What happened on September 24 ?

15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)

1301 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)

1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)

1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)

1564 - William Adams, British navigator and samurai (d. 1620)

1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634)

1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)

1705 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)

1717 - Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)

1724 - Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803)

1755 - John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)

1801 - Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862)

1802 - Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)

1817 - Ramon de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)

1857 - Richard Mansfield, German-born actor (d. 1907)

1871 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960)

1878 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)

1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953)

1890 - A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)

1894 - Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)

1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French Nobel Laureate (d. 1988)

1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)

1898 - Howard Walter Florey, Australian Nobel Laureate (d. 1968)

1899 - Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)

1905 - Severo Ochoa, Spanish Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)

1909 - Gerard Cio?ek, Polish architect (d. 1966)

1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985)

1912 - Don Porter, American actor (d. 1997)

1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)

1919 - Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (d. 2004)

1921 - Jim McKay, American sports commentator

1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)

1924 - Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998)

1924 - Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast

1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004)

1930 - John Young, American astronaut

1931 - Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (d. 1999)

1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)

1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer

1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990)

1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer and activist (d. 1998)

1942 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer

1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)

1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist

1946 - "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player

1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland

1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor

1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)

1950 - Alan Colmes, American talk show host

1951 - Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish movie director

1952 - Mark Sandman, American musician (d. 1999)

1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian politician

1956 - Hubie Brooks, baseball player

1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor

1959 - Steve Whitmire, American voice actor

1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress, writer, and comedienne

1962 - Jack Dee, British comedian

1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player

1966 - Michael J. Varhola, American author

1969 - Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)

1969 - Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer

1976 - Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, American professional wrestler

1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer

1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer

1980 - Sabrine Maui, Filipino pornstar actress

1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast

1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast