August 24th, 1961

Born on August 24th, 1961

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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, 1961

62

Jared Harris

British actor

*August 24th, 1961, London

62

Werner Schmidbauer

German television presenter

*August 24th, 1961, Munich

62

Manuel Clouthier Carrillo

Mexican politician

*August 24th, 1961, Culiacán

62

Izabela Filipiak

Polish writer

*August 24th, 1961, Gdynia

62

Clay Higgins

American politician and reserve law enforcement officer

*August 24th, 1961, New Orleans

62

Jerzy Polaczek

Polish politician

*August 24th, 1961, Piekary Śląskie

62

Masahiko Minami

Japanese anime producer

*August 24th, 1961, Mie Prefecture

62

Kurt Brecht

American singer

*August 24th, 1961, Houston

62

Kirby Wilson

American football coach

*August 24th, 1961, Los Angeles

62

Jerry Kill

American college football coach

*August 24th, 1961, Cheney

62

Hermann Ude

German economist

*August 24th, 1961, Kiel

62

Ingrid Berghmans

Belgian judoka

*August 24th, 1961, Koersel

48

Kirsten Heisig

German politician

*August 24th, 1961, Krefeld †July 3rd, 2010, Berlin

62

Sophie Andouin-Mamikonian

Armenian-French writer

*August 24th, 1961, Saint-Jean-de-Luz

62

Mitch Malloy

American musician

*August 24th, 1961, Dickinson

62

Tommy Wilson

Scottish footballer (1961-)

*August 24th, 1961, Paisley

62

Tiger Shaw

American alpine skier

*August 24th, 1961, Burlington

62

Steve Gotsche

Professional golfer

*August 24th, 1961, WaKeeney

62

Ion Olaru

Romanian footballer

*August 24th, 1961, Romania

62

Jacques Chapdelaine

Canadian football player and coach

*August 24th, 1961, Sherbrooke

62

Nick Hencher

Association football player

*August 24th, 1961, Wrexham

62

Allama Matthews

American football player

*August 24th, 1961, Jacksonville

62

Sigfrido Ranucci

Italian journalist

*August 24th, 1961, Rome

62

Murajica Pajič

Yugoslav and Slovenian ice hockey player and coach

*August 24th, 1961, Municipality of Jesenice

62

Vasilis Fragkias

Greek basketball player and coach

*August 24th, 1961, Athens

62

Adriana Vieyra Olivares

Mexican politician

*August 24th, 1961, Morelos

62

Juan Antonio Felipe

Spanish association football player

*August 24th, 1961, Madrid

62

Tara Cash

Daughter of Johnny Cash

*August 24th, 1961, Memphis

62

Mark Protosevich

American film producer and screenwriter

*August 24th, 1961, Chicago

62

Mark Bedford

English musician

*August 24th, 1961, London

52

John Fasano

American film director (1961-2014)

*August 24th, 1961, Bethpage †July 19th, 2014, Los Angeles

56

Slim Chaker

Tunisian politician

*August 24th, 1961, Sfax †October 8th, 2017, Military hospital of Tunis

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

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian (1957-)

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

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

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

60

Hideo Kojima

Japanese video game designer

*August 24th, 1963, Setagaya-ku

59

Dana Gould

American stand-up comedian

*August 24th, 1964, Hopedale

63

Takashi Miike

Japanese film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor

*August 24th, 1960, Yao

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

86

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

*August 24th, 1899, Buenos Aires †June 14th, 1986, Geneva

64

Burkhardt Müller-Sönksen

Politician

*August 24th, 1959, Otterndorf

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

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

61

Mary Ellen Weber

American astronaut

*August 24th, 1962, Cleveland

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

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

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor (1961-)

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

63

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer

German politician

*March 20th, 1961, Marburg

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

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

63

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

63

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

63

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

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Leap year

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

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