February 24th, 1816

Born on February 24th, 1816

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 76,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 974 days, exactly on December 19th, 2026, people who were born on February 24th, 1816 will be 77,000 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, Uganda, 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: French admiral Villaret de Joyeuse unconditionally surrendered to the British, which ended the British invasion of Martinique and began 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

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel (pictured), 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 a full scale invasion of Ukraine.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 24th?

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

77

Jules Girard

French literary theorist (1825 - 1902)

*February 24th, 1825, Paris †March 30th, 1902, Cannes

65

Auguste-Alexandre Ducrot

French general (1817-1882)

*February 24th, 1817, Nevers †August 16th, 1882, Versailles

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

76

Arrigo Boito

Italian poet and opera composer and librettist of Verdi's opera ''Otello'' (1842-1918)

*February 24th, 1842, Padua †June 10th, 1918, Milan

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

79

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

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Born in 1816

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

78

Gustav Freytag

German writer and politician (1816-1895)

*July 13th, 1816, Kluczbork †April 30th, 1895, Wiesbaden

38

Charlotte Brontë

British novelist and poet (1816-1855)

*April 21st, 1816, Thornton †March 31st, 1855, Haworth

78

Rudolf von Gneist

German politician (1816–1895)

*August 13th, 1816, Berlin †July 22nd, 1895, Berlin

91

Antoine Béchamp

French scientist

*October 16th, 1816, Bassing †April 15th, 1908, Paris

62

Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816-1879)

*September 26th, 1816, Paris †February 10th, 1879, Paris

59

Charlotte Cushman

American actress (1816-1876)

*July 23rd, 1816, Boston †February 18th, 1876, Boston

66

Arthur de Gobineau

French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882)

*July 14th, 1816, Ville-d'Avray †October 13th, 1882, Turin

39

Józef Bohdan Dziekoński

Polish author

*February 7th, 1816, Warsaw †July 3rd, 1855, Paris

72

Auguste Placet

French conductor (1816-1888)

*October 14th, 1816, Paris †December 10th, 1888

68

Henri Dupuy de Lôme

French naval architect (1816-1885)

*October 15th, 1816, Ploemeur †February 1st, 1885

69

Pierre Loison

French sculptor

*July 5th, 1816, Mer †February 3rd, 1886, Cannes

72

Charles de Bouillé

French politician

*August 30th, 1816, Château de Villars †July 8th, 1889, Saint-Honoré-les-Bains

85

Anna Gardner

American abolitionist, poet, teacher

*January 25th, 1816, Nantucket †February 18th, 1901, Nantucket

69

Ram Singh

Indian activist, spiritual leader (1816–1885)

*February 3rd, 1816, Bhaini †March 1st, 1885, Dhaka

61

François Bazin

French opera composer

*September 4th, 1816, Marseille †July 2nd, 1878, Paris

86

Philip James Bailey

British writer and poet

*April 22nd, 1816, Nottingham †September 6th, 1902, Nottingham

78

Hermann Roemer

German jurist, politician, geologist and art collector (1816-1894)

*January 4th, 1816, Hildesheim †February 24th, 1894, Hildesheim

53

George Henry Thomas

United States Army general (1816-1870)

*July 31st, 1816, Southampton County †March 28th, 1870, San Francisco

71

Gaetano Fraschini

Italian tenor (1816-1887)

*February 16th, 1816, Pavia †May 23rd, 1887, Naples

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Leap year

Yes: 1816 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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