September 24th, 1918

Born on September 24th, 1918

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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, 1918

79

Audra Lindley

American actress (1918-1997)

*September 24th, 1918, Los Angeles †October 16th, 1997, Los Angeles

79

Michael J. S. Dewar

American theoretical chemist

*September 24th, 1918, Ahmednagar †October 10th, 1997, Gainesville

95

Richard Hoggart

British sociologist (1918-2014)

*September 24th, 1918, Leeds †April 10th, 2014, London

59

Joan Winfield

Australian film actress

*September 24th, 1918, Melbourne †June 16th, 1978, Van Nuys

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Who's birthday is on September 24th?

86

Jim McKay

American television sports journalist

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

66

Pierre Loeb

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

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

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

70

Henry Rowland

Actor (1913-1984)

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

44

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

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

88

Severo Ochoa

Spanish physician

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

86

Otto Günsche

Hitler's personal adjutant (1917-2003)

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

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

67

Anthony Newley

British actor and musician (1931–1999)

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

98

Gert Watzke

Austrian rower (1922-2021)

*September 24th, 1922, Klagenfurt †June 12th, 2021, Ebenthal in Kärnten

89

İsmet İnönü

Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973)

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

86

Robert Lewis Taylor

American author

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

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

81

Larry Gates

American actor (1915–1996)

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

84

Jacques Vallée

Computer Scientist, UFO researcher

*September 24th, 1939, Pontoise

73

Theresa Merritt

American actress (1922–1998)

*September 24th, 1924, Emporia †June 12th, 1998, The Bronx

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Born in 1918

95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

52

Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo

90

Fred Crane

American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)

*March 22nd, 1918, New Orleans †August 21st, 2008, Atlanta

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

32

Robert Walker

American actor (1918-1951)

*October 13th, 1918, Salt Lake City †August 28th, 1951, Los Angeles

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

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Public holidays on September 24th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1918 is a normal year and no leap year.

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