August 24th, 1972

Born on August 24th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 61 days, exactly on August 31st, 2024, people who were born on August 24th, 1972 will be 19,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What 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, 1966

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

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, 1972

51

Todd Young

United States Senator from Indiana

*August 24th, 1972, Lancaster

51

Ava DuVernay

American film director

*August 24th, 1972, Long Beach

51

Jean-Luc Brassard

Canadian freestyle skier

*August 24th, 1972, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

51

Olga Zavyalova

Russian cross country skier

*August 24th, 1972, Saint Petersburg

51

Christian Ruud

Norwegian tennis player and coach

*August 24th, 1972, Oslo

51

Amber J Lawson

Businesswoman

*August 24th, 1972, Kansas City

51

Trevor Prangley

South African martial artist

*August 24th, 1972, Cape Town

51

Toni Herreros

Spanish canoeist

*August 24th, 1972, Ponts

51

Fritz Strobl

Alpine skier

*August 24th, 1972, Lienz

51

Paulose Mor Irenious

Indian Syriac Orthodox bishop

*August 24th, 1972, Mangaluru

51

Bil Zelman

American photographer and film director

*August 24th, 1972, Pittsburgh

51

Rebekha Sharkie

Australian politician

*August 24th, 1972, Torbay

51

Brad Rubinstein

Musical artist

*August 24th, 1972, Ilford

51

Francesco Secchiari

Italian cyclist

*August 24th, 1972, Fivizzano

51

Mikko Eloranta

Ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1972, Aura

51

Mike Grzanich

Former baseball pitcher from the United States

*August 24th, 1972, Canton

51

Lee DeRamus

American football player

*August 24th, 1972, Stratford

51

Kurt Miller

American baseball player

*August 24th, 1972, Tucson

51

Kaya Wittenburg

American model

*August 24th, 1972, Wisconsin

51

Yoon Dong-Sik

Korean martial artist

*August 24th, 1972, Seoul

51

Ian Moran

American ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1972, Cleveland

51

Chris Prieto

American baseball player

*August 24th, 1972, Carmel-by-the-Sea

51

Joélcio Joerke

Brazilian basketball player

*August 24th, 1972, Campo Grande

51

Adrian Gunnell

English snooker player

*August 24th, 1972, Telford

51

Youssef Salimi

Algerian and French footballer

*August 24th, 1972, Arles

51

Jason Bowen

Welsh footballer (born 1972)

*August 24th, 1972, Merthyr Tydfil

51

J. Larose

Navajo actor

*August 24th, 1972, Colorado Springs

51

Vitali Pinyaskin

Russian association football player

*August 24th, 1972, Moscow

51

Royston Brady

Irish businessman and former politician

*August 24th, 1972, Dublin

51

Srdan Golubović

Serbian film director

*August 24th, 1972, Belgrade

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46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

52

Amy Spanger

American actress, singer and dancer

*August 24th, 1971, Lynn

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian (1957-)

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

46

John Green

American author and vlogger

*August 24th, 1977, Indianapolis

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

45

Alex Lutz

French actor

*August 24th, 1978, Strasbourg

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007

*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

50

Dave Chappelle

American comedian and actor (born 1973)

*August 24th, 1973, Washington, D.C.

54

John Tobias

American artist and video game designer

*August 24th, 1969, Chicago

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

41

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

42

Hervé Bugnet

French footballer

*August 24th, 1981, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

54

Pierfrancesco Favino

Italian actor

*August 24th, 1969, Rome

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Born in 1972

52

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

52

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

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*May 28th, 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

52

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player (born 1972)

*June 23rd, 1972, 16th arrondissement of Marseille

52

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

52

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

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 August 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 24th.

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Born on August 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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