February 24th, 1950

Born on February 24th, 1950

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 24th?

February 24th, 2015

At a restaurant in Uherský Brod, Czech Republic, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant, killing eight people before committing suicide.

February 24th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka, Uganda, as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.

February 24th, 2022

Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

February 24th, 1989

United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.

February 24th, 1978

Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.

February 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.

February 24th, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa, ended with the Allied forces suffering heavy losses.

February 24th, 1942

World War II: Eyewitness reports of unidentified flying objects over Los Angeles triggered a massive anti-aircraft artillery barrage under the belief it was a Japanese attack.

February 24th, 1868

Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.

February 24th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: French admiral Villaret de Joyeuse unconditionally surrendered to the British, which ended the British invasion of Martinique and began a five-year occupation of the island.

February 24th, 1720

War of the Quadruple Alliance: Spanish forces began a failed assault on the British settlement of Nassau in the Bahamas.

February 24th, 1711

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel (pictured), the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.

February 24th, 1607

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, premiered in Mantua.

February 24th, 0303

The Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, began with the publication of a first edict by Roman emperor Diocletian.

February 24th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders a full scale invasion of Ukraine.

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

Born on February 24th, 1950

74

Steve McCurry

American photographer

*February 24th, 1950, Philadelphia

74

Richard Bandler

American author and trainer in the field of self-help

*February 24th, 1950, Jersey City

74

Miguel Arias Cañete

Spanish politician

*February 24th, 1950, Madrid

74

Stig Fogh Andersen

Danish opera singer

*February 24th, 1950, Hørsholm

74

George Thorogood

American blues rock vocalist/guitarist (born 1950)

*February 24th, 1950, Wilmington

74

Michael Greiling

German actor

*February 24th, 1950, Munich

46

Daniel Txopitea

Spanish sculptor and painter (1950-1997)

*February 24th, 1950, Ermua †January 27th, 1997, San Sebastián

74

Phil Roberts

Welsh footballer (born 1950)

*February 24th, 1950, Cardiff

74

Torill Eide

Norwegian writer

*February 24th, 1950, Oslo

74

Sandro Damilano

Italian athletics coach

*February 24th, 1950, Scarnafigi

74

Liborio Liguori

Italian footballer

*February 24th, 1950, San Costantino Albanese

74

Árni Óðinsson

Icelandic skier

*February 24th, 1950, Akureyri

74

Bruce Elmegreen

American astrophysicist

*February 24th, 1950, Milwaukee

74

Howard Griffiths

British conductor

*February 24th, 1950, Hastings

74

Jocelyn Jones

American actress

*February 24th, 1950, New York City

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63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

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

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

79

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

73

Helen Shaver

Canadian actress and director

*February 24th, 1951, St. Thomas

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

68

Judith Butler

American philosopher and gender studies philosopher (born 1956)

*February 24th, 1956, Cleveland

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

73

Debra Jo Rupp

American actress

*February 24th, 1951, Glendale

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

73

Laimdota Straujuma

12th Prime Minister of Latvia

*February 24th, 1951, Mežvidi Parish

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

77

Rupert Holmes

British-American composer and singer-songwriter

*February 24th, 1947, Northwich

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Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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