July 24th, 1676

Born on July 24th, 1676

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 127,000 days old!

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What happened on July 24th?

July 24th, 2009

MV Arctic Sea, declared to be carrying a cargo of timber, was allegedly boarded by hijackers off the coast of Sweden in an incident that remains incompletely explained.

July 24th, 1998

A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two police officers.

July 24th, 1987

Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.

July 24th, 1967

During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle (pictured) declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada.

July 24th, 1959

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate (pictured) at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow.

July 24th, 1923

The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

July 24th, 1920

Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army moving to occupy the territory allocated to them by the San Remo conference.

July 24th, 1567

Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, who became James VI.

July 24th, 1411

Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of Harlaw near Inverurie, Scotland.

July 24th, 0538

The Ostrogoths abandoned the Siege of Ariminum upon the arrival of the Byzantine fleet.

July 24th, 2019

Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.

July 24th, 1910

Ottoman forces captured the city of Shkodër, ending the Albanian revolt of 1910 (depicted).

July 24th, 1948

Australia set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England.

July 24th, 2014

Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors.

July 24th, 2024

A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crashes during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal killing 18.

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

Same year
Born in 1676

68

Robert Walpole

British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745)

*August 26th, 1676, Houghton †March 18th, 1745, St James's

53

Marco Ricci

Italian painter, engraver and stage designer (1676-1730)

*June 5th, 1676, Belluno †January 21st, 1730, Venice

76

Louise Bénédicte de Bourbon

French royal

*November 8th, 1676, Paris †January 23rd, 1753, Paris

61

Johann Heinrich Burckhard

German physician

*August 5th, 1676, Sulzbach-Rosenberg †May 3rd, 1738, Wolfenbüttel

77

Marc de Beauvau

French politician

*April 2nd, 1676, Nancy †March 10th, 1754, Haroué

70

Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German nobleman; ruler of Anhalt-Dessau and Prussian army officer

*July 3rd, 1676, Dessau †April 9th, 1747, Dessau

70

Philip Johan von Strahlenberg

Swedish officer and geographer

*January 1st, 1676, Stralsund †November 30th, 1746, Halmstad

68

Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans

French princess (1676-1744)

*September 13th, 1676, Saint-Cloud †December 23rd, 1744, Commercy

73

Alberto de Churriguera

Spanish architect (1676-1750)

*August 7th, 1676, Madrid †February 27th, 1750, Orgaz

57

Eberhard Ludwig I, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg

*September 18th, 1676, Stuttgart †October 31st, 1733, Ludwigsburg

85

Stanisław Poniatowski

Castellan of Kraków (1676-1762)

*September 15th, 1676, Chojnik, Lesser Poland Voivodeship †August 29th, 1762, Ryki

77

Jacopo Riccati

Italian mathematician (1676-1754)

*May 28th, 1676, Venice †April 15th, 1754, Treviso

79

César Chesneau Dumarsais

Early eighteenth century French philosopher and grammarian

*July 17th, 1676, Marseille †June 11th, 1756, Paris

86

Caspar Abel

Theologian, historian, poet

*July 14th, 1676, Hindenburg †January 11th, 1763, Westdorf

55

Michael Heinrich Reinhard

*October 18th, 1676, Hildburghausen †January 1st, 1732, Weißenfels

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Simón Bolívar Day) which are celebrated on July 24th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1676 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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