February 24th, 1725

Born on February 24th, 1725

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 110,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 910 days, exactly on January 21st, 2029, people who were born on February 24th, 1725 will be 111,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 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: The British invasion of Martinique ended with the unconditional surrender of French admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (pictured), beginning 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

George Frideric Handel's Rinaldo, 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 the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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

Born on February 24th, 1725

68

François Clary

French shipowner

*February 24th, 1725, Marseille †January 20th, 1794, Marseille

Same year
Born in 1725

30

Louis Mandrin

French outlaw

*February 11th, 1725, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs †May 26th, 1755, Valence

73

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

*April 2nd, 1725, Venice †June 4th, 1798, Vienna

49

Robert Clive

British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

*September 25th, 1725, Shropshire †November 22nd, 1774, London

58

James Otis

Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

*February 5th, 1725, Barnstable †May 23rd, 1783, Andover

79

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

French painter (1725 – 1805)

*August 21st, 1725, Tournus †March 21st, 1805, Paris

82

John Newton

Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)

*July 24th, 1725, London †December 21st, 1807, London

77

Georg Christoph Kornacher

German politician (1725-1803)

*March 20th, 1725, Heilbronn †January 18th, 1803, Heilbronn

90

Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken

Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

*November 16th, 1725, Ribeauvillé †February 11th, 1816, Bad Arolsen

68

Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne

French noble

*August 15th, 1725, Paris †December 2nd, 1793, Paris

88

Ferdinando Bertoni

Italian composer and organist (1725–1813)

*August 15th, 1725, Salò †December 1st, 1813, Desenzano del Garda

58

Johann Christoph Stockhausen

German theologian

*October 20th, 1725, Gladenbach †September 1st, 1784, Hanau

73

Karl Wilhelm Ramler

German poet

*February 25th, 1725, Kołobrzeg †April 11th, 1798, Berlin

78

Martin Knoller

Painter (1725-1804)

*November 8th, 1725, Steinach am Brenner †July 24th, 1804, Milan

61

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel

Royal Navy admiral (1725-1786)

*April 25th, 1725, London †October 2nd, 1786, Elveden

74

Louise von Plessen

Lady-in-waiting, writer (1725-1799)

*April 26th, 1725, Vienna †September 14th, 1799, Celle

64

Johann Peter Miller

Lutheran theologian and educationist (1725-1789)

*April 17th, 1725, Leipheim †May 29th, 1789, Göttingen

89

Johann Anton von Pergen

Austrian diplomat (1725-1814)

*February 15th, 1725, Vienna †May 12th, 1814, Vienna

80

Lachlan McIntosh

American general (1725–1806)

*March 17th, 1725, Kingussie †February 20th, 1806, Savannah

79

Jean Henri Latude

French writer

*March 23rd, 1725, Montagnac †January 1st, 1805, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

62

Thomas Cushing

First Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, briefly acting governor (1725-1788)

*March 24th, 1725, Quincy †February 28th, 1788, Boston

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1725 is a normal year and no leap year.

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