February 24th, 1956

Born on February 24th, 1956

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 24th?

February 24th, 2015

At a restaurant in Uherský Brod, Czech Republic, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant, killing eight people before committing suicide.

February 24th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka, Uganda, as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.

February 24th, 2022

Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

February 24th, 1989

United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.

February 24th, 1978

Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.

February 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.

February 24th, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa, ended with the Allied forces suffering heavy losses.

February 24th, 1942

World War II: Eyewitness reports of unidentified flying objects over Los Angeles triggered a massive anti-aircraft artillery barrage under the belief it was a Japanese attack.

February 24th, 1868

Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.

February 24th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: French admiral Villaret de Joyeuse unconditionally surrendered to the British, which ended the British invasion of Martinique and began a five-year occupation of the island.

February 24th, 1720

War of the Quadruple Alliance: Spanish forces began a failed assault on the British settlement of Nassau in the Bahamas.

February 24th, 1711

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel (pictured), the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.

February 24th, 1607

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, premiered in Mantua.

February 24th, 0303

The Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, began with the publication of a first edict by Roman emperor Diocletian.

February 24th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders a full scale invasion of Ukraine.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 24th

Born on February 24th, 1956

68

Judith Butler

American philosopher and gender studies philosopher (born 1956)

*February 24th, 1956, Cleveland

68

Sanda Toma

Romanian rower

*February 24th, 1956, Ștefănești

68

Eddie Murray

American baseball player and coach

*February 24th, 1956, Los Angeles

68

Freya Ostapovitch

Australian politician

*February 24th, 1956, Kerkrade

68

Hevzi Nuhiu

Albanian sculptor

*February 24th, 1956, Korçë

68

Paula Zahn

American journalist and newscaster

*February 24th, 1956, Omaha

68

Terry Bowden

American football player and coach

*February 24th, 1956, Douglas

68

Mike Kozlowski

Former American football player

*February 24th, 1956, Newark

68

Marcus R. Clark

American judge

*February 24th, 1956, Sulphur

68

Don Cutts

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 24th, 1956, Edmonton

68

Reinhild Möller

German paralympic competitor

*February 24th, 1956, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

68

Geoffrey Osborne

Cricketer

*February 24th, 1956, Dunedin

68

María Quiñones Cornejo

Mexican politician

*February 24th, 1956, Mexico City

68

Adam Szentpétery

Hungarian artist

*February 24th, 1956, Rožňava

66

Howard Bragman

American writer (1956–2023)

*February 24th, 1956, Flint †February 11th, 2023, Los Angeles

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

56

Steve Jobs

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

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

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

69

Alain Prost

French racing driver

*February 24th, 1955, Lorette

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

65

Judith Collins

New Zealand politician (born 1959)

*February 24th, 1959, Hamilton

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

79

Barry Bostwick

American actor

*February 24th, 1945, San Mateo

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

62

Outi Mäenpää

Finnish actress

*February 24th, 1962, Helsinki

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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