September 24th, 1920

Born on September 24th, 1920

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, 1920

24

Richard Bong

United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipient (1920–1945)

*September 24th, 1920, Superior †August 6th, 1945, North Hollywood

61

Georges Addor

Swiss architect (1920-1982)

*September 24th, 1920, Plainpalais †August 18th, 1982, Geneva

80

Leo Marks

British cryptographer, playwright and screenwriter (1920-2001)

*September 24th, 1920, London †January 15th, 2001, London

92

Jan Carew

Guyanese writer and professor

*September 24th, 1920, British Guiana †December 5th, 2012, Louisville

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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

44

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

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

70

Henry Rowland

Actor (1913-1984)

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

98

Gert Watzke

Austrian rower (1922-2021)

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

62

John Logan

American film producer and screenwriter

*September 24th, 1961, San Diego

68

Gordon Carpenter

Basketball player

*September 24th, 1919, Ash Flat †March 8th, 1988, Lakewood

88

Severo Ochoa

Spanish physician

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

67

Anthony Newley

British actor and musician (1931–1999)

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

57

Stefan Molyneux

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

*September 24th, 1966, Athlone

73

Theresa Merritt

American actress (1922–1998)

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

82

Raoul Bott

Hungarian-born mathematician

*September 24th, 1923, Budapest †December 20th, 2005, Carlsbad

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

89

İsmet İnönü

Turkish general and statesman (1884-1973)

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

84

Jacques Vallée

Computer Scientist, UFO researcher

*September 24th, 1939, Pontoise

87

John Young

American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer

*September 24th, 1930, San Francisco †January 5th, 2018, Houston

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65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

Birthdays of famous people

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: 1920 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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