Events & Holidays In September - 24

Anniversary of the failed attack on Lome (Togo)

Constitutional Declaration Day (Cambodia)

Heritage Day (South Africa)

Manit Day (Marshall Islands)

Nationality Day (Guinea Bissau)

New Caledonia Day (New Caledonia)

Our Lady of Mercy (Spain)

Our Lady of Mercy Day (Dominican Republic)

Pando Local Festival (Bolivia)

Santa Cruz Local Festival (Bolivia)

Virgin of las Mercedes (Peru)

0015  On this day in history birth of vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

1301  On this day in history birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)   

1501  Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history birth of william Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on this day in history.   

1625  On this day in history birth of johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland   

0366  On this day in history liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies   

0768  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

0786  Al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies on this day in history.   

0911  Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies on this day in history.   

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on this day in history.   

1118  Death of Robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160) on this day in history.   

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on this day in history.   

1143  Innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies on this day in history.