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September 24th


- September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
- Christian Feast Day:
- Our Lady of Walsingham (Church of England)
- Rupert of Salzburg
- 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)

September 24th


- 2009 - The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. It will be the first use of LRAD in U.S. history.
- 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.
- 2005 - Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
- 1996 - U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
- 1990 - Periodic Great White Spot is observed on Saturn.
- 1988 - National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar.
- 1979 - Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.
- 1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
- 1968 - 60 Minutes debuts on CBS.
- 1968 - Swaziland joins the United Nations.
- 1962 - United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded.
- 1946 - Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
- 1935 - Earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi
- 1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
- 1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
- 1877 - Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion
- 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.
- 1852 - The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes.
- 1841 - The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
- 1789 - The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1780 - Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold's plot to surrender West Point.
- 1674 - Second Tantrik Coronation of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
- 1664 - The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
- 1645 - Battle of Rowton Heath, Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles
- 1180 - Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline.
- 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hijra from Mecca to Medina.

September 24th


- 1991 - Maximiliano Uggč, Italian footballer
- 1988 - Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 - Kyle Sullivan, American actor
- 1987 - Spencer Treat Clark, American actor
- 1986 - Leah Dizon, American model and singer
- 1985 - Jessica Lucas, Canadian actress
- 1984 - Tyrone Maria, Curaçao footballer
- 1983 - Randy Foye, American basketball player
- 1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
- 1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast
- 1982 - Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
- 1981 - Ryan Briscoe, Australian racing driver
- 1981 - Drew Gooden, American basketball player
- 1981 - Fernanda Urrejola, Chilean actress
- 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
- 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)
- 1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
- 1977 - Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer
- 1976 - Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
- 1976 - Stephanie McMahon, American professional wrestler
- 1975 - Mike Gallay, Canadian comedian and filmmaker
- 1975 - Kyle Turley, American football player
- 1974 - John McDonald, American baseball player
- 1973 - Eddie George, American football player
- 1973 - Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player
- 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)
- 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
- 1969 - Lisa Matthews, American model
- 1967 - William So, Hong Kong Singer
- 1966 - Stacy Galina, American actress
- 1966 - Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
- 1966 - Stefan Molyneux, Canadian philosopher
- 1966 - Michael J. Varhola, American author
- 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)
- 1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player
- 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
- 1961 - Luc Picard, Canadian writer
- 1961 - Allen Bestwick, NASCAR broadcaster
- 1961 - John Logan, American screenwriter
- 1959 - Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer and voice actor
- 1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor
- 1957 - Tod Howarth, American rock musician
- 1957 - Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager
- 1956 - Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
- 1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian politician
- 1952 - Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer
- 1952 - Mark Sandman, American musician (d. 1999)
- 1951 - Douglas Kmiec, American legal scholar
- 1950 - Alan Colmes, American talk show host
- 1950 - Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer
- 1950 - Kristina Wayborn, Swedish actress
- 1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor
- 1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)
- 1947 - Erik Hivju, Norwegian actor
- 1946 - "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player
- 1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
- 1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist and television anchor
- 1944 - Diana Körner, German actress
- 1942 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer
- 1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry & The Pacemakers)
- 1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer and photographer (d. 1998)
- 1941 - John Mackey, football player
- 1940 - Yves Navarre, French writer (d. 1994)
- 1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990)
- 1935 - Sean McCann, Canadian actor
- 1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer
- 1934 - John Brunner, British author (d. 1995)
- 1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)
- 1933 - Mel Taylor, American musician (The Ventures) (d. 1996)
- 1933 - Raffaele Farina, Archivist of the Holy Roman Church and cardinal
- 1932 - Dominique Michel, Canadian comedian
- 1931 - Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (d. 1999)
- 1931 - Mike Parkes, British Formula One driver (d. 1977)
- 1930 - Józef Krupi?ski, Polish poet (d. 1998)
- 1930 - Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1977)
- 1930 - John W. Young, American astronaut
- 1929 - Edward M. Lawson, Canadian politician
- 1927 - Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (d. 1999)
- 1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004)
- 1924 - Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast
- 1924 - Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998)
- 1924 - Sheila MacRae, singer & actress
- 1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
- 1923 - Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950)
- 1922 - Cornell MacNeil, American baritone
- 1921 - Jim McKay, American sportscaster (d. 2008)
- 1920 - Richard Bong, American ace fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
- 1919 - Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (d. 2004)
- 1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)
- 1914 - Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
- 1913 - Herb Jeffries, American jazz singer
- 1912 - Don Porter, American actor (d. 1997)
- 1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985)
- 1910 - Jean Servais, Belgian actor (d. 1976)
- 1909 - Gerard Cio?ek, Polish architect (d. 1966)
- 1906 - Leonard Marsh, Canadian social scientist and professor (d. 1982)
- 1905 - Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)
- 1900 - Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
- 1900 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian Islamic religious leader and politician (d. 1989)
- 1899 - Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)
- 1898 - Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Laureate (d. 1968)
- 1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)
- 1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French Nobel Laureate (d. 1988)
- 1894 - Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)
- 1892 - Adélard Godbout, premier of Québec (d. 1956)
- 1890 - Mike González, baseball player (d. 1977)
- 1890 - A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)
- 1884 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)
- 1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953)
- 1880 - Sarah Knauss, Oldest lived American ever (d. 1999)
- 1878 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
- 1871 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960)
- 1870 - Georges Claude, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960)
- 1858 - Eugene Foss, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)
- 1829 - Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (d. 1885)
- 1817 - Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
- 1802 - Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
- 1801 - Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862)
- 1796 - Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor (d. 1875)
- 1755 - John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)
- 1739 - Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791)
- 1725 - Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803)
- 1717 - Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)
- 1705 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
- 1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
- 1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634)
- 1564 - William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)
- 1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
- 1513 - Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)
- 1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)
- 1301 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
- 15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)