July 24th, 1951

Born on July 24th, 1951

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 26,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 426 days, exactly on June 25th, 2025, people who were born on July 24th, 1951 will be 27,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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.

July 24th, 2012

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.

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

Born on July 24th, 1951

72

Lynda Carter

American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder

*July 24th, 1951, Phoenix

72

Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury

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

*July 24th, 1951, Barnet

72

Rob Hood

Australian writer

*July 24th, 1951, Parramatta

72

Lynval Golding

British musician

*July 24th, 1951, Saint Catherine Parish

72

Carlos Baca

Mexican intellectual, cartoonist, visual artist, ecologist, yogi, writer and rock music critic

*July 24th, 1951, Mexico City

72

Miguel del Valle

American politician

*July 24th, 1951, Vega Baja

59

Skip Young

American professional wrestler

*July 24th, 1951, Houston †December 3rd, 2010, Dallas

72

Beatrice Frey

Actor

*July 24th, 1951, Thun

72

Govind P. Agrawal

American physicist

*July 24th, 1951, Kashipur

72

John Burdett

English crime novelist

*July 24th, 1951, Southampton

72

Peter Byrne

American bishop

*July 24th, 1951, Manhattan

72

Edgardo José Maya Villazón

Colombian lawyer

*July 24th, 1951, Valledupar

72

Salih Durkalić

Croatian footballer

*July 24th, 1951, Barja

72

André Mama Fouda

Cameroonian politician

*July 24th, 1951, Yaoundé

72

Renate Muhri

German actress

*July 24th, 1951, Graz

72

Jim Kouf

American Screenwriter, producer, director

*July 24th, 1951, Hollywood

66

Jürgen Förster

German politician (1951-2018)

*July 24th, 1951, Annaberg-Buchholz †February 14th, 2018, Kretscham-Rothensehma

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

71

Gus Van Sant

American film director, producer, photographer and musician

*July 24th, 1952, Louisville

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

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

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

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

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

75

Josef Fuchs

Swiss cyclist

*July 24th, 1948, Unteriberg

74

Michael Richards

American actor and comedian

*July 24th, 1949, Culver City

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

70

Claire McCaskill

American politician (born 1953)

*July 24th, 1953, Rolla

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

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

65

Jadranka Stojaković

Bosnian singer

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

61

Michael John LaChiusa

American musical theatre and opera composer (born 1962)

*July 24th, 1962, Chautauqua

67

Charlie Crist

United States Representative from 2017 to 2022

*July 24th, 1956, Altoona

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

Same year
Born in 1951

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

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, 1951
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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