February 24th, 1654

Born on February 24th, 1654

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 136,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 978 days, exactly on March 30th, 2029, people who were born on February 24th, 1654 will be 137,000 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

Same year
Born in 1654

62

Heinrich Georg Neuss

German pastor, preacher and theologian

*January 1st, 1654, Elbingerode †January 1st, 1716, Wernigerode

58

Joshua Barnes

British classical scholar (1654-1712)

*January 10th, 1654, London †August 3rd, 1712, Cambridgeshire

53

Michiel de Swaen

Southern Dutch playwright and poet

*January 20th, 1654, Dunkirk †May 3rd, 1707, Dunkirk

67

Tommaso Bonaventura della Gherardesca

Count of the noble Florentine family of the Gherardesca

*July 24th, 1654, Florence †September 21st, 1721, Florence

73

Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

Swedish architect (1654-1728)

*May 23rd, 1654, Nyköping †April 10th, 1728, Stockholm

73

Agostino Steffani

Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer

*July 25th, 1654, Castelfranco Veneto †February 12th, 1728, Frankfurt

73

Jakob Abbadie

French Protestant minister and writer, Dean of Killaloe in Ireland

*January 1st, 1654, Nay †September 25th, 1727, Marylebone

53

Gottlob Friedrich Seligmann

German theologian

*November 21st, 1654, Hainewalde †December 24th, 1707, Dresden

64

Sophie Amalie Moth

Danish noblewoman

*March 28th, 1654, Copenhagen †January 17th, 1719, Jomfruens Egede

64

Heinrich Rüdiger von Ilgen

German diplomat and politician (1654-1718)

*September 30th, 1654, Petershagen †December 6th, 1718, Britz

60

Giuseppe Passeri

Italian painter (1654-1714)

*March 12th, 1654, Rome †November 2nd, 1714, Rome

79

Danylo Apostol

Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks

*December 14th, 1654, Velyki Sorochyntsi †January 17th, 1734, Velyki Sorochyntsi

72

Andreas Gärtner

German astronomer

*December 24th, 1654, Quatitz/Chwaćicy †February 2nd, 1727, Dresden

71

Johann Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst

German poet

*December 2nd, 1654, Zerbst †March 19th, 1726, Zerbst

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1654 is a normal year and no leap year.

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