Events & Holidays In September - 24

Anniversary of the failed attack on Lome (Togo)

Constitutional Declaration Day (Cambodia)

Heritage Day (South Africa)

Manit Day (Marshall Islands)

Nationality Day (Guinea Bissau)

New Caledonia Day (New Caledonia)

Our Lady of Mercy (Spain)

Our Lady of Mercy Day (Dominican Republic)

Pando Local Festival (Bolivia)

Santa Cruz Local Festival (Bolivia)

Virgin of las Mercedes (Peru)

0015  Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69) was born on this day in history.   

1301  On this day in history birth of ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)   

1501  On this day in history birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)   

1513  On this day in history birth of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)   

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on this day in history.   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on this day in history.   

1583  On this day in history birth of albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general   

1625  On this day in history birth of johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland   

0366  On this day in history liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies   

0768  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

0786  On this day in history al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

0911  Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies on this day in history.   

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on this day in history.   

1118  On this day in history death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

1120  On this day in history death of welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)   

1143  On this day in history innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies