Page 7: 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  On September - 24 ian Hunter actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75   

1975  Clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1976  On September - 24 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 this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards   

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

1979  CompuServe system started on September - 24.   

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

1981  Patsy Kelly, actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71 on September - 24.   

1982  On this day in history sarah Churchill actress, dies at 67   

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

1982  On this day in history uS, Italian & French peacekeeping troops begin arriving in Lebanon   

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

1983  Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies on September - 24.   

1984  Neil Hamilton actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history paul McCartney releases "No More Lonely Nights"   

1984  Neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85 on this day in history.   

1985  Apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees on this day in history.   

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

1988  On September - 24 barbara C Harris of Mass, elected first woman Episcopal bishop   

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

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

1990  Supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market on this day in history.   

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

1991  On this day in history "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 this day in history.   

1991  Mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73 on this day in history.   

1993  On September - 24 america and the Commonwealth lift trade sanctions against South Africa   

1993  On September - 24 zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89   

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 September - 24.   

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

1501  On September - 24 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  On this day in history birth of william Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on this day in history.   

1625  Johan de Witt, statesman/advisor of Holland was born on this day in history.   

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 September - 24.   

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

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

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