Historical Events In September - 24

1972  On this day in history antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22   

1973  Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) declares independence on September - 24.   

1975  Ian Hunter actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1975  On September - 24 clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71   

1976  On this day in history newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by Pres Carter   

1976  Rhodesia accepts an American and British plan for majority rule on September - 24.   

1976  Bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1977  Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards on this day in history.   

1978  Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 on September - 24.   

1979  On September - 24 compuServe system started   

1981  On September - 24 patsy Kelly actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71   

1981  On this day in history patsy Kelly, actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71   

1982  Sarah Churchill actress, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1982  On September - 24 tennis great Bj”rn B”rg retires at 26   

1982  US, Italian & French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon on September - 24.   

1982  On this day in history sarah Churchill, actress (Royal Wedding, Spring Meeting), dies at 67   

1983  Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history neil Hamilton actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85   

1984  Paul McCartney releases "No More Lonely Nights" on this day in history.   

1984  On September - 24 neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85   

1985  On this day in history apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees   

1985  On this day in history fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m)   

1988  Barbara C Harris of Mass, elected first woman Episcopal bishop on September - 24.   

1988  Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec on this day in history.   

1990  South African president F.W. de Klerk meets Pres Bush in Wash DC on this day in history.   

1990  Supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market on September - 24.   

1990  On this day in history jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34   

1991  On September - 24 "Good & Evil" & "Sibs" premiers on ABC TV   

1991  Doogie Howser loses his virginity (only on TV would this be an event) on September - 24.   

1991  Theodore Geisel, better known as children's author Doctor Seuss, dies of cancer in La Jolla, CA, at age 87 on September - 24.   

1991  On September - 24 mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73   

1993  America and the Commonwealth lift trade sanctions against South Africa on September - 24.   

1993  Zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65   

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

1301  Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372) was born on this day in history.   

1501  Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545) was born on this day in history.   

1513  Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535) was born on this day in history.   

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on September - 24.   

1564  On this day in history birth of william Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)   

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

1625  On September - 24 birth of johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland   

0366  On September - 24 liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies   

0768  On this day in history pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53   

0786  Al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies on this day in history.   

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

1054  On this day in history death of hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)   

1118  Death of Robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160) on September - 24.   

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on September - 24.   

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