February 24th, 1655

Born on February 24th, 1655

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 134,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 98 days, exactly on October 7th, 2024, people who were born on February 24th, 1655 will be 135,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, Uganda, 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: French admiral Villaret de Joyeuse unconditionally surrendered to the British, which ended the British invasion of Martinique and began 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

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel (pictured), 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 a full scale invasion of Ukraine.

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

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

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

77

Jules Girard

French literary theorist (1825 - 1902)

*February 24th, 1825, Paris †March 30th, 1902, Cannes

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

73

Jacques de Vaucanson

French inventor of mechanical automata

*February 24th, 1709, Grenoble †November 21st, 1782, Paris

79

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

58

Charles V

Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy (1500–1558)

*February 24th, 1500, Ghent †September 21st, 1558, Yuste

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, East Los Angeles

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Born in 1655

50

Jacob Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1655-1705)

*January 5th, 1655, Basel †August 16th, 1705, Basel

41

Charles XI of Sweden

King of Sweden

*November 24th, 1655, Stockholm †April 5th, 1697, Stockholm

68

Innocent XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1721 to 1724

*May 13th, 1655, Poli †March 7th, 1724, Rome

82

Carel de Moor

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1655-1738)

*February 25th, 1655, Leiden †February 16th, 1738, Warmond

88

Fra Galgario

Lombard painter (1655-1743)

*March 4th, 1655, Bergamo †December 1st, 1743, Bergamo

81

Ferdinand Kettler

Duke of Courland (1655-1737)

*November 2nd, 1655, Jelgava †May 4th, 1737, Gdańsk

69

Benedict Pictet

Genevan theologian

*May 19th, 1655, Geneva †June 9th, 1724, Geneva

70

Antonio Palomino

Painter from Spain (1655-1726)

*December 1st, 1655, Bujalance †August 12th, 1726, Madrid

45

Johann Beer

Austrian composer and writer

*February 28th, 1655, Sankt Georgen im Attergau †August 6th, 1700, Weißenfels

60

Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

German duke (1655-1715)

*July 12th, 1655, Gotha †October 17th, 1715, Hildburghausen

55

Vincenzo Grimani

Catholic cardinal

*May 26th, 1655, Mantua †September 26th, 1710, Naples

71

Johan Gabriel Sparwenfeld

Swedish diplomat, linguist and diarist

*July 17th, 1655, Åmål †June 2nd, 1727, Romfartuna

72

Cornelius Cruys

Norwegian admiral

*June 14th, 1655, Stavanger †June 14th, 1727, Saint Petersburg

86

Bernard de Montfaucon

French monk and scholar

*January 13th, 1655, Languedoc †December 21st, 1741, Paris

82

Rinaldo d'Este

Duke of Modena

*April 26th, 1655, Modena †October 26th, 1737, Modena

82

Caspar Bartholin the Younger

Danish anatomist

*September 10th, 1655, Copenhagen †June 11th, 1738, Copenhagen

75

Bartolomeo Cristofori

Italian maker of musical instruments

*May 4th, 1655, Padua †January 27th, 1731, Florence

65

Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg

Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia as the third and last wife of Leopold

*January 6th, 1655, Düsseldorf †January 19th, 1720, Vienna

51

Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden

Margrave of Baden-Baden and chief commander of the German imperial army

*April 8th, 1655, Paris †January 4th, 1707, Rastatt

62

Johann Philipp of Ysenburg and Büdingen zu Philippseich

German aristocrat

*December 3rd, 1655, Offenbach am Main †September 21st, 1718, Dreieich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1655 is a normal year and no leap year.

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