Page 7: Historical Events In September - 24

1972  Antique F86 Sabrejet fails to takeoff at air show, kills 22 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau) declares independence   

1975  Ian Hunter actor (Sir Richard-Robin Hood), dies at 75 on September - 24.   

1975  On this day in history clive Morton, actor (Goodbye Mr Chips, Moonraker), dies at 71   

1976  Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by Pres Carter on September - 24.   

1976  Rhodesia accepts an American and British plan for majority rule on this day in history.   

1976  On September - 24 bruno VeSota, actor/director (Chopper, Teenage Doll), dies at 54   

1977  Ken Hinton of CFL British Columbia Lions returns a punt 130 yards on September - 24.   

1978  Ruth Etting, US dancer/singer (Ziegfeld Follies), dies at 80 on September - 24.   

1979  On this day in history compuServe system started   

1981  Patsy Kelly actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71 on September - 24.   

1981  On September - 24 patsy Kelly, actress (Brigid Murphy-Cop & the Kid), dies at 71   

1982  Sarah Churchill actress, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1982  On September - 24 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  Isobel Baillie, oratorio singer, dies on September - 24.   

1984  Neil Hamilton actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85 on September - 24.   

1984  Paul McCartney releases "No More Lonely Nights" on September - 24.   

1984  Neil Hamilton, actor (Com Gordon-Batman), dies of asthma at 85 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history apollo Computer Inc. lays off 300 employees   

1985  On September - 24 fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m)   

1988  Barbara C Harris of Mass, elected first woman Episcopal bishop on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec   

1990  South African president F.W. de Klerk meets Pres Bush in Wash DC on this day in history.   

1990  On September - 24 supreme Soviet gives approval to switch to free market   

1990  Jay Currin, stuntman/actor (Back to the Beach, Serial), dies at 34 on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history "Good & Evil" & "Sibs" premiers on ABC TV   

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

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

1991  On September - 24 mary Lawrence, actress (Best Man), dies of respiratory failure at 73   

1993  On September - 24 america and the Commonwealth lift trade sanctions against South Africa   

1993  On September - 24 zita Johann, Hungarian/US actress (Mummy), dies at 89   

1994  On this day in history 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 September - 24.   

1501  Girolamo Cardano, Italy, mathematician/astrologer (Ars Magna-1545) was born on September - 24.   

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  On this day in history birth of william Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)   

1583  Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein, German general was born on September - 24.   

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  Pippin III, the short, King of France, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

0786  On this day in history al-Hadi, Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86), dies   

0911  Ludwig III, the child, last Carolingian German King (899-911), dies on September - 24.   

1054  Death of Hermannus Contractus, scholar (b. 1013) on September - 24.   

1118  Death of Robert of Knaresborough, hermit (b. 1160) on September - 24.   

1120  Death of Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072) on September - 24.   

1143  Innocent II, [Gregorio de' Papareschi], Ital Pope (1130-43), dies on September - 24.