June 24th, 1942

Born on June 24th, 1942

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, 1942

73

Urs Herzog

(1942-2015)

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

81

Michele Lee

American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director

*June 24th, 1942, Los Angeles

75

Colin Groves

Australian anthropologist (1942-2017)

*June 24th, 1942, London †November 30th, 2017, Canberra

81

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

Chilean politician and former president

*June 24th, 1942, Santiago

79

Gerhard Roth

Austrian writer and screenwriter

*June 24th, 1942, Graz †February 8th, 2022, Graz

79

Ezio Della Savia

Italian swimmer

*June 24th, 1942, Cormons †September 5th, 2021, Turin

81

Uwe Appold

German sculptor and painter

*June 24th, 1942, Wilhelmshaven

81

Arthur Brown

English singer (born 1942)

*June 24th, 1942, Whitby

78

Liane Winter

German marathon runner

*June 24th, 1942, Leipzig †January 17th, 2021, Wetzlar

81

Martin Herrenknecht

German businessman

*June 24th, 1942, Lahr/Schwarzwald

78

Gernot Endemann

German actor (1942–2020)

*June 24th, 1942, Essen †June 29th, 2020, Hanover

81

Roger A. Sheldon

British chemist

*June 24th, 1942, Nottingham

81

Nelson Peltz

American businessman

*June 24th, 1942, Brooklyn

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68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

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

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

34

Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

78

George Pataki

Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006

*June 24th, 1945, Peekskill

84

Brigitte Fontaine

French poet and artist

*June 24th, 1939, Morlaix

82

Julia Kristeva

Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic

*June 24th, 1941, Sliven

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

79

Juan José Imbroda

Spanish politician

*June 24th, 1944, Melilla

27

Duki

Argentine rapper

*June 24th, 1996, Almagro

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

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

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

58

Harumi Kohara

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1965, Osaka

62

Iain Glen

Scottish actor

*June 24th, 1961, Edinburgh

78

Jeff Beck

English guitarist (1944–2023)

*June 24th, 1944, Wallington †January 10th, 2023, Wadhurst

59

Christopher Steele

Former British intelligence officer

*June 24th, 1964, Aden

77

Niels Henry Secher

Danish rower

*June 24th, 1946, Frederiksberg Municipality

60

Maria Carta

Italian musician (1934-1994)

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

41

Wei Yili

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1982, Yichang

29

Ng Ka Long

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 24th, 1994, Hong Kong

35

Henry Tam

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1988, Hong Kong

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81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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Born on June 24th, 1942
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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