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  Ian Hunter actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75 on September - 24.   

1975  Clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71 on September - 24.   

1976  On this day in history 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  Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards on this day in history.   

1978  On September - 24 ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80   

1979  CompuServe system started on September - 24.   

1981  On this day in history patsy Kelly actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71   

1981  On this day in history patsy Kelly, actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71   

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

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

1983  On this day in history isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies   

1984  On September - 24 neil Hamilton actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85   

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 September - 24.   

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

1985  Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history 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  South African president F.W. de Klerk meets Pres Bush in Wash DC on this day in history.   

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 September - 24 "Good & Evil" & "Sibs" premiers on ABC TV   

1991  Doogie Howser loses his virginity (only on TV would this be an event) on this day in history.   

1991  Theodore Geisel, better known as children's author Doctor Seuss, dies of cancer in La Jolla, CA, at age 87 on September - 24.   

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

1993  America and the Commonwealth lift trade sanctions against South Africa on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89   

1994  On September - 24 colin Berry Haycraft, publisher, dies at 65   

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0015  On this day in history birth of vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)   

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

1501  On this day in history birth of girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)   

1513  On September - 24 birth of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)   

1534  Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581) was born on September - 24.   

1564  William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620) was born on September - 24.   

1583  On September - 24 birth of albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general   

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

0366  Liberius, Italian Pope (352-66), dies on September - 24.   

0768  On September - 24 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  On this day in history ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies   

1054  On September - 24 death of hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013)   

1118  On this day in history death of robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160)   

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