February 24th, 1972

Born on February 24th, 1972

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 948 days, exactly on November 27th, 2026, people who were born on February 24th, 1972 will be 20,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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, 1968

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

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.

February 24th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders a full scale invasion of Ukraine.

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

Born on February 24th, 1972

52

Pooja Bhatt

Indian actress

*February 24th, 1972, Mumbai

52

Manon Rhéaume

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 24th, 1972, Quebec City

52

Jan Wieczorkowski

Polish actor

*February 24th, 1972, Rabka-Zdrój

52

Zofia Borucka

Actor

*February 24th, 1972, London

52

Mohsen Amiryoussefi

Iranian director and writer

*February 24th, 1972, Abadan

52

Jason Schuler

American racing driver

*February 24th, 1972, Cambridge

52

James Bachman

British actor and comedian

*February 24th, 1972, Cuckfield

52

Sergio Tiempo

Venezuelan-Argentine musician

*February 24th, 1972, Caracas

52

Theodoros Currentzis

Greek musician, conductor

*February 24th, 1972, Athens

52

Arcadi Volodos

Russian pianist

*February 24th, 1972, Saint Petersburg

52

Vera Hohlfeld

German cyclist

*February 24th, 1972, Erfurt

52

Zami Mohd Noor

Malaysian footballer

*February 24th, 1972, Malaysia

52

Dmitry Kalinovsky

Belarusian swimmer

*February 24th, 1972, Minsk

52

Annie Wells

Politician (born 1972)

*February 24th, 1972, Glasgow

52

Pembayun, Princess Mangkubumi

Javanese royal, Princess of Yogyakarta

*February 24th, 1972, Bogor City

52

David Legrand

French wrestler

*February 24th, 1972, Boulogne-sur-Mer

52

Tomoko Ishimura

Japanese voice actress

*February 24th, 1972, Zama

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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

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

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

47

Floyd Mayweather

American boxer

*February 24th, 1977, Grand Rapids

51

Philipp Rösler

German politician

*February 24th, 1973, Khánh Hưng

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

53

Leda Battisti

Italian singer

*February 24th, 1971, Poggio Bustone

53

Gillian Flynn

American author and critic

*February 24th, 1971, Kansas City

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

48

Matt Skiba

American musician

*February 24th, 1976, Chicago

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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

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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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