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 267^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 98 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 11, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 29,311,200 minutes 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.

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 146 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 4,660 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

September 24 Historical Events

• 622 –
  Prophet Muhammad completes his hijra from Mecca to Medina.
• 1841 –
  The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
• 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).
• 1946 –
  Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
• 1946 –
  Clark Clifford and George Elsey, military advisers to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, present him with a top-secret report on the Soviet Union that first recommends the containment policy.
• 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.
• 1968 –
  60 Minutes debuts on CBS.
• 1988 –
  National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar.
• 1996 –
  Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
• 2008 –
  The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1389 ft, at the time becoming the world’s highest residence above ground-level.

Who were born on September 24?

• 1705 –
  Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
• 1802 –
  Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
• 1878 –
  Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
• 1946 –
  “Mean” Joe Greene, American football player
• 1946 –
  César Pedroso, Cuban pianist with Orquesta Revé and Los Van Van
• 1962 –
  Mike Phelan, English footballer
• 1971 –
  Mike Michalowicz, American author and entrepreneur
• 1977 –
  Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer
• 1985 –
  Jessica Lucas, Canadian actress
• 1986 –
  Leah Dizon, American model and singer

Who died on September 24?

• 768 –
  Pippin the Short, King of the Franks (b. 714)
• 1143 –
  Agnes of Germany, daughter of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1072)
• 1180 –
  Manuel I Komnenos, Greek Byzantine Emperor (b. 1118)
• 1213 –
  Gertrude of Merania, wife of Andrew II of Hungary (murdered) (b. 1185)
• 1494 –
  Poliziano, Italian humanist (b. 1454)
• 1605 –
  Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer (b. c.1547)
• 1939 –
  Carl Laemmle, German-born American film producer (b. 1867)
• 1948 –
  Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)
• 1993 –
  Ian Stuart Donaldson, British musician (b. 1957)
• 1998 –
  Jeff Moss, American puppeteer (b. 1942)