787 CE
Second Council of Nicaea
Political · Middle East
On this day
24 September
268 events in the atlas are dated to 24 September, from 512 CE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 268 events
- 512 – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1493
Spanish colonization of the Americas
Event · 1493 – 1898
1706
Treaty of Altranstädt
Treaty · Europe
1877
Battle of Shiroyama
Battle · East Asia
2009
Typhoon Ketsana
Event
2024
Hurricane Helene
Natural disaster
The Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 14 events- 1493Spanish colonization of the AmericasEvent · 1493 – 1898
- 787 CESecond Council of NicaeaPolitical · Middle East
- 1493second voyage of Christopher ColombusEvent · Europe · 1493 – 1496
- 1362Battle of Blue WatersBattle · Europe
- 683 CESiege of MeccaSiege · Middle East
- 899 CEBattle of BrentaBattle · Europe
- 1454Battle of LeskovacBattle · Middle East
- 1468Founding of MorăreniFounding · Europe
- 1429Founding of BeneștiFounding · Europe
- 1359Battle of AravianaBattle · Europe
Early modern times
1501 – 1800 · 29 events- 1762Battle of ManilaBattle · Southeast Asia
- 1706Treaty of AltranstädtTreaty · Europe
- 1788Theater WarWar · Europe · 1788 – 1789
- 1689Battle of NišBattle · Europe
- 1526Founding of BanjarmasinFounding · Southeast Asia
- 15011501 Kashmir earthquakeNatural disaster · South Asia
- 1645Battle of Rowton HeathBattle · Europe
- 1729Battle of ZarghanBattle · Middle East
- 1660Battle of BasyaBattle · Europe
- 1658Battle of WerkiBattle · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 31 events- 1877Battle of ShiroyamaBattle · East Asia
- 1869Black FridayEvent · North America
- 1868Battle of El PepinoBattle · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1841Founding of Raj of SarawakFounding · Southeast Asia
- 1860Siege of AnconaSiege · Europe
- 1889Founding of Universidad Nacional de AsunciónFounding · South America
- 1862First Battle of Sabine PassBattle · North America
- 1819Treaty of SaginawTreaty · North America
- 1882Founding of Coronel PringlesFounding · South America
- 1878Founding of CurcaniFounding · Europe
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 107 events- 1937Battle of PingxingguanBattle · East Asia
- 1974Tacbil Mosque massacreAttack · Southeast Asia
- 19751975 British Mount Everest Southwest Face expeditionExploration · South Asia
- 1907Battle of TarafiyahBattle · Middle East
- 1995In Your House 3Event · North America
- 2000French constitutional referendum, 2000Election · Europe
- 19901990 Bangkok gas explosionAccident · Southeast Asia
- 1965Tropical Storm DebbieEvent
- 1915Baralong incidentsEvent · Europe
- 1975Garuda Indonesia Flight 150Accident · Southeast Asia
The 21st century
since 2001 · 87 events- 2024Hurricane HeleneNatural disaster
- 20152015 Mina stampedeNatural disaster · Middle East
- 2009Typhoon KetsanaEvent
- 2019first impeachment inquiry against Donald TrumpEvent · North America
- 20092009 G20 Pittsburgh summitPolitical · North America
- 2003Hurricane JuanNatural disaster
- 20132013 Balochistan earthquakesNatural disaster · South Asia
- 20192019 Kashmir earthquakeNatural disaster · South Asia
- 2012Fail MaryEvent · North America
- 2002Akshardham Temple attackAttack · South Asia
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.