# What happened on September 24 in history?

**Date:** September 24  
**Events recorded:** 43  
**Years spanned:** 787 – 2023  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/september/24/

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## Featured Event

**2023** — NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA)

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## Events on this date

- **787** — The Second Council of Nicaea begins at the Church of Holy Wisdom in the city of Nicaea in Bithynia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_787))
- **1568** — Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Juan_de_Ul%C3%BAa_(1568)))
- **1645** — The Battle of Rowton Heath in England occurs, ending in a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles I. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rowton_Heath))
- **1674** — Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivaji))
- **1789** — The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_Act_of_1789))
- **1830** — A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_Belgium))
- **1841** — The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to James Brooke. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Brunei_(1368%E2%80%931888)))
- **1846** — Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War))
- **1852** — The first powered, passenger-carrying airship, the Giffard dirigible, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giffard_dirigible))
- **1853** — Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Febvrier_Despointes))
- **1869** — Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(1869)))
- **1875** — The 1864 play Heath Cobblers by Aleksis Kivi premieres in Oulu, Finland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Cobblers))
- **1877** — The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiroyama))
- **1890** — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_Manifesto))
- **1906** — U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devils_Tower))
- **1906** — Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Atlanta_race_massacre))
- **1911** — His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMA_No._1))
- **1929** — Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Doolittle))
- **1932** — Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi))
- **1935** — Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_W._Bascom))
- **1946** — Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific))
- **1946** — The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Article))
- **1948** — The Honda Motor Company is founded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda))
- **1950** — The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchaga_fire))
- **1954** — AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AEC_Routemaster))
- **1954** — The Cochabamba–Santa Cruz highway connecting western and eastern Bolivia is inaugurated. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_7_(Bolivia)))
- **1957** — President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division))
- **1959** — TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAI_Flight_307))
- **1960** — USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)))
- **1972** — Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, overrunning the runway and resulting in 11 injuries. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_472_(1972)))
- **1973** — Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau))
- **1975** — Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_British_Mount_Everest_Southwest_Face_expedition))
- **1993** — The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Cambodia))
- **1996** — Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Nuclear-Test-Ban_Treaty))
- **2005** — Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Rita))
- **2007** — Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron_Revolution))
- **2008** — Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thabo_Mbeki))
- **2009** — The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_G20_Pittsburgh_summit))
- **2009** — South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Airlink_Flight_8911))
- **2013** — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale))
- **2014** — The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Orbiter_Mission))
- **2015** — At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Mina_crowd_crush))
- **2023** — NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA))

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## Notable births on September 24

- **2003** — **Joe Locke** — Manx actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Locke))
- **2002** — **Gaeul** — South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaeul_(singer)))
- **1998** — **Nikolas Cruz** — American mass murderer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolas_Cruz))
- **1997** — **Tosin Adarabioyo** — English footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosin_Adarabioyo))
- **1993** — **Sonya Deville** — American wrestler and mixed martial artist ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonya_Deville))
- **1993** — **Ben Platt** — American actor, singer, and songwriter ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Platt))
- **1991** — **Oriol Romeu** — Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriol_Romeu))
- **1990** — **Vontaze Burfict** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vontaze_Burfict))
- **1989** — **Pia Wurtzbach** — Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_Wurtzbach))
- **1988** — **Karl Alzner** — Canadian ice hockey player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Alzner))

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## Notable deaths on September 24

- **2025** — **Sara Jane Moore** — American attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1930) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Jane_Moore))
- **2022** — **Pharoah Sanders** — American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharoah_Sanders))
- **2020** — **Dean Jones** — Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (born 1961) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Jones_(cricketer)))
- **2016** — **Mel Charles** — Welsh footballer (born 1935) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Charles))
- **2016** — **Bill Mollison** — Australian researcher, author and biologist (born 1928) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mollison))
- **2016** — **Bill Nunn** — American actor (born 1953) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nunn))
- **2016** — **Buckwheat Zydeco** — American accordionist and bandleader (born 1947) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckwheat_Zydeco))
- **2015** — **Alan Moore** — Australian painter and educator (born 1914) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore_(war_artist)))
- **2015** — **Wang Zhongshu** — Chinese archaeologist and academic (born 1925) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhongshu))
- **2014** — **Deborah Cavendish** — Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (born 1920) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Cavendish%2C_Duchess_of_Devonshire))

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