February 24th, 1228

Born on February 24th, 1228

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 290,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 187 days, exactly on November 17th, 2024, people who were born on February 24th, 1228 will be 291,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 24th?

February 24th, 2015

At a restaurant in Uherský Brod, Czech Republic, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant, killing eight people before committing suicide.

February 24th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka, Uganda, as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.

February 24th, 2022

Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

February 24th, 1989

United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.

February 24th, 1978

Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.

February 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.

February 24th, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa, ended with the Allied forces suffering heavy losses.

February 24th, 1942

World War II: Eyewitness reports of unidentified flying objects over Los Angeles triggered a massive anti-aircraft artillery barrage under the belief it was a Japanese attack.

February 24th, 1868

Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.

February 24th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: French admiral Villaret de Joyeuse unconditionally surrendered to the British, which ended the British invasion of Martinique and began a five-year occupation of the island.

February 24th, 1720

War of the Quadruple Alliance: Spanish forces began a failed assault on the British settlement of Nassau in the Bahamas.

February 24th, 1711

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel (pictured), the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.

February 24th, 1607

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, premiered in Mantua.

February 24th, 0303

The Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, began with the publication of a first edict by Roman emperor Diocletian.

February 24th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders a full scale invasion of Ukraine.

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

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

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

63

Ibn Battuta

14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer

*February 24th, 1304, Tangier †November 30th, 1367, Fez

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

77

Jules Girard

French literary theorist (1825 - 1902)

*February 24th, 1825, Paris †March 30th, 1902, Cannes

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

58

Charles V

Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy (1500–1558)

*February 24th, 1500, Ghent †September 21st, 1558, Yuste

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

79

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

93

Dominic Chianese

American actor, animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist

*February 24th, 1931, The Bronx

76

Arrigo Boito

Italian poet and opera composer and librettist of Verdi's opera ''Otello'' (1842-1918)

*February 24th, 1842, Padua †June 10th, 1918, Milan

73

Jacques de Vaucanson

French inventor of mechanical automata

*February 24th, 1709, Grenoble †November 21st, 1782, Paris

47

Floyd Mayweather

American boxer

*February 24th, 1977, Grand Rapids

33

Madison Hubbell

American ice dancer

*February 24th, 1991, Lansing

68

Judith Butler

American philosopher and gender studies philosopher (born 1956)

*February 24th, 1956, Cleveland

42

Klára Koukalová

Czech tennis player

*February 24th, 1982, Prague

64

Julius Vogel

8th Premier of New Zealand (1835-1899)

*February 24th, 1835, London †March 12th, 1899, Surrey

65

Judith Collins

New Zealand politician (born 1959)

*February 24th, 1959, Hamilton

62

Outi Mäenpää

Finnish actress

*February 24th, 1962, Helsinki

86

Michel Legrand

French film score composer (1932–2019)

*February 24th, 1932, 20th arrondissement of Paris †January 26th, 2019, Neuilly-sur-Seine

73

Maurice Monney-Bouton

French rower

*February 24th, 1892, Paris †June 15th, 1965, Clichy

57

Brian Schmidt

American-born Australian astrophysicist

*February 24th, 1967, Missoula

48

Matt Skiba

American musician

*February 24th, 1976, Chicago

34

Salvatore Aranzulla

Italian blogger and entrepreneur

*February 24th, 1990, Caltagirone

62

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor; (1557-1619)

*February 24th, 1557, Vienna †March 20th, 1619, Vienna

82

Volker Jung

German politician (1942-)

*February 24th, 1942, Berlin

73

Wilhelm Grimm

German author, philologist, collector of fairy tales and legends (1786-1859)

*February 24th, 1786, Hanau †December 16th, 1859, Berlin

48

Petra Polnišová

Slovak actress

*February 24th, 1976, Bratislava

29

Josh Murphy

English association football player (born 1995)

*February 24th, 1995, Wembley

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Public holidays on February 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1228 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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