July 24th, 1957

Born on July 24th, 1957

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 616 days, exactly on January 3rd, 2026, people who were born on July 24th, 1957 will be 25,000 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, 1957

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

66

Pam Tillis

American country music singer-songwriter and actress

*July 24th, 1957, Plant City

66

Anna Louizos

American scenic designer

*July 24th, 1957, Yuba City

66

Beth Harwell

American politician

*July 24th, 1957, Norristown

66

Vincenzo Salemme

Italian actor, comedian and director (1957-)

*July 24th, 1957, Bacoli

66

Nelson Luiz Sperle Teich

Oncologist, businessman, health consultant and former Minister of Health of Brazil

*July 24th, 1957, Rio de Janeiro

66

Larry Gott

British musician

*July 24th, 1957, Manchester

66

John C. Bravman

American academic administrator

*July 24th, 1957, New York City

66

Joe Legerski

American basketball coach

*July 24th, 1957, Rock Springs

66

Big John Duncan

British musician, born 1957

*July 24th, 1957, Edinburgh

66

Fernando Galván Reula

Literary scholar and former Rector / President of the University of Alcalá

*July 24th, 1957, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

66

Jack O'Callahan

American ice hockey player

*July 24th, 1957, Boston

66

Dirce Funari

Italian actress

*July 24th, 1957, Rome

66

Maggie Carlton

American politician

*July 24th, 1957, St. Louis

66

Vince Henderson

English television presenter, actor, and street performer

*July 24th, 1957, Liverpool

66

Milan Perič

Czech painter

*July 24th, 1957, Prague

66

Ernie Buriano

Argentine footballer

*July 24th, 1957, Colón

66

Eric Tillman

Canadian football league announcer, executive

*July 24th, 1957, Jackson

66

Chrysa Dimoulidou

Greek writer

*July 24th, 1957, Serres

66

Zhaksybek Kulekeyev

Kazakhstani businessman

*July 24th, 1957, Talas District

66

Silverio López Magallanes

Mexican politician

*July 24th, 1957, Tepechitlán

66

Jaroslav Navrátil

Czechoslovakian tennis player

*July 24th, 1957, Přerov

66

Jan Willem van den Hondel

Sailor

*July 24th, 1957, Gouda

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

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

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

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

61

Michael John LaChiusa

American musical theatre and opera composer (born 1962)

*July 24th, 1962, Chautauqua

64

Giuseppe Abbagnale

Italian rower

*July 24th, 1959, Pompei

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

75

Andreas Kunz

East German Nordic combined skier

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

67

Marianne Thyssen

Flemish politician

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

47

Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer (born 1976)

*July 24th, 1976, Detroit

71

Gus Van Sant

American film director, producer, photographer and musician

*July 24th, 1952, Louisville

67

David Fishelson

American theatre director

*July 24th, 1956, Wooster

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

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

41

Anna Paquin

New Zealand actress (born 1982)

*July 24th, 1982, Winnipeg

67

Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt

German television presenter, journalist and entrepreneur

*July 24th, 1956, Kassel

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

67

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

67

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

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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, 1957
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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