July 24th, 1242

Born on July 24th, 1242

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 285,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 405 days, exactly on August 8th, 2025, people who were born on July 24th, 1242 will be 286,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 24th?

July 24th, 2009

MV Arctic Sea, declared to be carrying a cargo of timber, was allegedly boarded by hijackers off the coast of Sweden in an incident that remains incompletely explained.

July 24th, 1998

A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two police officers.

July 24th, 1987

Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.

July 24th, 1974

Following the collapse of the Greek military junta, the Metapolitefsi period began as the country transitioned to a democratic government.

July 24th, 1967

During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle (pictured) declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada.

July 24th, 1959

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate (pictured) at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow.

July 24th, 1923

The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

July 24th, 1920

Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army moving to occupy the territory allocated to them by the San Remo conference.

July 24th, 1567

Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, James VI.

July 24th, 1411

Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of Harlaw (monument pictured) near Inverurie, Scotland.

July 24th, 2014

Fifty minutes after departing Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar; its wreckage was found the next day in Mali, with no survivors of the 116 people aboard.

July 24th, 2019

Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.

July 24th, 2014

Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.

July 24th, 2013

A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

July 24th, 2012

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.

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

Born on July 24th, 1242

70

Christina von Stommeln

Roman Catholic mystic and blessed

*July 24th, 1242, Stommeln †November 6th, 1312, Stommeln

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

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022, Copenhagen

47

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

54

Jennifer Lopez

American actress, dancer and singer

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

128

Irene Alföldi

Hungarian singer and opera singer

*July 24th, 1871, Eger †January 1st, 2000

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

68

Alexandre Dumas

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

*July 24th, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts †December 5th, 1870, Dieppe

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

39

Jean Webster

American novelist (1876-1916)

*July 24th, 1876, Fredonia †June 11th, 1916, New York City

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

86

Henrik Pontoppidan

Writer, Nobel Laureate

*July 24th, 1857, Fredericia †August 21st, 1943, Copenhagen

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

41

Anna Paquin

New Zealand actress (born 1982)

*July 24th, 1982, Winnipeg

47

Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer (born 1976)

*July 24th, 1976, Detroit

92

Ruth Greuner

German editor

*July 24th, 1931, Seehausen (Altmark)

34

Fredrik Lindström

Swedish biathlete

*July 24th, 1989, Örnsköldsvik Municipality

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

*July 24th, 1946, Leipzig †January 1st, 2022, Leipzig

40

Étienne Didot

French footballer

*July 24th, 1983, Paimpol

39

Daniel Wende

Figure skater

*July 24th, 1984, Essen

34

Felix Loch

German luger

*July 24th, 1989, Sonneberg

61

Michael John LaChiusa

American musical theatre and opera composer (born 1962)

*July 24th, 1962, Chautauqua

38

Teagan Presley

American pornographic actress

*July 24th, 1985, The Woodlands

97

Nora Swinburne

British actress (1902-2000)

*July 24th, 1902, Bath †May 1st, 2000, London

44

Rose Byrne

Australian actress

*July 24th, 1979, Balmain

43

Cheska Garcia

Filipino actress

*July 24th, 1980, Dagupan

42

Nayib Bukele

President of El Salvador since 2019

*July 24th, 1981, San Salvador

93

Roland W. Schmitt

American academic

*July 24th, 1923, Seguin †March 31st, 2017, Scotia

86

Yvonne Hill

Australian sport shooter

*July 24th, 1937, Stirling

79

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany

Irish writer and dramatist (1878-1957)

*July 24th, 1878, London †October 25th, 1957, Dublin

40

Daniele De Rossi

Italian association football player

*July 24th, 1983, Rome

31

John McReady

English association football player

*July 24th, 1992, South Shields

21

Emily Bausback

Canadian figure skater

*July 24th, 2002, Vancouver

71

Gus Van Sant

American film director, producer, photographer and musician

*July 24th, 1952, Louisville

90

Robert Graves

English poet and novelist (1895-1985)

*July 24th, 1895, Wimbledon †December 7th, 1985, Deià

92

Mario Tronti

Italian philosopher and politician

*July 24th, 1931, Rome †August 7th, 2023, Ferentillo

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Simón Bolívar Day) which are celebrated on July 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1242 is a normal year and no leap year.

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