Public Holidays on September 24

• 🌍 Chuseok (South Korea)
• 🌍 Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy (Venezuela)
• 🌍 Heritage Day (South Africa)
• 🌍 Saint Rupert's Day (Austria)
• 🌍 추석 전날 (South Korea)

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On This Day in History — September 24

• 2015 — At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
• 2014 — The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), a Mars orbiter launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), successfully inserted into orbit of Mars.
• 2013 — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing more than 327 people.
• 2009 — The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. It marks the first use of Long-Range Acoustic Devices in U.S. history.
• 2007 — Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
• 2005 — Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.

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Notable Births on September 24

• 1993 — Ben Platt, American actor
• 1991 — Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer
• 1991 — Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer
• 1989 — Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and Miss Universe 2015 titleholder
• 1988 — Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1987 — Matthew Connolly, English footballer

Notable Deaths on September 24

• 2016 — Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1935)
• 2016 — Vladimir Kuzmichyov, Russian footballer (b. 1979)
• 2016 — Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (b. 1928)
• 2016 — Bill Nunn, American actor (b. 1953)
• 2016 — Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (b. 1947)
• 2015 — Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (b. 1914)

Sports on September 24

• WNBA: Atlanta Dream @ New York Liberty — 00:00 UTC Final
• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Dallas Stars — 00:00 UTC Final
• MLB: New York Mets @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Final
• MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Colorado Rockies — 00:40 UTC Final
• MLS: Real Salt Lake @ Seattle Sounders FC — 01:30 UTC Full Time
• MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Athletics — 01:40 UTC In Progress

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Public Holidays on September 25

• 🌍 Chuseok (South Korea)
• 🌍 Mid-Autumn Festival (China)
• 🌍 中秋節 (Taiwan)
• 🌍 中秋节 (China)
• 🌍 추석 (South Korea)

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Religious Observances on September 25

• Jewish: Erev Sukkot ערב סוכות
• Islamic: Urs of Imām Abu Hamīd al-Ghazzāli ق
• Chinese: Mid-Autumn Festival

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On This Day in History — September 25

• 2003 — The 8.3 Mw Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
• 1992 — NASA launches the Mars Observer, a $511 million probe to Mars, in the first U.S. mission to the planet in 17 years. Eleven months later, the probe would fail.
• 1983 — Maze Prison escape: Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze prison.
• 1981 — Belize joins the United Nations.
• 1978 — PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing 144 people.
• 1977 — About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.

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Notable Births on September 25

• 1996 — Anett Vilipuu, Estonian footballer
• 1993 — Toby Greene, Australian footballer
• 1992 — Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver
• 1992 — Kerrod Holland, Australian rugby league player
• 1992 — Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer
• 1992 — Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater

Notable Deaths on September 25

• 2016 — José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1992)
• 2016 — Arnold Palmer, American golfer (b. 1929)
• 2016 — Nahid Hattar, Jordanian writer and political activist (b. 1960)
• 2015 — Claudio Baggini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1936)
• 2015 — John Galvin, American general (b. 1929)
• 2015 — Tom Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1944)

Sports on September 25

• WNBA: Indiana Fever @ Minnesota Lynx — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Chicago Blackhawks @ St. Louis Blues — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: Atlanta Falcons @ Green Bay Packers — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Edmonton Oilers @ Vancouver Canucks — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Seattle Mariners — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Houston Astros @ Athletics — 01:40 UTC Scheduled

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