Historical Events In September - 24

1972  On September - 24 antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22  

1973  On September - 24 portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) declares independence  

1975  On this day in history 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 September - 24.  

1976  On this day in history rhodesia accepts an American and British plan for majority rule  

1976  On September - 24 bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54  

1977  On September - 24 ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards  

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

1979  On this day in history compuServe system started  

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

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

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

1982  Tennis great Bj”rn B”rg retires at 26 on this day in history.  

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

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

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  Apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees on this day in history.  

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 September - 24.  

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 this day in history.  

1990  Supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market on September - 24.  

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  On September - 24 doogie Howser loses his virginity (only on TV would this be an event)  

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

1991  Mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73 on September - 24.  

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

1534  On September - 24 birth of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)  

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 September - 24 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 September - 24 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  Death of Robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160) on this day in history.  

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