Page 7: Historical Events In September - 24

1972  On this day in history antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22   

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  On September - 24 clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71   

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 September - 24.   

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 September - 24.   

1977  On this day in history ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards   

1978  Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1979  CompuServe system started on September - 24.   

1981  Patsy Kelly actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71 on September - 24.   

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

1982  On this day in history sarah Churchill actress, dies at 67   

1982  Tennis great Bj”rn B”rg retires at 26 on September - 24.   

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 September - 24.   

1983  Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies on September - 24.   

1984  Neil Hamilton actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85 on September - 24.   

1984  Paul McCartney releases "No More Lonely Nights" on September - 24.   

1984  On September - 24 neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85   

1985  On September - 24 apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees   

1985  Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) on this day in history.   

1988  On September - 24 barbara C Harris of Mass, elected first woman Episcopal bishop   

1988  On September - 24 canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec   

1990  South African president F.W. de Klerk meets Pres Bush in Wash DC on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history 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 September - 24.   

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

1991  Theodore Geisel, better known as children's author Doctor Seuss, dies of cancer in La Jolla, CA, at age 87 on September - 24.   

1991  Mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73 on this day in history.   

1993  America and the Commonwealth lift trade sanctions against South Africa on this day in history.   

1993  Zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1994  Colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65 on September - 24.   

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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 September - 24.   

1501  Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545) was born on September - 24.   

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 September - 24.   

1564  On September - 24 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  Liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies on September - 24.   

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

1054  On September - 24 death of hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)   

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

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on September - 24.   

1143  Innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies on September - 24.