February 24th, 1610

Born on February 24th, 1610

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 908 days, exactly on January 18th, 2029, people who were born on February 24th, 1610 will be 153,000 days old!

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What 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 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: The British invasion of Martinique ended with the unconditional surrender of French admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (pictured), beginning 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

George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.

February 24th, 1607

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

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.

February 24th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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

Born on February 24th, 1610

36

William Dobson

English portrait painter (1610-1646)

*February 24th, 1610, London †October 28th, 1646, Oxford

Same year
Born in 1610

61

Michael Wendler

German Lutheran theologian and moral philosopher (1610–1671)

*September 21st, 1610, Schlettau †November 21st, 1671, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

80

Alexander VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691

*April 22nd, 1610, Venice †February 1st, 1691, Rome

60

Hieronymus Kromayer

German theologian

*January 18th, 1610, Zeitz †June 3rd, 1670, Leipzig

77

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde

Anglo-Irish statesman

*October 19th, 1610, Clerkenwell †July 21st, 1688, Kingston Lacy

64

Jean de Labadie

French priest (1610-1674)

*February 13th, 1610, Bourg †February 13th, 1674, Altona

48

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble

*September 6th, 1610, Modena †October 14th, 1658, Santhià

71

Jacob Kettler

Duke of Courland

*October 28th, 1610, Kuldīga †January 1st, 1682, Jelgava

51

Johann Balthasar Schupp

German writer and academic

*March 1st, 1610, Giessen †October 26th, 1661, Hamburg

71

Pierre Dupuis

French painter (1610-1682)

*March 3rd, 1610, Montfort-l'Amaury †February 18th, 1682, Paris

52

Birgitte Thott

Danish scholar (1610-1662)

*January 1st, 1610, Fårupgård †January 1st, 1662, Sorø

69

Baldassare Ferri

Italian opera singer

*December 9th, 1610, Perugia †September 10th, 1680, Perugia

77

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange

French philologist (1610-1688)

*December 18th, 1610, Amiens †October 23rd, 1688, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1610 is a normal year and no leap year.

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