Page 7: Historical Events In September - 24

1972  Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22 on this day in history.   

1973  Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) declares independence on this day in history.   

1975  On September - 24 ian Hunter actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75   

1975  Clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71 on September - 24.   

1976  Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by Pres Carter on this day in history.   

1976  On September - 24 rhodesia accepts an American and British plan for majority rule   

1976  Bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1977  Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards on this day in history.   

1978  Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 on September - 24.   

1979  CompuServe system started on September - 24.   

1981  On this day in history patsy Kelly actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71   

1981  On September - 24 patsy Kelly, actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71   

1982  Sarah Churchill actress, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1982  On September - 24 tennis great Bj”rn B”rg retires at 26   

1982  US, Italian & French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon on this day in history.   

1982  Sarah Churchill, actress (Royal Wedding, Spring Meeting), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1983  On September - 24 isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies   

1984  On this day in history neil Hamilton actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85   

1984  Paul McCartney releases "No More Lonely Nights" on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85   

1985  Apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees on September - 24.   

1985  Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) on September - 24.   

1988  Barbara C Harris of Mass, elected first woman Episcopal bishop on this day in history.   

1988  Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec on this day in history.   

1990  South African president F.W. de Klerk meets Pres Bush in Wash DC on September - 24.   

1990  On September - 24 supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market   

1990  On September - 24 jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34   

1991  "Good & Evil" & "Sibs" premiers on ABC TV on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history doogie Howser loses his virginity (only on TV would this be an event)   

1991  Theodore Geisel, better known as children's author Doctor Seuss, dies of cancer in La Jolla, CA, at age 87 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73   

1993  America and the Commonwealth lift trade sanctions against South Africa on September - 24.   

1993  On this day in history zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89   

1994  On this day in history colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65   

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0015  Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.   

1301  Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372) was born on this day in history.   

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

1513  On September - 24 birth of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)   

1534  On September - 24 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  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  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on September - 24.   

0786  On September - 24 al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

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

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on September - 24.   

1118  On September - 24 death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

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

1143  On September - 24 innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies