| 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) |
| Gold Star Mother's Day | United States | Observance |
| Yom Kippur Eve | Argentina | Hebrew |
| New Caledonia Day | New Caledonia | Public Holiday |
| Erev Yom Kippur | Israel | Observance, Hebrew |
| 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 101st 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.
Famous Birthdays on September 24
- 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.
