June 24th, 1340

Born on June 24th, 1340

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 24th, 1340?

June 24th, 1340

Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War

June 24th, 1340

Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War

What else happened on June 24th?

June 24th, 2010

John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.

June 24th, 1989

Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin (pictured) as general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang.

June 24th, 1943

Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England.

June 24th, 1940

Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France.

June 24th, 1939

The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.

June 24th, 1937

The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards.

June 24th, 1932

A group of military officers and civilians engineered a bloodless coup in Siam, ending the absolute rule of the Chakri dynasty.

June 24th, 1812

Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.

June 24th, 1559

The 1559 Book of Common Prayer, a major component of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, is legally introduced as the liturgy of the Church of England.

June 24th, 1374

An outbreak of dancing mania, in which crowds of people danced themselves to exhaustion, began in Aachen (in present-day Germany) before spreading to other parts of Europe.

June 24th, 1314

In the decisive battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated English troops under Edward II near Bannockburn, Scotland.

June 24th, 0474

Western Roman emperor Glycerius, who was not recognized by his Eastern counterpart Leo I, was forced to abdicate.

June 24th, 2023

The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.

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

Born on June 24th, 1340

58

John of Gaunt

English magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399)

*June 24th, 1340, Ghent †February 3rd, 1399, Leicester Castle

27

John de Mowbray, 4th Baron Mowbray

English Baron

*June 24th, 1340, Epworth †January 1st, 1368, Turkey

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

68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

34

Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

27

Duki

Argentine rapper

*June 24th, 1996, Almagro

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

37

James IV of Majorca

Titular king of Majorca and Neapolitan consort

*June 24th, 1337, Kingdom of Majorca †January 20th, 1375, Soria

44

Francis of Assisi

Italian Catholic saint, friar, deacon and preacher and founder of the Franciscan Order (1181/2–1226)

*June 24th, 1182, Assisi †October 3rd, 1226, Portiuncula

41

Wei Yili

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1982, Yichang

29

Ng Ka Long

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 24th, 1994, Hong Kong

25

Silvia Garino

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1998, Acqui Terme

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

58

Harumi Kohara

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1965, Osaka

35

Henry Tam

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1988, Hong Kong

62

Iain Glen

Scottish actor

*June 24th, 1961, Edinburgh

59

Christopher Steele

Former British intelligence officer

*June 24th, 1964, Aden

42

Tilky Jones

American actor

*June 24th, 1981, Charleston

35

Micah Richards

English association football player (born 1988)

*June 24th, 1988, Birmingham

55

Philippa of Hainault

Queen consort of King Edward III of England

*June 24th, 1314, Valenciennes †August 15th, 1369, Windsor Castle

73

Urs Herzog

(1942-2015)

*June 24th, 1942, Zug †September 24th, 2015, Zürich

49

John of the Cross

Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint

*June 24th, 1542, Fontiveros †December 14th, 1591, Úbeda

78

George Pataki

Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006

*June 24th, 1945, Peekskill

29

Lazare Hoche

French general (1768–1797)

*June 24th, 1768, Versailles †September 19th, 1797, Wetzlar

84

Brigitte Fontaine

French poet and artist

*June 24th, 1939, Morlaix

79

John Ross

Scottish naval officer and polar explorer (1777–1856)

*June 24th, 1777, Stranraer †August 30th, 1856, London

47

Mustafa I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and from 1622 to 1623

*June 24th, 1591, Constantinople †January 20th, 1639, Istanbul

81

Michele Lee

American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director

*June 24th, 1942, Los Angeles

49

Dan Byles

British politician and adventurer (born 1974)

*June 24th, 1974, Hastings

86

Fred Hoyle

British astronomer

*June 24th, 1915, Bingley †August 20th, 2001, Bournemouth

60

Maria Carta

Italian musician (1934-1994)

*June 24th, 1934, Siligo †September 22nd, 1994, Rome

59

Bruce Kendall

New Zealand sailor

*June 24th, 1964, Papakura District

82

Hans Siburg

German general

*June 24th, 1893, Saarburg †February 27th, 1976, Lüneburg

71

Bob Neill

British politician (born 1952)

*June 24th, 1952, Ilford

51

Robbie McEwen

Australian cyclist

*June 24th, 1972, Brisbane

75

Colin Groves

Australian anthropologist (1942-2017)

*June 24th, 1942, London †November 30th, 2017, Canberra

66

Mark Parkinson

45th Governor of Kansas

*June 24th, 1957, Wichita

52

Ursula Meier

French-Swiss film director and actress

*June 24th, 1971, Besançon

71

Ambrose Bierce

American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist

*June 24th, 1842, Meigs County †November 30th, 1913, Chihuahua City

81

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

Chilean politician and former president

*June 24th, 1942, Santiago

79

Juan José Imbroda

Spanish politician

*June 24th, 1944, Melilla

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations) which are celebrated on June 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1340 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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