September 24th, 1937

Born on September 24th, 1937

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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, 1937

86

Helga Hoffmann

German athletics competitor

*September 24th, 1937, Saarbrücken

86

Kevin Connor

English film and television director, film editor

*September 24th, 1937, London

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 24th?

73

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

*September 24th, 1950, London

72

Magdalena Stoof

German archaeologist, author and egyptologist

*September 24th, 1951, Werdau

84

Jacques Vallée

Computer Scientist, UFO researcher

*September 24th, 1939, Pontoise

53

Jim Henson

American puppeteer (1936–1990)

*September 24th, 1936, Greenville †May 16th, 1990, Manhattan

56

Hermawan Susanto

Badminton player

*September 24th, 1967, Kota Kudus

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

Dieter Schwarz

German Billionaire

*September 24th, 1939, Heilbronn

66

Pierre Loeb

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

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

62

John Logan

American film producer and screenwriter

*September 24th, 1961, San Diego

67

Anthony Newley

British actor and musician (1931–1999)

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

68

Antonio Tabucchi

Italian writer and literary scholar (1943-2012)

*September 24th, 1943, Pisa †March 25th, 2012, Lisbon

57

Stefan Molyneux

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

*September 24th, 1966, Athlone

86

Jim McKay

American television sports journalist

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

44

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

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

87

John Young

American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer

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

93

Catherine Robbe-Grillet

French writer and actress

*September 24th, 1930, Paris

73

Catherine Burns

American actress and writer (1945-2019)

*September 24th, 1945, New York City †February 2nd, 2019, Lynden

50

Gillian Lindsay

Scottish rower

*September 24th, 1973, Paisley

43

Daniele Bennati

Italian road bicycle racer

*September 24th, 1980, Arezzo

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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