July 24th, 1677

Born on July 24th, 1677

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 126,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 285 days, exactly on April 11th, 2025, people who were born on July 24th, 1677 will be 127,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1974

Following the collapse of the Greek military junta, the Metapolitefsi period began as the country transitioned to a democratic government.

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, 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 (monument pictured) near Inverurie, Scotland.

July 24th, 2014

Fifty minutes after departing Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar; its wreckage was found the next day in Mali, with no survivors of the 116 people aboard.

July 24th, 2019

Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.

July 24th, 2014

Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.

July 24th, 2013

A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

July 24th, 2012

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.

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

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

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

47

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022, Copenhagen

54

Jennifer Lopez

American actress, dancer and singer

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

68

Alexandre Dumas

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

*July 24th, 1802, Villers-Cotterêts †December 5th, 1870, Dieppe

128

Irene Alföldi

Hungarian singer and opera singer

*July 24th, 1871, Eger †January 1st, 2000

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

39

Jean Webster

American novelist (1876-1916)

*July 24th, 1876, Fredonia †June 11th, 1916, New York City

86

Henrik Pontoppidan

Writer, Nobel Laureate

*July 24th, 1857, Fredericia †August 21st, 1943, Copenhagen

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

41

Anna Paquin

New Zealand actress (born 1982)

*July 24th, 1982, Winnipeg

47

Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer (born 1976)

*July 24th, 1976, Detroit

92

Ruth Greuner

German editor

*July 24th, 1931, Seehausen (Altmark)

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Born in 1677

69

Johann Heinrich von Heucher

German botanist and physicist (1677-1746)

*January 1st, 1677, Vienna †February 22nd, 1746, Dresden

88

Stanisław Leszczyński

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

*October 20th, 1677, Lviv †February 23rd, 1766, Lunéville

86

Benito Jerónimo Feijoo

Spanish monk and scholar

*October 8th, 1677, Casdemiro †September 26th, 1764, Oviedo

70

Christoph Heinrich Zeibich

German theologian

*June 28th, 1677, Espenhain †June 24th, 1748, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

70

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun

Austrian general and marshall

*August 27th, 1677, Sopron †February 18th, 1748, Sibiu

79

Just Wiedewelt

Danish sculptor (1677-1757)

*November 18th, 1677, Copenhagen †September 8th, 1757, Copenhagen

68

Guillaume Coustou the Elder

Sculptor from France (1677-1746)

*November 29th, 1677, Lyon †February 22nd, 1746, Paris

58

Johann Jacob Baier

German naturalist

*June 14th, 1677, Jena †July 14th, 1735, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

74

Sigismund von Kollonitz

Austrian cardinal

*January 1st, 1677, Vienna †January 1st, 1751, Vienna

34

Johann Georg, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels

German noble (1677-1712)

*July 13th, 1677, Halle (Saale) †March 16th, 1712, Weißenfels

76

Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn

German nobleman, diplomat and cellist (1677-1754)

*October 23rd, 1677, Mainz †September 22nd, 1754

69

Ulrik Kaas

Danish military personnel (1677-1746)

*October 4th, 1677, Hastrup †December 28th, 1746

79

Jacques Cassini

French astronomer

*February 18th, 1677, Paris †April 16th, 1756, Thury-sous-Clermont

83

Stephen Hales

British scientist (1677-1761)

*September 17th, 1677, France †January 4th, 1761, Teddington

74

Pietro Grimani

Doge of Venice (1677-1752)

*October 5th, 1677, Venice †March 7th, 1752, Venice

84

William Dummer

Lieutenant Governor of colonial Massachusetts, acting governor during Dummer's War, benefactor of The Governor's Academy

*October 10th, 1677, Boston †October 10th, 1761, Newbury

57

Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt

German general

*May 24th, 1677, Berlin †September 3rd, 1734, Malchow

81

François Joseph Lagrange-Chancel

French dramatist

*January 1st, 1677, Razac †December 29th, 1758, Razac

68

Jean-Baptiste Morin

French composer

*February 2nd, 1677, Orléans †April 27th, 1745, Paris

46

Jan Santini Aichel

Czech architect and nobleman (1677-1723)

*February 3rd, 1677, Prague †December 7th, 1723, Prague

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

No: With 365 days 1677 is a normal year and no leap year.

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