October 24th, 1558

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Born on October 24th, 1558 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on October 24th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on October 24th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (October 1558)

Born on October 24th, 1558

Weekday

Friday

October 24th, 1558 was a Friday.

Age

465

People born on October 24th, 1558 will turn 466 this year (2024), in exactly 182 days .

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

October 24th, 1558 - November 22nd, 1558

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 170,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 978 days, exactly on December 29th, 2026, people who were born on October 24th, 1558 will be 171,000 days old!

170,022 Days

24,288 Weeks

5,586 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on October 24th?

October 24th, 2015

Lam Wing-kee (pictured), the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was abducted by Chinese authorities.

October 24th, 2003

The inaugural Afro-Asian Games opened in Hyderabad, with 2,040 athletes from 96 nations competing.

October 24th, 1975

In protest against wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices, 90 percent of Iceland's female population went on strike for a day.

October 24th, 1972

Three people were killed when falsework collapsed during the construction of the Loddon Bridge in Berkshire, leading to reform of construction practices in the UK.

October 24th, 1964

Charges in a military court against generals Dương Văn Đức and Lâm Văn Phát of leading a coup attempt against South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh, were dropped..

October 24th, 1949

The cornerstone of the United Nations headquarters was laid in New York City.

October 24th, 1945

The Charter of the United Nations entered into force after being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and a majority of the other signatories.

October 24th, 1944

World War II: The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

October 24th, 1931

The George Washington Bridge (pictured), connecting New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, and today the world's busiest motor-vehicle bridge, was dedicated.

October 24th, 1929

On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.

October 24th, 1889

Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, gave a speech in which he called for the federation of the six Australian colonies.

October 24th, 1851

William Lassell found Umbriel and Ariel, the third and fourth Uranian moons to be discovered.

October 24th, 1796

War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought between the French and Austrian armies, who both claimed victory.

October 24th, 1795

As a result of the Third Partition of Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ceased to exist as an independent state, with its territory divided between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.

October 24th, 1789

The Brabant Revolution, sometimes considered to be the first expression of Belgian nationalism, began with the invasion of the Austrian Netherlands by an émigré army from the Dutch Republic.

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

Born on October 24th, 1558

Szymon Szymonowic

Polish writer (1558-1629)

*October 24th, 1558, Lviv †May 5th, 1629, Czernięcin Główny

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Who's birthday is on October 24th?

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician

*October 24th, 1821, Zweibrücken †August 13th, 1896, Munich

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists

*October 24th, 1632, Delft †August 26th, 1723, Delft

Anthony Babington

English nobleman convicted of plotting the assassination of Elizabeth I of England (1561-1586)

*October 24th, 1561, Dethick †September 20th, 1586, London

Malcolm Turnbull

Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018

*October 24th, 1954, Sydney

Wayne Rooney

English association football manager and former player

*October 24th, 1985, Liverpool

Conrad Pla

Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer

*October 24th, 1966, Madrid

PewDiePie

Swedish YouTuber (born 1989)

*October 24th, 1989, Gothenburg

Isabella of Portugal

16th-century Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain (1503-1539)

*October 24th, 1503, Lisbon †May 1st, 1539, Toledo

BD Wong

American actor

*October 24th, 1960, San Francisco

Emmerich Kálmán

Hungarian-born composer of operettas

*October 24th, 1882, Siófok †October 30th, 1953, Paris

Sybil Thorndike

British actress (1882-1976)

*October 24th, 1882, Gainsborough †June 9th, 1976, Chelsea

George Crumb

American composer (1929-2022)

*October 24th, 1929, Charleston †February 6th, 2022, Media

Fernando Vázquez

Galician association football manager

*October 24th, 1954, O Pino

Cristo González

Cristo González Pérez el guapísimo futbolista español

*October 24th, 1997, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Jules Moinaux

French writer, comedian, playwright, chronicler and librettist

*October 24th, 1815, Tours †December 4th, 1895, Saint-Mandé

Raúl Esparza

American actor

*October 24th, 1970, Wilmington

Ashton Sanders

American actor

*October 24th, 1995, Carson

Marius Casadesus

French composer

*October 24th, 1892, 18th arrondissement of Paris †October 13th, 1981, Suresnes

Same year
Born in 1558

Thomas Kyd

English dramatist

*November 3rd, 1558, London †July 16th, 1594, London

Markus Welser

German politician and astronomer (1558-1614)

*June 20th, 1558, Augsburg †June 23rd, 1614, Augsburg

Robert Greene

English author (1558-1592)

*July 11th, 1558, Norwich †September 3rd, 1592, London

François de La Rochefoucauld

Catholic cardinal

*December 8th, 1558, Paris †February 14th, 1645, Abbey of St Genevieve

Johann VII, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1558-1592)

*March 7th, 1558, Güstrow †March 22nd, 1592, Burg Stargard

Mingyi Swa

Crown Prince of Burma (1558-1593)

*November 27th, 1558, Bago †January 8th, 1593, Don Chedi

Wolfgang II. zu Castell-Remlingen

(1558-1631)

*July 20th, 1558, Rüdenhausen †April 30th, 1631, Remlingen

Lavinia Feltria della Rovere

16 Jan 1558 - 7 Jun 1632

*January 16th, 1558, Pesaro †June 7th, 1632, Montebello

Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur

French soldier and prominent member of the Catholic League

*September 9th, 1558, Nancy †February 19th, 1602, Nuremberg

François de Bourbon

Prince of Conti

*August 19th, 1558, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre †August 3rd, 1614, Paris

George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland

English noble (1558-1605)

*August 8th, 1558, Westmorland †October 30th, 1605, Middlesex

Johann Georg Agricola

German physician (1558-1633)

*October 25th, 1558, Amberg †November 20th, 1633, Regensburg

Heinrich Schickhardt

Württembergian architect

*February 5th, 1558, Herrenberg †January 14th, 1635, Stuttgart

Giovanni Alberti

Italian painter (1558-1601)

*October 19th, 1558, Sansepolcro †August 10th, 1601, Rome

Andrew of Austria

Cardinal, bishop of Constance and Brixen (1558-1600)

*June 15th, 1558, Březnice †November 12th, 1600, Rome

Albrecht Radziwiłł

Lithuanian marshal (1558-1592)

*March 8th, 1558, Vilnius †June 13th, 1592, Kraków

Herman van den Bergh

Dutch nobleman and military commander (1558-1611)

*August 2nd, 1558, 's-Heerenberg †August 12th, 1611, Spa

Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria

Austrian archduke

*October 12th, 1558, Wiener Neustadt †November 2nd, 1618, Vienna

Eva Christina

*October 25th, 1558, Montbéliard †March 30th, 1575, Kirchheim unter Teck

Johann Fladenstein

*January 1st, 1558, Kulmbach †April 13th, 1618

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 24th

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

United Nations Day, the anniversary of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations (International)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Day

World Development Information Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Development_Information_Day

World Polio Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Polio_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIV.X.MDLVIII

24.10.1558

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1558 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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October 24th, 1558

Born on October 24th, 1558

Weekday

Friday

Age

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 170,000 days old!

170,022 Days

24,288 Weeks

5,586 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on October 24th?

Lam Wing-kee (pictured), the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was abducted by Chinese authorities.

The inaugural Afro-Asian Games opened in Hyderabad, with 2,040 athletes from 96 nations competing.

In protest against wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices, 90 percent of Iceland's female population went on strike for a day.

Three people were killed when falsework collapsed during the construction of the Loddon Bridge in Berkshire, leading to reform of construction practices in the UK.

Charges in a military court against generals Dương Văn Đức and Lâm Văn Phát of leading a coup attempt against South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh, were dropped..

The cornerstone of the United Nations headquarters was laid in New York City.

The Charter of the United Nations entered into force after being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and a majority of the other signatories.

World War II: The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

The George Washington Bridge (pictured), connecting New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, and today the world's busiest motor-vehicle bridge, was dedicated.

On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.

Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, gave a speech in which he called for the federation of the six Australian colonies.

William Lassell found Umbriel and Ariel, the third and fourth Uranian moons to be discovered.

War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought between the French and Austrian armies, who both claimed victory.

As a result of the Third Partition of Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ceased to exist as an independent state, with its territory divided between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.

The Brabant Revolution, sometimes considered to be the first expression of Belgian nationalism, began with the invasion of the Austrian Netherlands by an émigré army from the Dutch Republic.

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

Born on October 24th, 1558

Polish writer (1558-1629)

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

Same year Born in 1558

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 24th

Anthony Mary Claret

Eberigisil (Evergitus)

Five Martyrs of Carthage (Felix and Companions)

Luigi Guanella

Magloire of Dol

Martin of Vertou

Proclus of Constantinople

Rafael Guízar y Valencia

Senoch

October 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Special Forces of the Armed Forces (Russia)

Food Day (United States)

Independence Day (Zambia)

International Day of Diplomats

Suez Day (Egypt)

United Nations Day, the anniversary of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations (International)

World Development Information Day

World Polio Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

24.10.1558

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Calendar
October 1558

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