September 24th, 1916

Born on September 24th, 1916

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 Prime Minister of Australia, 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 depicted).

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

Born on September 24th, 1916

87

Ruth Leach Amonette

American businesswoman and author (1916-2004)

*September 24th, 1916, Oakland †June 21st, 2004, Carmel-by-the-Sea

71

Greer Skousen

Basketball player

*September 24th, 1916, Casas Grandes †March 20th, 1988, San Antonio

86

Anne-Marie Brunius

Swedish actress (1916-2002)

*September 24th, 1916, Stockholm †November 10th, 2002, Åkersberga

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Who's birthday is on September 24th?

66

Pierre Loeb

French Jewish galerist and art dealer persecuted by Nazis (1897-1964)

*September 24th, 1897, Paris †May 4th, 1964

86

Jim McKay

American television sports journalist

*September 24th, 1921, Philadelphia †June 7th, 2008, Baltimore County

70

Henry Rowland

Actor (1913-1984)

*September 24th, 1913, Omaha †April 26th, 1984, Northridge

73

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

*September 24th, 1950, London

72

Magdalena Stoof

German archaeologist, author and egyptologist

*September 24th, 1951, Werdau

56

Hermawan Susanto

Badminton player

*September 24th, 1967, Kota Kudus

44

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

*September 24th, 1896, Saint Paul †December 21st, 1940, Hollywood

81

Larry Gates

American actor (1915–1996)

*September 24th, 1915, Saint Paul †December 12th, 1996, Sharon

88

Severo Ochoa

Spanish physician

*September 24th, 1905, Ḷḷuarca †November 1st, 1993, Madrid

77

Andrzej Panufnik

Polish composer and conductor

*September 24th, 1914, Warsaw †October 27th, 1991, Twickenham

86

Otto Günsche

Hitler's personal adjutant (1917-2003)

*September 24th, 1917, Jena †October 2nd, 2003, Lohmar

86

Robert Lewis Taylor

American author

*September 24th, 1912, Carbondale †September 30th, 1998, Southbury

62

John Logan

American film producer and screenwriter

*September 24th, 1961, San Diego

57

Stefan Molyneux

Far-right white nationalist and white supremacist podcaster, blogger, author and political commentator

*September 24th, 1966, Athlone

89

İsmet İnönü

Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973)

*September 24th, 1884, İzmir †December 25th, 1973, Ankara

67

Anthony Newley

British actor and musician (1931–1999)

*September 24th, 1931, London †April 14th, 1999, Jensen Beach

60

Marcel Chauvigné

French rower

*September 24th, 1911, Nantes †July 2nd, 1972, Nantes

82

Italo Zilioli

Cyclist

*September 24th, 1941, Turin

59

Manfred Wörner

German politician (1934-1994)

*September 24th, 1934, Stuttgart †August 13th, 1994, Brussels-Capital Region

84

Jacques Vallée

Computer Scientist, UFO researcher

*September 24th, 1939, Pontoise

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Born in 1916

89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

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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

Yes: 1916 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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