August 24th, 1955

Born on August 24th, 1955

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1955

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

68

Pellegrino Croce

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1955, Naples

68

Sylvie Perrinjaquet

Swiss politician

*August 24th, 1955, Paris

68

Hank Haney

Golf instructor

*August 24th, 1955, Lake Forest

68

Roger Linn

American musical instrument maker

*August 24th, 1955, Whittier

68

Johan Van Overtveldt

Flemish politician

*August 24th, 1955, Mortsel

68

Önder Focan

Turkish guitarist

*August 24th, 1955, Istanbul

68

Harvinder Singh Phoolka

Indian politician

*August 24th, 1955, Sangrur

68

Valdir Raupp

Brazilian politician

*August 24th, 1955, São João do Sul

68

Louis Bertholom

French poet

*August 24th, 1955, Fouesnant

68

Jeffrey Daniel

American singer and choreographer

*August 24th, 1955, Los Angeles

68

Antonio Valero

Spanish actor

*August 24th, 1955, Burjassot

68

Waddell Smith

Player of American and Canadian football

*August 24th, 1955, New Orleans

68

Marc Waldie

Volleyball player

*August 24th, 1955, Wichita

68

Ma Kum-ja

Olympic medalist in volleyball

*August 24th, 1955, Seoul

68

Donald Dykes

American football player

*August 24th, 1955, Independence

68

Darryl Briskey

Australian politician

*August 24th, 1955, Roma

68

Buddy Gardner

Professional golfer

*August 24th, 1955, Montgomery

68

Kuo Cheng

Taiwanese author (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Taipei

68

Erik Pöysti

Finnish director

*August 24th, 1955, Helsinki

68

Meg Gibson

Actress

*August 24th, 1955, Bridgeton

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

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

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

75

Sauli Niinistö

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

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

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

69

Anne Warner

American rower

*August 24th, 1954, Boston

67

Christiane Knetsch

East German rower

*August 24th, 1956, Brandenburg an der Havel

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

64

Burkhardt Müller-Sönksen

Politician

*August 24th, 1959, Otterndorf

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

69

Alain Daigle

Canadian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1954, Trois-Rivières

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

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Public holidays on August 24th

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Born on August 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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