July 24th, 1970

Born on July 24th, 1970

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 19,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 366 days, exactly on April 26th, 2025, people who were born on July 24th, 1970 will be 20,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 24th?

July 24th, 2009

MV Arctic Sea, declared to be carrying a cargo of timber, was allegedly boarded by hijackers off the coast of Sweden in an incident that remains incompletely explained.

July 24th, 1998

A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two police officers.

July 24th, 1987

Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.

July 24th, 1974

Following the collapse of the Greek military junta, the Metapolitefsi period began as the country transitioned to a democratic government.

July 24th, 1967

During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle (pictured) declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada.

July 24th, 1959

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate (pictured) at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow.

July 24th, 1923

The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

July 24th, 1920

Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army moving to occupy the territory allocated to them by the San Remo conference.

July 24th, 1567

Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, James VI.

July 24th, 1411

Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of Harlaw (monument pictured) near Inverurie, Scotland.

July 24th, 2014

Fifty minutes after departing Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar; its wreckage was found the next day in Mali, with no survivors of the 116 people aboard.

July 24th, 2019

Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.

July 24th, 2014

Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.

July 24th, 2013

A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

July 24th, 2012

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.

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

Born on July 24th, 1970

53

Gabriele Missaglia

Road bicycle racer

*July 24th, 1970, Inzago

53

Christian von Stetten

German politician

*July 24th, 1970, Stuttgart

53

Doina Spîrcu

Romanian rower

*July 24th, 1970, Slobozia

53

Elli Kokkinou

Greek singer (born 1970)

*July 24th, 1970, Athens

53

Tim Montgomerie

British political activist, blogger, and columnist

*July 24th, 1970, Hampshire

53

Axelle Laffont

French actress

*July 24th, 1970, Marseille

53

Carl-Christian Dressel

German politician

*July 24th, 1970, Coburg

47

Stephanie Adams

American model and murderer (1970-2018)

*July 24th, 1970, Orange †May 18th, 2018, Manhattan

53

Kim Sang-ho

South Korean actor (born 1970)

*July 24th, 1970, Gyeongju

53

Jordan Kamchev

Macedonian businessman (born 1970)

*July 24th, 1970, Skopje

53

Konstantinos Markoulakis

Greek actor

*July 24th, 1970, Athens

53

Christer Olsson

Swedish ice hockey player and coach

*July 24th, 1970, Arboga

53

Gerald Ressmann

Austrian ice hockey player

*July 24th, 1970, Villach

53

Spencer Luckey

American artist

*July 24th, 1970, New Haven

53

Julia Bradbury

English television presenter

*July 24th, 1970, Dublin

53

Anja Garbarek

Norwegian singer and songwriter

*July 24th, 1970, Oslo

53

Lee Matthews

American basketball player

*July 24th, 1970, Atlanta

53

Frank Thiel

Danish actor

*July 24th, 1970, Kolding

53

Peter Reardon

American music producer

*July 24th, 1970, Houston

53

Lawrence Macrides

Cyprus rugby union player

*July 24th, 1970, Nicosia

53

Karl Hankton

American football player

*July 24th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Carlos Javier Netto

Argentine footballer

*July 24th, 1970, Lanús

53

Blaine Bishop

American football player

*July 24th, 1970, Indianapolis

53

Hu Zhijun

Chinese footballer

*July 24th, 1970, Guangzhou

53

Melvin Choo

Singaporean racing driver

*July 24th, 1970, Singapore

53

Gino De Keersmaeker

Belgian Paralympic athlete

*July 24th, 1970, Zwijndrecht

53

John Hourican

Irish banker

*July 24th, 1970, Dublin

53

Kristie Greene

American beauty pageant contestant

*July 24th, 1970, Anderson

53

Braden Barty

American film producer

*July 24th, 1970, Los Angeles

53

Shōko Kikuchi

Japanese voice actress

*July 24th, 1970, Iwate Prefecture

53

Dave Hoffmann

American football player

*July 24th, 1970, San Luis Obispo

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Who's birthday is on July 24th?

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

52

Dino Baggio

Italian association football player

*July 24th, 1971, Camposampiero

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

47

Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer (born 1976)

*July 24th, 1976, Detroit

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

41

Anna Paquin

New Zealand actress (born 1982)

*July 24th, 1982, Winnipeg

69

Jorge Jesus Nassar

Portuguese football manager and former player

*July 24th, 1954, Amadora

52

Patty Jenkins

American filmmaker

*July 24th, 1971, Victorville

61

Michael John LaChiusa

American musical theatre and opera composer (born 1962)

*July 24th, 1962, Chautauqua

54

Rick Fox

Canadian-Bahamian former basketball player

*July 24th, 1969, Toronto

44

Rose Byrne

Australian actress

*July 24th, 1979, Balmain

40

Étienne Didot

French footballer

*July 24th, 1983, Paimpol

43

Cheska Garcia

Filipino actress

*July 24th, 1980, Dagupan

34

Fredrik Lindström

Swedish biathlete

*July 24th, 1989, Örnsköldsvik Municipality

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Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

53

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British-American actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Simón Bolívar Day) which are celebrated on July 24th.

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Born on July 24th, 1970
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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