December 24th, 1638

Born on December 24th, 1638

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 140,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 257 days, exactly on January 9th, 2025, people who were born on December 24th, 1638 will be 141,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 24th?

December 24th, 1918

Forces united in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes defeated Hungarian forces to end the occupation of Međimurje.

December 24th, 2021

Burmese military forces killed at least 40 civilians during the Mo So massacre in Kayah State, Myanmar.

December 24th, 2008

The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, began attacks on several villages in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing hundreds and committing numerous atrocities.

December 24th, 1999

Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 to force the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India.

December 24th, 1983

Aeroflot Flight 601 crashed on approach to Leshukonskoye in the Russian SSR, killing 44 out of 49 people on board.

December 24th, 1979

The Soviet government deployed troops in Afghanistan, starting the Soviet–Afghan War.

December 24th, 1973

The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.

December 24th, 1968

Piloted by Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 became the first human spaceflight to reach and orbit the Moon (Earthrise pictured).

December 24th, 1964

The Viet Cong bombed the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, killing two U.S. Army officers and raising fears of an escalation of the Vietnam War.

December 24th, 1955

According to legend, the NORAD Tracks Santa program began after children began calling the Continental Air Defense Command Center to inquire about Santa Claus's whereabouts due to a misprinted phone number in an advertisement.

December 24th, 1953

A railway bridge at Tangiwai on New Zealand's North Island was damaged by a lahar and collapsed beneath a passenger train (wreckage pictured), killing 151 people.

December 24th, 1914

World War I: British and German soldiers interrupted fighting to celebrate Christmas, beginning the Christmas truce .

December 24th, 1913

Seventy-three people were crushed to death in a stampede after someone falsely yelled "fire" at a crowded Christmas party in Calumet, Michigan, U.S.

December 24th, 1871

Aida, one of Giuseppe Verdi's most popular operas, made its debut in Cairo, Egypt.

December 24th, 1865

Six Confederate veterans of the American Civil War founded a social club they named the Ku Klux Klan, which later became a white supremacist group.

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

Born on December 24th, 1638

53

Tomás de la Cerda, 3rd Marquis of la Laguna

Spanish noble (1638-1692)

*December 24th, 1638, Cogolludo †April 22nd, 1692, Madrid

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

37

Hoon Thien How

Badminton player

*December 24th, 1986, Kuala Lumpur

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

61

Mariana of Austria

Queen consort of Spain (1634-1696)

*December 24th, 1634, Vienna †May 16th, 1696, Madrid

51

Wolfgang Gundling

German theologian (1637-1689)

*December 24th, 1637, Nuremberg †July 31st, 1689, Nuremberg

30

Ririn Amelia

Badminton player

*December 24th, 1993, Padang

70

James Prescott Joule

English physicist and brewer (1818-1889)

*December 24th, 1818, Salford †October 11th, 1889, Sale

69

Lorenz Caffier

German politician

*December 24th, 1954, Dresden

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

72

Hans Wachtmeister

Swedish count, admiral and governor-general (1641-1714)

*December 24th, 1641, Stockholm †February 15th, 1714, Stockholm

31

Dhurata Dora

Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter

*December 24th, 1992, Nuremberg

69

Eugène Scribe

French dramatist and librettist (1791-1861)

*December 24th, 1791, Paris †February 20th, 1861, Paris

80

Tarja Halonen

President of Finland from 2000 to 2012

*December 24th, 1943, Helsinki

56

Adam Mickiewicz

Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)

*December 24th, 1798, Zavosse †November 26th, 1855, Istanbul

74

Willi Reimann

German association football player and manager

*December 24th, 1949, Fürstenau

46

Bernard Gustav of Baden-Durlach

Swedish general, and Prince-Abbot of Fulda and Kempten, and cardinal

*December 24th, 1631, Karlsburg Castle †December 26th, 1677, Hammelburg

46

Selim III

Ottoman sultan (1761-1808)

*December 24th, 1761, Istanbul †July 29th, 1808, Constantinople

59

Mark Valley

American actor

*December 24th, 1964, Ogdensburg

50

Stephenie Meyer

American author

*December 24th, 1973, Hartford

52

Ricky Martin

Puerto Rican singer and actor

*December 24th, 1971, San Juan

42

Dima Bilan

Russian actor and singer-songwriter

*December 24th, 1981, Ust-Dzheguta

Same year
Born in 1638

76

Louis XIV of France

King of France and Navarra, from 1643 to 1715

*September 5th, 1638, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 1st, 1715, Palace of Versailles

22

Shunzhi Emperor

Qing Dynasty emperor of China (1638-1661)

*March 15th, 1638, Mukden Palace †February 5th, 1661, Hall of Mental Cultivation

71

Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon

English noble

*June 2nd, 1638, Westminster †October 31st, 1709, Westminster

48

Nicolaus Steno

Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686)

*January 11th, 1638, Copenhagen †December 5th, 1686, Schwerin

27

Elisabetta Sirani

Italian painter (1638-1665)

*January 8th, 1638, Bologna †August 28th, 1665, Bologna

47

David Teniers III

Flemish painter (1638-1685)

*July 10th, 1638, Antwerp †October 2nd, 1685, City of Brussels

71

Michel Bégon

French colonial governor (1638-1710)

*December 25th, 1638, Blois †March 14th, 1710, Rochefort

66

Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg

German noble

*September 30th, 1638, Munich †March 20th, 1705, Türkheim

44

Maria Theresa of Spain

Queen Consort of France (1660-1683)

*September 10th, 1638, Madrid †July 30th, 1683, Versailles

37

James Gregory

Scottish mathematician and astronomer

*January 1st, 1638, Drumoak †January 1st, 1675, Edinburgh

67

Catherine of Braganza

Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1638–1705)

*November 25th, 1638, Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa †December 31st, 1705, Palácio da Bemposta

77

Nicolas Malebranche

French philosopher

*August 6th, 1638, Paris †October 13th, 1715, Paris

64

Zeb-un-Nisa

Mughal princess and poet

*February 15th, 1638, Daulatabad †May 26th, 1702, Delhi

71

Jean Donneau de Visé

French writer

*December 1st, 1638, Paris †July 8th, 1710, Paris

54

Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani

17th century Italian composer and violinist

*July 15th, 1638, Florence †January 1st, 1693, Pistoia

61

Heinrich Meibom

German physician and scholar

*June 29th, 1638, Lübeck †March 26th, 1700, Helmstedt

71

Meindert Hobbema

Dutch painter (1638-1709)

*October 31st, 1638, Amsterdam †December 7th, 1709, Amsterdam

87

Filippo Bonanni

Jesuit priest and scientist 1638-1723

*January 7th, 1638, Rome †March 30th, 1725, Rome

73

Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos

Spanish Neogranadine painter (1638-1711)

*May 9th, 1638, Bogotá †August 6th, 1711, Bogotá

26

William Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1638-1665)

*August 3rd, 1638, Köthen †April 13th, 1665, Köthen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1638 is a normal year and no leap year.

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