August 24th, 1954

Born on August 24th, 1954

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What happened on August 24th, 1954?

August 24th, 1954

Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Café_Filho

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, 1954

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

69

Anne Warner

American rower

*August 24th, 1954, Boston

69

Alain Daigle

Canadian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1954, Trois-Rivières

69

Ronnie Leibowitz

Israeli criminal

*August 24th, 1954, Israel

69

Steve Holley

British drummer

*August 24th, 1954, London

69

Jonathan Romain

British rabbi

*August 24th, 1954, London

69

Salomé

German painter, sculptor and singer

*August 24th, 1954, Karlsruhe

69

Heini Otto

Dutch Footballer

*August 24th, 1954, Amsterdam

69

Philippe Cataldo

French singer

*August 24th, 1954, Annaba

54

Vaiva Radasta Vėbraitė

Lithuanian politician

*August 24th, 1954, United States of America †December 13th, 2008

69

Lina Polito

Actress

*August 24th, 1954, Naples

69

Victor Roșca

Romanian footballer and manager (born 1954)

*August 24th, 1954, Podgoria

69

Tsao Erh-chung

Taiwanese politician

*August 24th, 1954, Matsu Islands

69

Karen Robards

American writer

*August 24th, 1954, Louisville

69

Chris Batton

American baseball player

*August 24th, 1954, Los Angeles

69

Olga Barysheva

Olympic medalist in basketball

*August 24th, 1954, Yekaterinburg

69

Stephanie Nakasian

American singer

*August 24th, 1954, Washington, D.C.

69

Merry Graham

American Author and home chef

*August 24th, 1954, Redding

69

Megan Latham

Australian judge

*August 24th, 1954, Brighton-Le-Sands

69

Joe Ochman

American voice actor

*August 24th, 1954, Bridgeport

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

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

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

71

Wolfgang Mager

East German rower

*August 24th, 1952, Kamenz

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

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

68

Pellegrino Croce

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1955, Naples

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

72

Orson Scott Card

American science fiction novelist

*August 24th, 1951, Richland

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

68

Sylvie Perrinjaquet

Swiss politician

*August 24th, 1955, Paris

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

64

Burkhardt Müller-Sönksen

Politician

*August 24th, 1959, Otterndorf

Same year
Born in 1954

69

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

69

Angela Merkel

Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021

*July 17th, 1954, Eimsbüttel

69

Lim Swee Say

Former Singaporean politician

*July 13th, 1954, Singapore

70

Rudolf Simek

Austrian philologist and Germanist

*February 21st, 1954, Eisenstadt

70

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

President of the Republic of Turkey since 2014

*February 26th, 1954, Kasımpaşa

69

Lorraine Bracco

American actress

*October 2nd, 1954, Brooklyn

67

Shinzō Abe

Prime Minister of Japan from 2006–2007 and 2012–2020 (1954-2022)

*September 21st, 1954, Shinjuku †July 8th, 2022, Nara Medical University Hospital

70

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist (born 1954)

*April 7th, 1954, Victoria Peak

58

Hugo Chávez

President of Venezuela, 1999–2002 and 2002–2013

*July 28th, 1954, Sabaneta †March 5th, 2013, Hospital Militar de Caracas

69

Uli Stielike

German association football player and manager

*November 15th, 1954, Ketsch

69

Karl-Heinz Körbel

German association football player and manager

*December 1st, 1954, Dossenheim

69

Sven-Erik Bucht

Swedish politician

*December 28th, 1954, Karungi

70

Eckhardt Rehberg

German politician

*April 3rd, 1954, Ribnitz-Damgarten

69

Emir Kusturica

Bosnian film director, actor and musician

*November 24th, 1954, Sarajevo

69

Caroline Cossey

English model and actress

*August 31st, 1954, Brooke

69

Kathy Kinney

American actress

*November 3rd, 1954, Stevens Point

69

Petra Uhlig

East German handball player

*July 22nd, 1954, Penig

69

Alexander Lukashenko

President of Belarus since 1994

*August 30th, 1954, Kopyś

70

Isabelle McEwen

Canadian film director

*January 6th, 1954, Montreal

69

Renate Franz

German journalist and sport historian

*November 18th, 1954, Solingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1954 is a normal year and no leap year.

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