August 24th, 1585

Born on August 24th, 1585

Weekday

Saturday

August 24th, 1585 was a Saturday.

Age

440

People born on August 24th, 1585 will turn 441 this year (2026), in exactly 29 days .

Zodiac

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Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1585 - September 23rd, 1585

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 161,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 957 days, exactly on March 9th, 2029, people who were born on August 24th, 1585 will be 162,000 days old!

161,043 Days

23,006 Weeks

5,291 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 24th?

August 24th, 1954

In the midst of a political crisis, Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas fatally shot himself in the Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro.

August 24th, 1704

War of the Spanish Succession: An Anglo-Dutch fleet engaged a French naval force at the Battle of Málaga in the Mediterranean Sea.

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 (depicted), 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

The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of World War I.

August 24th, 1889

The New Zealand Native football team, predominantly comprising Māori players, concluded their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history.

August 24th, 1814

War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the White House (pictured).

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1585

Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu

French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman (1585-1642)

*September 9th, 1585, Paris †December 4th, 1642, Paris

Heinrich Schütz

German composer and organist (1585–1672)

*October 18th, 1585, Bad Köstritz †November 6th, 1672, Dresden

Cornelius Jansen

Bishop and theologian (1585-1638)

*October 28th, 1585, Acquoy †May 6th, 1638, Ypres

Hendrick Avercamp

Dutch painter (1585-1634)

*January 27th, 1585, Amsterdam †May 15th, 1634, Kampen

Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony

Elector of Saxony

*March 5th, 1585, Dresden †October 8th, 1656, Dresden

Krzysztof Radziwiłł

Lithuanian noble and politician

*March 22nd, 1585, Biržai †September 19th, 1640, Svėdasai

Johann Heermann

German poet hymn-writer (1585-1647)

*October 11th, 1585, Rudna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †February 17th, 1647, Leszno

Johannes Ardüser

Swiss mathematician (1585-1665)

*February 25th, 1585, Parpan †March 26th, 1665, Zürich

Adam von Herberstorff

Politician (1585-1629)

*April 15th, 1585, Schloss Kalsdorf †September 11th, 1629, Schloss Ort

Francesco Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1585-1656)

*March 6th, 1585, Venice †June 5th, 1656, Venice

Herman op den Graeff

"Mennonite lord bishop" of Krefeld, in 1632 delegate to the Krefeld Mennonite Church Delegation and signer of the Dordrecht Confession of Faith that year

*November 26th, 1585, Kerken †December 27th, 1642, Krefeld