June 24th, 1924

Born on June 24th, 1924

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 24th?

June 24th, 2010

John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.

June 24th, 1989

Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin (pictured) as general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang.

June 24th, 1943

Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England.

June 24th, 1940

Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France.

June 24th, 1939

The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.

June 24th, 1937

The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards.

June 24th, 1932

A group of military officers and civilians engineered a bloodless coup in Siam, ending the absolute rule of the Chakri dynasty.

June 24th, 1812

Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.

June 24th, 1559

The 1559 Book of Common Prayer, a major component of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement, is legally introduced as the liturgy of the Church of England.

June 24th, 1374

An outbreak of dancing mania, in which crowds of people danced themselves to exhaustion, began in Aachen (in present-day Germany) before spreading to other parts of Europe.

June 24th, 1340

Hundred Years' War: The English fleet commanded by Edward III almost completely destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of Sluys.

June 24th, 1314

In the decisive battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce defeated English troops under Edward II near Bannockburn, Scotland.

June 24th, 0474

Western Roman emperor Glycerius, who was not recognized by his Eastern counterpart Leo I, was forced to abdicate.

June 24th, 2023

The Wagner Group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin launches an insurrection against the Russian government.

June 24th, 2021

The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida suffers a sudden partial collapse, killing 98 people inside.

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

Born on June 24th, 1924

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

*June 24th, 1924, Vienna †March 1st, 2017, Jerusalem

65

John Hansen

Danish footballer (born 1924)

*June 24th, 1924, Frederiksberg †January 12th, 1990, Frederiksberg Municipality

84

Kurt Furgler

Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1924-2008)

*June 24th, 1924, St. Gallen †July 23rd, 2008, St. Gallen

99

László Fuchs

Mathematician

*June 24th, 1924, Budapest

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

68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

84

Brigitte Fontaine

French poet and artist

*June 24th, 1939, Morlaix

34

Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

49

Dan Byles

British politician and adventurer (born 1974)

*June 24th, 1974, Hastings

51

Robbie McEwen

Australian cyclist

*June 24th, 1972, Brisbane

78

George Pataki

53rd Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006

*June 24th, 1945, Peekskill

73

Urs Herzog

(1942-2015)

*June 24th, 1942, Zug †September 24th, 2015, Zürich

62

Iain Glen

Scottish actor

*June 24th, 1961, Edinburgh

60

Maria Carta

Italian musician (1934-1994)

*June 24th, 1934, Siligo †September 22nd, 1994, Rome

62

Tommy Lister Jr.

American actor and wrestler (1958–2020)

*June 24th, 1958, Compton †December 10th, 2020, Marina del Rey

58

Harumi Kohara

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1965, Osaka

40

Haley Stevens

American politician

*June 24th, 1983, Rochester Hills

35

Micah Richards

English association football player (born 1988)

*June 24th, 1988, Birmingham

79

John Ross

Scottish Royal Navy officer and polar explorer

*June 24th, 1777, Stranraer †August 30th, 1856, London

81

Michele Lee

American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director

*June 24th, 1942, Los Angeles

27

Duki

Argentine rapper

*June 24th, 1996, Almagro

41

Wei Yili

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1982, Yichang

93

Marc Riboud

French photographer

*June 24th, 1923, Saint-Genis-Laval †August 30th, 2016, 13th arrondissement of Paris

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

Same year
Born in 1924

80

Erik Balling

Danish film director

*November 29th, 1924, Nyborg †November 19th, 2005, Copenhagen

99

Eva Marie Saint

American actress (born 1924)

*July 4th, 1924, Newark

62

Geraldine Page

American actress (1924-1987)

*November 22nd, 1924, Kirksville †June 13th, 1987, New York City

94

George H. W. Bush

President of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*June 12th, 1924, Milton †November 30th, 2018, Houston

80

Marlon Brando

American actor (1924–2004)

*April 3rd, 1924, Omaha †July 1st, 2004, Los Angeles

92

Lola Albright

American actress and singer (1924–2017)

*July 20th, 1924, Akron †March 23rd, 2017, Toluca Lake

93

Geoffrey Bayldon

British actor (1924-2017)

*January 7th, 1924, Leeds †May 10th, 2017, London

99

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*October 1st, 1924, Plains

92

Gustavo Rojo

Uruguayan-Mexican actor (1923-2017)

*September 5th, 1924, Atlantic Ocean †April 22nd, 2017, Mexico City

92

Sofía Ímber

Venezuelan journalist and cultural activist

*May 8th, 1924, Soroca †February 20th, 2017, Caracas

92

Paul Hébert

Canadian actor

*May 28th, 1924, Thetford Mines †April 20th, 2017, Quebec City

90

Peter Scholl-Latour

German-French journalist and author (1924-2014)

*March 9th, 1924, Bochum †August 16th, 2014, Rhöndorf

94

Charles Aznavour

Armenian-French singer and diplomat

*May 22nd, 1924, 6th arrondissement of Paris †October 1st, 2018, Mouriès

95

Robert Mugabe

2nd president of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 2017

*February 21st, 1924, Kutama †September 6th, 2019, Gleneagles Hospital

63

Michael Stewart

American playwright (1924-1987)

*August 1st, 1924, New York City †September 20th, 1987, New York City

84

Pat Hingle

American actor (1924–2009)

*July 19th, 1924, Denver †January 3rd, 2009, Carolina Beach

91

Theodore Bikel

Austrian-American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist (1924-2015)

*May 2nd, 1924, Vienna †July 21st, 2015, Westwood

87

Rauf Denktaş

Leader of Turkish Cypriots and founding President of TRNC (1924-2012)

*January 27th, 1924, Paphos †January 13th, 2012, Nicosia

98

Leslie Phillips

British actor (1924–2022)

*April 20th, 1924, Tottenham †November 7th, 2022, Minneapolis

91

Karl Heinz Oppel

German actor and voice actor

*December 16th, 1924, Dresden †October 27th, 2016, Berlin

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Public holidays on June 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, St John's Day and the second day of the Midsummer celebrations) which are celebrated on June 24th.

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Born on June 24th, 1924
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1924 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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