June 24th, 1946

Born on June 24th, 1946

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 576 days, exactly on November 16th, 2025, people who were born on June 24th, 1946 will be 29,000 days old!

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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, 1946

77

Niels Henry Secher

Danish rower

*June 24th, 1946, Frederiksberg Municipality

77

Robert Reich

American political economist

*June 24th, 1946, Scranton

39

Ellison Onizuka

American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, first Asian American to reach space, later died in the Space Shuttle Challenger accident

*June 24th, 1946, Kailua-Kona †January 28th, 1986, Cape Canaveral

77

Michał Wojtkiewicz

Polish politician

*June 24th, 1946, Tuchów

77

Nguyen Duc Soat

North Vietnamese military pilot

*June 24th, 1946, Phú Xuyên

77

Tamara Safonova

Soviet diver

*June 24th, 1946, Moscow

69

Jacques Mahieux

French jazz musician

*June 24th, 1946, Guise †March 10th, 2016, Prisches

73

Bernt Persson

Swedish speedway rider

*June 24th, 1946, Eskilstuna †November 30th, 2019

75

Hans-Jürgen Ripp

German football player

*June 24th, 1946, Hamburg †July 4th, 2021

77

David Collenette

Canadian politician

*June 24th, 1946, London

77

Marrie Bot

Dutch photographer

*June 24th, 1946, Bergambacht

77

William D'Elia

American mobster

*June 24th, 1946, Trenton

77

Seth Hammett

American politician

*June 24th, 1946, Andalusia

77

Randy Edmunds

American football player

*June 24th, 1946, Washington

77

Tom Reid

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

*June 24th, 1946, Fort Erie

77

Marten Yorgantz

French singer

*June 24th, 1946, Istanbul

77

István Nikolits

Minister of Civilian Intelligence Services of Hungary

*June 24th, 1946, Budapest

77

Orlando Gómez

Baseball player

*June 24th, 1946, Juana Díaz

77

Rupert Hoilette

Jamaican sprinter

*June 24th, 1946, Kingston †October 6th, 2023, Kingston

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Who's birthday is on June 24th?

68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

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

78

George Pataki

Governor of New York from 1995 to 2006

*June 24th, 1945, Peekskill

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

34

Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

73

Urs Herzog

(1942-2015)

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

46

José Antonio Crespo

Spanish badminton player

*June 24th, 1977, Arroyo de la Miel

79

Juan José Imbroda

Spanish politician

*June 24th, 1944, Melilla

81

Michele Lee

American actress, singer, dancer, producer and director

*June 24th, 1942, Los Angeles

27

Duki

Argentine rapper

*June 24th, 1996, Almagro

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

62

Iain Glen

Scottish actor

*June 24th, 1961, Edinburgh

84

Brigitte Fontaine

French poet and artist

*June 24th, 1939, Morlaix

58

Harumi Kohara

Badminton player

*June 24th, 1965, Osaka

75

Colin Groves

Australian anthropologist (1942-2017)

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

74

François Heisbourg

French diplomat

*June 24th, 1949, London

92

David Rubinger

Israeli photojournalist and photographer (1924-2017)

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

59

Christopher Steele

Former British intelligence officer

*June 24th, 1964, Aden

78

Jeff Beck

English guitarist (1944–2023)

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

81

Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle

Chilean politician and former president

*June 24th, 1942, Santiago

71

Bob Neill

British politician (born 1952)

*June 24th, 1952, Ilford

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Born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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Public holidays on June 24th

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Born on June 24th, 1946
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1946 is a normal year and no leap year.

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