August 24th, 1966

Born on August 24th, 1966

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What happened on August 24th, 1966?

August 24th, 1966

Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang, the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Revolution

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, 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, 1966

57

Jon Sieben

Australian swimmer

*August 24th, 1966, Brisbane

57

Torsten Fröhling

German football player and manager

*August 24th, 1966, Bützow

57

François-Michel Lambert

French politician

*August 24th, 1966, Havana

57

Andrew Romanoff

American politician

*August 24th, 1966, Washington, D.C.

57

Andrew Pridham

Australian investment banker

*August 24th, 1966, Adelaide

57

Nick Denton

British Internet entrepreneur and journalist (born 1966)

*August 24th, 1966, Hampstead

57

Stéphanie Murat

French actress and film director

*August 24th, 1966, Paris

57

Aurelija Stancikienė

Lithuanian architect and politician

*August 24th, 1966, Panevėžys

57

Sajjad Ali

Pakistani singer, composer, lyricist, actor and director

*August 24th, 1966, Lahore

57

Justin Bryant

American soccer player-coach

*August 24th, 1966, Melbourne

57

Ahn Gil-kang

South Korean actor

*August 24th, 1966, South Korea

57

Chieko Nakanishi

Japanese volleyball player

*August 24th, 1966, Ashiya

57

Tamara Esteri

Fencer

*August 24th, 1966, Havana

57

Sharon Donnelly

Canadian triathlete

*August 24th, 1966, Toronto

57

Jason Crain

American physicist

*August 24th, 1966, New York City

57

Lars-Anders Wahlgren

Swedish tennis player

*August 24th, 1966, Lund

57

Masamichi Katayama

Japanese interior designer (born 1966)

*August 24th, 1966, Seto

57

Rui Paiva

Portuguese businessman

*August 24th, 1966, Lisbon

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Who's birthday is on August 24th?

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

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

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

58

Reggie Miller

American basketball player

*August 24th, 1965, Riverside

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

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

54

John Tobias

American artist and video game designer

*August 24th, 1969, Chicago

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

58

Blanka Šrůmová

Czech musician

*August 24th, 1965, Prague

48

John Green

American author and vlogger

*August 24th, 1975, Indianapolis

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

59

Marek Zub

Polish association football player and manager

*August 24th, 1964, Tomaszów Lubelski

54

Pierfrancesco Favino

Italian actor

*August 24th, 1969, Rome

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Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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