens (died1966)
- 1910-Jean Servais,Belgian actor (died1976)
- 1911–Konstantin Chernenko,Soviet premier (died1985)
- 1911-Jimmy Smith,Scottishfootballer(died2005)
- 1912–Don Porter,American actor (died1997)
- 1913-Herb Jeffries,Americansingerandactor(died2014)
- 1914–John Kerr,Governor-General ofAustralia(died1991)
- 1914-Andrzej Panufnik,Polish composer, pianist and conductor (died1991)
- 1917-Otto Günsche,GermanSSofficer (died2003)
- 1918–Audra Lindley,American actress (died1997)
- 1919–Dayton Allen,American actor and comedian (died2004)
- 1921-Sheila MacRae,English-Americanactress,singeranddancer(died2004)
- 1922-Bert I. Gordon,Americandirector,producerandscreenwriter
- 1923–Louis Edmonds,American actor (died2001)
- 1924-Hidemaro Watanabe,Japanesefootballer(died2011)
- 1924-Nina Bocharova,Ukrainian gymnast
- 1924–Theresa Merritt,American actress (died1998)
- 1925-Geoffrey Burbidge,Englishastronomer(died2010)
- 1925–Autar Singh Paintal,Indian medical scientist (died2004)
- 1928-René Lavand,Argentine illusionist (died2015)
- 1930–John Young,Americanastronaut(died2018)
- 1931-Gilberto Aceves Navarro,Mexican artist (died2019)
- 1931–Anthony Newley,British actor and singer (died1999)
- 1931-Tom Adams,Prime MinisterofBarbados(d.1985)
- 1931-Elizabeth Blackadder,Scottish painter
- 1931-Brian Glanville,English author
- 1931-Leopoldo Verona,Argentine actor (died2014)
- 1932-Miguel Montuori,Italian-Argentinefootballer(died1998)
- 1933-Raffaele Farina,Italiancardinal
- 1934–Manfred Wörner,German politician and diplomat (died1994)
- 1934-John-Roger Hinkins,American author, public speaker and religious leader (died2014)
- 1934-Donald Wrye,Americandirector,actorandscreenwriter(died2015)
- 1936–Jim Henson,American puppeteer (died1990)
- 1939-Wayne Henderson,American musician (died2014)
- 1939-Moti Kirschenbaum,Israeli television personality (died2015)
- 1941–Linda McCartney,American singer and activist (died1998)
- 1942–Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen,Finnish singer
- 1942–Gerry Marsden,English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
- 1943-Antonio Tabucchi,Italian writer (died2012)
- 1945-John Rutter,English composer
- 1945–Lou Dobbs,American journalist
- 1946–"Mean" Joe Greene,American football player
- 1946–Lars Emil Johansen,formerPrime MinisterofGreenland
- 1948–Gordon Clapp,American actor
- 1948–Phil Hartman,Canadian actor (died1998)
- 1949–Pedro Almodóvar,Spanish movie director
- 1950-Alan Colmes,American talk show host
- 1950-Mohinder Amarnath,Indiancricketer,coach and sportscaster
- 1950-Harriet Walter,English actress
1951 – 1975
[change|change source]- 1952–Mark Sandman,American musician (died1999)
- 1954–Patrick Kelly,American fashion designer (died1990)
- 1954-Helen Lederer,English comedienne, writer and actress
- 1954–Marco Tardelli,Italianfootballer
- 1955–Riccardo Illy,Italian politician
- 1955-Sophie Dessus,French politician (died2016)
- 1956–Hubie Brooks,American baseball player
- 1956-Ilona Slupianek,German athlete
- 1957-Wolfgang Wolf,Germanfootballerand manager
- 1957-Brad Bird,Americandirector,screenwriter,animator,producerandwriter
- 1958-Murdo MacLeod,Scottishfootballer
- 1958–Kevin Sorbo,American actor
- 1959-Theo Paphitis,Cypriot-Britishbusinessman
- 1959–Steve Whitmire,American voice actor
- 1961-Fiona Corke,Australian actress
- 1961-Jack Dee,English comedian
- 1961-Luc Picard,Canadianactor,directorandscreenwriter
- 1962–Nia Vardalos,Canadian actress, writer, and comedienne
- 1962–Mike Phelan,English footballer
- 1962–Ally McCoist,Scottish footballer
- 1964-J. Michael Mendel,American television producer (died2019)
- 1964-Osamu Taninaka,Japanese footballer
- 1964–Rafael Palmeiro,Cuban-bornbaseballplayer
- 1966–Michael J. Varhola,American writer, editor, publisher, and game designer.
- 1966-Stefan Molyneux,Irish-Canadianbloggerand author
- 1968-Michael Obiku,Nigerianfootballer
- 1969–Shawn Crahan,American musician (Slipknot)
- 1969–Donald DeGrate, Jr.,American music producer
- 1969-Goya Toledo,Spanish actress
- 1970–Karen Forkel,German athlete
- 1970-Gary McSwegan,Scottishfootballer
- 1971-Craig Burley,Scottishfootballer
- 1972-Pierre Amine Gemayel,Lebanese politician
- 1972-Kate Fleetwood,English actress
- 1974-Kati Wolf,Hungarian singer
From 1976
[change|change source]- 1976–Stephanie McMahon,American business person and writer (World Wrestling Entertainment)
- 1978–Wietse van Alten,Dutch archer
- 1979–Casey Johnson,American socialite and heiress (died2010)
- 1980–Petri Pasanen,Finnish footballer
- 1980–John Arne Riise,Norwegian footballer
- 1980-Victoria Pendleton,Britishcyclist
- 1981-Drew Gooden,Americanbasketballplayer
- 1982–Morgan Hamm,American gymnast
- 1982–Paul Hamm,American gymnast
- 1982-Cristian Daniel Ledesma,Argentine-Italianfootballer
- 1985-Eleanor Catton,Canadian-New Zealand writer
- 1985–Jessica Lucas,Canadian actress
- 1986-Leah Dizon,American-Japanese singer and model
- 1987-Spencer Treat Clark,American actor
- 1987-Gürhan Gürsoy,Turkish footballer
- 1988-Birgit Oigemeel,Estoniansinger
- 1988–Kyle Sullivan,American actor
- 1989-Pia Wurtzbach,German-Filipinaactressandmodel
- 1991-Oriol Romeu,Spanishfootballer
- 1992-Jack Sock,Americantennisplayer
- 1997-Tosin Adarabioyo,Englishfootballer
Deaths
[change|change source]Up to 1900
[change|change source]- 366-Pope Liberius(b.352)
- 768–Pippin the Younger,King of the Franks (b.714)
- 1054-Hermann von Reichenau,German scholar,mathematicianandastronomer(b.1013)
- 1120-Welf II, Duke of Bavaria(b.1072)
- 1143-Agnes of Germany(b.1072)
- 1143-Pope Innocent I
- 1180–Manuel I Komnenos,Byzantine Emperor (b.1118)
- 1435-Isabeau of Bavaria(b.1370)
- 1494–Poliziano,Italian humanist (b.1454)
- 1522-Tupac Amaru I,Incanruler
- 1541–Paracelsus,Swiss physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer and general occultist (b.1493)
- 1732–Emperor ReigenofJapan(b.1654)
- 1742-Johann Matthias Hase,Germanmathematician,astronomerandcartographer(b.1684)
- 1802–Alexander Radishchev,Russian philosopher and writer (b.1749)
- 1834– EmperorPedro I of Brazil(b.1798)
- 1877–Saigo Takamori,Japanese samurai (b.1828)
- 1889-Daniel Harvey Hill,American Confederate general (b.1821)
- 1889-Charles Leroux,American balloonist (b.1896)
- 1896–Louis Gerard De Geer,firstPrime MinisterofSweden(b.1818)
1901 – 2000
[change|change source]- 1904–Niels Ryberg Finsen,Danishdoctor,won the 1903Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(b.1860)
- 1920-Peter Carl Faberge,Russian jeweler (b.1846)
- 1929–Mahidol Adulyadej,Prince ofThailand(b.1892)
- 1930-William A. MacCorkle,9thGovernorofWest Virginia(b.1857)
- 1939-Carl Laemmle,German-American film producer (b.1867)
- 1945-Hans Geiger,Germanphysicist(b.1882)
- 1950-Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine(b.1863)
- 1969–Warren McCulloch,American neuropsychologist (b.1898)
- 1973-Josue de Castro,Brazilianphysician,geographerandactivist(b.1908)
- 1978-Hasso von Manteuffel,Germangeneralandpolitician(b.1897)
- 1980-Theodor Luts,Estonian-Braziliandirector,producerandcinematographer(b.1896)
- 1981-Patsy Kelly,Americanactressandsinger(b.1910)
- 1982-Sarah Churchill,English actress (b.1914)
- 1991–Dr. Seuss,American writer (b.1904)
- 1991-Peter Bellamy,Englishsinger-songwriter(b.1944)
- 1993-Ian Stuart Donaldson,Englishsinger-songwriterandguitarist(b.1957)
- 1993-Bruno Pontecorvo,Italianphysicist(b.1913)
- 1994-Cheb Hasni,Algerian singer (b.1968)
From 2001
[change|change source]- 2002-Tim Rose,American-born English musician (b.1940)
- 2004-Françoise Sagan,French writer (b.1935)
- 2005-Tommy Bond,American actor (b.1926)
- 2008-Mickey Vernon,Americanbaseballplayer (b.1918)
- 2009–Nelly Arcan,Canadian novelist (b.1975)
- 2009–Susan Atkins,American murderer (b.1948)
- 2010–Gennady Yanayev,Soviet politician (b.1937)
- 2014-Greg Mackey,Australianrugby leagueplayer (b.1961)
- 2014-Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire,EnglishDuchessand last-surviving of the Mitford sisters (b.1920)
- 2014-Christopher Hogwood,Englishconductor(b.1941)
- 2014-Karl Miller,British literary editor (b.1931)
- 2014-Carlotta Ikeda,Japanese dancer (b.1941)
- 2014-Stephen Sykes,Englishbishop(b.1939)
- 2015-Ellis Kaut,German author (b.1920)
- 2016-Vladimir Kuzmichyov,Russianfootballer(b.1979)
- 2016-Bill Nunn,American actor (b.1953)
- 2016-Bill Mollison,Australian author, physicist and biologist (b.1928)
- 2016-Buckwheat Zydeco,American musician (b.1947)
- 2017-Valery Asapov,Russian army general (b.1966)
- 2017-Washington Benavides,Uruguayan poet, professor and musician (b.1930)
- 2017-Gi sắc le Casadesus,French actress (b.1914)
- 2017-Joseph M. McDade,American politician (b.1931)
- 2017-Kito Lorenc,German writer and poet (b.1938)
- 2017-Carlos Vidal Layseca,Peruvianphysicianand politician (b.1931)
- 2018-Norm Breyfogle,American comic book artist (b.1960)
- 2018-Jim Brogan,Scottishfootballer(b.1944)
- 2018-José María Hurtado Ruiz-Tagle,Chilean politician (b.1945)
- 2018-Ivar Martinsen,Norwegian speed skater (b.1920)
- 2018-Tommy McDonald,American football player (b.1934)
- 2019-Donald L. Tucker,American politician (b.1935)
Observances
[change|change source]- Independence Day inGuinea-Bissau
- Heritage Day inSouth Africa
- Mahidol Day inThailand
- New CaledoniaDay
- Republic Day inTrinidad and Tobago
- Armed Forces Day (Peru)