July 24th, 1502

Born on July 24th, 1502

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 190,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 365 days, exactly on July 1st, 2025, people who were born on July 24th, 1502 will be 191,000 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

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

68

Alexandre Dumas

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

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

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

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

86

Henrik Pontoppidan

Writer, Nobel Laureate

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

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

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)

Same year
Born in 1502

83

Gregory XIII

Pope from 1572 to 1585

*January 1st, 1502, Bologna †April 10th, 1585, Rome

71

Damião de Góis

Portuguese philosopher

*February 2nd, 1502, Alenquer †January 30th, 1574, Alenquer

49

John Leland

English poet and antiquary

*September 13th, 1502, London †April 18th, 1552, London

52

Christian Egenolff

German printer

*July 26th, 1502, Hadamar †February 9th, 1555, Frankfurt

55

John III of Portugal

King of Portugal (r. 1521-1557)

*June 7th, 1502, São Jorge Castle †June 11th, 1557, Ribeira Palace

67

Anton Lauterbach

German theologian (1502-1569)

*January 13th, 1502, Stolpen †July 18th, 1569, Pirna

48

Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Flemish painter painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries (1502-1550)

*August 14th, 1502, Aalst †December 6th, 1550, City of Brussels

68

Francesco Corteccia

Italian composer (1502-1571)

*July 27th, 1502, Florence †June 7th, 1571, Florence

41

Susanna of Bavaria

German noble, House of Wittelsbach

*April 2nd, 1502, Munich †April 23rd, 1543, Neuburg an der Donau

65

Anna of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess consort of Pomerania (1502-1568)

*December 6th, 1502, Celle †November 6th, 1568, Szczecin

80

Xu Jie

Ming dynasty person CBDB = 68547

*November 30th, 1502, Zhejiang †November 30th, 1582, Shanghai

56

Otto Henry

Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1505 to 1559

*April 10th, 1502, Amberg †February 12th, 1559, Heidelberg

30

Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Duke of Zweibrücken from 1514 to 1532

*September 14th, 1502, Zweibrücken †December 3rd, 1532, Zweibrücken

28

Philibert of Chalon

French nobleman

*March 18th, 1502, Lons-le-Saunier †June 3rd, 1530, Gavinana

98

Sebastian de Aparicio

Beatified Franciscan

*January 20th, 1502, A Gudiña †February 25th, 1600, Puebla City

73

Pierino Belli

16th-century Italian soldier and jurist, an authority on the law of war who is considered an authority and one of the founders of modern international law

*March 20th, 1502, Alba †December 31st, 1575, Turin

72

Georg Major

German theologian

*April 25th, 1502, Nuremberg †November 28th, 1574, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

55

Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony

Saxon princess

*March 6th, 1502, Marburg †December 6th, 1557, Schmalkalden

48

Nicolaus Medler

German theologian

*October 15th, 1502, Hof †August 24th, 1551, Bernburg

78

Cristóbal Rojas Sandoval

Spanish Roman Catholic prelate (1502–1580)

*June 26th, 1502, Hondarribia †September 22nd, 1580, Seville

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 24th

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1502 is a normal year and no leap year.

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