August 24th, 1741

Born on August 24th, 1741

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What happened on August 24th?

August 24th, 1954

In the midst of a political crisis, Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas fatally shot himself in the Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro.

August 24th, 1704

War of the Spanish Succession: An Anglo-Dutch fleet engaged a French naval force at the Battle of Málaga in the Mediterranean Sea.

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 (depicted), 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

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

August 24th, 1889

The New Zealand Native football team, predominantly comprising Māori players, concluded their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history.

August 24th, 1814

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

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 year
Born in 1741

54

Marie-Elisabeth von Humboldt

Mother of Alexander von Humboldt and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1741–1796)

*December 8th, 1741, Berlin †November 19th, 1796, Tegel

38

Charles Clerke

British Royal Navy officer

*August 22nd, 1741, Essex †August 22nd, 1779, Kamchatka Peninsula

48

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790

*March 13th, 1741, Hietzing †February 20th, 1790, Vienna

69

Peter Simon Pallas

German zoologist and botanist (1741–1811)

*September 22nd, 1741, Berlin †September 8th, 1811, Berlin

61

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

French novelist, official and army general

*October 18th, 1741, Amiens †September 5th, 1803, Taranto

82

Szczepan Hołowczyc

Polish archbishop

*August 19th, 1741, Orsha †August 27th, 1823, Warsaw

60

Benedict Arnold

Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801)

*January 14th, 1741, Norwich †June 14th, 1801, London

66

Angelica Kauffmann

Swiss artist (1741–1807)

*October 30th, 1741, Chur †November 5th, 1807, Rome

59

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Swiss poet (1741-1801)

*November 15th, 1741, Zurich †January 2nd, 1801, Zurich

21

Momozono

Emperor of Japan

*April 14th, 1741, Kyoto †August 31st, 1762, Kyoto

72

André Grétry

Composer from present-day Belgium (1741–1813)

*February 8th, 1741, Liège †September 24th, 1813, Montmorency

68

Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles

French admiral

*March 30th, 1741, Goncelin †July 23rd, 1809, Guéret

61

Alberto Fortis

Italian writer, naturalist and cartographer (1741-1803)

*November 9th, 1741, Padua †October 21st, 1803, Bologna

47

John Penn

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation

*May 17th, 1741, Caroline County †September 14th, 1788, Granville County

78

John Langdon

American politician and Founding Father (1741-1819)

*June 26th, 1741, Portsmouth †September 18th, 1819, Portsmouth

86

Johann Jakob Hess

Swiss theologian

*October 21st, 1741, Zürich †May 29th, 1828, Zürich

70

Gregorio García de la Cuesta

Spanish general and noble (1741-1811)

*May 9th, 1741, La Lastra †November 26th, 1811, Palma

55

Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder

German writer (1741-1796)

*January 31st, 1741, Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast †April 23rd, 1796, Königsberg

80

Johann Christian von Mannlich

German artist (1741-1822)

*October 2nd, 1741, Strasbourg †January 3rd, 1822, Munich

74

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

German composer

*August 31st, 1741, Freystadt †February 14th, 1816, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1741 is a normal year and no leap year.

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