Historical Events In September - 24

1948  On this day in history warren William, actor (Fear, Wolf Man, Madame X), dies at 53  

1949  Pierre Breville, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1950  On September - 24 "Operation Magic Carpet"-All Jews from Yemen move to Israel  

1951  Industrial estate at Harlow New Town UK opens on this day in history.  

1951  Georges Rency, Belgian poet/literature, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1952  Underwater volcano explodes under research vessel Kaiyo-maru-5 on September - 24.  

1952  Dutch minister Dark sentences war criminal W Lages to death on this day in history.  

1953  On this day in history "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway  

1953  Berthold Viertel, writer, dies at 68 on September - 24.  

1954  On this day in history tonight Show premiers on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later)  

1954  Tonight Show premieres on NBC (Johnny takes over 8 years later) on September - 24.  

1955  On this day in history pres Eisenhower suffers a heart attack on vacation in Denver  

1955  On this day in history "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 23 performances  

1956  1st trans atlantic telephone cable in use (Newfoundland-Scotland) on September - 24.  

1957  Eisenhower orders US troops to desegregate Little Rock schools on September - 24.  

1957  On this day in history bkln Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0  

1958  On September - 24 the first welded aluminum girder highway bridge completed, Urbandale, Ia  

1960  Internationl Development Assn (UN agency) comes into existence on September - 24.  

1960  On September - 24 launch of the USS Enterprise, the worlds first nuclear powered aircraft carrier  

1960  On this day in history the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, launches (USS Enterprise)  

1960  On this day in history the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Enterprise, is launched.  

1960  On this day in history matyas Seiber, composer, dies at 55  

1961  On this day in history sumner Welles, US diplomat (Good Neighbor Policy), dies at 68  

1962  On September - 24 uS Circuit Court of Appeals orders Meredith admitted to U of Miss  

1963  Senate ratifies treaty with Britain & USSR limit nuclear testing on this day in history.  

1964  "The Munsters" premiers on September - 24.  

1964  On September - 24 ringo forms Brikley Building Company Ltd  

1964  The Munsters, starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Al Lewis, makes its TV premiere on September - 24.  

1967  On September - 24 orville Caldwell, Deputy Major (LA-1940), dies at 71  

1968  On September - 24 "60 Minutes" premiers  

1968  On September - 24 swaziland joins the United Nations.  

1968  Harry Robert Wilson, composer, dies at 67 on September - 24.  

1969  On this day in history trial of "Chicago 8" (protesters at Dem Natl Conv) begins  

1970  The first Automated return of lunar sample by Luna 16 on this day in history.  

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0015  Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on September - 24.  

1301  On September - 24 birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)  

1501  On September - 24 birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)  

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

1534  On this day in history birth of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)  

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 September - 24 birth of johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland  

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

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

0786  On this day in history al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies  

0911  On September - 24 ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies  

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

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

1120  On September - 24 death of welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)  

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