September 24 marks several significant historical milestones. In 1227, Stefan Nemanjić, the first king of Serbia, passed away. His reign was notable for the Serbian Orthodox Church gaining autocephaly and his diplomatic shifts toward the Republic of Venice and the Pope to secure independence from Byzantium.
Other notable events include the death of Frankish King Pepin III the Short in 768, who laid the foundations for the Papal States, and the death of King Pedro IV of Portugal in 1834, who also served as the Emperor of Brazil. In 1852, French engineer Henri Giffard completed the first steam-powered dirigible flight, traveling 27 kilometers from Paris to Trappes.
In Serbia, the Great School (Velika škola) was founded in Belgrade in 1863, later evolving into the University of Belgrade in 1905. Additionally, the birth of Turkish statesman Mustafa Ismet Inönü occurred on this day in 1884; he later served as the President of Turkey starting in 1938.
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Henri Giffard · Mustafa Ismet Inönü · Pepin the Short · Stefan Nemanjić · University of Belgrade