August 24th, 1962

Born on August 24th, 1962

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 22,000 days old!

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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, 1962

61

Mary Ellen Weber

American astronaut

*August 24th, 1962, Cleveland

61

Emile Roemer

Dutch politician of the Socialist Party

*August 24th, 1962, Boxmeer

61

David Koechner

American actor and comedian

*August 24th, 1962, Moniteau County

61

Craig Kilborn

American TV show host

*August 24th, 1962, Kansas City

61

Ricardo Celis

Spanish sportscaster

*August 24th, 1962, Tampico

61

Radi Naidenov

Bulgarian politician and diplomat

*August 24th, 1962, Sofia

61

Sophie Fontanel

French journalist and writer

*August 24th, 1962, Paris

61

Cliff McNish

English writer

*August 24th, 1962, Sunderland

61

Major Garrett

American journalist who is chief Washington correspondent for CBS News

*August 24th, 1962, San Diego

61

Harriett D. Foy

American actress

*August 24th, 1962, New Bern

61

Peter Eccles

Irish footballer

*August 24th, 1962, Dublin

61

Manuel Ossandón

Chilean politician

*August 24th, 1962, Viña del Mar

61

Petar Novák

Czech soccer player

*August 24th, 1962, Czechoslovakia

61

Don Thomson, Jr.

Canadian racing driver

*August 24th, 1962, Ayr

61

Marco Antonio García Ayala

Mexican politician

*August 24th, 1962, Mexicali

61

Saw Teong Hin

Malaysian film director

*August 24th, 1962, Penang

61

Slavko Radovanović

Serbian footballer

*August 24th, 1962, Zemun

61

Gordon Warnecke

British actor

*August 24th, 1962, London

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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

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

60

Hideo Kojima

Japanese video game designer

*August 24th, 1963, Setagaya-ku

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

59

Dana Gould

American stand-up comedian

*August 24th, 1964, Hopedale

62

Jared Harris

British actor

*August 24th, 1961, London

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

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

59

Marek Zub

Polish association football player and manager

*August 24th, 1964, Tomaszów Lubelski

64

Burkhardt Müller-Sönksen

Politician

*August 24th, 1959, Otterndorf

75

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

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62

Markus Merk

German football referee

*March 15th, 1962, Kaiserslautern

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

61

Hannes Holm

Swedish film director

*November 26th, 1962, Lidingö

61

Chairul Tanjung

Indonesian businessman and bureaucrat

*June 16th, 1962, Jakarta

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

61

Marina Kaljurand

Estonian diplomat, politician and badminton player

*September 6th, 1962, Tallinn

62

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

*January 17th, 1962, Newmarket

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

62

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish writer and activist

*January 29th, 1962, Sulechów

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

61

Demi Moore

American actress

*November 11th, 1962, Roswell

61

Razif Sidek

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Banting

61

Ginger Lynn

American pornographic actress

*December 14th, 1962, Rockford

61

Herry Iman Pierngadi

Badminton coach from Indonesia

*August 21st, 1962, Pangkal Pinang City

61

Michelle Yeoh

Malaysian actress (born 1962)

*August 6th, 1962, Ipoh

61

Ong Beng Teong

Malaysian badminton player

*May 29th, 1962, Kuala Lumpur

62

Eddie Izzard

British comedian and actor (born 1962)

*February 7th, 1962, Aden

61

Baz Luhrmann

Australian writer, director, and producer

*September 17th, 1962, Sydney

61

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

German politician, former federal minister of defence

*August 9th, 1962, Völklingen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1962 is a normal year and no leap year.

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