October 24th, 1691

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Born on October 24th, 1691 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on October 24th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on October 24th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (October 1691)

Born on October 24th, 1691

Weekday

Wednesday

October 24th, 1691 was a Wednesday.

Age

332

People born on October 24th, 1691 will turn 333 this year (2024), in exactly 179 days .

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

October 24th, 1691 - November 22nd, 1691

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 121,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 553 days, exactly on November 2nd, 2025, people who were born on October 24th, 1691 will be 122,000 days old!

121,447 Days

17,349 Weeks

3,990 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on October 24th?

October 24th, 2015

Lam Wing-kee (pictured), the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was abducted by Chinese authorities.

October 24th, 2003

The inaugural Afro-Asian Games opened in Hyderabad, with 2,040 athletes from 96 nations competing.

October 24th, 1975

In protest against wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices, 90 percent of Iceland's female population went on strike for a day.

October 24th, 1972

Three people were killed when falsework collapsed during the construction of the Loddon Bridge in Berkshire, leading to reform of construction practices in the UK.

October 24th, 1964

Charges in a military court against generals Dương Văn Đức and Lâm Văn Phát of leading a coup attempt against South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh, were dropped..

October 24th, 1949

The cornerstone of the United Nations headquarters was laid in New York City.

October 24th, 1945

The Charter of the United Nations entered into force after being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and a majority of the other signatories.

October 24th, 1944

World War II: The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

October 24th, 1931

The George Washington Bridge (pictured), connecting New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, and today the world's busiest motor-vehicle bridge, was dedicated.

October 24th, 1929

On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.

October 24th, 1889

Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, gave a speech in which he called for the federation of the six Australian colonies.

October 24th, 1851

William Lassell found Umbriel and Ariel, the third and fourth Uranian moons to be discovered.

October 24th, 1796

War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought between the French and Austrian armies, who both claimed victory.

October 24th, 1795

As a result of the Third Partition of Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ceased to exist as an independent state, with its territory divided between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.

October 24th, 1789

The Brabant Revolution, sometimes considered to be the first expression of Belgian nationalism, began with the invasion of the Austrian Netherlands by an émigré army from the Dutch Republic.

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

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

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician

*October 24th, 1821, Zweibrücken †August 13th, 1896, Munich

Raye

British singer and songwriter

*October 24th, 1997, Tooting

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists

*October 24th, 1632, Delft †August 26th, 1723, Delft

Malcolm Turnbull

Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018

*October 24th, 1954, Sydney

Wayne Rooney

English association football manager and former player

*October 24th, 1985, Liverpool

Conrad Pla

Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer

*October 24th, 1966, Madrid

PewDiePie

Swedish YouTuber (born 1989)

*October 24th, 1989, Gothenburg

Emmerich Kálmán

Hungarian-born composer of operettas

*October 24th, 1882, Siófok †October 30th, 1953, Paris

Sybil Thorndike

British actress (1882-1976)

*October 24th, 1882, Gainsborough †June 9th, 1976, Chelsea

BD Wong

American actor

*October 24th, 1960, San Francisco

Jules Moinaux

French writer, comedian, playwright, chronicler and librettist

*October 24th, 1815, Tours †December 4th, 1895, Saint-Mandé

George Crumb

American composer (1929-2022)

*October 24th, 1929, Charleston †February 6th, 2022, Media

Fernando Vázquez

Galician association football manager

*October 24th, 1954, O Pino

Raúl Esparza

American actor

*October 24th, 1970, Wilmington

Cristo González

Cristo González Pérez el guapísimo futbolista español

*October 24th, 1997, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Marius Casadesus

French composer

*October 24th, 1892, 18th arrondissement of Paris †October 13th, 1981, Suresnes

Philipp Siesmayer

German gardener (1862-1935)

*October 24th, 1862, Bockenheim †May 2nd, 1935

Ashton Sanders

American actor

*October 24th, 1995, Carson

Amanda Aardsma

American actress

*October 24th, 1979, Denver

Same year
Born in 1691

Richard Challoner

Roman Catholic bishop (1691-1781)

*August 29th, 1691, Lewes †January 12th, 1781, London

Johann Matthias Gesner

German classical scholar and schoolmaster (1691–1761)

*April 9th, 1691, Roth †August 3rd, 1761, Göttingen

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Holy Roman Empress consort (1691-1750)

*August 28th, 1691, Brunswick †December 21st, 1750, Vienna

Edward Cave

British publisher

*February 27th, 1691, Newton †January 10th, 1754, Clerkenwell

Agostino Masucci

Italian painter (1691-1758)

*January 1st, 1691, Rome †October 19th, 1758, Rome

Paul Egell

German sculptor and plasterer

*April 9th, 1691, Waibstadt †January 10th, 1752, Mannheim

Johann Thomas Wagner

*May 25th, 1691, Gebsattel †January 7th, 1769, Theres

Giovanni Paolo Panini

Italian painter and architect (1691–1765)

*June 17th, 1691, Piacenza †October 21st, 1765, Rome

Pierre-Herman Dosquet

Catholic bishop

*March 4th, 1691, Liège †March 4th, 1777, Paris

Johann Gottlieb Tamitius

Organ builder (1691-1769)

*February 9th, 1691, Dresden †March 26th, 1769, Zittau

Jan Francisci

Slovak organist and composer

*June 14th, 1691, Banská Bystrica †April 27th, 1758, Banská Bystrica

Peter Scheemakers

Flemish sculptor

*January 16th, 1691, Antwerp †September 12th, 1781, Antwerp

Michael Adolf Siebenhaar

German painter (1691-1751)

*March 18th, 1691, Staßfurt †June 15th, 1751, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Josef Antonín Planický

Czech composer, choirmaster and singer

*November 27th, 1691, Manětín †September 17th, 1732, Freising

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Petro Kalnyshevsky

Ukrainian cossack

*January 1st, 1691, Romny Raion †October 31st, 1803, Solovetsky Islands

Joachim Arndt Saltzmann

German gardener (1691-1771)

*June 3rd, 1691, Grabow †August 13th, 1771, Charlottenburg

Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz

Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1691-1743)

*March 20th, 1691, Schloss Moritzburg †March 17th, 1743, Kassel

Johann Caspar Wetzel

German author and theologian

*February 22nd, 1691, Meiningen †August 6th, 1755, Meiningen

Franz Joseph Spiegler

German painter (1691-1757)

*April 5th, 1691, Wangen im Allgäu †April 15th, 1757, Constance

Alessandro Galilei

Florentine architect (1691-1737)

*August 25th, 1691, Florence †December 21st, 1737, Rome

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 24th.

United Nations Day, the anniversary of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations (International)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Day

World Development Information Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Development_Information_Day

World Polio Day

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Polio_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXIV.X.MDCXCI

24.10.1691

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

XC = 90

X = 10

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1691 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
October 1691

October 1691

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October 24th, 1691

Born on October 24th, 1691

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 121,000 days old!

121,447 Days

17,349 Weeks

3,990 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on October 24th?

Lam Wing-kee (pictured), the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was abducted by Chinese authorities.

The inaugural Afro-Asian Games opened in Hyderabad, with 2,040 athletes from 96 nations competing.

In protest against wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices, 90 percent of Iceland's female population went on strike for a day.

Three people were killed when falsework collapsed during the construction of the Loddon Bridge in Berkshire, leading to reform of construction practices in the UK.

Charges in a military court against generals Dương Văn Đức and Lâm Văn Phát of leading a coup attempt against South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh, were dropped..

The cornerstone of the United Nations headquarters was laid in New York City.

The Charter of the United Nations entered into force after being ratified by the five permanent members of the Security Council and a majority of the other signatories.

World War II: The Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the heaviest and most powerfully armed ever constructed, was sunk by American aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

The George Washington Bridge (pictured), connecting New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey, and today the world's busiest motor-vehicle bridge, was dedicated.

On "Black Thursday", the New York Stock Exchange lost 11 percent of its value at the opening bell on very heavy trading, marking the beginning of the Great Depression.

Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, gave a speech in which he called for the federation of the six Australian colonies.

William Lassell found Umbriel and Ariel, the third and fourth Uranian moons to be discovered.

War of the First Coalition: The Battle of Schliengen was fought between the French and Austrian armies, who both claimed victory.

As a result of the Third Partition of Poland, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ceased to exist as an independent state, with its territory divided between Austria, Prussia, and Russia.

The Brabant Revolution, sometimes considered to be the first expression of Belgian nationalism, began with the invasion of the Austrian Netherlands by an émigré army from the Dutch Republic.

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

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

Same year Born in 1691

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 24th

Anthony Mary Claret

Eberigisil (Evergitus)

Five Martyrs of Carthage (Felix and Companions)

Luigi Guanella

Magloire of Dol

Martin of Vertou

Proclus of Constantinople

Rafael Guízar y Valencia

Senoch

October 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of Special Forces of the Armed Forces (Russia)

Food Day (United States)

Independence Day (Zambia)

International Day of Diplomats

Suez Day (Egypt)

United Nations Day, the anniversary of the 1945 Charter of the United Nations (International)

World Development Information Day

World Polio Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

24.10.1691

Legend

Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Same year
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Calendar
October 1691

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40	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
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