February 24th, 1686

Born on February 24th, 1686

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 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

73

Jacques de Vaucanson

French inventor of mechanical automata

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

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

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

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

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

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

79

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

76

Arrigo Boito

Italian poet and opera composer and librettist of Verdi's opera ''Otello'' (1842-1918)

*February 24th, 1842, Padua †June 10th, 1918, Milan

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Born in 1686

50

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

German-Polish physicist and engineer (1686-1736)

*May 24th, 1686, Gdańsk †September 16th, 1736, The Hague

73

Christoph Matthäus Pfaff

German theologian

*December 25th, 1686, Stuttgart †November 19th, 1760, Giessen

27

Charles of France, Duke of Berry

French noble

*August 31st, 1686, Versailles †May 4th, 1714, Marly-le-Roi

76

Giovanni Battista Somis

Italian violinist and composer (1686-1763)

*December 25th, 1686, Turin †August 14th, 1763, Turin

80

Archibald Bower

Scottish Historian

*January 17th, 1686, Dundee †September 3rd, 1766, London

71

Antoine de Jussieu

French botanist (1686-1758)

*July 6th, 1686, Lyon †April 22nd, 1758, Paris

52

Cosmas Damian Asam

German artist (1686-1739)

*September 28th, 1686, Benediktbeuern †May 10th, 1739, Munich

81

Nicola Porpora

Italian composer

*August 17th, 1686, Naples †March 3rd, 1768, Naples

72

Hans Egede

Missionary to Greenland, Lutheran pastor (1686-1758)

*January 31st, 1686, Harstad Municipality †November 5th, 1758, Stubbekøbing

64

Vasily Tatishchev

Russian historian (1686-1750)

*April 19th, 1686, Pskov †July 15th, 1750, Boldino

36

William Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach

*January 8th, 1686, Ansbach †January 7th, 1723, Schwabach

59

Jean-Joseph Fiocco

Belgian composer

*December 15th, 1686, Brussels metropolitan area †March 30th, 1746, Brussels metropolitan area

52

Benedetto Marcello

Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher

*August 9th, 1686, Venice †July 24th, 1739, Brescia

69

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

French painter and printmaker (1686-1755)

*March 17th, 1686, Paris †April 30th, 1755, Beauvais

50

Antonina Houbraken

Dutch artist (1686-1736)

*May 30th, 1686, Dordrecht †December 12th, 1736, Amsterdam

66

Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1686-1752)

*June 7th, 1686, Neustrelitz †December 11th, 1752, Neustrelitz

87

Bernard Gates

Composer

*April 23rd, 1686, The Hague †November 15th, 1773, North Aston

71

José Manuel da Câmara de Atalaia

Portuguese cardinal of the Catholic Church

*December 25th, 1686, Lisbon †July 9th, 1758, Atalaia

43

Karl Joseph von Kuenburg

Austrian priest

*May 27th, 1686, Salzburg †December 10th, 1729, Schloss Tüßling

60

Andrey Osterman

Russian noble

*May 30th, 1686, Bochum †May 20th, 1747, Beryozovo

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1686 is a normal year and no leap year.

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