August 24th, 1754

Born on August 24th, 1754

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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 1754

38

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 (1754-1793)

*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde

85

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

French diplomat (1754-1838)

*February 2nd, 1754, Paris †May 17th, 1839, Paris

61

Friedrich I of Württemberg

Last Duke of Würtemberg, then briefly Elector of Württemberg, and was later elevated to the status of King of Württemberg, by Napoleon I (1754-1816)

*November 6th, 1754, Trzebiatów †October 30th, 1816, Stuttgart

39

Jacques Pierre Brissot

French revolutionary (1754–1793)

*January 15th, 1754, Chartres †October 31st, 1793, Paris

39

Manon Roland

French revolutionary

*March 17th, 1754, Paris †November 8th, 1793, Paris

64

Johann von Hiller

Austrian general

*October 13th, 1754, Brody †June 5th, 1819, Lviv

86

Louis de Bonald

French philosopher (1754-1840)

*October 2nd, 1754, Monna Castle †November 23rd, 1840, Monna Castle

81

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy (1761-1836)

*November 30th, 1754, Cape Colony †November 16th, 1836, Paris

69

Joseph Joubert

French moralist and essayist

*May 7th, 1754, Montignac-Lascaux †May 4th, 1824, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

39

Georg Forster

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

*November 27th, 1754, Mokry Dwór, Pomeranian Voivodeship †January 10th, 1794, Paris

63

Juan Meléndez Valdés

Spanish poet

*March 11th, 1754, Ribera del Fresno †May 24th, 1817, Montpellier

83

Frédéric-César de La Harpe

Swiss political leader (1754-1838)

*April 6th, 1754, Rolle †March 30th, 1838, Lausanne

78

Seraphim of Sarov

Russian Saint and Wonderworker

*July 19th, 1754, Kursk †January 2nd, 1833, Sarov

63

William Bligh

Officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817)

*September 9th, 1754, Plymouth †December 7th, 1817, London

53

Wilhelm of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Bavarian general

*January 1st, 1754, Zweibrücken †January 1st, 1807, Munich

39

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny

French general

*November 2nd, 1754, Luçon †July 10th, 1794, Combrand

71

Nikolay Rumyantsev

Prime Minister of Russian Empire (1754-1826)

*April 3rd, 1754, Saint Petersburg †January 3rd, 1826, Saint Petersburg

74

Gabino Gaínza

Spanish general and politician; 1st President of the Federal Republic of Central America (1754-1829)

*October 20th, 1754, Pamplona †January 1st, 1829, Mexico

78

James Hillhouse

American lawyer, real estate developer and politician (1754-1832)

*October 20th, 1754, Montville †December 29th, 1832, New Haven

84

Isaac Tichenor

American politician (1754-1838)

*February 8th, 1754, Newark †December 11th, 1838, Bennington

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No: With 365 days 1754 is a normal year and no leap year.

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