Born on August 24th, 1889
Weekday
Saturday
August 24th, 1889 was a Saturday.
Zodiac
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Virgo (The Maiden)
August 24th, 1889 - September 23rd, 1889
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 750 days, exactly on July 17th, 2026, people who were born on August 24th, 1889 will be 50,000 days old!
49,250 Days
7,035 Weeks
1,618 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on 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.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Māori_peopleWhat else happened on August 24th?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 24th
Born on August 24th, 1889
Rudolf Ahlers
German screenwriter and author
*August 24th, 1889, Neubrandenburg †March 29th, 1954, SchwerinTom London
American actor (1889-1963)
*August 24th, 1889, Louisville †December 5th, 1963, HollywoodSame Day
Who's birthday is on August 24th?
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86 Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)
*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva
66 Stephen Fry
British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist
*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead
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
77 Duke Kahanamoku
American swimmer, surfer and actor (1890-1968)
*August 24th, 1890, Honolulu †January 22nd, 1968, Honolulu_(cropped1).jpg "Sauli Niinistö")
75 Sauli Niinistö
Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)
*August 24th, 1948, Salo.jpg "Fernand Braudel")
83 Fernand Braudel
French historian and leader of the Annales School
*August 24th, 1902, Luméville-en-Ornois †November 27th, 1985, Cluses
58 Dorothy Comingore
American actress (1913–1971)
*August 24th, 1913, Los Angeles †December 30th, 1971, Stonington
Alberto Bonacossa
Italian tennis player (1883-1953)
*August 24th, 1883, Vigevano †December 31st, 1953, Milan.jpg "Jean-Michel Jarre")
75 Jean-Michel Jarre
French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)
*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon
Same year
Born in 1889
88 Charlie Chaplin
English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-VeveyAdolf Hitler
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
*April 20th, 1889, Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker
74 Jawaharlal Nehru
Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964
*November 14th, 1889, Prayagraj †May 27th, 1964, New Delhi
62 Ludwig Wittgenstein
Austrian philosopher and logician (2023-2024)
*April 26th, 1889, Neuwaldegg †April 29th, 1951, Cambridge_%C2%A9_Max_Fenichel_(1885%E2%80%931942)_OeNB_9802368.png "Dietrich von Hildebrand")
87 Dietrich von Hildebrand
German Catholic philosopher and theologian
*October 12th, 1889, Florence †January 26th, 1977, New Rochelle
67 Gabriela Mistral
Chilean poet, diplomat and educator
*April 7th, 1889, Vicuña †January 10th, 1957, Hempstead.JPG "Edwin Hubble")
63 Edwin Hubble
American astronomer
*November 20th, 1889, Marshfield †September 28th, 1953, San Marino
88 Olave Baden-Powell
(1889-1977) World Chief Guide
*February 22nd, 1889, Chesterfield †June 25th, 1977, Bramley
83 Gabriel Marcel
French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist
*December 7th, 1889, 8th arrondissement of Paris †October 8th, 1973, 7th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Adrian Boult")
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62 Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
French army general, Marshal of France (1889-1952)
*February 2nd, 1889, Mouilleron-en-Pareds †January 11th, 1952, Paris_%E2%80%93_Lisboa.jpg "António de Oliveira Salazar")
81 António de Oliveira Salazar
Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)
*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon.jpg "Harry Clarke")
Martin Heidegger
German philosopher (1889–1976)
*September 26th, 1889, Messkirch †May 26th, 1976, Freiburg im Breisgau
40 Ted Wilde
American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)
*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, Hollywood
74 Darcy Hadfield
New Zealand rower (1889–1964)
*December 1st, 1889, Meadowbank Homestead †September 15th, 1964, Auckland_by_Erling_Mandelmann.jpg "Carl Theodor Dreyer")
79 Carl Theodor Dreyer
Danish film director (1889–1968)
*February 3rd, 1889, Copenhagen †March 20th, 1968, Copenhagen
87 Ruby Miller
British actress (1889–1976)
*January 17th, 1889, London †January 17th, 1976, ChichesterBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 24th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 24th.
Bartholomew the Apostle (Roman Catholic, Anglican)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_the_ApostleAugust 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_24_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Flag Day (Liberia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_LiberiaIndependence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_of_UkraineInternational Strange Music Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Grant_(composer)National Waffle Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waffle_DayNostalgia Night (Uruguay)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostalgia_NightWillka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willka_RaymiDate as a Roman numeral / digit
24.8.1889
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | IX = 9 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1889 is a normal year and no leap year.