August 24th, 1729

Born on August 24th, 1729

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 107,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 305 days, exactly on May 4th, 2025, people who were born on August 24th, 1729 will be 108,000 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 (1957-)

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

88

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

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

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

73

William Wilberforce

English politician and abolitionist (1759–1833)

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

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

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

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

26

Alan Walker

Norwegian DJ and music producer

*August 24th, 1997, Northampton

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

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

70

Marianne von Angern

German author

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

41

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

Same year
Born in 1729

67

Catherine II of Russia

Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796

*April 21st, 1729, Szczecin †November 17th, 1796, Saint Petersburg

52

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)

*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick

83

Johannes le Francq van Berkhey

Dutch author and illustrator (1729-1812)

*January 23rd, 1729, Leiden †March 13th, 1812, Leiden

68

Edmund Burke

Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)

*January 12th, 1729, Dublin †July 9th, 1797, Beaconsfield

56

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)

*September 6th, 1729, Dessau †January 4th, 1786, Berlin

90

George Leonard

American politician (1729-1819)

*July 4th, 1729, Norton †July 26th, 1819, Raynham

77

Michael von Melas

Austrian general

*May 12th, 1729, Roadeș †May 31st, 1806, Týnec nad Labem

94

Charles Thomson

American patriot leader (1729-1824)

*November 29th, 1729, Maghera †August 16th, 1824, Lower Merion Township

44

Florian Leopold Gassmann

Austrian composer

*May 3rd, 1729, Most †January 21st, 1774, Vienna

70

Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger

Swiss politician (1729-1799)

*May 17th, 1729, Bern †December 3rd, 1799, Augsburg

56

Antonio Sacchini

Italian composer (1730–1786)

*November 30th, 1729, Florence †November 30th, 1785, Paris

70

Giuseppe Parini

Italian poet

*May 23rd, 1729, Bosisio Parini †August 15th, 1799, Milan

78

Georg Thomas von Asch

Russian physician and court official

*April 12th, 1729, Saint Petersburg †June 23rd, 1807, Göttingen

64

František Xaver Pokorný

Czech violinist and composer

*December 20th, 1729, Městec Králové †July 2nd, 1794, Regensburg

65

John Penn

Last governor of colonial Pennsylvania

*July 14th, 1729, London †February 9th, 1795, Philadelphia

77

Friedrich Gabriel Resewitz

German educationist and theologian (1729-1806)

*March 9th, 1729, Berlin †October 30th, 1806, Magdeburg

69

Helena Dorothea von Schönberg

German noblewoman and business person (1729-1799)

*November 22nd, 1729, Erlau †March 29th, 1799, Limbach-Oberfrohna

84

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe

British General in the American War of Independence (1729-1814)

*August 10th, 1729, London †July 12th, 1814, Plymouth

72

Giuseppe Sarti

Italian opera composer (1729–1802)

*December 1st, 1729, Faenza †July 28th, 1802, Berlin

70

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)

*January 12th, 1729, Scandiano †February 11th, 1799, Pavia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1729 is a normal year and no leap year.

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