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24 September 867Byzantine Empire [political events]The Byzantine emperor, Michael III, is murdered by his ruthless protégé, Basil the Macedonian, who succeeds him as Basil I, founding the Macedonian dynasty (867–1059) which brings the Byzantine Empire to the peak of its power.
24 September 1180Byzantine Empire [administration]The Byzantine emperor Manuel I Comnenus dies; he is succeeded by his son, Alexius II, with his widow, Mary of Antioch, acting as regent.
24 September 1302Sicily, Naples, Italy [treaties]Following the destruction of Charles of Valois's army by malaria, a truce between Charles of Naples and Frederick II of Sicily is made by the Treaty of Caltabellotta. Frederick's kingdom is named Trinacria. This ends the war of the ‘Sicilian Vespers’. Frederick's Catalan mercenary troops, now unemployed, form the Grand Company and go to Greece.
24 September 1340France, England [Hundred Years War (1337–1453)]King Edward III of England and King Philip VI of France make a truce at Esplechin when Edward runs out of money to continue the war.
24 September 1706Sweden, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire, Germany, Poland [treaties]The Peace of Altrandstädt is made between Sweden and Saxony; King Augustus II the Strong of Sweden renounces the Polish throne and recognizes Stanislaw Leszczynski, the pro-Swedish nominee, as king.
24 September 1852France [aircraft]French engineer Henri Giffard flies the first steam-powered airship a distance of 28 km/17 mi, at an average speed of 10 kph/6 mph.
24 September 1896USA [births and deaths]F Scott Fitzgerald, US novelist and short-story writer, born in St Paul, Minnesota (–1940).
24 September 1972Norway [political events]A referendum in Norway results in a 52.7% vote against entry into the European Economic Community (Common Market).
24 September 1991USA [births and deaths]Dr Seuss (pseudonym of Theodore Seuss Geisel), US writer of children's books, dies in La Jolla, California (87).


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Garry and Morag (nee Neill) are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter Francesca Alice on 24th September 2009.
BIRTHS by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Edward, aged 91 years, beloved husband of Joyce and dad of Helen, Stephen and Stella, died suddenly on 24th September 2009 at home and sadly missed.
DEATHS by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
McLEAN Catherine Passed away peacefully at Applegarth Residential Home on Thursday 24th September 2009.
Deaths by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
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