July 24th, 1955

Born on July 24th, 1955

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 886 days, exactly on September 29th, 2026, people who were born on July 24th, 1955 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, 1955

68

Mike Marson

Canadian ice hockey player

*July 24th, 1955, Scarborough

68

Philippe Hurel

French composer

*July 24th, 1955, Domfront

68

Dagmar Fischborn

German intendant and opinion journalist

*July 24th, 1955, Dresden

68

Hideyuki Umezu

Japanese voice actor

*July 24th, 1955, Aichi Prefecture

68

Patricia Palmer

Argentine actress

*July 24th, 1955, Mendoza

68

Krzysztof Miszczak

Polish political scientist, civil servant and dyplomata

*July 24th, 1955, Milanówek

56

Andy Töfferl

Austrian multi-instrumentalist, actor and entertainer

*July 24th, 1955, Wolfsberg †May 5th, 2012

64

Brad Watson

American writer

*July 24th, 1955, Meridian †July 8th, 2020, Laramie

66

Muhammad al-Aszram

Egyptian amateur wrestler

*July 24th, 1955, Monufia Governorate †November 30th, 2021

68

Willie Garner

Scottish footballer (born 1955)

*July 24th, 1955, Stirling

68

F. Blair Wimbush

Business executive, lawyer, civic and professional leader

*July 24th, 1955, Halifax County

68

Bob Downs

English racing cyclist

*July 24th, 1955, Basildon

68

Anjuman

Pakistani actress

*July 24th, 1955, Multan

68

Lyubov Odynokova

Soviet handball player

*July 24th, 1955, Otradny

68

Gary Clively

Cyclist

*July 24th, 1955, Brisbane

68

Sten Feldreich

Swedish journalist and former basketball player

*July 24th, 1955, Katarina church parish

65

Reynaert

Belgian theatre manager, former singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1955, Seraing †November 5th, 2020, Seraing

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

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

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

67

Charlie Crist

United States Representative from 2017 to 2022

*July 24th, 1956, Altoona

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

71

Gus Van Sant

American film director, producer, photographer and musician

*July 24th, 1952, Louisville

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

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

61

Michael John LaChiusa

American musical theatre and opera composer (born 1962)

*July 24th, 1962, Chautauqua

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

67

Marianne Thyssen

Flemish politician

*July 24th, 1956, Sint-Gillis-Waas

70

Claire McCaskill

American politician (born 1953)

*July 24th, 1953, Rolla

67

David Fishelson

American theatre director

*July 24th, 1956, Wooster

47

Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer (born 1976)

*July 24th, 1976, Detroit

64

Giuseppe Abbagnale

Italian rower

*July 24th, 1959, Pompei

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

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

Same year
Born in 1955

63

Pete Shelley

British singer-songwriter (1955–2018)

*April 17th, 1955, Leigh †December 6th, 2018, Tallinn

68

Bill Gates

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)

*October 28th, 1955, Seattle

68

Guillermo Lasso

47 president of Ecuador

*November 16th, 1955, Guayaquil

68

Tim Berners-Lee

English computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web (born 1955)

*June 8th, 1955, London

69

Lasse Lindtner

Norwegian actor

*March 7th, 1955, Bergen

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

69

Nicolas Sarkozy

President of France from 2007 to 2012

*January 28th, 1955, Paris

61

Bill Paxton

American actor and filmmaker (1955–2017)

*May 17th, 1955, Fort Worth †February 25th, 2017, Los Angeles

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

68

Saw Swee Leong

Badminton player

*July 16th, 1955, Penang

69

Uwe Reinders

German association football player and manager

*January 19th, 1955, Essen

61

Jimmy LaFave

American musician

*July 12th, 1955, Wills Point †May 21st, 2017, Austin

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

43

Gerhard Gundermann

German musician

*February 21st, 1955, Weimar †June 21st, 1998, Spreetal

69

Martin Jehne

German historian of classical antiquity

*January 27th, 1955, Hamburg

68

Isabelle Adjani

French actress

*June 27th, 1955, 17th arrondissement of Paris

68

Whoopi Goldberg

American actress, comedian, author and television personality

*November 13th, 1955, New York City

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, 1955
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1955 is a normal year and no leap year.

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