September 24

Events

• 787 - Second Council of Nicaea: The council assembles at the church of Hagia Sophia.
• 1180 - Manuel I Komnenos, the last Byzantine Emperor of the Komnenian restoration, dies.
• 1645 - The Battle of Rowton Heath is a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles.
• 1674 - Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji.
• 1789 - The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.
• 1830 - A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium.
• 1841 - The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to the United Kingdom.
• 1846 - Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.
• 1852 - The first airship powered by engine, created by Henri Giffard, travels from Paris to Trappes.
• 1853 - Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France.
• 1869 - Gold prices plummet after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
• 1877 - The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
• 1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
• 1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
• 1906 - Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
• 1911 - His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
• 1929 - Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
• 1932 - Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes".
• 1935 - Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
• 1946 - Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
• 1946 - The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
• 1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded.
• 1950 - The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.
• 1957 - President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
• 1960 -, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
• 1968 - First episode of 60 Minutes airs on television.
• 1972 - Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
• 1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
• 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.
• 1993 - The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
• 1996 - Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
• 2005 - Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
• 2007 - Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
• 2007 - India won first ever T20 international Cricket World Cup.
• 2008 - Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa
• 2009 - The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
• 2013 - A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.
• 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.
• 2015 - At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
• 2019 - An impeachment inquiry is initiated by the United States House of Representatives against President Donald Trump.

  Births

• AD 15 - Vitellius, Roman emperor
• 936 - 'Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king
• 1301 - Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier
• 1418 - Anne of Cyprus, Duchess of Savoy
• 1433 - Shekha of Amarsar, Rajput chieftain
• 1473 - Georg von Frundsberg, German Knight and landowner
• 1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer
• 1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru
• 1564 - William Adams, English sailor and navigator
• 1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian general
• 1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician
• 1667 - Jean-Louis Lully, French composer
• 1705 - Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal
• 1717 - Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician
• 1755 - John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court
• 1761 - F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor
• 1796 - Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator
• 1801 - Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist
• 1802 - Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist
• 1812 - Mary Ann Browne, British poet and writer of musical scores
• 1817 - Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher
• 1829 - Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas
• 1845 - Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author
• 1858 - Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts
• 1859 - Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer
• 1861 - Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist
• 1870 - Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting
• 1871 - Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer
• 1872 - Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia
• 1873 - María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer
• 1878 - Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet
• 1880 - Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever
• 1882 - Max Decugis, French tennis player
• 1883 - Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated
• 1883 - Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper and coach
• 1884 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist
• 1884 - İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey
• 1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer and engineer
• 1885 - Artur Lemba, Estonian pianist, composer, and educator
• 1890 - Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager
• 1890 - A. P. Herbert, English author and playwright
• 1892 - Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec
• 1893 - Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1894 - Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster
• 1894 - Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter
• 1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer
• 1898 - Howard Florey, Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1898 - Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astronomer
• 1899 - William Dobell, Australian painter
• 1900 - Ham Fisher, American cartoonist
• 1901 - Alexandra Adler, Austrian neurologist and psychologist
• 1902 - Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran
• 1905 - Severo Ochoa, Spanish–American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1906 - Leonard Marsh, Canadian sociologist and academic
• 1906 - Józef Nawrot, Polish footballer
• 1907 - Ben Oakland, American pianist, composer, and songwriter
• 1909 - Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect
• 1910 - Jean Servais, Belgian-French actor
• 1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Russian politician
• 1912 - Robert Lewis Taylor, American soldier and author
• 1913 - Herb Jeffries, American singer
• 1914 - Esther Eng, Chinese-American film director
• 1914 - John Kerr, Australian politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia
• 1914 - Andrzej Panufnik, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1916 - Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author
• 1918 - Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model
• 1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress
• 1920 - Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient
• 1920 - Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright
• 1920 - Ovadia Yosef, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar
• 1921 - Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist
• 1921 - Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1922 - Ettore Bastianini, Italian actor and singer
• 1922 - Bert I. Gordon, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1922 - Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer
• 1922 - John Moffatt, English actor and playwright
• 1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor
• 1923 - Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer
• 1923 - Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician
• 1924 - Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast
• 1924 - Voula Zouboulaki, Egyptian-Greek actress
• 1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and academic
• 1927 - Arthur Malet, English-American actor and singer
• 1929 - John Carter, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and flute player
• 1930 - Józef Krupiński, Polish poet and author
• 1930 - Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor
• 1930 - Benjamin Romualdez, Filipino politician and diplomat
• 1930 - John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut
• 1931 - Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and educator
• 1931 - Cardiss Collins, American lawyer and politician
• 1931 - Brian Glanville, English journalist and author
• 1931 - Anthony Newley, English singer and actor
• 1931 - Mike Parkes, English race car driver
• 1932 - Miguel Montuori, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager
• 1932 - Walter Wallmann, German politician, Minister-President of Hesse
• 1933 - Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal
• 1933 - Mel Taylor, American drummer
• 1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1934 - John Brunner, English-Scottish author and screenwriter
• 1934 - John Kasmin, English art dealer
• 1934 - Bernard Nevill, English painter, designer, and academic
• 1934 - Chick Willis, American singer and guitarist
• 1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat, 7th Secretary General of NATO
• 1934 - Donald Wrye, American director, screenwriter and producer
• 1936 - Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman
• 1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer and screenwriter, created The Muppets
• 1938 - Steve Douglas, American saxophonist, flute player, and producer
• 1939 - Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer
• 1939 - Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist
• 1939 - Jacques Vallée, French ufologist
• 1940 - Yves Navarre, French author
• 1941 - John Mackey, American football player
• 1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist
• 1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1944 - Eavan Boland, Irish poet and academic
• 1944 - Sven-Ole Thorsen, Danish bodybuilder and stuntman
• 1944 - Victoria Vetri, Playboy's 1967 Miss September & 1968 Playmate of the Year.
• 1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author
• 1945 - Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician
• 1945 - John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer
• 1946 - Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer
• 1946 - Joe Greene, American football player, coach, and actor
• 1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland
• 1946 - César Pedroso, Cuban pianist and songwriter
• 1946 - Pat Pocock, Welsh-English cricketer
• 1946 - María Teresa Ruiz, Chilean astronomer
• 1947 - Stephen Mueller, American painter
• 1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
• 1948 - Garth Porter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1949 - Baleka Mbete, South African politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
• 1949 - Anders Arborelius, Swedish cardinal
• 1950 - Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
• 1950 - John Kessel, American author, poet, and playwright
• 1950 - Harriet Walter, English actress
• 1951 - Douglas Kmiec, American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta
• 1952 - Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager
• 1952 - Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1953 - Peter Halley, American painter and educator
• 1954 - Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer and coach
• 1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia
• 1956 - Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
• 1957 - Brad Bird, American director, screenwriter, animator, producer and actor
• 1957 - Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager
• 1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor and producer
• 1959 - Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-English businessman
• 1959 - Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer
• 1960 - Tony Juniper, English environmentalist and politician
• 1960 - Amy Sky, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 1961 - Christopher L. Eisgruber, American lawyer and academic
• 1961 - John Logan, American screenwriter and producer
• 1961 - Luc Picard, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1962 - Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and manager
• 1962 - Mike Phelan, English footballer, coach, and manager
• 1962 - Tim Supple, English director and producer
• 1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter
• 1962 - Ilgvars Zalāns, Latvian painter
• 1963 - Michael Potter, Australian rugby player and coach
• 1963 - Ben Preston, English journalist
• 1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-American baseball player
• 1964 - Marko Pomerants, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
• 1964 - Ronald van der Kemp, Dutch fashion designer
• 1965 - Robert Irvine, English chef and television host
• 1965 - Njål Ølnes, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
• 1965 - Sean McNabb, American singer and bass player
• 1965 - Janet Weiss, American drummer
• 1966 - Christophe Bouchut, French race car driver
• 1966 - Rajesh Khattar, Indian voice actor
• 1966 - Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
• 1966 - Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger
• 1966 - Michael O. Varhola, American journalist and author
• 1967 - Noreena Hertz, English economist, author, and academic
• 1969 - Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
• 1969 - Christopher Pincher, English politician
• 1969 - Shamim Sarif, English author, director, and screenwriter
• 1969 - Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient
• 1969 - Megan Ward, American actress
• 1971 - Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist
• 1971 - Mike Michalowicz, American businessman and author
• 1971 - Kevin Millar, American baseball player and sportscaster
• 1971 - Peter Salisbury, English drummer
• 1972 - Conor Burns, British politician
• 1972 - Kate Fleetwood, English actress
• 1973 - Eddie George, American football player and sportscaster
• 1973 - Gillian Lindsay, Scottish rower
• 1973 - Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player and coach
• 1974 - John McDonald, American baseball player
• 1976 - Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
• 1976 - Stephanie McMahon, American wrestler and businesswoman
• 1976 - Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer
• 1976 - Vahur Vahtramäe, Estonian footballer
• 1977 - Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer and manager
• 1977 - Casey Rabach, American football player
• 1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
• 1979 - Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer
• 1979 - Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer
• 1980 - Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist
• 1980 - Dean Canto, Australian race car driver
• 1980 - Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
• 1980 - Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist
• 1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
• 1981 - Ryan Briscoe, Australian race car driver
• 1981 - Drew Gooden, American basketball player
• 1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
• 1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast
• 1982 - Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
• 1983 - Liam Finn, Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1983 - Randy Foye, American basketball player
• 1983 - Ben Harris, Australian rugby league player
• 1984 - Taylor Eigsti, American pianist and composer
• 1984 - Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer
• 1985 - Eric Adjetey Anang, Ghanaian sculptor and carpenter
• 1985 - Eleanor Catton, Canadian-New Zealand author
• 1985 - Cameron Price, Australian news journalist
• 1985 - Jonathan Soriano, Spanish footballer
• 1987 - Matthew Connolly, English footballer
• 1987 - Gürhan Gürsoy, Turkish footballer
• 1988 - Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1989 - Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and Miss Universe 2015 titleholder
• 1991 - Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer
• 1991 - Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer
• 1993 - Ben Platt, American actor
• 1997 - Tosin Adarabioyo, English Footballer

  Deaths

• 366 - Pope Liberius
• 768 - Pepin the Short, Frankish king
• 887 - Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynasty
• 1054 - Hermann of Reichenau, German composer, mathematician, and astronomer
• 1120 - Welf II, Duke of Bavaria
• 1143 - Agnes of Germany
• 1143 - Pope Innocent II
• 1180 - Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor
• 1218 - Robert of Knaresborough
• 1228 - Stefan the First-Crowned, Serbian king
• 1270 - Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
• 1275 - Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, English politician, Lord High Constable of England
• 1435 - Isabeau of Bavaria
• 1459 - Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden
• 1494 - Poliziano, Italian poet and scholar
• 1534 - Michael Glinski, Lithuanian prince
• 1541 - Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist
• 1545 - Albert of Mainz, German cardinal
• 1562 - Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent, English politician
• 1572 - Túpac Amaru, last of the Incas
• 1605 - Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer and educator
• 1621 - Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish commander
• 1646 - Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer and educator
• 1655 - Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege
• 1707 - Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet and author
• 1732 - Emperor Reigen of Japan
• 1742 - Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer
• 1790 - John Keyse Sherwin, English engraver
• 1802 - Alexander Radishchev, Russian author and critic
• 1834 - Pedro I of Brazil
• 1848 - Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet
• 1863 - William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams
• 1889 - D. H. Hill, American general and academic
• 1889 - Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver
• 1892 - Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer
• 1896 - Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden
• 1904 - Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1929 - Mahidol Adulyadej, Thai prince
• 1930 - William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia
• 1933 - Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor
• 1933 - Alice Muriel Williamson, English author
• 1936 - József Klekl, Slovene priest and journalist
• 1938 - Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic
• 1939 - Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios
• 1939 - Charles Tatham, American fencer
• 1945 - Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter
• 1947 - Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author
• 1948 - Warren William, American actor
• 1950 - Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
• 1962 - Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1973 - August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet
• 1973 - Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist
• 1975 - Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas
• 1976 - Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator
• 1978 - James Bassett, American journalist and author
• 1978 - Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician
• 1980 - Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer
• 1981 - Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer
• 1982 - Sarah Churchill, English actress
• 1982 - Józef Nawrot, Polish-English footballer
• 1984 - Neil Hamilton, American actor
• 1991 - Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator
• 1993 - Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1993 - Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic
• 1994 - Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar
• 1996 - Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter
• 1998 - Jeff Moss, American composer and screenwriter
• 2002 - Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician
• 2002 - Mike Webster, American football player
• 2003 - Rosalie Allen, American singer and radio host
• 2003 - Lyle Bettger, American actor
• 2004 - Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter
• 2006 - Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician
• 2006 - Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner
• 2008 - Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author
• 2008 - Irene Dailey, American actress
• 2008 - Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach
• 2009 - Nelly Arcan, Canadian author
• 2010 - Gennady Yanayev, Russian engineer and politician, Vice President of the Soviet Union
• 2012 - Pierre Adam, French cyclist
• 2012 - Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator
• 2012 - Pedro Vázquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Oaxaca
• 2013 - Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach
• 2013 - Margaret Feilman, Australian architect and urban planner
• 2013 - Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author
• 2013 - Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author
• 2013 - Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician
• 2013 - Paul Oliver, American football player
• 2014 - Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author
• 2014 - Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music
• 2014 - Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author
• 2015 - Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator
• 2015 - Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic
• 2016 - Mel Charles, Welsh footballer
• 2016 - Vladimir Kuzmichyov, Russian footballer
• 2016 - Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist
• 2016 - Bill Nunn, American actor
• 2016 - Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader

  Holidays and observances

• Armed Forces Day
• Christian feast day:
• *Anathalon
• *Antonio Gonzalez
• *Gerard of Csanád
• *Our Lady of Mercy and its related observance:
• **La Mercè
• *Our Lady of Ransom
• *Our Lady of Walsingham
• *Pacificus of San Severino
• *Rupert of Salzburg
• *September 24.
• Constitution Day
• Earliest day on which Maple Leaf Day can fall, while September 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Wednesday in September.
• Heritage Day.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal in 1973.
• Mahidol Day
• New Caledonia Day
• Republic Day