On this day: September 24
Events
Spanish colonization of the AmericasSeptember 24, 1493 – July 13, 1898 · World History
Raj of SarawakSeptember 24, 1841 – July 1, 1946 · World History
Battle of ShiroyamaSeptember 24, 1877 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Emerson ElectricSeptember 24, 1890 · Companies
Release of Three AgesSeptember 24, 1923 · Film- Release of Out of Our HeadsSeptember 24, 1965 · Music
Founding of CFM InternationalSeptember 24, 1974 · Companies- Release of Caress of SteelSeptember 24, 1975 · Music
- Release of Some Great RewardSeptember 24, 1984 · Music
- Release of Rust in PeaceSeptember 24, 1990 · Music
Release of NevermindSeptember 24, 1991 · Music- Release of Blood Sugar Sex MagikSeptember 24, 1991 · Music
- Release of BadmotorfingerSeptember 24, 1991 · Music
Founding of Novolipetsk SteelSeptember 24, 1993 · Companies- Release of PinkertonSeptember 24, 1996 · Music
- Release of Ultima OnlineSeptember 24, 1997 · Gaming
- 2013 Balochistan earthquakesSeptember 24, 2013 · Geography
2017 German federal electionSeptember 24, 2017 · Politics
Release of macOS MojaveSeptember 24, 2018 · Technology
Born on this day
Gerolamo CardanoSeptember 24, 1501 – September 21, 1576 · Technology
William AdamsSeptember 24, 1564 – May 16, 1620 · Exploration
Johan de WittSeptember 24, 1625 – August 20, 1672 · Science
John FareySeptember 24, 1766 – January 6, 1826 · Science
Antoine-Louis BaryeSeptember 24, 1795 – June 25, 1875 · Art
Alexander BungeSeptember 24, 1803 – July 18, 1890 · Exploration
Cyprian NorwidSeptember 24, 1821 – May 23, 1883 · Art
Max NoetherSeptember 24, 1844 – December 13, 1921 · Science
Georges ClaudeSeptember 24, 1870 – May 23, 1960 · Science
Helmer HanssenSeptember 24, 1870 – August 2, 1956 · Exploration- Hugo SchmeisserSeptember 24, 1884 – September 12, 1953 · Technology
André Frédéric CournandSeptember 24, 1895 – February 19, 1988 · Science
Howard FloreySeptember 24, 1898 – February 21, 1968 · Science
Charlotte Moore SitterlySeptember 24, 1898 – March 3, 1990 · Science
Severo OchoaSeptember 24, 1905 – November 1, 1993 · Science
Andrzej PanufnikSeptember 24, 1914 – October 27, 1991 · Music- Bert Ira GordonSeptember 24, 1922 – March 8, 2023 · Film
Raoul BottSeptember 24, 1923 – December 20, 2005 · Science
Fats NavarroSeptember 24, 1923 – July 7, 1950 · Music
Geoffrey BurbidgeSeptember 24, 1925 – January 26, 2010 · Science
John YoungSeptember 24, 1930 – January 5, 2018 · Space
Anthony NewleySeptember 24, 1931 – April 14, 1999 · Film
Jim HensonSeptember 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990 · Film
Jacques ValléeSeptember 24, 1939 – present · Science
Linda McCartneySeptember 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998 · Film
Ian StewartSeptember 24, 1945 – present · Science
John RutterSeptember 24, 1945 – present · Music
María Teresa RuizSeptember 24, 1946 – present · Science
Ash CarterSeptember 24, 1954 – October 24, 2022 · Science
Brad BirdSeptember 24, 1957 – present · Film
Kevin SorboSeptember 24, 1958 – present · Film
John LoganSeptember 24, 1961 – present · Film
Nia VardalosSeptember 24, 1962 – present · Film
Shawn CrahanSeptember 24, 1969 – present · Film
Nick HagueSeptember 24, 1975 – present · Space
Eric Adjetey AnangSeptember 24, 1985 – present · Art
Ben PlattSeptember 24, 1993 – present · Music