August 24th, 1609

Born on August 24th, 1609

Weekday

Monday

August 24th, 1609 was a Monday.

Age

416

People born on August 24th, 1609 will turn 417 this year (2026), in exactly 78 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1609 - September 23rd, 1609

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 152,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 772 days, exactly on July 18th, 2028, people who were born on August 24th, 1609 will be 153,000 days old!

152,228 Days

21,746 Weeks

5,001 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

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 1609

Frederick III of Denmark

King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 to 1670

*March 18th, 1609, Haderslev †February 9th, 1670, Copenhagen Castle

Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato

Italian painter (1609–1685)

*August 25th, 1609, Sassoferrato †August 8th, 1685, Rome

Pieter van Lint

Flemish painter (1609-1690)

*June 28th, 1609, Antwerp †September 25th, 1690, Antwerp

Kazimierz Leon Sapieha

Lithuanian noble (1609-1656)

*July 15th, 1609, Vilnius †January 19th, 1656, Brest

Pierre-Paul Riquet

French engineer

*June 29th, 1609, Béziers †October 1st, 1680, Toulouse

Matthew Hale

English jurist and scholar (1609–1676)

*November 1st, 1609, Alderley †December 25th, 1676, Alderley House

Michael Franck

German composer and poet

*March 16th, 1609, Schleusingen †September 24th, 1667, Coburg

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria

Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands, Cardinal Infante, Archbishop of Toledo (1609-1641)

*May 16th, 1609, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †November 9th, 1641, Brussels metropolitan area

John Clarke

American politician (1609–1676)

*October 3rd, 1609, Westhorpe †April 20th, 1676, Newport

John Suckling

English poet

*February 10th, 1609, London †June 1st, 1642, Paris

Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

English politician and historian (1609–1674)

*February 18th, 1609, London †December 9th, 1674, Rouen

Artus Quellinus the Elder

Flemish sculptor (1609–1668)

*August 30th, 1609, Antwerp †August 23rd, 1668, Antwerp

Ádám Batthyány

(1609–1659) Hungarian noble

*February 14th, 1609, Güssing †March 15th, 1659, Rechnitz

Raimondo Montecuccoli

Politician and military commander of the Holy Roman Empire (1609-1680)

*February 21st, 1609, Castello di Montecuccolo †October 16th, 1680, Linz

Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg

Schering Rosenhane

Swedish baron, civil servant and author (1609–1663)

*July 4th, 1609, Husby-Oppunda socken †August 6th, 1663, Husby-Oppunda socken

Sir Alexander Carew, 2nd Baronet

English politician

*August 30th, 1609, Antony †December 23rd, 1644

Frère Fiacre

*February 21st, 1609, Marly-la-Ville †February 16th, 1684

Ernst Ludwig Avemann

*January 1st, 1609, Eisenach †January 1st, 1689

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 24th

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

Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_of_Ukraine

International Strange Music Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Grant_(composer)

National Waffle Day (United States)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_Day

Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostalgia_Night

Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willka_Raymi

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIV.VIII.MDCIX

24.8.1609

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1609 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1609

August 1609

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August 24th, 1609

Born on August 24th, 1609

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 152,000 days old!

152,228 Days

21,746 Weeks

5,001 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 24th?

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

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

The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution redefining the term planet and classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.

Eighty-nine people died after suicide bombers attacked two airliners flying out of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.

Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.

Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang (depicted), the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

American Revolutionary War: Near present-day Aurora, Indiana, American Indians led by Joseph Brant killed or captured all members of a Pennsylvania militia.

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 1609

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 24th

Abbán of Ireland

Bartholomew the Apostle (Roman Catholic, Anglican)

Jeanne-Antide Thouret

Maria Micaela Desmaisieres

Massa Candida (Martyrs of Utica)

Owen (Audoin)

August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Flag Day (Liberia)

Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.

International Strange Music Day

National Waffle Day (United States)

Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)

Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

24.8.1609

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Same year
Born in 1609

Calendar
August 1609

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31						1	2
32	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
33	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
34	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
35	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
36	31