January 24th, 1938

Born on January 24th, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 504 days, exactly on September 4th, 2025, people who were born on January 24th, 1938 will be 32,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

During the Spanish transition to democracy, neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

January 24th, 1536

King Henry VIII of England (pictured) suffered a serious accident while jousting, receiving injuries which may have caused his later obesity and erratic personality.

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

Born on January 24th, 1938

86

Francisco Fernández Carvajal

Spanish priest

*January 24th, 1938, Albolote

48

Arndt von Bohlen und Halbach

German socialite

*January 24th, 1938, Charlottenburg †May 8th, 1986, Munich

74

Claude Gaignebet

French folklorist and ethnologist (1938-2012)

*January 24th, 1938, Damascus †February 5th, 2012, 20th arrondissement of Paris

57

Julius Hemphill

American saxophonist (1938-1995)

*January 24th, 1938, Fort Worth †April 2nd, 1995

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Who's birthday is on January 24th?

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter, YouTuber and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

76

Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941-2017)

*January 24th, 1941, Carcassonne †May 12th, 2017, Marseille

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

70

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

83

Neil Diamond

American recording artist; singer-songwriter

*January 24th, 1941, Brooklyn

83

Renate Boy

German shot putter

*January 24th, 1939, Baltiysk (Russia) †January 5th, 2023, Börgerende-Rethwisch

83

Dan Shechtman

Israeli scientist

*January 24th, 1941, Tel Aviv

72

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

63

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

83

Gary K. Wolf

American author

*January 24th, 1941, Earlville

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

77

Michio Kaku

American theoretical physicist, futurist and author

*January 24th, 1947, San Jose

26

Sharon Tate

American actress and model (1943–1969)

*January 24th, 1943, Dallas †August 9th, 1969, 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

79

Julie Gregg

American actress (1937-2016)

*January 24th, 1937, Niagara Falls †November 7th, 2016, Van Nuys

69

Peter Struck

German politician (1943-2012)

*January 24th, 1943, Göttingen †December 19th, 2012, Berlin

43

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

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Born in 1938

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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Born on January 24th, 1938
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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