On this day in History - Sep 24

0015 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor was born (d. 69)
0366 - Pope Liberius dies.
0624 - Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.
0768 - Pippin the Short dies (b. 0714). King of the Franks.
1054 - Hermannus Contractus dies (b. 1013). Learned monk.
1143 - Pope Innocent II dies
1493 - Christopher Columbus departs on his second expedition to the New World.
1501 - Gerolamo Cardano was born (d. 1576). Italian mathematician.
1534 - Guru Ram Das was born (d. 1581). Fourth Sikh Guru.
1541 - Paracelsus dies (b. 1493). German alchemist.
1545 - Albert of Mainz dies (b. 1490). Archbishop and elector of Mainz.
1564 - William Adams was born (d. 1620). British navigator and samurai.

1572 - Morre Tupac Amaru, último líder indígena do povo inca
1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein was born (d. 1634). Austrian general.
1605 - Manuel Mendes dies. Portuguese composer
1621- Jan Karol Chodkiewicz dies (b. 1560). Polish military commander.
1625 - Johan de Witt was born (d. 1672). Dutch politician.
1646 - Duarte Lobo dies. Portuguese composer
1664 - The Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
1705 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun was born (d. 1766). Austrian field marshal.
1707 - Vicenzo da Filicaja dies (b. 1642). Italian poet.
1717 - Horace Walpole was born (d. 1797). British novelist and politician.
1724 - Sir Arthur Guinness was born (d. 1803). Founder of Arthur Guinness Son & Co.
1732 - Emperor Reigen of Japan dies (b. 1654)
1755 - John Marshall was born (d. 1835). Chief Justice of the United States.
1789 - The United States Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General are established.
1789 - The United States Post Office Department is established.
1817 - Ramon de Campoamor y Campoosorio was born (d. 1901). Spanish poet and philosopher.
1841 - The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to Britain.

1852 - The first airship is displayed.

1857 - Richard Mansfield was born (d. 1907). German-born actor.
1869 - "Black Friday": Gold prices plummet as Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
1871 - Lottie Dod was born (d. 1960). English athlete.
1878 - C. F. Ramuz was born (d. 1947). Swiss writer.
1884 - Hugo Schmeisser was born (d. 1953). German weapons designer.
1890 - A. P. Herbert was born (d. 1971). British humorist, barrister, novelist.
1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
1894 - Tommy Armour was born (d. 1968). Anglo-American golfer.
1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald was born (d. 1940). American novelist.
1898 - Howard Walter Florey was born (d. 1968). Australian scientist.
1903 - Edmund Barton steps down as Prime Minister of Australia and is succeded by Alfred Deakin.
1904 - Niels Ryberg Finsen dies (b. 1860). Danish physician. Nobel Prize in Medicine.
1905 - Severo Ochoa was born (d. 1993). Spanish–American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in 1959.
1908 - The first Ford Model T is built.

1911 - Konstantin Chernenko was born (d. 1985). Sovietic leader
1921 - Jim McKay was born. American sports commentator
1925 - Autar Singh Paintal was born (d. 2004). Indian medical scientist.
1930 - William A. MacCorkle dies (b. 1857). Governor of West Virginia.
1931 - Anthony Newley was born (d. 1999). British actor, singer.
1936 - Jim Henson was born (d. 1990). American puppeteer.
1939 - Carl Laemmle dies (b. 1867). German film producer.

1939 - Morre José Maria Nicolau (n. 1908). Ciclista português.
1940 - Baseball: Jimmie Foxx becomes the second member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1941 - Linda McCartney was born (d. 1998). American singer and animal rights activist.
1942 - Gerry Marsden was born. English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)

1944 - II Guerra Mundial: Invasão da Checoslovaquia e Hungría por parte do exército soviético.
1946 - Lars Emil Johansen was born. Prime Minister of Greenland
1948 - Phil Hartman was born (d. 1998). American actor.
1948 - Gordon Clapp was born. American actor.
1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded.
1951 - Pedro Almodóvar was born. Spanish movie director
1956 - Hubie Brooks was born. Baseball player
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends United States National Guard troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
1958 - Kevin Sorbo was born. American actor
1959 - Steve Whitmire was born. American voice actor.
1961 - The old Deutsche Opernhaus in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg returns to its newly rebuilt house as the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
1962 - United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
1962 - Nia Vardalos was born. Canadian actress, writer, and comedienne.

1968 - Suazilândia é admitida como Estado-Membro da ONU
1969 - Donald DeGrate, Jr. was born. Music producer
1969 - Shawn "Clown" Crahan was born. American musician (Slipknot)
1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares unilaterally its independence from Portugal.
1975 - Earle Cabell dies (b. 1906). Texas politician.
1976 - Stephanie McMahon-Levesque was born. American professional wrestler
1980 - John Arne Riise was born. Norwegian footballer
1982 - Morgan Hamm was born. American gymnast
1982 - Paul Hamm was born. American gymnast.

1985 - Portugal: Elevação de Castanheira do Ribatejo , Póvoa de Santa Iria e Vialonga a vila
1988 - 1988 Summer Olympics: Ben Johnson "defeated" Carl Lewis and Linford Christie in 100 metres sprinting in a record time of 9.79 seconds. (Johnson would later be disqualified in a high profile case of doping in sports.)

1991 - Nirvana releases Nevermind.
1991 - Red Hot Chili Peppers releases their ground breaking album Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
1991 - Dr. Seuss dies (b. 1904). American children's writer.
1993 - Brøderbund releases the computer game Myst.

1995 - Acordo firmado entre Israel e OLP que prevê a retirada das tropas israelenses da Cisjordânia (v. Acordo de Paz)

2003 - Rosalie Allen dies (b. 1924). American singer and disc jockey.
2003 - Edward Said dies (b. 1935). Palestinian-born literary critic.
2004 - Françoise Sagan dies (b. 1935). French writer.

2004 - Escândalo do mensalão: Jornal do Brasil publica o artigo Miro denuncia propina no Congresso
2005 - Teen Titans Series 5 Begins in the US (projected)
Late Roman Empire - start of the indiction year (at least since the time of Bede)
In ancient Latvia, the third day of Mikeli, and the only day of the year during which men proposed to their prospective wives.
R.C. Saints - conception of John the Baptist; Our Lady of Mercy
Guinea-Bissau - Independence Day (declared, from Portugal, 1973)
New Caledonia - Territorial Day
South Africa - Heritage Day.
Barcelona, Spain - La Mercè the festival for Barcelona's patron saint. A lot of art and musical activities: Festival Website (obsolete link)
Trinidad and Tobago - Republic Day (1976)