September 24
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September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). There are 98 days remaining.
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Events
- 622 - Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina
- 1493 - Christopher Columbus's second expedition to the New World
- 1664 - Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England
- 1789 - Supreme Court of the United States and position of United States Attorney General established
- 1789 - United States Post Office Department established
- 1841 - Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to Great Britain
- 1852 - The first dirigible is displayed
- 1869 - "Black Friday". Gold prices plummet as Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
- 1890 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy
- 1908 - The first Ford Model T is built
- 1948 - Honda Motor Company founded
- 1957 - President Dwight Eisenhower sends United States National Guard troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce desegregation
- 1962 - United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith
- 1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal
- 1993 - Broderbund releases the computer game Myst
Births
- 15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor
- 1717 - Horace Walpole, novelist and politician
- 1755 - John Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- 1896 - F Scott Fitzgerald, novelist († 1940)
- 1905 - Severo Ochoa, biochemist, Nobel Prize winner
- 1905 - Howard Hughes, aviator, inventor, film producer, eccentric († 1976)
- 1921 - Jim McKay, sports commentator
- 1923 - Louis Edmonds, actor († 2001)
- 1924 - Sheila MacRae, singer, actress
- 1931 - Anthony Newley, actor, singer
- 1936 - Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets († 1990)
- 1941 - Linda McCartney, singer and animal rights activist († 1998)
- 1942 - Gerry Marsden, singer ("Gerry and the Pacemakers")
- 1946 - Mean Joe Greene, American football star
- 1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
- 1948 - Phil Hartman, actor († 1998)
- 1948 - Gordon Clapp, actor
- 1958 - Kevin Sorbo, actor
- 1959 - Steve Whitmire, voice actor
- 1962 - Nia Vardalos, actress, writer, comedienne
- 1962 - Roy Larke, professor of retailing, expert in Japanese marketing
- 1976 - Stephanie McMahon, WWE performer
Deaths
- 366 - Liberius, Pope
- 1545 - Albert of Mainz, archbishop and elector of Mainz
- 1939 - Carl Laemmle, film producer
- 1973 - Pablo Neruda, Nobel Prize winning author
- 1991 - Dr. Seuss, writer
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
September 23 � September 25 � August 24 � October 24 � more historical anniversaries
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December - more historical anniversaries
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "September 24, 2003" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_24 September 24, 2003
