February 24th, 1752

Born on February 24th, 1752

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 772 days, exactly on September 4th, 2028, people who were born on February 24th, 1752 will be 101,000 days old!

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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

Same year
Born in 1752

80

Muzio Clementi

Italian-born English composer, pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer

*January 23rd, 1752, Rome †March 10th, 1832, Evesham

87

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)

*May 11th, 1752, Gotha †January 22nd, 1840, Göttingen

83

John Nash

British architect (1752–1835)

*January 18th, 1752, Lambeth †May 13th, 1835, East Cowes Castle

80

Philip Freneau

American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor (1752-1832)

*January 2nd, 1752, New York City †December 18th, 1832, Freehold

47

Jeongjo of Joseon

22nd King of Joseon (r. 1776–1800)

*September 22nd, 1752, Changgyeonggung †June 28th, 1800, Changgyeonggung

65

David Humphreys

American Revolutionary War soldier and politician (1752-1818)

*July 10th, 1752, Derby †February 21st, 1818, New Haven

41

Maurice d'Elbée

French military leader

*March 21st, 1752, Dresden †January 6th, 1794, Isle of Noirmoutier

52

Elisabeth Hudtwalcker

German artist (1752-1804)

*July 6th, 1752, Hamburg †November 22nd, 1804, Hamburg

67

Henry Latimer

American politician (1752-1819)

*April 24th, 1752, Newport †December 19th, 1819, Philadelphia

41

Ildephons Schwarz

German librarian and author

*November 4th, 1752, Bamberg †June 19th, 1794, Banz Abbey

74

Anton Walter

Austrian piano maker

*February 5th, 1752, Neuhausen auf den Fildern †April 11th, 1826, Vienna

62

Nicolas-François Guillard

French writer (1752–1814)

*January 16th, 1752, Chartres †December 26th, 1814, former 11th arrondissement of Paris

61

Pascual Ruiz Huidobro

Spanish soldier (1752-1813)

*January 1st, 1752, Ourense †March 1st, 1813, Mendoza

54

Johann Anton Leisewitz

German lawyer, dramatic poet, and central figure of the Sturm und Drang era

*May 9th, 1752, Hanover †September 10th, 1806, Brunswick

65

Humphry Repton

British landscape designer (1752-1818)

*April 21st, 1752, Bury St Edmunds †March 24th, 1818, Springfield

64

Gouverneur Morris

American politician (1752-1816)

*January 31st, 1752, Morrisania †November 6th, 1816, Morrisania

80

Johann Jakob Fäsch

(1752-1832)

*March 26th, 1752, Basel †August 17th, 1832, Basel

75

Theodore Foster

American politician (1752-1828)

*April 29th, 1752, Brookfield †January 13th, 1828, Providence

69

Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan

French lady-in-waiting

*October 6th, 1752, Paris †March 16th, 1822, Mantes-la-Jolie

63

Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden

German engineer (1752-1815)

*March 23rd, 1752, Hamelin †July 3rd, 1815, Miszkowice

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Leap year

Yes: 1752 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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