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 268th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 98 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 11, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 479,760 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 ‘dihectahexacontaoctagon’ day.
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 127 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 4,295 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 24 Historical Events
- 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.
- 1852 –The first airship powered by (a steam) engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels 17 mi from Paris to Trappes.
- 1890 –The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
- 1906 –U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first National Monument.
- 1937 –Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
- 1946 –Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
- 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.
- 1960 –USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
- 1962 –United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
- 1979 –Compu-Serve launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service.
Who were born on September 24?
- 1871 –Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960)
- 1907 –Ben Oakland, American composer, lyricist and pianist (d. 1979)
- 1923 –Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
- 1937 –Takis Loukanidis, Greek footballer
- 1941 –Linda McCartney, American singer and photographer (d. 1998)
- 1946 –Uschi Obermaier, German model and actress
- 1957 –Tod Howarth, American rock musician
- 1971 –Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist
- 1979 –Ross Mathews, American television personality and comedian
- 1984 –Taylor Eigsti, American jazz pianist and composer
Who died on September 24?
- 768 –Pippin the Short, King of the Franks (b. 714)
- 1143 –Pope Innocent II
- 1541 –Paracelsus, Swiss alchemist (b. 1493)
- 1933 –Mike Donlin, American baseball player (b. 1878)
- 1936 –József Klekl, Slovene writer and journalist (b. 1879)
- 1945 –Hans Geiger, German physicist (b. 1882)
- 1948 –Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)
- 1950 –Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
- 1982 –Sarah Churchill, British actress and the daughter of Winston Churchill (b. 1914)
- 1994 –Barry Bishop, American mountaineer (b. 1932)
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