September 24 Holidays (2023/2024), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

Holiday name	Holiday location	Holiday type
Our Lady of Las Mercedes	Dominican Republic	National Holiday
Constitutional Day	Cambodia	Public Holiday
Republic Day	Trinidad and Tobago	Public Holiday
Independence Day (National Day)	Guinea-Bissau	Public Holiday
Armed Forces Day	Peru	Observance
Heritage Day	South Africa	Public Holiday
Anniversary of the failed attack on Lomé	Togo	Public Holiday
National Cherries Jubilee Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
National Punctuation Day	-	Unofficial (Education & Reading)
Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving	-	Unofficial (Culture & History)
Innergize Day	-	Unofficial (Activity & Action, Health & Body)
National Public Lands Day	-	Unofficial (Nature & Environment)
National Singles Day	-	Unofficial (Lifestyle)
National Seat Check Saturday	-	Unofficial (Awareness & Cause, Health & Body)
National Hunting and Fishing Day	-	Unofficial (Activity & Action, Sports)
National Family Health and Fitness Day USA	-	Unofficial (Health & Body, Relationships & Family)
National Ghost Hunting Day	-	Unofficial (Activity & Action)
Save Your Photos Day	-	Unofficial (Products & Technology )
New Caledonia Day	New Caledonia	Public Holiday
Saint Rupert's Day	Austria (Salzburg)	State Holiday

Historical Events on September 24

1780: When British Major John André is arrested for espionage, exposing Benedict Arnold’s plot to surrender West Point, Arnold flees behind British Army Lines.
1789: The U.S Congress passes the Judiciary Act. This act created the federal judiciary system and orders the composition of the Supreme Court.
1841: Sarawak is ceded to the United Kingdom by the Sultan of Brunei.
1906: United States’ President Theodore Roosevelt makes Devil’s Tower in Wyoming the country’s first National Monument.
1914: During WWI, the Siege of Przemysl starts.
1948: Japanese automaker the Honda Motor Company is founded on this day.
1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends the 101^st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce desegregation.
1960: The world’s first nuclear aircraft carrier – the USS Enterprise – is launched on this day.
1968: CBS debuts the news program 60 Minutes.
1979: The first consumer Internet service, CompuServe, is launched on this day.
1996: 71 nations sign off on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty at the U.N.
2005: Hurrican Rita devastates portions of Southwestern Louisiana and Southeastern Texas.

American captain, politician and jurist John Marshall was born in 1755.
French sculptor and educator Antoine-Louis Barye was born in 1796.
Estonian philologist and author Nikolai Anderson was born in 1845.
American businessman and politician Eugune Foss was born in 1858.
French chemist and engineer Georges Claude was born in 1870.
Swiss poet and author Charles-Ferdinand Ramus was born in 1878.
French cyclist Gustave Garrigou was born in 1884.
American novelists and short story writer F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896.
English author and journalist Brian Glanville was born in 1931.
English race car driver Mike Parkes was born in 1931.
American drummer Mel Taylor was born in 1933.
American actress Megan Ward was born in 1969.
English drummer Peter Salisbury is born in 1971.
English actress Kate Fleetwood is born in 1972.