September 24
(Redirected from 24 September) September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). There are 98 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)
- 1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
- 1564 - William Adams, British navigator and Japanese samurai (d. 1620)
- 1717 - Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)
- 1755 - John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 1835)
- 1857 - Richard Mansfield , actor (d. 1907)
- 1871 - Lottie Dod, English athlete
- 1878 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
- 1890 - A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)
- 1894 - Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)
- 1896 - F Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)
- 1905:
- 1921 - Jim McKay, American sports commentator
- 1923 - Ladislav Fuks, Czech writer (d. 1994)
- 1931 - Anthony Newley, British actor, singer (d. 1999)
- 1936 - Jim Henson, American creator of the Muppets (d. 1990)
- 1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer and animal rights activist (d. 1998)
- 1942 - Gerry Marsden, singer ("Gerry and the Pacemakers")
- 1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
- 1948 - Phil Hartman, American actor (d. 1998)
- 1948 - James Sherriffs, American teacher, scholar
- 1951 - Pedro Almodovar, Spanish movie director
- 1952 - Mark Sandman , musician and lead singer of Morphine (band) (d. 1999)
- 1956 - Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
- 1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor
- 1959 - Steve Whitmire, American voice actor
- 1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress, writer, comedienne
- 1969 - Donald DeGrate, Jr. aka Devante Swing, R&B music producer
- 1976 - Stephanie McMahon, American WWE performer
- 1982:
Deaths
- 366 - Pope Liberius
- 768 - Pippin the Short, King of the Franks
- 1143 - Pope Innocent II
- 1545 - Albert of Mainz, archbishop and elector of Mainz
- 1904 - Niels Ryberg Finsen, Danish physician
- 1930 - William A. MacCorkle, governor of West Virginia
- 1939 - Carl Laemmle, film producer
- 1973 - Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, winner of the Nobel Prize
- 1980 - John Bonham, Drummer for Led Zeppelin
- 1991 - Dr. Seuss, American children's writer
- 2004 - Françoise Sagan, French writer
Holidays
- South Africa - Heritage Day
- In ancient Latvia, the third day of Mikeli, and the only day of the year during which men proposed to their prospective wives
- Barcelona Spain - La Mercè the festival for Barcelona's patron saint. A lot of art and musical activities: Festival Website
External links
September 23 · September 25 · August 24 · October 24 · more historical anniversaries
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