July 24th, 1942

Born on July 24th, 1942

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 140 days, exactly on September 11th, 2024, people who were born on July 24th, 1942 will be 30,000 days old!

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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, 1942

81

Chris Sarandon

American actor

*July 24th, 1942, Beckley

81

Irina Miroshnichenko

Russian actress (1942-2023)

*July 24th, 1942, Barnaul †August 3rd, 2023, Moscow

79

Bengt Johansson

Swedish handball player and manager (1942-2022)

*July 24th, 1942, Halmstad parish †May 8th, 2022, Söndrum

81

Sherig-ool Oorzhak

Russian politician

*July 24th, 1942, Shekpeer

80

Cotton Nash

American baseball player

*July 24th, 1942, Jersey City †May 23rd, 2023, Lexington

81

Christine Wieynk

German politician and journalist

*July 24th, 1942, Aue

81

Elisabeth Erdmann

German historian and writer

*July 24th, 1942, Calw

57

Heinz

British rock musician (1942–2000)

*July 24th, 1942, Detmold †April 7th, 2000, Southampton

81

Sepp Holzer

Austrian farmer, permaculturist, and writer

*July 24th, 1942, Ramingstein

81

Étienne Schouppe

Belgian politician

*July 24th, 1942, Denderleeuw

81

Mighty Mo Rodgers

American blues musician and songwriter

*July 24th, 1942, East Chicago

81

Chen Chia-Nan

Taiwanese weightlifter

*July 24th, 1942, Tainan

81

Bob Herbold

American writer

*July 24th, 1942, Cincinnati

81

Mauro Canali

Italian historian

*July 24th, 1942, Rome

81

Barry Meguiar

American evangelical

*July 24th, 1942, Pasadena

81

Emile Haag

Luxembourgish professor

*July 24th, 1942, Hunsdorf

81

Titina Romay

Mexican film actress

*July 24th, 1942, Mexico City

61

Mike Yaconelli

American theologian (1942-2003)

*July 24th, 1942, California †October 30th, 2003, Redding

Same Day
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

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

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

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

79

Eva Syková

Czech senator of Czech Parliament, doctor, professor and scientist

*July 24th, 1944, Rožmitál pod Třemšínem

92

Ruth Greuner

German editor

*July 24th, 1931, Seehausen (Altmark)

86

Yvonne Hill

Australian sport shooter

*July 24th, 1937, Stirling

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

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

82

Erna Hennicot-Schoepges

Luxembourgian politician

*July 24th, 1941, Dudelange

89

Billy Taylor

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

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

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

75

Josef Fuchs

Swiss cyclist

*July 24th, 1948, Unteriberg

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

85

José Altafini

Brazilian-Italian footballer

*July 24th, 1938, Piracicaba

Same year
Born in 1942

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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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, 1942
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Leap year

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

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