February 24th, 1968

Born on February 24th, 1968

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What happened on February 24th, 1968?

February 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The Tet Offensive is halted; South Vietnamese forces led by Ngo Quang Truong recapture the citadel of Hué.

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February 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.

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What else happened on February 24th?

February 24th, 2015

At a restaurant in Uherský Brod, Czech Republic, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant, killing eight people before committing suicide.

February 24th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka, Uganda, as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.

February 24th, 2022

Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

February 24th, 1989

United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.

February 24th, 1978

Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.

February 24th, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa, ended with the Allied forces suffering heavy losses.

February 24th, 1942

World War II: Eyewitness reports of unidentified flying objects over Los Angeles triggered a massive anti-aircraft artillery barrage under the belief it was a Japanese attack.

February 24th, 1868

Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.

February 24th, 1809

Napoleonic Wars: French admiral Villaret de Joyeuse unconditionally surrendered to the British, which ended the British invasion of Martinique and began a five-year occupation of the island.

February 24th, 1720

War of the Quadruple Alliance: Spanish forces began a failed assault on the British settlement of Nassau in the Bahamas.

February 24th, 1711

Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel (pictured), the first Italian-language opera written specifically for the London stage, premiered.

February 24th, 1607

Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, considered the first fully developed opera, premiered in Mantua.

February 24th, 0303

The Diocletianic Persecution, the last and most severe episode of the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, began with the publication of a first edict by Roman emperor Diocletian.

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

Born on February 24th, 1968

56

Martin Wagner

German association football player (1968-)

*February 24th, 1968, Offenburg

56

Laila Lalami

American writer

*February 24th, 1968, Rabat

56

Dariusz Kozłowski

Polish biathlete

*February 24th, 1968, Wałbrzych

56

Peter Whish-Wilson

Tasmanian politician, economist and winemaker

*February 24th, 1968, Singapore

56

Paulo Nobre

Brazilian rally driver

*February 24th, 1968, São Paulo

56

Bruce H. Andrews

American lawyer

*February 24th, 1968, Syracuse

56

Imelda Munster

Irish politician

*February 24th, 1968, Drogheda

56

Andy Berman

American actor

*February 24th, 1968, Chicago

37

Mitch Hedberg

American stand-up comedian

*February 24th, 1968, Saint Paul †March 29th, 2005, Livingston

56

Steven St. Croix

American pornographic actor

*February 24th, 1968, Los Angeles

56

Bruno Aveillan

French film director

*February 24th, 1968, Toulouse

56

Kendall Cross

Olympic wrestler

*February 24th, 1968, Hardin

56

Emanuele Naspetti

Racecar driver

*February 24th, 1968, Ancona

56

Željko Lučić

Serbian operatic baritone

*February 24th, 1968, Zrenjanin

56

Allison Fisher

English pool and snooker player

*February 24th, 1968, England

56

Vaughn Booker

American football player

*February 24th, 1968, Cincinnati

56

John Veldman

Dutch footballer

*February 24th, 1968, Paramaribo

56

Francesco Baiano

Italian footballer

*February 24th, 1968, Naples

56

Ljupčo Markovski

Macedonian footballer

*February 24th, 1968, Skopje

56

Iman Alami

Iranian footballer

*February 24th, 1968, Iran

56

Graham Burgess

British chess player

*February 24th, 1968, Liverpool

56

William Guerra

Footballer

*February 24th, 1968, Detroit

56

Naomi Matsumoto

Japanese softball player

*February 24th, 1968, Ishikawa Prefecture

56

Ilkhom Sharipov

Uzbekistani footballer

*February 24th, 1968, Namangan

56

Doug Honegger

Swiss ice hockey player

*February 24th, 1968, Montreal

56

Jamie Bates

Association football defender (born 1968)

*February 24th, 1968, Croydon

56

Elvira Urusova

Georgian athletics competitor

*February 24th, 1968, Tbilisi

56

Martha Kelly

American comedian

*February 24th, 1968, Torrance

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

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

57

Brian Schmidt

American-born Australian astrophysicist

*February 24th, 1967, Missoula

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

47

Floyd Mayweather

American boxer

*February 24th, 1977, Grand Rapids

62

Outi Mäenpää

Finnish actress

*February 24th, 1962, Helsinki

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

58

Billy Zane

American actor (born 1966)

*February 24th, 1966, Chicago

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

55

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Leap year

Yes: 1968 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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