August 24th, 1950

Born on August 24th, 1950

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What happened on August 24th, 1950?

August 24th, 1950

Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edith_S._Sampson

What else 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.

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

Born on August 24th, 1950

73

Ágoston Bányai

Hungarian rower

*August 24th, 1950, Budapest

73

Sybille Schnehage

German research fellow

*August 24th, 1950, Magdeburg

73

Regina Ip

Chinese politician in Hong Kong

*August 24th, 1950, British Hong Kong

73

Ida Odinga

Kenyan businesswoman, activist, and educator

*August 24th, 1950, Migori

73

Darrel Ray

American writer and atheist activist

*August 24th, 1950, Wichita

73

Annette E. Brown

Retired Rear Admiral of the United States Navy

*August 24th, 1950, Los Angeles

73

Duane Bobick

American boxer

*August 24th, 1950, Little Falls

73

Bob Nash

American basketball player-coach

*August 24th, 1950, Hartford

73

Huguette Bello

French politician from La Réunion

*August 24th, 1950, Saint-Pierre

73

Tim D. White

American paleoanthropologist

*August 24th, 1950, Los Angeles

73

Anne Renée

Canadian singer

*August 24th, 1950, Laval

36

Marc Aaronson

American astronomer (1950-1987)

*August 24th, 1950, Los Angeles †April 30th, 1987, Tucson

65

Hannes Beckmann

German composer

*August 24th, 1950, Bielefeld †March 17th, 2016, Munich

73

Georg Preuße

German actor

*August 24th, 1950, Ankum

73

Zeus B. Held

German music producer and musician

*August 24th, 1950, Germany

73

Andrei Yakubik

Soviet footballer

*August 24th, 1950, Moscow

73

Ami Mandelman

Israeli actor

*August 24th, 1950, Haifa

73

Kichitarō Negishi

Japanese film director

*August 24th, 1950, Tokyo

73

Patricia Olano

Colombian swimmer

*August 24th, 1950, Cali

73

John Banaszak

American football player and coach, baseball coach (born 1950)

*August 24th, 1950, Cleveland

73

Ann McCrary

Musical artist

*August 24th, 1950, Nashville

73

Idris Wada

Nigerian politician

*August 24th, 1950, Dekina

70

Ansley Truitt

American basketball player (1950-2021)

*August 24th, 1950, West Point †February 13th, 2021

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

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

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

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

72

Orson Scott Card

American science fiction novelist

*August 24th, 1951, Richland

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

78

Vince McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)

*August 24th, 1945, Pinehurst

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

72

Lawrence Bacow

American economist and lawyer

*August 24th, 1951, Detroit

74

David Zwilling

Austrian skier

*August 24th, 1949, Abtenau

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

Same year
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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