August 24th, 1944

Born on August 24th, 1944

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What happened on August 24th, 1944?

August 24th, 1944

World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Paris

What else 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.

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

Born on August 24th, 1944

75

Rocky Johnson

Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020)

*August 24th, 1944, Amherst †January 15th, 2020, Lutz

41

Gregory Jarvis

American astronaut (1944-1986)

*August 24th, 1944, Detroit †January 28th, 1986, Cape Canaveral

79

Timothy Ferris

American science writer and author

*August 24th, 1944, Miami

79

Edward Joseph Adams

Apostolic Nuncio

*August 24th, 1944, Philadelphia

79

Ioan Talpeș

Romanian army general

*August 24th, 1944, Topleț

79

Réjean Tremblay

Canadian journalist and writer

*August 24th, 1944, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

66

Alberto Segado

Argentine actor

*August 24th, 1944, Buenos Aires †December 14th, 2010, Buenos Aires

51

Bill Goldsworthy

Canadian ice hockey player (1944-1996)

*August 24th, 1944, Waterloo †March 29th, 1996, Minneapolis

79

Thomas Witten

American theoretical physicist

*August 24th, 1944, Raleigh

29

Christine Chubbuck

American television news reporter

*August 24th, 1944, Hudson †July 15th, 1974, Sarasota

75

Roberto Villetti

Italian politician (1944-2019)

*August 24th, 1944, Rome †September 14th, 2019

79

Rainer K. Silbereisen

German psychologist

*August 24th, 1944, Freudenstadt

79

George T. Frampton

American lawyer

*August 24th, 1944, Washington, D.C.

79

Steven T. Katz

American historian of Holocaust and Jewish life

*August 24th, 1944, Jersey City

79

Rose Constance Owusu

Ghanaian former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana.

*August 24th, 1944, Ghana

73

Rogelio Blaín

Cuban actor

*August 24th, 1944, Havana †May 13th, 2018

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 24th?

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

75

Sauli Niinistö

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

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

78

Vince McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)

*August 24th, 1945, Pinehurst

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

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

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

78

Christine Ostrowski

German politician

*August 24th, 1945, Plauen

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

80

Alain-Jacques Valleron

French biostatistician

*August 24th, 1943, Neuilly-sur-Seine

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

79

Max Cleland

American politician (1942-2021)

*August 24th, 1942, Atlanta †November 9th, 2021, Atlanta

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

45

John Cipollina

American musician

*August 24th, 1943, Berkeley †May 29th, 1989, San Francisco

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

46

Marsha P. Johnson

Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992)

*August 24th, 1945, Elizabeth †July 6th, 1992, New York City

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Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1944 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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