August 24th, 1963

Born on August 24th, 1963

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What happened on August 24th, 1963?

August 24th, 1963

Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_crisis

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_crisis

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on August 24th, 1963

60

Hideo Kojima

Japanese video game designer

*August 24th, 1963, Setagaya-ku

60

Ingrid Mattson

Canadian/American Islamic scholar

*August 24th, 1963, Kitchener

60

Erik Josefsson

Swedish musician, no software patents campaigner and internet activist

*August 24th, 1963, Lund

59

Oleksandr Kozarenko

Ukrainian composer and pianist

*August 24th, 1963, Kolomyia †March 21st, 2023, Ivano-Frankivsk

60

John Bush

American singer

*August 24th, 1963, Los Angeles

60

Kiko Pangilinan

Filipino senator

*August 24th, 1963, Manila

60

Peter Rufai

Nigerian footballer

*August 24th, 1963, Lagos

60

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic writer

*August 24th, 1963, Reykjavík

60

Claudio García

Argentine footballer and manager

*August 24th, 1963, Buenos Aires

60

Julian Austin

Canadian country music singer

*August 24th, 1963, Sussex

60

Kirk Wise

American film director

*August 24th, 1963, San Francisco

60

Elston Ridgle

American football defensive end

*August 24th, 1963, Los Angeles

60

Viesturs Koziols

Latvian businessman

*August 24th, 1963, Riga

60

Todd Staples

American politician

*August 24th, 1963, Anderson County

60

Jorge Ledezma

Bolivian politician

*August 24th, 1963, Sacaba

60

Gill Fenerty

American football player

*August 24th, 1963, New Orleans

60

Lígia Fonseca

Cape Verdean lawyer, activist, and politician

*August 24th, 1963, Beira

60

Janet Toro

Chilean artist

*August 24th, 1963, Osorno

60

Adel Al-Hussain

Saudi Arabian novelist

*August 24th, 1963, Hofuf

60

Roman Polačik

Slovak Olympic water polo player

*August 24th, 1963, Piešťany

60

Cristina Quintarelli

Italian swimmer

*August 24th, 1963, Rome †November 4th, 2023

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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

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

59

Dana Gould

American stand-up comedian

*August 24th, 1964, Hopedale

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

59

Marek Zub

Polish association football player and manager

*August 24th, 1964, Tomaszów Lubelski

67

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

58

Reggie Miller

American basketball player

*August 24th, 1965, Riverside

62

Jared Harris

British actor

*August 24th, 1961, London

69

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

76

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

48

John Green

American author and vlogger

*August 24th, 1975, Indianapolis

61

Mary Ellen Weber

American astronaut

*August 24th, 1962, Cleveland

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Born in 1963

61

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

61

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

60

Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

60

Si-An Deng

Badminton player

*June 25th, 1963, Shanghai

60

Ming-Na Wen

American actress and model

*November 20th, 1963, Coloane

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