July 24th, 1931

Born on July 24th, 1931

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 33,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 120 days, exactly on August 24th, 2024, people who were born on July 24th, 1931 will be 34,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1974

Following the collapse of the Greek military junta, the Metapolitefsi period began as the country transitioned to a democratic government.

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, 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 (monument pictured) near Inverurie, Scotland.

July 24th, 2014

Fifty minutes after departing Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar; its wreckage was found the next day in Mali, with no survivors of the 116 people aboard.

July 24th, 2019

Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.

July 24th, 2014

Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.

July 24th, 2013

A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

July 24th, 2012

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.

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

Born on July 24th, 1931

92

Ruth Greuner

German editor

*July 24th, 1931, Seehausen (Altmark)

86

Ermanno Olmi

Italian film director

*July 24th, 1931, Bergamo †May 7th, 2018, Asiago

92

Mario Tronti

Italian philosopher and politician

*July 24th, 1931, Rome †August 7th, 2023, Ferentillo

91

Alberto Orzan

Italian association football player (1931-2022)

*July 24th, 1931, San Lorenzo Isontino †August 9th, 2022, Florence

90

Stanislav Hanzík

Czech sculptor

*July 24th, 1931, Most †August 12th, 2021

73

Sverre Holm

Norwegian actor (1931-2005)

*July 24th, 1931, Drammen Municipality †March 17th, 2005, Stavern

73

Aldo Braga

Argentinian actor (1931-2005)

*July 24th, 1931, San Lorenzo, Santa Fe †January 14th, 2005, Buenos Aires

66

Éric Tabarly

Sailor

*July 24th, 1931, Nantes †June 12th, 1998, Irish Sea

85

Ulrich Gadient

Swiss politician (1931-2016)

*July 24th, 1931, Chur †October 2nd, 2016, Chur

90

Marguerite Kerrigan

Baseball player (1931-)

*July 24th, 1931, La Crescent †November 30th, 2021

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Who's birthday is on July 24th?

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

80

Eduardo Manchón

Spanish association football player (1930-2010)

*July 24th, 1930, Barcelona †September 29th, 2010, Barcelona

81

Peter Yates

British film director and producer (1929-2011)

*July 24th, 1929, Aldershot †January 9th, 2011, London

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

82

Jacqueline Brookes

American actress, acting teacher

*July 24th, 1930, Montclair †April 26th, 2013, New York City

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

86

Yvonne Hill

Australian sport shooter

*July 24th, 1937, Stirling

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

128

Irene Alföldi

Hungarian singer and opera singer

*July 24th, 1871, Eger †January 1st, 2000

47

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

93

Roland W. Schmitt

American academic

*July 24th, 1923, Seguin †March 31st, 2017, Scotia

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

*July 24th, 1946, Leipzig †January 1st, 2022, Leipzig

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

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Born in 1931

92

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

69

Gloria Talbott

American actress (1931-2000)

*February 7th, 1931, Glendale †September 19th, 2000, Glendale

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

*March 2nd, 1931, Privolnoye †August 30th, 2022, Central Clinical Hospital

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

80

Bernhard Schrader

German chemist (1931-2012)

*March 15th, 1931, Quedlinburg †January 8th, 2012, Essen

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

*April 3rd, 1931, Milwaukee †May 4th, 2015, Los Angeles

76

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

*February 1st, 1931, Butka †April 23rd, 2007, Moscow

72

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

*February 10th, 1931, Königsberg †March 5th, 2003, Bergholz-Rehbrücke

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

*May 19th, 1931, Monte Giberto †February 13th, 2017, Rome

93

Rupert Murdoch

Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)

*March 11th, 1931, Melbourne

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

*September 17th, 1931, The Bronx †June 6th, 2005, New York City

81

Larry Hagman

American actor (1931–2012)

*September 21st, 1931, Fort Worth †November 23rd, 2012, Dallas

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital

88

Rip Torn

American actor (1931–2019)

*February 6th, 1931, Temple †July 9th, 2019, Lakeville

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 24th

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

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Born on July 24th, 1931
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1931 is a normal year and no leap year.

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