August 24th, 1639

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Born on August 24th, 1639 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 24th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 24th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1639)

Born on August 24th, 1639

Weekday

Wednesday

August 24th, 1639 was a Wednesday.

Age

384

People born on August 24th, 1639 will turn 385 this year (2024), in exactly 114 days .

Zodiac

♍

Virgo (The Maiden)

August 24th, 1639 - September 23rd, 1639

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 495 days, exactly on September 9th, 2025, people who were born on August 24th, 1639 will be 141,000 days old!

140,505 Days

20,072 Weeks

4,616 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 24th?

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, 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

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

August 24th, 1889

The predominantly Māori New Zealand Native football team (pictured) played the last match of their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history.

August 24th, 1888

89 New Zealand Native football team

August 24th, 1814

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

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.

August 24th, 1643

A Dutch expedition arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the ruins of the abandoned Spanish settlement of Valdivia.

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

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

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

Philipp Müller

*August 24th, 1640, Sangerhausen †March 15th, 1713, Jena

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

Johann Heinrich am Ende

German painter (1645-1695)

*August 24th, 1645, Pirna †April 25th, 1695, Leipzig

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

*August 24th, 1890, Roseau †May 14th, 1979, Exeter

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

Alan Walker

Norwegian DJ and music producer

*August 24th, 1997, Northampton

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

Same year
Born in 1639

Jean Racine

French dramatist (1639–1699)

*December 22nd, 1639, La Ferté-Milon †April 21st, 1699, Paris

Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond

Scottish-English nobleman (1639-1672)

*March 7th, 1639, London †December 12th, 1672, Helsingør

Ivan Mazepa

Hetman of Cossacks (1639-1709)

*March 20th, 1639, Bila Tserkva †September 21st, 1709, Bender

Paul Mignard

French painter and printmaker

*January 1st, 1639, Avignon †October 5th, 1691, Lyon

Marie Mancini

Mistress of the King of France (1639-1715)

*August 28th, 1639, Rome †May 8th, 1715, Pisa

Laura Martinozzi

Italian noble (1639-1687)

*May 27th, 1639, Fano †July 19th, 1687, Rome

Daniel Georg Morhof

Writer from Germany

*February 6th, 1639, Wismar †July 30th, 1691, Lübeck

Willem de Vlamingh

Dutch explorer

*November 30th, 1639, Oost-Vlieland †January 1st, 1698

Gaspar Sanz Celma

Spanish guitarist and composer

*November 30th, 1639, Calanda †January 1st, 1710, Madrid

Conrad Tiburtius Rango

German theologian (1639-1700)

*August 9th, 1639, Kołobrzeg †December 3rd, 1700, Greifswald

Vincent Minutoli

(1639-1709)

*December 5th, 1639, Geneva †April 25th, 1709, Geneva

Increase Mather

Puritan minister, academic, activist (1639-1723)

*June 21st, 1639, Dorchester †August 23rd, 1723, Boston

Johann Christoph Pezel

German violinist, trumpeter and composer (1639-1694)

*December 5th, 1639, Kłodzko †October 13th, 1694, Bautzen

Caspar Herrmann Sandhagen

German theologian

*October 22nd, 1639, Borgholzhausen †June 17th, 1697, Kiel

Éléonore Desmier d'Olbreuse

Grandmother of George II of Great Britain and great-grandmother of Frederick the Great

*February 3rd, 1639, Niort †February 5th, 1722, Celle

Hans Herr

American bishop (1639-1725)

*September 17th, 1639, Zürich †October 17th, 1725, West Lampeter Township

Martin Lister

English naturalist and physician (1639–1712)

*April 12th, 1639, Buckinghamshire †February 2nd, 1712, Epsom

Johann König

Organ builder (1639-1691)

*April 29th, 1639, Solothurn †October 15th, 1691, Ingolstadt

Shibukawa Shunkai

Japanese astronomer

*December 27th, 1639, Kyōto †November 1st, 1715, Edo

Olof Bromelius

Swedish botanist (1639-1707)

*May 24th, 1639, Örebro †February 5th, 1705, Gothenburg

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.MDCXXXIX

24.8.1639

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

IX = 9

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1639 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1639

August 1639

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