August 24th, 1945

Born on August 24th, 1945

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 265 days, exactly on January 16th, 2025, people who were born on August 24th, 1945 will be 29,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

August 24th, 1643

A Dutch expedition arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the ruins of the abandoned Spanish settlement of Valdivia.

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

Born on August 24th, 1945

78

Vince McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)

*August 24th, 1945, Pinehurst

78

Christine Ostrowski

German politician

*August 24th, 1945, Plauen

75

Ken Hensley

British singer and guitarist (1945–2020)

*August 24th, 1945, Plumstead †November 4th, 2020, Agost

46

Marsha P. Johnson

Black American queer liberation activist (1945–1992)

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

78

Ronee Blakley

Actress, singer

*August 24th, 1945, Nampa

78

Lillian Dyck

Canadian senator

*August 24th, 1945, North Battleford

78

Cástulo Guerra

Argentine actor

*August 24th, 1945, Córdoba

74

Malcolm Duncan

Scottish tenor saxophonist (1945-2019)

*August 24th, 1945, Montrose †October 8th, 2019

78

Bryan Spring

British musician

*August 24th, 1945, London

78

Sue Dickenson

American politician

*August 24th, 1945, Billings

78

Brian McGinlay

Scottish football referee

*August 24th, 1945, Balfron

78

Randy Murray

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

*August 24th, 1945, Chatham-Kent

78

Kim Kun-bong

South Korean volleyball player

*August 24th, 1945, South Korea

78

Renzo Finelli

Olympic athlete

*August 24th, 1945, Anzola dell'Emilia

70

Thomas Tigue

American politician (1945-2016)

*August 24th, 1945, Pittston †February 1st, 2016, Hughestown

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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

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

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

75

Rocky Johnson

Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020)

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

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

80

Alain-Jacques Valleron

French biostatistician

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

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

79

Max Cleland

American politician (1942-2021)

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

77

Manfred Zapf

East German footballer

*August 24th, 1946, Stapelburg

41

Gregory Jarvis

American astronaut (1944-1986)

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

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

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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

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Leap year

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

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