February 24th, 1607

Born on February 24th, 1607

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 24th, 1607?

February 24th, 1607

L'Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi, one of the first works recognized as an opera, receives its première performance.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Orfeo

February 24th, 1607

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, premiered in Mantua.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Monteverdi

What else happened on February 24th?

February 24th, 2015

At a restaurant in Uherský Brod, Czech Republic, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant, killing eight people before committing suicide.

February 24th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka, Uganda, as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.

February 24th, 2022

Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

February 24th, 1989

United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.

February 24th, 1978

Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.

February 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.

February 24th, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa, ended with the Allied forces suffering heavy losses.

February 24th, 1942

World War II: Eyewitness reports of unidentified flying objects over Los Angeles triggered a massive anti-aircraft artillery barrage under the belief it was a Japanese attack.

February 24th, 1868

Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.

February 24th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: French admiral Villaret de Joyeuse unconditionally surrendered to the British, which ended the British invasion of Martinique and began a five-year occupation of the island.

February 24th, 1720

War of the Quadruple Alliance: Spanish forces began a failed assault on the British settlement of Nassau in the Bahamas.

February 24th, 1711

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel (pictured), the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.

February 24th, 0303

The Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, began with the publication of a first edict by Roman emperor Diocletian.

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

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

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

77

Jules Girard

French literary theorist (1825 - 1902)

*February 24th, 1825, Paris †March 30th, 1902, Cannes

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

58

Charles V

Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy (1500–1558)

*February 24th, 1500, Ghent †September 21st, 1558, Yuste

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

73

Jacques de Vaucanson

French inventor of mechanical automata

*February 24th, 1709, Grenoble †November 21st, 1782, Paris

79

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

Same year
Born in 1607

69

Paul Gerhardt

German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607-1676)

*March 12th, 1607, Gräfenhainichen †May 27th, 1676, Lübben

69

Wenceslaus Hollar

Czech cartographer, painter of nature, portrait painter and engraver

*July 13th, 1607, Prague †March 25th, 1677, London

63

Sebastian von Rostock

German bishop (1607-1671)

*August 24th, 1607, Grodków †June 9th, 1671, Wrocław

54

John Kemény

Prince of Transylvania (1607-1662)

*December 14th, 1607, Bichiș †January 23rd, 1662, Daneș

69

Michiel de Ruyter

Dutch admiral (1607-1676)

*March 24th, 1607, Vlissingen †April 29th, 1676, Syracuse

93

Madeleine de Scudéry

French writer (1607–1701)

*November 15th, 1607, Le Havre †June 2nd, 1701, Paris

70

Anna Maria van Schurman

Dutch painter (1607-1678)

*November 5th, 1607, Cologne †May 4th, 1678, Wiuwert

30

John Harvard

English-American clergyman and philanthropist

*November 26th, 1607, Southwark †September 14th, 1638, Charlestown

40

Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla

Spanish writer

*October 4th, 1607, Toledo †January 23rd, 1648, Madrid

39

Isaac Jogues

Beatified Martyred Jesuit Priest

*January 15th, 1607, Orléans †October 18th, 1646, Auriesville

60

Johann von Rist

German poet and dramatist

*March 8th, 1607, Hamburg †August 31st, 1667, Wedel

53

Barbe D'Ernecourt Saint-Balmon

French writer (1606-1660)

*May 14th, 1607, Neuville-en-Verdunois †May 22nd, 1660, Neuville-en-Verdunois

44

James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby

English Royalist peer (1607-1651)

*January 31st, 1607, Knowsley Hall †October 15th, 1651, Bolton

53

Étienne de Flacourt

French colonial governor and scholar (1607–1660)

*January 1st, 1607, Orléans †June 10th, 1660, Atlantic Ocean

63

Antonio Barberini

Italian cardinal (1607-1671), nephew of Pope Urban VIII

*August 5th, 1607, Rome †August 3rd, 1671, Nemi

54

Giovanni Francesco Loredano

Italian writer

*February 27th, 1607, Venice †August 13th, 1661, Peschiera del Garda

63

Andreas Heinrich Bucholtz

German writer, poet, theologian and translator

*November 25th, 1607, Schöningen †May 20th, 1671, Brunswick

55

Conrad Barthels

German theologian (1607-1662)

*January 6th, 1607, Halberstadt †February 17th, 1662, Meissen

50

Johann Benedict Carpzov

German theologian

*June 22nd, 1607, Rochlitz †October 22nd, 1657, Leipzig

63

Hans Siegmund Liebenau

German amtshauptmann

*November 17th, 1607, Pirna †September 14th, 1671, Dresden

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1607 is a normal year and no leap year.

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