July 24th, 1950

Born on July 24th, 1950

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on July 24th, 1950?

July 24th, 1950

Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station

What else 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.

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

Born on July 24th, 1950

65

Jadranka Stojaković

Bosnian singer

*July 24th, 1950, Sarajevo †May 3rd, 2016, Banja Luka

73

Ignacio Quereda

Spanish association footballer

*July 24th, 1950, Madrid

73

Fehmi Koru

Turkish journalist

*July 24th, 1950, İzmir

73

Flavio Zanonato

Italian politician

*July 24th, 1950, Padua

73

Walter Schachermayer

Austrian mathematician

*July 24th, 1950, Linz

73

Theodor Rieländer

German association football player

*July 24th, 1950, Geseke

73

Goutam Ghose

Indian film director, music director and cinematographer

*July 24th, 1950, Faridpur, Uttar Pradesh

73

Alex Callinicos

British philosopher (born 1950)

*July 24th, 1950, Harare

73

Marc Jampole

Poet

*July 24th, 1950, New York City

73

Len Cabral

American storyteller

*July 24th, 1950, North Providence

73

Bob Wicks

American football wide receiver

*July 24th, 1950, Pasadena

73

Bob Kuziel

American football player

*July 24th, 1950, New Haven

73

Arliss Ryan

American writer

*July 24th, 1950, Detroit

73

Jean-Louis Léonard

French politician

*July 24th, 1950, Besançon

73

Henry Stuckey

American football defensive back

*July 24th, 1950, Oakland

73

James Glickenhaus

Film director, film producer, Screenwriter

*July 24th, 1950, New York City

73

Sam Behrens

American actor

*July 24th, 1950, Brooklyn

69

Johnny Lee Davenport

American actor (1950-2020)

*July 24th, 1950, Shreveport †February 2nd, 2020, Boston

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

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

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

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

74

Michael Richards

American actor and comedian

*July 24th, 1949, Culver City

75

Josef Fuchs

Swiss cyclist

*July 24th, 1948, Unteriberg

71

Gus Van Sant

American film director, producer, photographer and musician

*July 24th, 1952, Louisville

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

74

Joan Enric Vives Sicília

Archbishop of Urgell and Co-Prince of Andorra

*July 24th, 1949, Barcelona

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

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

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

89

Billy Taylor

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

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

92

Ruth Greuner

German editor

*July 24th, 1931, Seehausen (Altmark)

72

Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury

British life peer and former Cabinet minister (1997–2001)

*July 24th, 1951, Barnet

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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

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Simón Bolívar Day) which are celebrated on July 24th.

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Born on July 24th, 1950
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Leap year

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

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