September 24
September 24 is the 268th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 98 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Libra.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On September 24 the Sun's declination is approximately -1.8°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a September 24.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Armed Forces Day (Peru)
- Christian feast day: Anathalon (in Brescia)
- Christian feast day: Antonio Gonzalez
- Christian feast day: Blessed Émilie Gamelin (Canada)
- Christian feast day: Gerard of Csanád
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2023 — NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth. ↗(3 years ago)more
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program and for research in aeronautics and space. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., NASA operates ten field centers across the U.S.
2015 — At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. ↗(11 years ago)more
On 24 September 2015, a fatal crowd crush resulted in the death of more than 2,000 individuals, many of whom were suffocated or crushed, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, making it the deadliest Hajj disaster in history.
2014 — 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. ↗(12 years ago)more
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), unofficially known as Mangalyaan, is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by ISRO. It was India's first interplanetary mission and it made ISRO the fourth space agency to achieve Mars orbit, after Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency.
- 2013 — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people. ↗(13 years ago)
more
The moment magnitude scale is a measure of an earthquake's magnitude based on its seismic moment. Mw was defined in a 1979 paper by Thomas C. Hanks and Hiroo Kanamori. Similar to the local magnitude/Richter scale (ML ) defined by Charles Francis Richter in 1935, it uses a logarithmic scale; small earthquakes have approximately the same magnitudes on both ...
2009 — The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. ↗(17 years ago)more
The 2009 G20 Pittsburgh Summit was the third meeting of the G20 heads of state and heads of government, held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, to discuss financial markets and the world economy.
2009 — South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew. ↗(17 years ago)more
South African Airlink Flight 8911 was a positioning flight from Durban International Airport to Pietermaritzburg Airport, South Africa, operated by a British Aerospace Jetstream 41, crashed into the grounds of Merebank Secondary School, Durban shortly after take-off on 24 September 2009, injuring the three occupants of the aircraft and one on the ground.
2008 — Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. ↗(18 years ago)more
Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki is a South African politician and economist who served as the president of South Africa from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress (ANC). Before that, he was deputy president under Nelson Mandela from 1994 to 1999.
2007 — Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years. ↗(19 years ago)more
The Saffron Revolution was a series of economic and political protests and demonstrations that took place during August, September and October 2007 in Myanmar. The protests were triggered by the decision of the national military government to remove subsidies on the sales prices of fuel.
2005 — Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. ↗(21 years ago)more
Hurricane Rita was the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Gulf of Mexico, now tied with Hurricane Milton of 2024, as well as being one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record overall.
1996 — Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. ↗(30 years ago)more
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is a multilateral treaty to ban nuclear weapons test explosions and any other nuclear explosions, for both civilian and military purposes, in all environments.
1993 — The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king. ↗(33 years ago)more
The monarchy of Cambodia is the constitutional monarchy of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The king of Cambodia is the head of state and head of the ruling Royal House of Norodom. In the contemporary period, the king's power has been limited to that of a symbolic figurehead.
1975 — 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. ↗(51 years ago)more
The 1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition was the first to successfully climb Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces rather than along its ridges. In the post-monsoon season Chris Bonington led the expedition that used rock climbing techniques to put fixed ropes up the face from the Western Cwm to just below the South Summit.
Notable births
2003 — Joe Locke, Manx actor ↗(23 years ago)more
Joseph William Locke is a Manx actor. He is known for his lead role as high school student Charlie Spring in the Netflix teen series Heartstopper (2022–present), for which he received two Children's and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Performance nominations, winning on the second nomination in 2026.
2002 — Gaeul, South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer ↗(24 years ago)more
Kim Ga-eul, best known mononymously as Gaeul, is a South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer under Starship Entertainment. She is known for being a member of the South Korean girl group Ive.
1998 — Nikolas Cruz, American mass murderer ↗(28 years ago)more
Nikolas Jacob Cruz is an American mass murderer who perpetrated the Parkland high school shooting, one of the deadliest school shootings in the United States. On February 14, 2018, Cruz killed fourteen students and three staff members and injured seventeen others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
1997 — Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer ↗(29 years ago)more
Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Oluwadoyinsolami Adarabioyo, sometimes known mononymously as Tosin, is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea.
1993 — Sonya Deville, American wrestler and mixed martial artist ↗(33 years ago)more
Daria Rae Berenato is an American former professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she performs under the ring name Daria Rae and is the on-screen Director of Operations.
1993 — Ben Platt, American actor, singer, and songwriter ↗(33 years ago)more
Benjamin Schiff Platt is an American actor and singer. The son of film and theater producer Marc Platt and philanthropist Julie Platt, he began his acting career in musical theater as a child and appeared in productions of The Sound of Music (2006) and The Book of Mormon (2012–2015), rising to prominence for originating the title role in the Broadway comi...
Notable deaths
2025 — Sara Jane Moore, American attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1930) ↗(1 years ago)more
Sara Jane Moore was an American accountant and FBI informant who attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford in 1975.
2022 — Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) ↗(4 years ago)more
Pharoah Sanders was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound", Sanders played a prominent role in the development of free jazz and spiritual jazz through his work as a member of John Coltrane's groups in the mid-1960s, and later through his solo w...
2020 — Dean Jones, Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (born 1961) ↗(6 years ago)more
Dean Mervyn Jones was an Australian cricket player, coach and commentator who played Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia. He had an excellent record in Test cricket and is best remembered for revolutionising the ODI format. Jones was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
- 2016 — Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (born 1935) ↗(10 years ago)
more
Melvyn Charles was a Welsh international footballer. Charles played as both a centre-half and centre-forward, with his preferred position being at right-half.
2016 — Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (born 1928) ↗(10 years ago)more
Bruce Charles "Bill" Mollison was an Australian researcher, author, scientist, teacher and biologist. In 1981, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award "for developing and promoting the theory and practice of permaculture".
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (268) | 2^2 × 67 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (98) | 2 × 7^2 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 24092026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -1.81° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 87 days |