July 24th, 1887

Born on July 24th, 1887

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 50,000 days old!

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What happened on July 24th?

July 24th, 2009

MV Arctic Sea, declared to be carrying a cargo of timber, was allegedly boarded by hijackers off the coast of Sweden in an incident that remains incompletely explained.

July 24th, 1998

A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two police officers.

July 24th, 1987

Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.

July 24th, 1967

During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle (pictured) declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada.

July 24th, 1959

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate (pictured) at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow.

July 24th, 1923

The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

July 24th, 1920

Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army moving to occupy the territory allocated to them by the San Remo conference.

July 24th, 1567

Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, who became James VI.

July 24th, 1411

Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of Harlaw near Inverurie, Scotland.

July 24th, 0538

The Ostrogoths abandoned the Siege of Ariminum upon the arrival of the Byzantine fleet.

July 24th, 2019

Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.

July 24th, 1910

Ottoman forces captured the city of Shkodër, ending the Albanian revolt of 1910 (depicted).

July 24th, 1948

Australia set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England.

July 24th, 2014

Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors.

July 24th, 2024

A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crashes during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal killing 18.

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

Same year
Born in 1887

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris

77

Le Corbusier

Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)

*October 6th, 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds †August 27th, 1965, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

88

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat (1887–1975)

*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères

73

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna

97

Marc Chagall

Russian-French artist (1887–1985)

*July 14th, 1887, Vitebsk †March 28th, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

87

Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975)

*October 31st, 1887, Xikou †April 5th, 1975, Taipei

95

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

*January 28th, 1887, Łódź †December 20th, 1982, Geneva

61

Ruth Benedict

American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)

*June 5th, 1887, New York City †September 17th, 1948, New York City

32

John Reed

American journalist, poet, and communist activist

*October 22nd, 1887, Portland †October 17th, 1920, Moscow

107

George Abbott

American writer and director (1887-1995)

*June 25th, 1887, Chautauqua County †January 31st, 1995, Miami Beach

95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

*December 6th, 1887, London †July 30th, 1983, Waukesha County

69

Josef Lada

Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)

*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague

82

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888-1970)

*August 8th, 1887, Buchach †February 17th, 1970, Jerusalem

92

Barnes Wallis

English scientist, engineer and inventor (1887-1979)

*September 26th, 1887, Ripley †October 30th, 1979, Leatherhead

72

Raoul Paoli

French rugby union footballer and sportsman (1887-1960)

*November 24th, 1887, Courtalain †March 23rd, 1960, 14th arrondissement of Paris

72

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

*December 6th, 1887, Montclair †September 3rd, 1960, Brooklyn

88

L. S. Lowry

British visual artist (1887–1976)

*November 1st, 1887, Stretford †February 23rd, 1976, Glossop

90

André François-Poncet

French diplomat (1887-1978)

*June 13th, 1887, Provins †January 8th, 1978, 16th arrondissement of Paris

62

Carmen Lyra

Costa Rican politician and writer

*January 15th, 1887, San José †May 14th, 1949, Mexico City

79

Lajos Áprily

Hungarian poet/translator/recipient:1954 Attila József Prize

*November 14th, 1887, Brașov †August 6th, 1967, Budapest

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Public holidays on July 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Simón Bolívar Day) which are celebrated on July 24th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1887 is a normal year and no leap year.

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