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NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.
What happened on September 24
36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1568 to 2025.
Standout on September 24
2023
NASA
NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.
About September 24
September 24 is the 267th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 267 of 365 (268 in leap years)98 days left in the year (98 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Thursday in 2026, Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029, Tuesday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 39 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra (September 23 – October 22)Cusp date — the exact boundary shifts by a day in some years.
- Season
- Autumn in the north · Spring in the south
- September birthstone
- Sapphirewisdom, loyalty and nobility
- September birth flower
- Aster / Morning glorypatience, wisdom and affection
- Next occurrence
- In 332 days
- Roman numerals
- XXIV.IXday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 30thComprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty1996
- 10thBill Mollison2016
- 10thBill Nunn2016
- 10thBuckwheat Zydeco2016
- 10thMel Charles2016
- 1stSara Jane Moore2025
September 24 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Bill Nunn · Mel Charles · Bill Mollison
- 25 years ago2001
- Nothing recorded
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on September 24 — ages this year
- 2003Joe Locketurns 23
- 2002Gaeul (singer)turns 24
- 1998Nikolas Cruzturns 28
- 1997Tosin Adarabioyoturns 29
- 1993Kateryna Derunturns 33
- 1993Liu Shiying (athlete)turns 33
Historical events 36
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that advice given by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Queen Elizabeth II that Parliament should be prorogued was unlawful.
2015 Mina crowd crush
At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Mars Orbiter Mission
The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.
Moment magnitude scale
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.
South African Airlink Flight 8911
South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew.
2009 G20 Pittsburgh summit
The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
Thabo Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.
Saffron Revolution
Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk (pictured) became King of Cambodia with the restoration of the monarchy after a 23-year interregnum.
Monarchy of Cambodia
The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
Oba Chandler
After his neighbor identified handwriting samples placed on local billboards by police, Oba Chandler was arrested three years after he committed a triple murder in the Tampa Bay area in Florida.
1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition
Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.
Dougal Haston
Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces.
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
Japan Air Lines Flight 472 (1972)
Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, overrunning the runway and resulting in 11 injuries.
Warren Commission
The Warren Commission released its report to the U.S. president, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The report was made public three days later.
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
TAI Flight 307
TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people.
101st Airborne Division
President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
AEC Routemaster
AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced.
Route 7 (Bolivia)
The Cochabamba–Santa Cruz highway connecting western and eastern Bolivia is inaugurated.
Chinchaga fire
The "Great Smoke Pall", generated by the Chinchaga fire, the largest recorded fire in North American history, was first recorded in present-day Nunavut and may eventually have circled the entire globe.
Topoľčany pogrom
Dozens of Jews were injured in the Topoľčany pogrom, one of the worst episodes of anti-Jewish violence in postwar Czechoslovakia.
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa: A Wehrmacht training event known as the Mogilev Conference began, marking an increase in violence against Jews and other civilians in the areas under General Max von Schenckendorff's command.
HMA No. 1
His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
Alfred Deakin
Alfred Deakin became the second Australian prime minister, succeeding Edmund Barton, who left office to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.
Wilford Woodruff
Wilford Woodruff, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the future practice of plural marriage.
Battle of Shiroyama
At the Battle of Shiroyama (depicted), the final engagement of the Satsuma Rebellion, the Imperial Japanese Army defeated rebel samurai of the Satsuma Domain led by Saigō Takamori.
Jay Gould
Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet.
Omar Ali Saifuddin II
Raja Muda Hashim, the uncle of Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei, conceded land to the British adventurer James Brooke (pictured) to establish the Raj of Sarawak.
Judiciary Act of 1789
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was signed into law, establishing the U.S. federal judiciary and setting the number of Supreme Court justices at six.
English Civil War
English Civil War: Royalists commanded by King Charles I suffered a significant defeat at the Battle of Rowton Heath.
San Juan de Ulúa
At San Juan de Ulúa (present-day Veracruz, Mexico), a Spanish naval fleet forced English privateers to halt their trade (battle pictured).
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Pia Wurtzbach
Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Sara Jane Moore
Sara Jane Moore, American attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1930)
Dean Jones (cricketer)
Dean Jones, Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (born 1961)
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (born 1920)
Christopher Hogwood
Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (born 1941)
Boris Karvasarsky
Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (born 1931)
Anthony Lawrence (journalist)
Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (born 1912)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Armed Forces Day
Armed Forces Day (Peru)
Gerard of Csanád
Christian feast day: Gerard of Csanád
Anathalon
Christian feast day: Anathalon (in Brescia)
Feast of Our Lady of Ransom
Christian feast day: Our Lady of Ransom (Mercedarians)
La Mercè
Christian feast day: Our Lady of Mercy and its related observance: La Mercè (Barcelona)
Thomasian Martyrs
Christian feast day: Antonio Gonzalez
Émilie Gamelin
Christian feast day: Blessed Émilie Gamelin (Canada)
Our Lady of Walsingham
Christian feast day: Our Lady of Walsingham (Church of England)
Spread across the centuries
- 16th century1
- 17th century1
- 18th century1
- 19th century4
- 20th century37
- 21st century32
Earliest: San Juan de Ulúa (1568). Most recent: Sara Jane Moore (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
Nearby and related
Questions about September 24
What day of the year is September 24?
September 24 is the 267th day of the year, with 98 days left after it.
What star sign is September 24?
September 24 falls under Libra (September 23 – October 22), a air sign ruled by Venus. The birthstone for the month is Sapphire.
How many things happened on September 24?
We record 84 entries for September 24: 36 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1568 to 2025.
Who was born on September 24?
Joe Locke (2003) is among the notable births on September 24. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the September 24 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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