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  Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372) was born on this day in history.   

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

1513  On this day in history birth of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)   

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

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general   

1625  Johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland was born on this day in history.   

0366  Liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies on this day in history.   

0768  On this day in history pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53   

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

0911  On this day in history ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies   

1054  On this day in history death of hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)   

1118  On this day in history death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

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

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