January 24th, 1937

Born on January 24th, 1937

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 134 days, exactly on September 4th, 2024, people who were born on January 24th, 1937 will be 32,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

During the Spanish transition to democracy, neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

January 24th, 1536

King Henry VIII of England (pictured) suffered a serious accident while jousting, receiving injuries which may have caused his later obesity and erratic personality.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 24th

Born on January 24th, 1937

79

Julie Gregg

American actress (1937-2016)

*January 24th, 1937, Niagara Falls †November 7th, 2016, Van Nuys

50

Ivan Jandl

Czech actor (1937-1987)

*January 24th, 1937, Prague †November 21st, 1987, Prague

87

Trevor Edwards

Welsh footballer (born 1937)

*January 24th, 1937, Rhondda

87

Marie-Pierre Casey

French actress

*January 24th, 1937, Le Creusot

74

Alfonso Martínez

Spanish basketball player (1937-2011)

*January 24th, 1937, Zaragoza †April 17th, 2011, Barcelona

59

Barton Heyman

American actor (1937-1996)

*January 24th, 1937, Washington, D.C. †May 15th, 1996, New York City

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 24th?

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter, YouTuber and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

76

Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941-2017)

*January 24th, 1941, Carcassonne †May 12th, 2017, Marseille

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

70

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

72

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

83

Neil Diamond

American recording artist; singer-songwriter

*January 24th, 1941, Brooklyn

83

Dan Shechtman

Israeli scientist

*January 24th, 1941, Tel Aviv

63

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

83

Renate Boy

German shot putter

*January 24th, 1939, Baltiysk (Russia) †January 5th, 2023, Börgerende-Rethwisch

77

Michio Kaku

American theoretical physicist, futurist and author

*January 24th, 1947, San Jose

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

83

Gary K. Wolf

American author

*January 24th, 1941, Earlville

26

Sharon Tate

American actress and model (1943–1969)

*January 24th, 1943, Dallas †August 9th, 1969, 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles

69

Peter Struck

German politician (1943-2012)

*January 24th, 1943, Göttingen †December 19th, 2012, Berlin

43

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

42

Daveed Diggs

American actor and rapper

*January 24th, 1982, Oakland

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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