September 24th, 1942

Born on September 24th, 1942

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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, 1942

78

Gerry Marsden

British singer-songwriter and musician (1942–2021)

*September 24th, 1942, Toxteth †January 3rd, 2021, Arrowe Park Hospital

66

Erik Silvester

German composer and singer

*September 24th, 1942, Wąbrzeźno †November 23rd, 2008, Cologne

81

Gerhard Rübenkönig

German politician

*September 24th, 1942, Heckershausen

81

Mike Berry

British singer

*September 24th, 1942, Northampton

80

Hansi Schmidt

German handball player (1942–2023)

*September 24th, 1942, Teremia Mare †February 5th, 2023

81

Kenneth Tigar

American actor

*September 24th, 1942, Chelsea

43

Clancy Williams

American football player (1942-1986)

*September 24th, 1942, Beaumont †September 21st, 1986

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82

Italo Zilioli

Cyclist

*September 24th, 1941, Turin

73

Harriet Walter

British actress (born 1950)

*September 24th, 1950, London

72

Magdalena Stoof

German archaeologist, author and egyptologist

*September 24th, 1951, Werdau

68

Antonio Tabucchi

Italian writer and literary scholar (1943-2012)

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

56

Hermawan Susanto

Badminton player

*September 24th, 1967, Kota Kudus

84

Jacques Vallée

Computer Scientist, UFO researcher

*September 24th, 1939, Pontoise

56

Linda McCartney

American photographer, musician and animal rights activist (1941–1998)

*September 24th, 1941, Scarsdale †April 17th, 1998, Tucson

62

John Logan

American film producer and screenwriter

*September 24th, 1961, San Diego

66

Pierre Loeb

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

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

73

Catherine Burns

American actress and writer (1945-2019)

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

57

Stefan Molyneux

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

*September 24th, 1966, Athlone

59

Manfred Wörner

German politician (1934-1994)

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

75

Gordon Clapp

American actor

*September 24th, 1948, North Conway

53

Jim Henson

American puppeteer (1936–1990)

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

67

Anthony Newley

British actor and musician (1931–1999)

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

86

Jim McKay

American television sports journalist

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

50

Gillian Lindsay

Scottish rower

*September 24th, 1973, Paisley

44

F. Scott Fitzgerald

American writer (1896–1940)

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

43

Daniele Bennati

Italian road bicycle racer

*September 24th, 1980, Arezzo

75

Eavan Boland

Irish poet

*September 24th, 1944, Dublin †April 27th, 2020, Dublin

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81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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