August 24th, 1892

Born on August 24th, 1892

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 48,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 915 days, exactly on October 21st, 2026, people who were born on August 24th, 1892 will be 49,000 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?

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

88

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

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

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

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

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

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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

83

Fernand Braudel

French historian and leader of the Annales School

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

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

58

Dorothy Comingore

American actress (1913–1971)

*August 24th, 1913, Los Angeles †December 30th, 1971, Stonington

77

Duke Kahanamoku

American swimmer, surfer and actor (1890-1968)

*August 24th, 1890, Honolulu †January 22nd, 1968, Honolulu

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

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

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

Same year
Born in 1892

81

J. R. R. Tolkien

English writer and philologist (1892–1973)

*January 3rd, 1892, Bloemfontein †September 2nd, 1973, Bournemouth

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme

63

Otto Harder

German footballer and SS officer (1892-1956)

*November 25th, 1892, Brunswick †March 14th, 1956, Hamburg

87

Josip Broz Tito

Yugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)

*May 7th, 1892, Kumrovec †May 4th, 1980, Ljubljana

82

Francisco Franco

Spanish general and dictator (1892-1975)

*December 4th, 1892, Ferrol †November 20th, 1975, Madrid

70

Thomas Mitchell

American actor, playwright and screenwriter (1892-1962)

*July 11th, 1892, Elizabeth †December 17th, 1962, Beverly Hills

46

Alice Brady

American actress (1892–1939)

*November 2nd, 1892, New York City †October 28th, 1939, New York City

46

Alfonsina Storni

Argentine writer

*May 29th, 1892, Capriasca †October 25th, 1938, Mar del Plata

69

Arthur Holly Compton

American physicist

*September 10th, 1892, Wooster †March 15th, 1962, Berkeley

83

Haile Selassie I

Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974

*July 23rd, 1892, Ejersa Goro †August 27th, 1975, Addis Ababa

82

Ivo Andrić

Yugoslav novelist (1892-1975)

*October 9th, 1892, Dolac †March 13th, 1975, Belgrade

52

Robert Ritter von Greim

German Field Marshal

*June 22nd, 1892, Bayreuth †May 24th, 1945, Salzburg

83

George Paget Thomson

English physicist

*May 3rd, 1892, Cambridge †September 10th, 1975, Cambridge

86

Janet Flanner

American journalist

*March 13th, 1892, Indianapolis †November 7th, 1978, New York City

45

Osgood Perkins

American actor (1892-1937)

*May 16th, 1892, West Newton †September 21st, 1937, Washington, D.C.

94

Louis de Broglie

Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter

*August 15th, 1892, Dieppe †March 19th, 1987, Louveciennes

87

Mary Pickford

Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)

*April 8th, 1892, Toronto †May 29th, 1979, Santa Monica

88

Felix Pollaczek

Austrian-French engineer and mathematician

*December 1st, 1892, Vienna †April 29th, 1981, Boulogne-Billancourt

76

Jimmy Wilde

Welsh professional boxer

*May 15th, 1892, Quakers Yard †March 10th, 1969, Cardiff

88

Marius Casadesus

French composer

*October 24th, 1892, 18th arrondissement of Paris †October 13th, 1981, Suresnes

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Leap year

Yes: 1892 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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August 1892