September 24
People born on this day are Libra.
- 1973
Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
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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.
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The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
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Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
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Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
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Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
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Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.
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The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
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South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew.
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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.
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At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a crush during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
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NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.
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2003Joe Locke, Manx actor
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2002Gaeul, South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer
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1998Nikolas Cruz, American mass murderer
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1997Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer
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1993Narelle Kheng, Singaporean singer, actress, and former national swimmer
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1993Liu Shiying, Chinese athlete
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1993Sonya Deville, American athlete
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1993Ben Platt, American actor, singer, and songwriter
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1991Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer
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1990Vontaze Burfict, American football player
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1989Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015
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1988Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player
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