August 24th, 1690

Born on August 24th, 1690

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 24th, 1690?

August 24th, 1690

Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_Charnock

What else happened on August 24th?

August 24th, 2006

The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution redefining the term planet and classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.

August 24th, 2004

Eighty-nine people died after suicide bombers attacked two airliners flying out of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.

August 24th, 1992

Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.

August 24th, 1966

Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang, the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.

August 24th, 1963

Buddhist crisis: The U.S. State Department ordered Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (pictured) to encourage South Vietnamese Army officers to oust Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not willingly remove Ngo Dinh Nhu from his unofficial position of power.

August 24th, 1942

World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, contributing to an Allied victory.

August 24th, 1941

Adolf Hitler ordered the suspension of the T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and disabled, although killings continued in secret for the remainder of World War II.

August 24th, 1921

The Royal Navy's R.38, the world's largest airship at the time, was destroyed by a structural failure over Hull, killing 44 of the 49 crew aboard.

August 24th, 1914

World War I: The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of the war.

August 24th, 1889

The predominantly Māori New Zealand Native football team (pictured) played the last match of their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history.

August 24th, 1888

89 New Zealand Native football team

August 24th, 1814

War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the White House (damage depicted).

August 24th, 1781

American Revolutionary War: Near present-day Aurora, Indiana, American Indians led by Joseph Brant killed or captured all members of a Pennsylvania militia.

August 24th, 1662

The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.

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

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

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

88

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

*August 24th, 1890, Roseau †May 14th, 1979, Exeter

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

26

Alan Walker

Norwegian DJ and music producer

*August 24th, 1997, Northampton

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

41

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

70

Marianne von Angern

German author

*August 24th, 1898, Sopron †January 1st, 1969, Aachen

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

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70

Carlo Lodoli

Italian architect (1690-1761)

*November 28th, 1690, Venice †October 27th, 1761, Padua

78

Francesco Maria Veracini

Italian composer

*February 1st, 1690, Florence †October 31st, 1768, Florence

69

François Colin de Blamont

French composer

*November 22nd, 1690, Versailles †February 14th, 1760, Versailles

66

Silvio Valenti Gonzaga

Catholic cardinal

*March 1st, 1690, Mantua †August 28th, 1756, Viterbo

63

Martin Folkes

British mathematician and astronomer

*October 29th, 1690, Westminster †June 28th, 1754, London

72

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville

British statesman (1690-1763)

*April 22nd, 1690, Westminster †January 22nd, 1763, Westminster

30

Peter Tordenskjold

Norwegian sea officer

*October 28th, 1690, Trondheim †November 20th, 1720, Gleidingen

73

Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke

English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor (1690-1764)

*December 1st, 1690, Dover †March 6th, 1764, London

56

Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

German general (1690-1747)

*November 29th, 1690, Dornburg †March 16th, 1747, Zerbst

28

Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia

Russian Tsarevich (1690-1718)

*February 28th, 1690, Moscow †July 7th, 1718, Peter and Paul Fortress

74

Christian Goldbach

German mathematician

*March 18th, 1690, Königsberg †November 20th, 1764, Moscow

59

Johann Christoph Wiegleb

Organ builder

*March 19th, 1690, Heldritt †November 15th, 1749, Gaildorf

68

Nicolas de Saulx-Tavannes

French cardinal (1690-1759)

*September 19th, 1690, Paris †March 10th, 1759, Paris

44

Nöel-Nicolas Coypel

French painter (1690-1734)

*November 17th, 1690, Paris †December 14th, 1734, Paris

74

Giovanni Antonio Giay

Italian composer

*June 11th, 1690, Turin †September 10th, 1764, Turin

69

Marie Gabrielle Éléonore de Bourbon

French noble (1690-1760)

*December 22nd, 1690, Palace of Versailles †August 30th, 1760, Villejuif

68

Franz Joseph Roth

German architect

*January 29th, 1690, Vienna †March 7th, 1758, Gelchsheim

59

Charles Theodore Pachelbel

German/American composer (1690-1750)

*November 24th, 1690, Stuttgart †September 17th, 1750, Charleston

88

Friedrich Bernhard Werner

Silesian draughtsman and engraver

*January 28th, 1690, Ząbkowice Śląskie †April 20th, 1778, Wrocław

80

Filippo Raguzzini

Italian architect

*July 19th, 1690, Naples †February 21st, 1771, Rome

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