What are the important events that happened on September 24? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 24: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 24 is the 267th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 98 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 11, 2023 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 470,976 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectahexacontaheptagon’ day.
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Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 139 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 3,929 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 24 Historical Events
- 1645 –Battle of Rowton Heath, Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles
- 1664 –The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
- 1852 –The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 mi from Paris to Trappes.
- 1853 –Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
- 1906 –U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first National Monument.
- 1932 –Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the “Depressed Classes” (Untouchables).
- 1962 –United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
- 1968 –60 Minutes debuts on CBS.
- 1979 –Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.
- 2009 –The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. It marks the first use of LRAD in U.S. history.
Who were born on September 24?
- 1907 –Ben Oakland, American composer, lyricist and pianist (d. 1979)
- 1917 –Arthur W. Lehman, American euphonium soloist (d. 2009)
- 1933 –Raffaele Farina, Archivist of the Roman Catholic Church and cardinal
- 1935 –Sean McCann, Canadian actor
- 1961 –Allen Bestwick, NASCAR broadcaster
- 1961 –Jack Dee, British comedian
- 1962 –Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer
- 1974 –John McDonald, American baseball player
- 1975 –Mike Gallay, Canadian comedian and filmmaker
- 1980 –Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
Who died on September 24?
- 1180 –Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (b. 1118)
- 1541 –Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist (b. 1493)
- 1646 –Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer (b. c.1565)
- 1707 –Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (b. 1642)
- 1732 –Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)
- 1742 –Johann Matthias Hase, German scientist (b. 1684)
- 1936 –József Klekl, Slovene writer and journalist (b. 1879)
- 1939 –Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer (b. 1867)
- 1950 –Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
- 1973 –Josué de Castro, Brazilian writer, physician, geographer and activist against hunger (b. 1908)
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