Historical Events on September 24, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on September 24th This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2015 | At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. |
| 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. |
| 2013 | A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people. |
| 2009 | The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. |
| 2009 | SA Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew. |
| 2008 | Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. |
| 2007 | Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years. |
| 2005 | Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. |
| 1996 | Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. |
| 1993 | The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king. |
| 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. |
| 1973 | Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. |
| 1972 | Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India. |
| 1960 | USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. |
| 1959 | TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. |
| 1957 | President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. |
| 1950 | The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada. |
| 1948 | The Honda Motor Company is founded. |
| 1946 | Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. |
| 1946 | The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman. |
| 1935 | Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights. |
| 1932 | Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables). |
| 1929 | Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible. |
| 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. |
| 1906 | U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument. |
| 1906 | Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. |
| 1890 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy. |
| 1877 | The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion. |
| 1869 | Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market. |
| 1853 | Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France. |
| 1852 | The first powered, passenger-carrying airship, the Giffard dirigible, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes. |
| 1846 | Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey. |
| 1841 | The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to James Brooke. |
| 1830 | A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium. |
| 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. |
| 1745 | Jacobite rising of 1745: Bonnie Prince Charles defeats a British government army in the Battle of Prestonpans. |
| 1674 | Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji. |
| 1645 | The Battle of Rowton Heath in England is a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles. |
| 1568 | Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz. |
| 787 | Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia. |
Famous People Born on September 24
Here is a random list who born on September 24. For full list please click on the link above.
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1921 | Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008) |
| 1931 | Cardiss Collins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) |
| 1993 | Ben Platt, American actor |
| 1934 | Donald Wrye, American director, screenwriter and producer (d. 2015) |
| 1931 | Anthony Newley, English singer and actor (d. 1999) |
| 1817 | Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901) |
| 1950 | Harriet Walter, English actress |
| 1936 | Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer and screenwriter, created The Muppets (d. 1990) |
| 1922 | Ettore Bastianini, Italian actor and singer (d. 1967) |
| 1966 | Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player |
Famous People Deaths On September 24
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on September 24. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 887 | Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 821) |
| 1996 | Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1931) |
| 1707 | Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet and author (b. 1642) |
| 2008 | Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (b. 1917) |
| 1975 | Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906) |
| 1459 | Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden (b. 1382) |
| 1180 | Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1118) |
| 1945 | Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882) |
| 1892 | Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer (b. 1829) |
| 1973 | August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887) |
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