January 24th, 1961

Born on January 24th, 1961

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What happened on January 24th, 1961?

January 24th, 1961

Goldsboro B-52 crash: A bomber carrying two H-bombs breaks up in mid-air over North Carolina. The uranium core of one weapon remains lost.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Goldsboro_B-52_crash

January 24th, 1961

A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 nuclear weapons broke up in mid-air near Goldsboro, North Carolina; one bomb was recovered intact, the other disintegrated.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress

What else happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

Spanish transition to democracy: Neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill (reconstruction pictured) in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

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

Born on January 24th, 1961

65

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

65

Guido Buchwald

German association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

65

Karl-Heinz Smuda

German journalist

*January 24th, 1961, Eschweiler

65

Alissa Walser

German writer, painter, and translator (born 1961)

*January 24th, 1961, Friedrichshafen

65

Christa Kinshofer

Alpine skier

*January 24th, 1961, Munich

65

Vince Russo

American writer

*January 24th, 1961, New York City

Same year
Born in 1961

64

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

65

Erna Solberg

Prime Minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

65

Lothar Matthäus

German association football player, manager, and pundit (born 1961)

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

64

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

65

Steven Weber

American actor (1961-)

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

64

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

64

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

65

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

65

Hermann Gröhe

German politician

*February 25th, 1961, Uedem

64

Thomas von Heesen

German association football player and manager

*October 1st, 1961, Höxter

65

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

65

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

65

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

64

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

65

Joko Widodo

Indonesia's President (2014–2024)

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

65

Eddie Murphy

American actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

64

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

65

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

64

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

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Born on January 24th, 1961
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1961 is a normal year and no leap year.

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