September 24
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September 24 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 97 days remaining after September 24 until the end of the year.
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[change] Births
- 15 – Vitellius, Roman Emperor (died 69)
- 1301 – Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (died 1372)
- 1501 – Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (died 1576)
- 1534 – Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (died 1581)
- 1564 – William Adams, British navigator and samurai (died 1620)
- 1583 – Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (died 1634)
- 1625 – Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (died 1672)
- 1705 – Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (died 1766)
- 1717 – Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (died 1797)
- 1724 – Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (died 1803)
- 1739 – Grigory Potyomkin, Russian field marshal (died 1791)
- 1755 – John Marshall, Chief Justice of the United States (died 1835)
- 1801 – Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (died 1862)
- 1802 – Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (died 1868)
- 1817 – Ramon de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (died 1901)
- 1857 – Richard Mansfield, German-born actor (died 1907)
- 1871 – Lottie Dod, English athlete (died 1960)
- 1878 – C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (died 1947)
- 1880 – Sarah Knauss, American supercentenarian (died 1999)
- 1884 – Ismet Inonu, second President of Turkey (died 1973)
- 1884 – Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (died 1953)
- 1886 - Roberto Maria Ortiz, President of Argentine (died 1942)
- 1890 – A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (died 1971)
- 1894 – Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (died 1968)
- 1895 – André Frédéric Cournand, French born physician, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1988)
- 1896 – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)
- 1898 – Howard Walter Florey, Australian-born pharmacologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1945, (died 1968)
- 1899 – Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (died 1970)
- 1905 – Severo Ochoa, Spanish–born biochemist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1993)
- 1909 – Gerard Ciołek, Polish architect and historian of gardens (died 1966)
- 1911 – Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (died 1985)
- 1912 – Don Porter, American actor (died 1997)
- 1914 – John Kerr, Governor-General of Australia (died 1991)
- 1918 – Audra Lindley, American actress (died 1997)
- 1919 – Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (died 2004)
- 1923 – Louis Edmonds, American actor (died 2001)
- 1924 – Theresa Merritt, American actress (died 1998)
- 1925 – Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (died 2004)
- 1930 – John Young, American astronaut
- 1931 – Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (died 1999)
- 1934 – Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (died 1994)
- 1936 – Jim Henson, American puppeteer (died 1990)
- 1941 – Linda McCartney, American singer and activist (died 1998)
- 1942 – Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer
- 1942 – Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
- 1945 - John Rutter, English composer
- 1945 – Lou Dobbs, American journalist
- 1946 – "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player
- 1946 – Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
- 1948 – Gordon Clapp, American actor
- 1948 – Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (died 1998)
- 1950 – Alan Colmes, American talk show host
- 1951 – Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish film director
- 1952 – Mark Sandman, American musician (died 1999)
- 1954 – Patrick Kelly, American fashion designer (died 1990)
- 1954 – Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer
- 1955 – Riccardo Illy, Italian politician
- 1956 – Hubie Brooks, baseball player
- 1958 – Kevin Sorbo, American actor
- 1959 – Steve Whitmire, American voice actor
- 1962 – Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress, writer, and comedienne
- 1962 – Jack Dee, British comedian
- 1962 – Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer
- 1964 – Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player
- 1966 – Michael J. Varhola, American author, editor, publisher, and game designer.
- 1969 – Shawn Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)
- 1969 – Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer
- 1970 – Karen Forkel, German athlete
- 1974 - Kati Wolf, Hungarian singer
- 1976 – Stephanie McMahon, American business person and writer (WWE)
- 1978 – Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
- 1979 – Casey Johnson, American socialite and heiress (died 2010)
- 1980 – Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
- 1980 – John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
- 1982 – Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
- 1982 – Paul Hamm, American gymnast
- 1985 – Jessica Lucas, Canadian actress
- 1988 – Kyle Sullivan, American actor
[change] Deaths
- 768 – Pippin the Younger, King of the Franks (b. 714)
- 1180 – Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1118)
- 1494 – Poliziano, Italian humanist (b. 1454)
- 1541 – Paracelsus, Swiss physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer and general occultist (b. 1493)
- 1732 – Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)
- 1802 – Alexander Radishchev, Russian philosopher and writer (b. 1749)
- 1834 – Emperor Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)
- 1877 – Saigo Takamori, Japanese samurai (b. 1828)
- 1896 – Louis De Geer, first Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)
- 1904 – Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish doctor, won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1860)
- 1929 – Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Thailand (b. 1892)
- 1945 - Hans Geiger, German physicist (b. 1882)
- 1969 – Warren McCulloch, American neuropsychologist (b. 1898)
- 1991 – Dr. Seuss, American writer (b. 1904)
- 2002 - Tim Rose, American-born English musician (b. 1940)
- 2004 - Francoise Sagan, French author (b. 1935)
- 2009 – Nelly Arcan, Canadian novelist (b. 1975)
- 2009 – Susan Atkins, American murderer (b. 1948)
- 2010 – Gennady Yanayev, Soviet politician (b. 1937)
[change] Events
- 622 – The Prophet Muhammad completes his hijra (pilgrimage) from Mecca to Medina.
- 1664 – The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam (New York) to England.
- 1853 - France takes control of New Caledonia.
- 1869 – The Black Friday crisis occurs in the United States, in relation to gold prices.
- 1906 – Devils Tower in Wyoming becomes the first National Monument in the United States.
- 1948 – The Honda Motor Company is founded.
- 1950 - Forest fires black out the Sun over parts of Canada and New England.
- 1957 – The Camp Nou football (soccer) stadium opens in Barcelona, Spain.
- 1968 – Swaziland joins the UN.
- 1973 – Guinea-Bissau declares independence from Portugal.
- 1988 – The National League for Democracy is founded by Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma.
- 1991 - Nirvana's Nevermind album is released in the US.
- 1993 – The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as King.
- 1996 – Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Test-ban Treaty at the UN.
- 2005 – Hurricane Rita strikes land near the Texas–Louisiana border.
- 2007 - 30,000 to 100,000 people protest in Rangoon against Burma's ruling military junta.
[change] Observances
- Independence Day in Guinea-Bissau
- Heritage Day in South Africa
- Mahidol Day in Thailand
- New Caledonia Day
- Republic Day in Trinidad and Tobago
