September 24

Events

 * - Prophet completes his  from  to.
 * - The surrenders  to.
 * - The office of the of the, and the  are established.
 * - The of  cedes  to.
 * - The first is displayed.
 * - "": prices plummet after  orders the  to sell large quantities of gold after  and  plot to control the market.
 * -, decisive victory of the over the
 * - officially renounces.
 * - steps down as  and is succeeded by.
 * -  proclaims  the nation's first.
 * - and Weldon Bascom produce the first  ever held outdoors under electric lights at
 * - is founded in Hong Kong
 * - is allegedly established by secret executive order of
 * - The Motor Company is founded.
 * - Forest fires black out the sun over portions of and . A  (in the astronomical sense) is seen as far away as.
 * -, the largest , is opened in.
 * -  sends  troops to, to enforce.
 * - orders the  to admit.
 * - declares its independence from.
 * - : beats  and  in the   in a  of 9.79 seconds. (Johnson would later be  in a high profile case of .)
 * - Periodic observed on
 * - is formed by  and various others to help fight against  in.
 * -  signed the  at the.
 * - makes landfall in the, devastating  and portions of southwestern.
 * - Iranian Presidednt gives a controversial speech on the campus of.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, English soldier (d. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (d. )
 * -, Queen of Sweden (d. )
 * -, fourth Sikh Guru (d. )
 * -, British navigator (d. )
 * -, Austrian general (d. )
 * -, Dutch politician (d. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (d. )
 * -, British novelist and politician (d. )
 * - Sir, Irish brewer (d. )
 * -, Russian statesman (d. )
 * -, 4th (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian scientist (d. )
 * -, French paleontologist and geologist (d. )
 * -, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. )
 * -, Texas jurist and politician (d. )
 * -, German-born actor (d. )
 * -, French chemist and inventor (d. )
 * -, English athlete (d. )
 * -, Swiss writer (d. )
 * -, German weapons designer (d. )
 * 1884  -, French cyclist (d. )
 * -, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. )
 * 1890  -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Anglo-American golfer (d. )
 * -, French (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Australian portrait artist (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Polish architect (d. )
 * -, Belgian actor (d. )
 * -, Soviet premier (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * - Sir, 18th (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, American sports commentator
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1922 -, American baritone
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1923  -, American jazz trumpet player (d. )
 * -, Soviet gymnast
 * 1924  -, singer & actress
 * -, Indian medical scientist (d. )
 * -, Spanish tenor (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician
 * -, American astronaut
 * 1930  -, Maltese actor (d. )
 * 1930  -, Polish poet (d. )
 * -, British actor and singer (d. )
 * 1931  -, British  driver (d. )
 * -, French Canadian comedian
 * -, German politician and diplomat (d. )
 * 1934  -, Scottish footballer
 * 1934  -, British autor (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American puppeteer (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1941  -,  player
 * -, Finnish singer
 * 1942  -, English singer
 * -, German actress
 * -, American journalist
 * -, American football player
 * 1946  - ,
 * -, Norwegian actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1948  -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * 1948  -, German composer
 * -, American talk show host
 * 1950  -, Swedish actress
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Italian politician
 * -, Baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, American voice actor
 * -, Nascar broadcaster
 * 1961  -, American screenwriter
 * -, British comedian
 * 1962  -, English former footballer
 * 1962  -, Canadian actress
 * -, Cuban-born baseball player
 * -, American bassist
 * -, American author
 * 1966  -, Baseball player
 * 1966  -, American actress
 * -, American musician
 * 1969  -, American music producer
 * 1969  -, American actress
 * 1969  -, Spanish actress and model
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1971  -, English drummer
 * -, American football player
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1976  -, Angolan basketball player
 * -, German footballer
 * -, Dutch archer
 * 1978  -, American TV show contestant
 * -, Web Designer
 * 1979  -, German pornographic actress
 * 1979  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1978  -, American television personality and comedian
 * -, Norwegian footballer
 * 1980  -, Filipino pornstar
 * 1980  -, Finnish footballer
 * 1980  -, Australian racing driver
 * 1980  -, Irish UFC Fighter
 * 1980  -, Italian professional road racing cyclist
 * -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American gymnast
 * 1982  -, American gymnast
 * 1982  -, American baseball player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Swedish writer
 * -, model, singer and Japanese television
 * -, English footballer
 * 1987  -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1988  -, American gymnast
 * - Andy Shemelzman, American scholar

Deaths

 * -, King of the Franks (b. )
 * -, scholar (b. )
 * -, hermit (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, daughter of (b. )
 * 1143  -
 * -, Greek (b. )
 * -, wife of (murdered) (b. )
 * -, Constable of England (b. )
 * -, wife of (bc. )
 * -, Italian humanist (b. )
 * -, Swiss alchemist (b. )
 * -, archbishop and elector of Mainz (b. )
 * -, Portuguese composer (bc. )
 * -, Polish military commander (b. )
 * -, Portuguese composer (bc. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German scientist (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, Emperor of Brazil (b. )
 * -, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (b. )
 * -, Danish physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Governor of West Virginia (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * 1933  -, British novelist (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * -, German film producer (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. )
 * -, American silent actor and film director (b. )
 * -, Texas politician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, British actress (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, aka , American children's writer (b. )
 * 1991  -, folk singer (b. )
 * -, Italian physicist (b. )
 * 1993  -, British musician (b. )
 * -, ian rebel (b. )
 * 2002  -,  player (b. )
 * -, American singer and disc jockey (b. )
 * 2003  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Late - start of the  year (at least since the time of ).
 * In ancient, the third day of , and the only day of the year during which men proposed to their prospective wives.
 * and.
 * Also see.
 * - (declared, from, ).
 * , -  the festival for 's . A lot of art and musical activities.
 * - Day, third day in the.
 * - Celebrating Birthday of ,.
 * , -  the festival for 's . A lot of art and musical activities.
 * - Day, third day in the.
 * - Celebrating Birthday of ,.
 * - Celebrating Birthday of ,.