September 24th, 1479

Born on September 24th, 1479

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on September 24th?

September 24th, 2019

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that advice given by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Queen Elizabeth II that Parliament should be prorogued was unlawful.

September 24th, 1993

Norodom Sihanouk (pictured) became King of Cambodia with the restoration of the monarchy after a 23-year interregnum.

September 24th, 1992

After his neighbor identified handwriting samples placed on local billboards by police, Oba Chandler was arrested three years after he committed a triple murder in the Tampa Bay area in Florida.

September 24th, 1975

Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces.

September 24th, 1964

The Warren Commission released its report to the U.S. president, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The report was made public three days later.

September 24th, 1941

Operation Barbarossa: A Wehrmacht training event known as the Mogilev Conference began, marking an increase in violence against Jews and other civilians in the areas under General Max von Schenckendorff's command.

September 24th, 1911

His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.

September 24th, 1903

Alfred Deakin became the second Australian prime minister, succeeding Edmund Barton, who left office to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.

September 24th, 1890

Wilford Woodruff, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the future practice of plural marriage.

September 24th, 1877

At the Battle of Shiroyama (depicted), the final engagement of the Satsuma Rebellion, the Imperial Japanese Army defeated rebel samurai of the Satsuma Domain led by Saigō Takamori.

September 24th, 1869

Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet.

September 24th, 1841

Raja Muda Hashim, the uncle of Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei, conceded land to the British adventurer James Brooke (pictured) to establish the Raj of Sarawak.

September 24th, 1789

The Judiciary Act of 1789 was signed into law, establishing the U.S. federal judiciary and setting the number of Supreme Court justices at six.

September 24th, 1645

English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath.

September 24th, 1568

At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet forced English privateers to halt their trade (battle pictured).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 24th

Same year
Born in 1479

41

Ferdinand Magellan

Portuguese explorer in the service of Spain

*November 30th, 1479, Ponte da Barca †April 27th, 1521, Mactan

53

Pompeo Colonna

Catholic cardinal

*May 12th, 1479, Rome †June 28th, 1532, Naples

48

Catherine of York

English princess

*August 14th, 1479, Eltham Palace †November 15th, 1527, Tiverton

41

Ippolito d'Este

Catholic cardinal

*March 20th, 1479, Ferrara †September 3rd, 1520, Ferrara

76

John Gage

English courtier during the Tudor period

*October 28th, 1479, Burstow †April 18th, 1556, Firle Place

37

Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours

Italian nobleman, the third son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1479-1516)

*March 12th, 1479, Florence †March 17th, 1516, Florence

55

Lazarus Spengler

German hymnwriter

*March 13th, 1479, Nuremberg †September 7th, 1534, Nuremberg

49

Joan Gascó

Spanish painter (1480-1529)

*November 30th, 1479, Tafalla †November 30th, 1528, Vic

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Public holidays on September 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on September 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1479 is a normal year and no leap year.

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