Nia Vardalos
b. 1962
Canadian-American actress and screenwriter
On This Day · The 267th day of the year
September 24
September 24 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 787 and 2023. The Second Council of Nicaea begins at the Church of Holy Wisdom in the city of Nicaea in Bithynia.
Compiled & reviewed by Roman Tailor · Last reviewed July 13, 2026
What happened on September 24?
September 24 is the 267th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 787 and 2023. Famous people born on September 24 include Nia Vardalos, Steve Whitmire and Georg von Frundsberg.
The shape of the day
From 787 to 2023, September 24 gathers 1,236 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where politics and nation-building recur.
Libra is the sign for September 24 — read more on the Libra page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.
Released on September 24
Movies, games, albums & shows2026
- Game Control Resonant
- Game Silent Hill: Townfall
2024
- Game Beyond Galaxyland
- Game Bloomtown: A Different Story
- Game Ara: History Untold
- Game The Forever Winter
2021
- TV Boku no Nee-chan
Release data from TMDB & IGDB.
Events
10 notable moments- 787
AD 787
The Second Council of Nicaea begins at the Church of Holy Wisdom in the city of Nicaea in Bithynia.
- 1789
Judiciary Act of 1789
The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.
- 1846
Mexican–American War
Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
- 1877
Battle of Shiroyama
The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
- 1911
HMA No. 1
His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
- 1932
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
- 1948
Honda
The Honda Motor Company is founded.
- 1950
Chinchaga fire
The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
- 1973
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
- 2023
NASA
NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.
Famous birthday twins
Born on September 24Steve Whitmire
b. 1959
American puppeteer
Georg von Frundsberg
b. 1473
German Knight and landowner
Blind Lemon Jefferson
b. 1893
American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Manfred Wörner
b. 1934
German politician and diplomat, 7th Secretary General of NATO
Hugo Schmeisser
b. 1884
German weapons designer and engineer
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio
b. 1817
Spanish poet and philosopher
Deaths
- 2004Françoise Sagan
- 1945Hans Geiger
- 1896Louis Gerhard De Geer
- 1834Pedro I of Brazil
- 1228Stefan the First-Crowned
- 1180Manuel I Komnenos
Holidays & observances
- —Armed Forces Day (Peru)
- —Christian feast day: Anathalon (in Brescia)
- —Christian feast day: Antonio Gonzalez
- —Christian feast day: Blessed Émilie Gamelin (Canada)
- —Christian feast day: Gerard of Csanád
- —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Mercy and its related observance: La Mercè (Barcelona)
- —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Ransom (Mercedarians)
- —Christian feast day: Our Lady of Walsingham (Church of England)
Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.
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