August 24th, 1867

Born on August 24th, 1867

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 57,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 778 days, exactly on June 11th, 2026, people who were born on August 24th, 1867 will be 58,000 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

61

Ferdinand I of Romania

King of Romania (1865-1927; ruled 1914-1927)

*August 24th, 1865, Sigmaringen †July 20th, 1927, Sinaia

88

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

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

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

65

Josef Jarno

Austrian actor (1866-1932)

*August 24th, 1866, Pest †January 11th, 1932, Vienna

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

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

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

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

70

Marianne von Angern

German author

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

86

Ferhat Abbas

Algerian politician (1899-1985), President of Provisional Government of Algeria, president of the National Constitutional Assembly of Algeria

*August 24th, 1899, Chahna †December 24th, 1985, Algiers

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

83

Fernand Braudel

French historian and leader of the Annales School

*August 24th, 1902, Luméville-en-Ornois †November 27th, 1985, Cluses

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

Same year
Born in 1867

66

Marie Curie

Polish-French physicist and chemist (1867–1934)

*November 7th, 1867, Warsaw †July 4th, 1934, Sancellemoz

57

Franz Boll

German classical scholar and historian of astrology (1867–1924)

*July 1st, 1867, Rothenburg ob der Tauber †July 3rd, 1924, Heidelberg

69

Luigi Pirandello

Italian dramatist, novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize for Literature laureate (1867-1936)

*June 28th, 1867, Agrigento †December 10th, 1936, Rome

91

Frank Lloyd Wright

American architect (1867-1959)

*June 8th, 1867, Richland Center †April 9th, 1959, Phoenix

81

Umberto Giordano

Italian opera composer

*August 28th, 1867, Foggia †November 12th, 1948, Milan

58

Władysław Reymont

Polish novelist (1867-1925)

*May 7th, 1867, Kobiele Wielkie †December 5th, 1925, Warsaw

65

John Galsworthy

English novelist and playwright (1867-1933)

*August 14th, 1867, Kingston upon Thames †January 31st, 1933, London

85

Léon Xanrof

French playwright and songwriter

*December 9th, 1867, 18th arrondissement of Paris †May 17th, 1953, Paris

48

Charles Klein

British-American playwright and actor

*January 7th, 1867, New York City †May 7th, 1915, Atlantic Ocean

74

Lew Fields

American actor, comedian, vaudeville star, theatre manager, and producer (1867-1941)

*January 1st, 1867, Beverly Hills †July 20th, 1941, Beverly Hills

79

Pierre Bonnard

French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)

*October 3rd, 1867, Fontenay-aux-Roses †January 23rd, 1947, Le Cannet

49

Rubén Darío

Nicaraguan poet, journalist, writer, and diplomat

*January 18th, 1867, Ciudad Darío †February 6th, 1916, León

77

Käthe Kollwitz

German printmaker and sculptor (1867—1945)

*July 8th, 1867, Königsberg †April 22nd, 1945, Moritzburg

60

Vicente Blasco Ibáñez

Spanish author (1867-1928)

*January 29th, 1867, Valencia †January 28th, 1928, Menton

67

Józef Piłsudski

Polish politician, First Marshall, and Prime Minister (1867–1935)

*December 5th, 1867, Zalavas †May 12th, 1935, Warsaw

80

Edgar de Wahl

Estonian teacher and linguist

*August 11th, 1867, Olviopol †March 9th, 1948, Tallinn

74

Léon Daudet

French journalist and writer (1867-1942)

*November 16th, 1867, 4th arrondissement of Paris †June 30th, 1942, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

54

Walther Rathenau

German businessman, writer, art collector and politician (1867-1922)

*September 29th, 1867, Berlin †June 24th, 1922, Berlin

74

Chris Watson

Australian politician, third Prime Minister of Australia (1867-1941)

*April 9th, 1867, Valparaíso †November 18th, 1941, Sydney

83

Charles Dillon Perrine

American astronomer (1867-1951)

*July 28th, 1867, Steubenville †June 21st, 1951, Córdoba

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Public holidays on August 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1867 is a normal year and no leap year.

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August 1867