July 24th, 1945

Born on July 24th, 1945

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 28,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 236 days, exactly on December 16th, 2024, people who were born on July 24th, 1945 will be 29,000 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, 1945

78

Bent Pedersen

Danish cyclist, born 1945

*July 24th, 1945, Capital Region of Denmark

78

Pierre Mosca

Footballer

*July 24th, 1945, Demonte

78

Anthony B. Watts

British marine geologist and geophysicist

*July 24th, 1945, Rochford

78

Azim Premji

Indian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist

*July 24th, 1945, Mumbai

78

Lowell Bergman

American journalist

*July 24th, 1945, New York City

70

Constantin Mihail

Romanian track and field coach (1945-2016)

*July 24th, 1945, Constanța †January 22nd, 2016, Mangalia

78

Gianfranco Bedin

Italian footballer

*July 24th, 1945, San Donà di Piave

78

Hugh Ross

Canadian astrophysicist and old world creationist

*July 24th, 1945, Montreal

76

Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh

British baron (1945-2021)

*July 24th, 1945, Lowton †August 2nd, 2021

78

Helga van Beuningen

German translator

*July 24th, 1945, Obergünzburg

78

David Miner

American musician

*July 24th, 1945, Fort Worth

78

Frank Close

Particle physicist

*July 24th, 1945, Peterborough

78

Olivier Pironneau

French mathematician

*July 24th, 1945, Paris

78

Shigeru Takada

Baseball player

*July 24th, 1945, Osaka

78

Mo Moorman

American football player

*July 24th, 1945, Louisville

78

Ghulam Dastagir

Olympic wrestler

*July 24th, 1945, Kabul

78

Gordon Eklund

American writer

*July 24th, 1945, Seattle

78

Mike Port

American baseball executive

*July 24th, 1945, Fallbrook

60

Bob Delegall

Actor, director and producer (1945-2006)

*July 24th, 1945, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2006, Venice

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

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

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

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

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

79

Eva Syková

Czech senator of Czech Parliament, doctor, professor and scientist

*July 24th, 1944, Rožmitál pod Třemšínem

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

75

Josef Fuchs

Swiss cyclist

*July 24th, 1948, Unteriberg

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

77

Al Lowe

Musician and game designer

*July 24th, 1946, gumbo

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

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

92

Ruth Greuner

German editor

*July 24th, 1931, Seehausen (Altmark)

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

89

Billy Taylor

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

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

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

76

Gallagher

American stand-up comedian

*July 24th, 1946, Fort Liberty †November 11th, 2022, Palm Springs

86

Yvonne Hill

Australian sport shooter

*July 24th, 1937, Stirling

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

Same year
Born in 1945

78

Vernon Wells

Australian actor

*December 31st, 1945, Rushworth

79

Manuel Neuer

German association football player

*March 27th, 1945, Gelsenkirchen

78

Franz Beckenbauer

German footballer (1945–2024)

*September 11th, 1945, Richard-Wagner-Straße 19 (München) †January 7th, 2024, Salzburg

75

Gerd Müller

German footballer (1945–2021)

*November 3rd, 1945, Nördlingen †August 15th, 2021, Wolfratshausen

79

Thilo Sarrazin

German economist and politician

*February 12th, 1945, Gera

72

Christine Kaufmann

German actress and businesswoman (1945-2017)

*January 11th, 1945, Lengdorf †March 28th, 2017, Munich

78

Victoria Bond

American composer

*May 6th, 1945, Los Angeles

78

Andreas Schmidt-Schaller

German actor

*October 30th, 1945, Arnstadt

78

Lasse Berghagen

Swedish singer, musician, songwriter, writer and television presenter

*May 13th, 1945, Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district †October 19th, 2023, Stockholms Sankt Johannes

79

Rodrigo Duterte

President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022

*March 28th, 1945, Maasin

78

Helen Mirren

English actor (born 1945)

*July 26th, 1945, Hammersmith

36

Bob Marley

Jamaican reggae musician (1945–1981)

*February 6th, 1945, Nine Mile †May 11th, 1981, Jackson Memorial Hospital

78

Manfred Clauss

German historian of classical antiquity

*August 16th, 1945, Cologne

78

Aung San Suu Kyi

Former State Counsellor of Myanmar and Leader of the National League for Democracy

*June 19th, 1945, Yangon

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

78

Radovan Karadžić

Bosnian Serb politician, psychiatrist and poet convicted of genocide

*June 19th, 1945, Petnjica

78

John Lithgow

American actor

*October 19th, 1945, Rochester

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

71

Claus Ryskjær

Danish actor (1945-2016)

*June 26th, 1945, Frederiksberg †December 12th, 2016

72

Barkley L. Hendricks

African American painter

*April 16th, 1945, Nicetown-Tioga †April 18th, 2017, New London

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, 1945
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1945 is a normal year and no leap year.

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