August 24th, 1576

Born on August 24th, 1576

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 163,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 485 days, exactly on August 30th, 2025, people who were born on August 24th, 1576 will be 164,000 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

75

John Taylor

English poet (1578-1653)

*August 24th, 1578, Gloucester †December 1st, 1653, London

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

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

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

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

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

64

Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk

English sailor, politician, and courtier (1561–1626)

*August 24th, 1561, London †May 28th, 1626, Charing Cross

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

Same year
Born in 1576

35

Philip Louis II, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1576-1612)

*November 18th, 1576, Hanau †August 9th, 1612, Hanau

43

John Sarkander

Czech saint

*December 20th, 1576, Skoczów †March 17th, 1620, Olomouc

37

Antonio Neri

Italian chemist

*February 29th, 1576, Florence †January 1st, 1614, Florence

45

Alix Le Clerc

French founder of a religious order providing education to girls (1576-1622)

*February 2nd, 1576, Remiremont †January 9th, 1622, Nancy

67

Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau

Electress Palatine (1576-1644)

*March 31st, 1576, Delft †March 15th, 1644, Königsberg

49

Duchess Anna I, Duchess of Prussia

Duchess of Prussia

*July 3rd, 1576, Königsberg †August 30th, 1625, Berlin

84

Petrus Scriverius

Dutch writer, philologist and scholar on the history of Holland and Belgium, owner/creator of the album amicorum of Petrus Scriverius

*January 12th, 1576, Haarlem †April 30th, 1660, Oudewater

66

Johann Kromayer

German educationist (1576-1643)

*December 8th, 1576, Döbeln †July 13th, 1643, Weimar

60

Pietro Paolo Bonzi

Painter of still lifes (1576-1636)

*January 1st, 1576, Cortona †March 17th, 1636, Rome

56

Scipione Borghese

17th-century Catholic cardinal

*November 30th, 1576, Artena †October 2nd, 1633, Rome

74

Herman Wenceslas Czernin of Chudenice

Czech hofmeister and nobleman

*July 24th, 1576, Nedrahovice †February 6th, 1651, Kost Castle

35

Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland

Scholar and writer of Elizabethan England

*October 16th, 1576, Belvoir Castle †June 26th, 1612, Cambridge

52

Kaspar Teutleben

German author

*March 27th, 1576, Laucha †February 11th, 1629, Wenigensömmern

51

Roque González de Santa Cruz

Paraguayan missionary

*November 17th, 1576, Asunción †November 15th, 1628, São Miguel das Missões

47

Eric of Lorraine

French Bishop of Verdun and half brother of Louise of Lorraine, Queen consort of France.

*March 14th, 1576, Nancy †April 27th, 1623, Nancy

76

Thomas Dudley

Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1576-1653)

*October 12th, 1576, Yardley Hastings †July 31st, 1653, Roxbury

73

Caspar Schoppe

German scholar (1576-1649)

*May 27th, 1576, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz †November 19th, 1649, Padua

44

Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Prince of Anhalt, then Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576-1621)

*October 28th, 1576, Harzgerode †August 20th, 1621, Zerbst

57

John Marston

English writer 1575?-1634

*October 7th, 1576, Coventry †June 25th, 1634, Hampshire

73

Giovanni Diodati

Calvinist theologian

*June 6th, 1576, Geneva †October 3rd, 1649, Geneva

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Leap year

Yes: 1576 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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