On September 24, history records 39 notable events, 216 famous births and 98 deaths, spanning the years 787 to 1846.
Events on this day include: Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembled at the church of Hagia Sophia. (787); Manuel I Komnenos, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. (1180).
Notable people born on September 24 include 'Adud al-Dawla (936), Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford (1301), Anne of Cyprus (1418).
Notable figures who died on this day include Pope Liberius (366), Pepin the Short (768), Gao Pian (887).
Events on 24 September 39
See all →Battle of Rowton Heath, Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles.
Benedict Arnold flees to British Army lines when the arrest of British Major John André exposes Arnold's plot to surrender West Point.
The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act which creates the office of the United States Attorney General and the federal judiciary system, and orders the composition of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Belgian Revolution: A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium.
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Birthdays on 24 September 216
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Deaths on 24 September 98
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