June 24th, 1496

Born on June 24th, 1496

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 192,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 214 days, exactly on November 23rd, 2024, people who were born on June 24th, 1496 will be 193,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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, 1340

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

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.

June 24th, 2021

The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside.

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

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

49

John of the Cross

Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint

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

41

Wei Yili

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1982, Yichang

29

Ng Ka Long

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 24th, 1994, Hong Kong

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

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

25

Silvia Garino

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1998, Acqui Terme

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

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

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

29

Lazare Hoche

French general (1768–1797)

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

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64

Gustav I of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1523 to 1560

*May 12th, 1496, Rydboholm Castle †September 29th, 1560, Stockholm

45

Hieronymus Jaroslaw Łaski

Polish diplomat (1496-1541)

*September 27th, 1496, Łask †December 22nd, 1541, Kraków

37

Mary Tudor

Queen of France from 1514 to 1515

*March 18th, 1496, Richmond Palace †June 25th, 1533, Westhorpe Hall

53

Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise

Duke of Guise

*October 20th, 1496, Custines †April 12th, 1550, Joinville

81

Sebastian Schertlin von Burtenbach

German writer (1496-1577)

*February 12th, 1496, Schorndorf †November 18th, 1577, Burtenbach

62

Johann Forster

German theologian

*July 10th, 1496, Augsburg †December 7th, 1558, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

70

Johann Hodiejowsky von Hodiejowa

Czech humanist

*January 6th, 1496, Kotýřina †February 11th, 1566, Řepice

80

Konrad Heresbach

German reformer

*August 28th, 1496, Mettmann †October 14th, 1576, Wesel

60

Joseph ha-Kohen

Jewish historian

*December 20th, 1496, Avignon †November 30th, 1557, Genoa

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: 1496 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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