Home › Almanac › On This Day
On This Day in History — September 24
‹ September 23The AlmanacSeptember 25 ›
Highlights of September 24
- 2019 — The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that advice given by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Queen Elizabeth II that Parliament should be prorogued was unlawful. Read more
- 1993 — Norodom Sihanouk (pictured) became King of Cambodia with the restoration of the monarchy after a 23-year interregnum. Read more
- 1992 — After his neighbor identified handwriting samples placed on local billboards by police, Oba Chandler was arrested three years after he committed a triple murder in the Tampa Bay area in Florida. Read more
- 1975 — Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces. Read more
- 1964 — The Warren Commission released its report to the U.S. president, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Read more
- 1950 — The "Great Smoke Pall", generated by the Chinchaga fire, the largest recorded fire in North American history, was first recorded in present-day Nunavut and may eventually have circled the entire globe. Read more
- 1945 — Dozens of Jews were injured in the Topoľčany pogrom, one of the worst episodes of anti-Jewish violence in postwar Czechoslovakia. Read more
- 1941 — Operation Barbarossa: A Wehrmacht training event known as the Mogilev Conference began, marking an increase in violence against Jews and other civilians in the areas under General Max von Schenckendorff's command. Read more
- 1911 — His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness (pictured). Read more
- 1903 — Alfred Deakin became the second Australian prime minister, succeeding Edmund Barton, who left office to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. Read more
- 1890 — Wilford Woodruff, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the future practice of plural marriage. Read more
- 1877 — At the Battle of Shiroyama (depicted), the final engagement of the Satsuma Rebellion, the Imperial Japanese Army defeated rebel samurai of the Satsuma Domain led by Saigō Takamori. Read more
- 1869 — Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet. Read more
- 1841 — Raja Muda Hashim, the uncle of Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei, conceded land to the British adventurer James Brooke to establish the Raj of Sarawak. Read more
- 1789 — The Judiciary Act of 1789 was signed into law, establishing the U.S. federal judiciary and setting the number of Supreme Court justices at six. Read more
- 1645 — English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath. Read more
- 1568 — At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet forced English privateers to halt their trade (battle pictured). Read more
Events
- 2023 — NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth. Read more
- 2015 — At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a crush during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Read more
- 2014 — The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. Read more
- 2013 — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people. Read more
- 2009 — The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. Read more
- 2009 — South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew. Read more
- 2008 — Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. Read more
- 2007 — Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years. Read more
- 2005 — Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. Read more
- 1996 — Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. Read more
- 1993 — The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king. Read more
- 1975 — Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route. Read more
- 1973 — Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. Read more
- 1972 — Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, overrunning the runway and resulting in 11 injuries. Read more
- 1960 — USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. Read more
- 1959 — TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. Read more
- 1957 — President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. Read more
- 1954 — AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced. Read more
- 1954 — The Cochabamba–Santa Cruz highway connecting western and eastern Bolivia is inaugurated. Read more
- 1950 — The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada. Read more
- 1948 — The Honda Motor Company is founded. Read more
- 1946 — Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. Read more
- 1946 — The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman. Read more
- 1935 — Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights. Read more
- 1932 — Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables). Read more
- 1929 — Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible. Read more
- 1911 — His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness. Read more
- 1906 — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument. Read more
- 1906 — Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. Read more
- 1890 — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy. Read more
- 1877 — The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion. Read more
- 1875 — The 1864 play Heath Cobblers by Aleksis Kivi premieres in Oulu, Finland. Read more
- 1869 — Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market. Read more
- 1853 — Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France. Read more
- 1852 — The first powered, passenger-carrying airship, the Giffard dirigible, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes. Read more
- 1846 — Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey. Read more
- 1841 — The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to James Brooke. Read more
- 1830 — A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium. Read more
- 1789 — The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court. Read more
- 1674 — Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji. Read more
- 1645 — The Battle of Rowton Heath in England occurs, ending in a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles I. Read more
- 1568 — Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz. Read more
- 867 — Byzantine emperor Michael III is murdered in his chamber by his junior emperor Basil I. Read more
- 787 — The Second Council of Nicaea begins at the Church of Holy Wisdom in the city of Nicaea in Bithynia. Read more
Born on September 24
- 2003 — Joe Locke, Manx actor Read more
- 2002 — Gaeul, South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer Read more
- 1998 — Nikolas Cruz, American mass murderer Read more
- 1997 — Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer Read more
- 1993 — Cemre Gümeli, Turkish actress Read more
- 1993 — Narelle Kheng, Singaporean singer, actress, and former national swimmer Read more
- 1993 — Kateryna Derun, Ukrainian athlete Read more
- 1993 — Liu Shiying, Chinese athlete Read more
- 1993 — Jenna Blasman, Canadian snowboarder Read more
- 1993 — Sonya Deville, American athlete Read more
- 1993 — Ben Platt, American actor, singer, and songwriter Read more
- 1991 — Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer Read more
- 1990 — Vontaze Burfict, American football player Read more
- 1989 — Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015 Read more
- 1988 — Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player Read more
- 1988 — Steven Kampfer, American ice hockey player Read more
- 1988 — Kyle Sullivan, American actor Read more
- 1987 — Spencer Treat Clark, American actor Read more
- 1987 — Matthew Connolly, English footballer Read more
- 1987 — Grey Damon, American actor Read more
- 1986 — Max Lercher, Austrian politician Read more
- 1986 — Eloise Mumford, American actress Read more
- 1985 — Jonathan Soriano, Spanish footballer Read more
- 1984 — Bobby Brown, American basketball player Read more
- 1983 — Liam Finn, Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist Read more
- 1983 — Randy Foye, American basketball player Read more
- 1983 — Ben Harris, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1982 — Morgan Hamm, American gymnast Read more
- 1982 — Paul Hamm, American gymnast Read more
- 1982 — Jeff Karstens, American baseball player Read more
- 1981 — Ryan Briscoe, Australian race car driver Read more
- 1981 — Drew Gooden, American basketball player Read more
- 1980 — Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist Read more
- 1980 — Dean Canto, Australian race car driver Read more
- 1980 — Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer Read more
- 1980 — Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist Read more
- 1980 — John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer Read more
- 1979 — Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer Read more
- 1979 — Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer Read more
- 1978 — Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer Read more
Died on September 24
- 2026 — Milan Panić, Serbian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia (born 1929) Read more
- 2025 — Sara Jane Moore, American attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1930) Read more
- 2022 — Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) Read more
- 2020 — Dean Jones, Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (born 1961) Read more
- 2016 — Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (born 1935) Read more
- 2016 — Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (born 1928) Read more
- 2016 — Bill Nunn, American actor (born 1953) Read more
- 2016 — Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (born 1947) Read more
- 2015 — Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (born 1914) Read more
- 2015 — Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic (born 1925) Read more
- 2014 — Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (born 1920) Read more
- 2014 — Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (born 1941) Read more
- 2014 — Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (born 1929) Read more
- 2013 — Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (born 1924) Read more
- 2013 — Margaret Feilman, Australian architect and urban planner (born 1921) Read more
- 2013 — Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (born 1931) Read more
- 2013 — Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (born 1912) Read more
- 2013 — Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician (born 1924) Read more
- 2013 — Paul Oliver, American football player (born 1984) Read more
- 2012 — Pierre Adam, French cyclist (born 1924) Read more
- 2012 — Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (born 1923) Read more
- 2012 — Pedro Vázquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Oaxaca (born 1934) Read more
- 2010 — Gennady Yanayev, Russian engineer and politician, Vice President of the Soviet Union (born 1937) Read more
- 2009 — Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (born 1975) Read more
- 2008 — Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (born 1917) Read more
- 2008 — Irene Dailey, American actress (born 1920) Read more
- 2008 — Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (born 1918) Read more
- 2006 — Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (born 1953) Read more
- 2006 — Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (born 1909) Read more
- 2004 — Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (born 1935) Read more
- 2003 — Rosalie Allen, American singer and radio host (born 1924) Read more
- 2003 — Lyle Bettger, American actor (born 1915) Read more
- 2002 — Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician (born 1953) Read more
- 2002 — Mike Webster, American football player (born 1952) Read more
- 1998 — Jeff Moss, American composer and screenwriter (born 1942) Read more
- 1996 — Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1931) Read more
- 1994 — Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (born 1932) Read more
- 1993 — Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1957) Read more
- 1993 — Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (born 1913) Read more
- 1991 — Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (born 1904) Read more
Holidays & observances
Armed Forces Day (Peru); Christian feast day:
Anathalon (in Brescia); Christian feast day:
Antonio Gonzalez; Christian feast day:
Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek; Christian feast day:
Bystrík; Christian feast day:
Blessed Colomba Gabriel; Christian feast day:
Blessed Émilie Gamelin (Canada); Christian feast day:
Gerard of Csanád; Christian feast day:
Our Lady of Mercy and its related observance:
La Mercè (Barcelona); Christian feast day:
Our Lady of Ransom (Mercedarians); Christian feast day:
Our Lady of Walsingham (Church of England); Christian feast day:
Pacificus of San Severino; Christian feast day:
Rupert of Salzburg; Christian feast day:
Blessed William Spenser; Christian feast day:
September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).; Constitution Day (Cambodia); 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)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “September 24”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.