On this day: 24 September

Selected events and births on 24 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1789 – The Judiciary Act of 1789 was signed into law, establishing the U.S. federal judiciary and setting the number of Supreme Court justices at six. Read more: Judiciary Act of 1789 Federal judiciary of the United States List of justices of the Supreme Court of the United States
• 1841 – Raja Muda Hashim, the uncle of Omar Ali Saifuddin II, Sultan of Brunei, conceded land to the British adventurer James Brooke to establish the Raj of Sarawak. Read more: Omar Ali Saifuddin II Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888) James Brooke
• 1869 – Jay Gould, James Fisk, and other speculators plotted but failed to control the United States gold market, causing prices to plummet. Read more: Jay Gould James Fisk (financier) Speculation
• 1890 – Wilford Woodruff, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote the first draft of a manifesto that officially disavowed the future practice of plural marriage. Read more: Wilford Woodruff President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1890 Manifesto
• 1903 – Alfred Deakin became the second Australian prime minister, succeeding Edmund Barton, who left office to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia. Read more: Alfred Deakin Prime Minister of Australia Edmund Barton
• 1911 – His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, was wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness. Read more: HMA No. 1 Airship Barrow-in-Furness
• 1975 – Dougal Haston and Doug Scott of the Southwest Face expedition became the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest by ascending one of its faces. Read more: Dougal Haston Doug Scott 1975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expedition
• 1993 – Norodom Sihanouk became King of Cambodia with the restoration of the monarchy after a 23-year interregnum. Read more: Norodom Sihanouk Monarchy of Cambodia
• 2019 – The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom unanimously ruled that advice given by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Queen Elizabeth II that Parliament should be prorogued was unlawful. Read more: Supreme Court of the United Kingdom R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland Boris Johnson

Born on this day

• 1946 – Lars Emil Johansen, Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland Read more: Lars-Emil Johansen Prime Minister of Greenland
• 1949 – Baleka Mbete, South African politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Read more: Baleka Mbete Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
• 1951 – Douglas Kmiec, American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta Read more: Douglas Kmiec List of ambassadors of the United States to Malta
• 1955 – Riccardo Illy, Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia Read more: Riccardo Illy List of presidents of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
• 1964 – Marko Pomerants, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior Read more: Marko Pomerants Ministry of the Interior (Estonia)
• 1989 – Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015 Read more: Pia Wurtzbach Miss Universe 2015
• 1993 – Cemre Gümeli, Turkish actress Read more: Cemre Gümeli
• 1993 – Narelle Kheng, Singaporean singer, actress, and former national swimmer Read more: Narelle Kheng
• 1993 – Kateryna Derun, Ukrainian athlete Read more: Kateryna Derun
• 1997 – Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer Read more: Tosin Adarabioyo
• 2002 – Gaeul, South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer Read more: Gaeul (singer)
• 2003 – Joe Locke, Manx actor Read more: Joe Locke

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