August 24th, 1704

Born on August 24th, 1704

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 236 days, exactly on December 24th, 2024, people who were born on August 24th, 1704 will be 117,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

August 24th, 1643

A Dutch expedition arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the ruins of the abandoned Spanish settlement of Valdivia.

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

73

William Wilberforce

English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)

*August 24th, 1759, Wilberforce House †July 29th, 1833, London

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

Same year
Born in 1704

47

Gabriel Cramer

Genevan mathematician (1704-1752)

*July 31st, 1704, Geneva †January 4th, 1752, Bagnols-sur-Cèze

43

Pedro Vicente Maldonado

Ecuadorian scientist

*November 24th, 1704, Riobamba †November 7th, 1748, London

55

Carl Heinrich Graun

German composer and singer

*May 7th, 1704, Wahrenbrück †August 8th, 1759, Berlin

69

Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken

German noble (1704-1774)

*August 12th, 1704, Saarbrücken †March 25th, 1774, Darmstadt

56

Louis Godin

French astronomer

*February 28th, 1704, Paris †September 11th, 1760, Cádiz

52

John Byng

Royal Navy officer, shot for failure in combat (1704-1757)

*October 29th, 1704, Southill †March 14th, 1757, Portsmouth

62

Benjamin Heath

British classical scholar (1704-1766)

*April 10th, 1704, Exeter †September 13th, 1766

83

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

French Rococo portraitist

*September 5th, 1704, Saint-Quentin †February 17th, 1788, Saint-Quentin

79

Felipe Beltrán Serrano

Grand Inquisitor of Spain

*October 19th, 1704, La Serra d'en Galceran †November 30th, 1783, Madrid

72

Benjamin Huntsman

British inventor (1704-1776)

*June 4th, 1704, Epworth †June 20th, 1776, Attercliffe

88

August Gottlieb Spangenberg

German theologian and minister; bishop of the Moravian Brethren

*July 15th, 1704, Klettenberg †September 18th, 1792, Berthelsdorf

68

Charles Pinot Duclos

French writer (1704-1772)

*February 12th, 1704, Dinan †March 26th, 1772, Paris

74

Paul Daniel Longolius

German encyclopedist

*November 1st, 1704, Kesselsdorf †February 24th, 1779, Hof

60

Giovanni Domenico Barbieri

Swiss architect

*January 14th, 1704, Roveredo †September 13th, 1764, Eichstätt

56

Andrija Kačić Miošić

Croatian poet and Franciscan monk

*April 17th, 1704, Gradac †December 14th, 1760, Zaostrog

66

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens

French philosopher and writer (1704-1771)

*June 24th, 1704, Aix-en-Provence †January 11th, 1771, Toulon

72

Johann Joachim Gottlob Am Ende

German theologian

*May 16th, 1704, Gräfenhainichen †May 2nd, 1777, Dresden

91

Ivan Betskoy

Russian philanthropist

*February 14th, 1704, Stockholm †September 10th, 1795, Saint Petersburg

69

Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe

German general

*August 21st, 1704, Dresden †February 25th, 1774, Dresden

69

Willem Bentinck

Dutch politician (1704-1774)

*November 6th, 1704, Whitehall †October 13th, 1774, The Hague

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Leap year

Yes: 1704 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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