September 24
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)
- 1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, weapons designer (d. 1953)
- 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 - Severo Ochoa, Spanish biochemist, Nobel Prize winner
- 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 - Gordon Clapp, American actor
- 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-Levesque, American WWE performer
- 1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
- 1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
- 1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast, gold medalist at 2004 Olympic games
Deaths
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 (obsolete link)
External links
September 23 · September 25 · August 24 · October 24 · more historical anniversaries
See also: September 24, 1143, 1493, 15, 1534
