Page 8: Historical Events In September - 24
Friday, 17 January 2025
1996 Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, egyptologist, dies at 87 on this day in history.
1997 On this day in history jonathon Silver, entrepreneur/arts patron, dies at 47
1998 On this day in history the U.S. Treasury began circulating the newly-redesigned $20 bill.
2005 On September - 24 hurricane Rita hits the U.S. Gulf Coast. The 9th Ward section of New Orleans floods for the 2nd time in a month and a half. Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, and Alabama are also affected.
2005 Worldwide protests against the Iraq War around the world, with over 150,00 protestors in Washington DC. See Opposition to the Iraq War on this day in history.
2006 On this day in history communist Party of China Central Political Bureau committee member, Shanghai Municipal Party Committee Secretary Chen Liangyu is dismissed for alleged corruption charges.
2006 On September - 24 europe win the Ryder Cup in Ireland.
2007 On September - 24 india won the ICC Twenty20 WorldCup beating Pakistan by 5 runs.
2007 On September - 24 labour Party Conferences in Bournemouth at which Gordon Brown addresses delegates for the first time as Prime Minister.
2012 On this day in history books by Japanese authors or about Japan are suspended by Chinese bookstores
2013 On September - 24 515 people are killed by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Balochistan, Pakistan
2017 On this day in history nFL players kneal, lock arms or stay in their dressing room during the anthem in protests against comments made by President Donald Trump
2017 On this day in history plastic polystyrene rubbish discovered for first time only 1,000 miles from the north pole by international team of scientists
2017 On September - 24 leBron James calls President Donald Trump "U Bum" in a tweet in response to Trump's comments about Stephen Curry
2018 On this day in history real Madrid midfielder & Croatian World Cup captain Luka Modrić is named world's best male player at the FIFA Awards in London; Brazil & Orlando Pride forward Marta best female player; France's Didier Deschamps best men's coach
2018 Ebola virus has caused 69 deaths and sickened 150 people according to Ministry of Heath in Democratic Republic of Congo on September - 24.
2018 Pakyong Airport, India's 100th airport, is opened in the Himalayan mountains at 1,400 meters by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September - 24.
2019 Nancy Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump , arguing that he tried to enlist a foreign power for his own political gain on this day in history.
2019 On this day in history spain's Supreme Court rules body of dictator Francisco Franco can be removed from state mausoleum, the Valley of the Fallen, to municipal cemetery
2019 On September - 24 the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously rules that the September 2019 prorogation of Parliament was unlawful and void.
2019 On this day in history the Supreme Court of Spain unanimously rules in favour of the exhumation of the remains of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco from the Valle de los CaÃdos. He was finally exhumed on 24 October, being re-inhumed in a private crypt with his wife.
2019 On this day in history u.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announces the start of a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
2020 David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Aniston's record as the fastest person to reach 1 million followers on Instagram on September - 24.
2023 French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will withdraw its ambassador and 1,500 troops from Niger, in the wake of a coup [1] on this day in history.
2023 On September - 24 nigerien crisis: French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will end its military presence in Niger and will recall its ambassador from the country.
2024 Statue of Johnny Cash is unveiled in US Capitol's Statuary Hall, representing his native Arkansas; it is the first statue of musician there on this day in history.
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