July 24th, 1938

Born on July 24th, 1938

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 677 days, exactly on March 4th, 2026, people who were born on July 24th, 1938 will be 32,000 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, 1938

85

José Altafini

Brazilian-Italian footballer

*July 24th, 1938, Piracicaba

85

André Vauchez

French historian

*July 24th, 1938, Thionville

66

Eugene J. Martin

American artist (1938-2005)

*July 24th, 1938, Washington, D.C. †January 1st, 2005, Lafayette

85

Barbara Grobien

German woman patron

*July 24th, 1938, Bremen

85

John Sparling

New Zealand cricketer

*July 24th, 1938, Mount Eden

85

David Millner

English cricketer (born 1938)

*July 24th, 1938, Dove Holes

85

Boris Miholjevic

Croatian actor

*July 24th, 1938, Petrinja

85

Will Mackenzie

American actor and director

*July 24th, 1938, Providence

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Who's birthday is on July 24th?

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

86

Yvonne Hill

Australian sport shooter

*July 24th, 1937, Stirling

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

92

Ruth Greuner

German editor

*July 24th, 1931, Seehausen (Altmark)

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

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

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

89

Billy Taylor

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

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

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

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

86

Herbert Weichert

East German sailor

*July 24th, 1937, Kurznie

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

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

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

128

Irene Alföldi

Hungarian singer and opera singer

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

86

Quinlan Terry

British architect

*July 24th, 1937, Hampstead

92

Mario Tronti

Italian philosopher and politician

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

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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

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 24th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on July 24th, 1938
Future birthdays

Leap year

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

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