August 24th, 1323

Born on August 24th, 1323

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 255,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 82 days, exactly on July 19th, 2024, people who were born on August 24th, 1323 will be 256,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on August 24th?

August 24th, 2006

The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution redefining the term planet and classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.

August 24th, 2004

Eighty-nine people died after suicide bombers attacked two airliners flying out of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.

August 24th, 1992

Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.

August 24th, 1966

Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang, the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.

August 24th, 1963

Buddhist crisis: The U.S. State Department ordered Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (pictured) to encourage South Vietnamese Army officers to oust Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not willingly remove Ngo Dinh Nhu from his unofficial position of power.

August 24th, 1942

World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, contributing to an Allied victory.

August 24th, 1941

Adolf Hitler ordered the suspension of the T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and disabled, although killings continued in secret for the remainder of World War II.

August 24th, 1921

The Royal Navy's R.38, the world's largest airship at the time, was destroyed by a structural failure over Hull, killing 44 of the 49 crew aboard.

August 24th, 1914

World War I: The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of the war.

August 24th, 1889

The predominantly Māori New Zealand Native football team (pictured) played the last match of their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history.

August 24th, 1888

89 New Zealand Native football team

August 24th, 1814

War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the White House (damage depicted).

August 24th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: Near present-day Aurora, Indiana, American Indians led by Joseph Brant killed or captured all members of a Pennsylvania militia.

August 24th, 1662

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.

August 24th, 1643

A Dutch expedition arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the ruins of the abandoned Spanish settlement of Valdivia.

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

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

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

88

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

*August 24th, 1890, Roseau †May 14th, 1979, Exeter

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

26

Alan Walker

Norwegian DJ and music producer

*August 24th, 1997, Northampton

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

41

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

50

Alexander II of Scotland

King of Scots 1214–1249

*August 24th, 1198, Haddington †July 6th, 1249, Kerrera

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

48

John Green

American author and vlogger

*August 24th, 1975, Indianapolis

45

Alex Lutz

French actor

*August 24th, 1978, Strasbourg

35

Rupert Grint

English actor

*August 24th, 1988, Harlow

25

Marc Hirschi

Swiss cyclist

*August 24th, 1998, Bern

70

Marianne von Angern

German author

*August 24th, 1898, Sopron †January 1st, 1969, Aachen

42

Hervé Bugnet

French footballer

*August 24th, 1981, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

86

Ferhat Abbas

Algerian politician (1899-1985), President of Provisional Government of Algeria, president of the National Constitutional Assembly of Algeria

*August 24th, 1899, Chahna †December 24th, 1985, Algiers

58

Dorothy Comingore

American actress (1913–1971)

*August 24th, 1913, Los Angeles †December 30th, 1971, Stonington

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

83

Fernand Braudel

French historian and leader of the Annales School

*August 24th, 1902, Luméville-en-Ornois †November 27th, 1985, Cluses

44

Franziska Brantner

German politician

*August 24th, 1979, Lörrach

42

Chad Michael Murray

American actor

*August 24th, 1981, Buffalo

32

John Fleck

Scottish association football player (born 1991)

*August 24th, 1991, Glasgow

31

Leonie Pieper

German rower

*August 24th, 1992, Düsseldorf

59

Dana Gould

American stand-up comedian

*August 24th, 1964, Hopedale

78

Vince McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)

*August 24th, 1945, Pinehurst

70

Otto I

Count Palatine of Mosbach

*August 24th, 1390, Mosbach †July 5th, 1461, Reichenbach Abbey

32

John I of Castile

King of Castille and Leon (1358-1390)

*August 24th, 1358, Épila †October 9th, 1390, Alcalá de Henares

32

Robert Enke

German association football player

*August 24th, 1977, Jena †November 10th, 2009, Neustadt am Rübenberge

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Public holidays on August 24th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1323 is a normal year and no leap year.

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