August 24th, 1935

Born on August 24th, 1935

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 32,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 615 days, exactly on December 29th, 2025, people who were born on August 24th, 1935 will be 33,000 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

Born on August 24th, 1935

82

Tsutomu Hata

80th Prime Minister of Japan (1935-2017)

*August 24th, 1935, Kamata-ku †August 28th, 2017, Setagaya-ku

87

Lando Buzzanca

Italian actor (1935-2022)

*August 24th, 1935, Palermo †December 18th, 2022, Rome

71

Peter Reuschenbach

German politician

*August 24th, 1935, Oberhausen †April 10th, 2007

88

Jonathan Howe

United States admiral

*August 24th, 1935, San Diego

88

Philippe Paré

Canadian politician

*August 24th, 1935, Montmagny

88

Roger Levecq

French weightlifter

*August 24th, 1935, Loos

52

Ivan Govar

Belgian actor, film director and screen writer

*August 24th, 1935, Brussels metropolitan area †March 15th, 1988, City of Brussels

86

Yuri Klepikov

Soviet and Russian screenwriter and actor

*August 24th, 1935, Chelyabinsk †November 1st, 2021, Saint Petersburg

81

Karl-Heinz Weigang

German football manager (1935-2017)

*August 24th, 1935, Germany †June 12th, 2017, Germany

86

Harry Lehman

American politician

*August 24th, 1935, Dayton †November 30th, 2021

88

Jim Sebesta

American politician (1935–2024)

*August 24th, 1935, Pontiac †January 30th, 2024

87

Beatrice Aboyade

Nigerian librarian and professor

*August 24th, 1935, Ijebu Ode †March 3rd, 2023

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Who's birthday is on August 24th?

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

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

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

81

Kenny Baker

British actor and musician (1934–2016)

*August 24th, 1934, Birmingham †August 13th, 2016, Preston

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

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

87

A. S. Byatt

British writer (1936–2023)

*August 24th, 1936, Sheffield †November 16th, 2023, London

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

84

Joshua Sobol

Israeli dramatist

*August 24th, 1939, Tel Mond

78

Vince McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)

*August 24th, 1945, Pinehurst

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

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

88

Jean Rhys

British novelist (1890–1979)

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

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

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Born in 1935

42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis

89

Kjeld Hillingsø

Danish general

*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

88

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

81

James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

*July 1st, 1935, Tunica †March 16th, 2017, Austin

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

76

Géza Alföldy

Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011)

*June 7th, 1935, Budapest †November 6th, 2011, Athens

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

*October 1st, 1935, Walton-on-Thames

75

Heino Aunin

Estonian badminton player

*January 8th, 1935, Valga †May 2nd, 2010, Tallinn

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

*February 25th, 1935, Bari †April 19th, 2015, Miami

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

77

Gerhard Winkler

Austrian classical philologist, historian and epigraphist (1935-2012)

*February 2nd, 1935, Vienna †November 19th, 2012, Linz

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1935 is a normal year and no leap year.

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