January 24th, 1972

Born on January 24th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 24th, 1972?

January 24th, 1972

Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Yokoi

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoichi_Yokoi

What else happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

During the Spanish transition to democracy, neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

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

Born on January 24th, 1972

52

Beth Hart

American blues rock musician

*January 24th, 1972, Los Angeles

52

Allison DuBois

American psychic

*January 24th, 1972, Phoenix

52

Aljoscha Pause

German filmmaker

*January 24th, 1972, Bonn

52

Daan Schuurmans

Dutch actor

*January 24th, 1972, Rotterdam

52

Ulla Werbrouck

Flemish politician and former judoka

*January 24th, 1972, Izegem

52

Muriel Baumeister

Austrian-German actress

*January 24th, 1972, Salzburg

52

Rachid Ferrache

French actor and singer

*January 24th, 1972, Livry-Gargan

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

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter, YouTuber and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

50

Rokia Traoré

Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist

*January 24th, 1974, Kolokani

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

43

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

42

Daveed Diggs

American actor and rapper

*January 24th, 1982, Oakland

63

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

58

Karin Viard

French actress

*January 24th, 1966, Rouen

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

41

Frankie Grande

American actor, dancer, singer, producer

*January 24th, 1983, New York City

54

Matthew Lillard

American actor (born 1970)

*January 24th, 1970, Lansing

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

48

Shae-Lynn Bourne

Canadian ice dancer and choreographer (born 1976)

*January 24th, 1976, Chatham-Kent

72

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

57

Phil LaMarr

American actor

*January 24th, 1967, Los Angeles

50

Tanja Hart

German volleyball player

*January 24th, 1974, Marktheidenfeld

53

Kenya Moore

American actress, model, author, and entrepreneur

*January 24th, 1971, Detroit

70

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Feast of Our Lady of Peace) which are celebrated on January 24th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on January 24th, 1972
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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