July 24th, 1953

Born on July 24th, 1953

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 25,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 157 days, exactly on September 29th, 2024, people who were born on July 24th, 1953 will be 26,000 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, 1953

70

Claire McCaskill

American politician (born 1953)

*July 24th, 1953, Rolla

70

Jon Faddis

American jazz trumpet player

*July 24th, 1953, Oakland

70

Guy Savoy

French chef

*July 24th, 1953, Nevers

70

Julian Brazier

British politician (born 1953)

*July 24th, 1953, Dartford

70

Irela Bravo

Cuban actress

*July 24th, 1953, Havana

70

Steven Cramer

American poet

*July 24th, 1953, Orange

70

Ned Thomson

American politician

*July 24th, 1953, Neptune City

70

Ivo Scapolo

Italian nuncio

*July 24th, 1953, Terrassa Padovana

70

Ute Berg

German politician

*July 24th, 1953, Essen

70

Thomas Bürger

German librarian

*July 24th, 1953, Arnsberg

70

Santiago Idígoras

Spanish footballer

*July 24th, 1953, Oñati

70

James Newcome

British Anglican bishop (born 1953)

*July 24th, 1953, Aldershot

70

Sandra Dodd

Homeschooling advocate

*July 24th, 1953, Augusta

70

Anna Szabolcsi

Hungarian linguist, semanticist

*July 24th, 1953, Budapest

70

A. N. Prahlada Rao

Indian crossword compiler

*July 24th, 1953, Bengaluru

70

Willie Shelby

American football player (born 1953)

*July 24th, 1953, Hattiesburg

70

Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Lima

Brazilian footballer

*July 24th, 1953, Rio de Janeiro

70

Haroun Ali Suleiman

Zanzibar politician

*July 24th, 1953, Sultanate of Zanzibar

70

Cristina Olvera Barrios

Mexican politician

*July 24th, 1953, Sonora

53

Srividya

Indian actress (1953-2006)

*July 24th, 1953, Chennai †October 19th, 2006, Thiruvananthapuram

70

Åke Parmerud

Swedish composer

*July 24th, 1953, Lidköping

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

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

71

Gus Van Sant

American film director, producer, photographer and musician

*July 24th, 1952, Louisville

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

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

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

72

Lynda Carter

American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder

*July 24th, 1951, Phoenix

67

Charlie Crist

United States Representative from 2017 to 2022

*July 24th, 1956, Altoona

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

75

Josef Fuchs

Swiss cyclist

*July 24th, 1948, Unteriberg

61

Michael John LaChiusa

American musical theatre and opera composer (born 1962)

*July 24th, 1962, Chautauqua

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

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

47

Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer (born 1976)

*July 24th, 1976, Detroit

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

69

Vasile Dîba

Romanian canoe racer (1954–2024)

*July 24th, 1954, Jurilovca †February 20th, 2024, Bucharest

Same year
Born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

70

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

70

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

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, 1953
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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