August 24th, 1952

Born on August 24th, 1952

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

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... 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, 1952

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

71

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Jamaican dub poet

*August 24th, 1952, Chapelton

71

Bob Corker

American politician

*August 24th, 1952, Orangeburg

71

Mike Shanahan

American football coach

*August 24th, 1952, Oak Park

71

Ho Kwon Ping

Singaporean businessman

*August 24th, 1952, Hong Kong

71

Marion Bloem

Dutch writer

*August 24th, 1952, Arnhem

71

Veronika Schmidt

East German cross-country skier

*August 24th, 1952, Harzgerode

71

Udo Pastörs

German politician

*August 24th, 1952, Wegberg

71

Tai Chin-wah

Hong Kong politician

*August 24th, 1952, Hong Kong

71

Sajjan Singh Verma

Indian politician

*August 24th, 1952, Indore

71

Raymond Asquith, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Asquith

British former diplomat and hereditary peer

*August 24th, 1952, London

71

Matthew T. Mason

American roboticist

*August 24th, 1952, Oklahoma City

71

Mike Victorino

Eighth Mayor of Maui

*August 24th, 1952, Hawaii

71

Joaquín Montaño Yamuni

Mexican politician

*August 24th, 1952, Los Mochis

71

Denny Duron

American-football player

*August 24th, 1952, Angleton

71

Dan Dickel

American football player

*August 24th, 1952, Fort Riley

71

Billy Boljevic

Yugoslav footballer

*August 24th, 1952, Crvenka

71

Bartholomew John

Actor

*August 24th, 1952, Christchurch

71

Patrick Tissier

French serial killer and rapist

*August 24th, 1952, Bourges

71

Lydeke von Dülmen Krumpelmann

Dutch sculptor

*August 24th, 1952, Groningen

71

Ian Grob

English racing driver

*August 24th, 1952, Barnet

71

Yayoi Watanabe

Japanese actress

*August 24th, 1952, Kita-ku

71

Antônio Silva

Brazilian association football player and manager

*August 24th, 1952, Brazil

71

Holly Hallstrom

American model

*August 24th, 1952, San Antonio

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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

75

Sauli Niinistö

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

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

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

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

78

Vince McMahon

American professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)

*August 24th, 1945, Pinehurst

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

70

Sam Torrance

Scottish golfer

*August 24th, 1953, Largs

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

69

Anne Warner

American rower

*August 24th, 1954, Boston

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Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Born on August 24th, 1952
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Leap year

Yes: 1952 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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