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24 September 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
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.Final court of appeal in the UK
Anniversary
1993 - Norodom Sihanouk (pictured) became King of Cambodia with the restoration of the monarchy after a 23-year interregnum.King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2004)
Anniversary
1992 - After his neighbor identified handwriting samples placed on local billboards by police, Oba Chandler was arrested three years after he committed a triple murder in the Tampa Bay area in Florida.American mass murderer and suspected serial rapist (1946–2011)
Anniversary
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.British mountain climber (1940–1977)
Anniversary
1964 - The Warren Commission released its report to the U.S. president, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.Investigation of President Kennedy's assassination
Historical events
History
2023 - NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.American space and aeronautics agency
History
2015 - At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.Crowd crush incident in Saudi Arabia
History
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.Indian orbiter mission to Mars (2013–2022)
History
2013 - A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.Measure of earthquake size
History
2009 - The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.3rd meeting of the G20, held in US
History
2009 - South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew.2009 aviation accident
History
2008 - Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.President of South Africa from 1999 to 2008
History
2007 - Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.Series of protests in Myanmar in 2007
History
2005 - Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2005
History
1996 - Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.1996 treaty banning all nuclear weapons testing
Notable births
Born
2002 - Gaeul, South Korean singer, rapper, and dancerSouth Korean singer (born 2002)
Born
1998 - Nikolas Cruz, American mass murdererAmerican mass murderer (born 1998)
Born
1993 - Narelle Kheng, Singaporean singer, actress, and former national swimmerSingaporean actress, singer and influencer
Born
1993 - Kateryna Derun, Ukrainian athleteUkrainian javelin thrower (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Sara Jane Moore, American attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1930)American convicted of presidential assassination attempt (1930–2025)
Died
2022 - Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist (born 1940)American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022)
Died
2020 - Dean Jones, Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (born 1961)Australian cricketer (1961–2020)
Died
2016 - Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (born 1928)Australian scientist (1928–2016)
Died
2016 - Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (born 1947)American accordionist (1947–2016)
Died
2015 - Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (born 1914)Australian war artist during World War II
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
29.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 5.4 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
1.97 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
19.39 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.