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.
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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 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
- 1180 –Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The Byzantine Empire slips into terminal decline.
- 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.
- 1906 –U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation’s first National Monument.
- 1914 –World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
- 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).
- 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.
- 1948 –The Honda Motor Company is founded.
- 2005 –Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
- 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?
- 1625 –Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
- 1717 –Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)
- 1914 –Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
- 1921 –Jim McKay, American sportscaster (d. 2008)
- 1932 –Dominique Michel, Canadian comedian
- 1952 –Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (d. 2008)
- 1966 –Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
- 1969 –DeVante Swing, American music producer
- 1981 –Ryan Briscoe, Australian racing driver
- 1982 –Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
Who died on September 24?
- 1143 –Pope Innocent II
- 1621 –Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish military commander (b. 1560)
- 1707 –Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (b. 1642)
- 1929 –Prince Mahidol of the Kingdom of Thailand (b. 1892)
- 1930 –William A. MacCorkle, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
- 1938 –Lev Schnirelmann, Russian mathematician (b. 1900)
- 1962 –Charles Reisner, American silent actor and film director (b. 1887)
- 1991 –Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss), American children’s writer (b. 1904)
- 1996 –Zeki Müren, Turkish musician (b. 1931)
- 2004 –Françoise Sagan, French writer (b. 1935)
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