August 24th, 1947

Born on August 24th, 1947

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 995 days, exactly on January 16th, 2027, people who were born on August 24th, 1947 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, 1947

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

76

Louie Austen

Austrian musician

*August 24th, 1947, Vienna

76

Joe Manchin

American politician and businessman (born 1947)

*August 24th, 1947, Farmington

76

Martin Skotnický

Ice dancer and coach

*August 24th, 1947, Bratislava

76

Steve Pearce

American armed forces veteran and politician

*August 24th, 1947, Lamesa

76

Leonard Bembry

American politician

*August 24th, 1947, Jasper

76

Hugo de Garis

AI researcher

*August 24th, 1947, Sydney

76

Diamela Eltit

Chilean writer

*August 24th, 1947, Santiago

76

Stanisław Stefański

Polish sportsperson

*August 24th, 1947, Gdańsk

76

Peter Paul Koprowski

Canadian composer

*August 24th, 1947, Łódź

76

Vladimir Masorin

Russian admiral

*August 24th, 1947, Bely

76

Ronald William Gainer

Catholic bishop

*August 24th, 1947, Pottsville

76

Nor Mohamed Yakcop

Malaysian politician

*August 24th, 1947, Penang

76

Eric Magee

Footballer (born 1947)

*August 24th, 1947, Lurgan

76

Dulal Lahiri

Indian Bengali actor

*August 24th, 1947, Kolkata

76

Linda Hutcheon

Canadian academic

*August 24th, 1947, Toronto

76

Ron MacKinley

Prince Edward Island politician

*August 24th, 1947, Charlottetown

76

Ólafur Haukur Símonarson

Icelandic author

*August 24th, 1947, Reykjavík

76

Samuela Yavala

Fijian sprinter

*August 24th, 1947, Suva

76

Raven De La Croix

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, The Bronx

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

75

Sauli Niinistö

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

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

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

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

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

Vince McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)

*August 24th, 1945, Pinehurst

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

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

78

Christine Ostrowski

German politician

*August 24th, 1945, Plauen

75

Shoba Chandrasekhar

Indian film director

*August 24th, 1948, Chennai

75

Alexander McCall Smith

British writer

*August 24th, 1948, Bulawayo

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

77

Manfred Zapf

East German footballer

*August 24th, 1946, Stapelburg

75

Rocky Johnson

Canadian professional wrestler (1944-2020)

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

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

77

Carl Paladino

American politician

*August 24th, 1946, Buffalo

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

Same year
Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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