December 24th, 1973

Born on December 24th, 1973

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 620 days, exactly on December 31st, 2025, people who were born on December 24th, 1973 will be 19,000 days old!

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What happened on December 24th, 1973?

December 24th, 1973

District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Home_Rule_Act

December 24th, 1973

The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress

What else happened on December 24th?

December 24th, 1918

Forces united in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes defeated Hungarian forces to end the occupation of Međimurje.

December 24th, 2021

Burmese military forces killed at least 40 civilians during the Mo So massacre in Kayah State, Myanmar.

December 24th, 2008

The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, began attacks on several villages in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing hundreds and committing numerous atrocities.

December 24th, 1999

Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 to force the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India.

December 24th, 1983

Aeroflot Flight 601 crashed on approach to Leshukonskoye in the Russian SSR, killing 44 out of 49 people on board.

December 24th, 1979

The Soviet government deployed troops in Afghanistan, starting the Soviet–Afghan War.

December 24th, 1968

Piloted by Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 became the first human spaceflight to reach and orbit the Moon (Earthrise pictured).

December 24th, 1964

The Viet Cong bombed the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, killing two U.S. Army officers and raising fears of an escalation of the Vietnam War.

December 24th, 1955

According to legend, the NORAD Tracks Santa program began after children began calling the Continental Air Defense Command Center to inquire about Santa Claus's whereabouts due to a misprinted phone number in an advertisement.

December 24th, 1953

A railway bridge at Tangiwai on New Zealand's North Island was damaged by a lahar and collapsed beneath a passenger train (wreckage pictured), killing 151 people.

December 24th, 1914

World War I: British and German soldiers interrupted fighting to celebrate Christmas, beginning the Christmas truce .

December 24th, 1913

Seventy-three people were crushed to death in a stampede after someone falsely yelled "fire" at a crowded Christmas party in Calumet, Michigan, U.S.

December 24th, 1871

Aida, one of Giuseppe Verdi's most popular operas, made its debut in Cairo, Egypt.

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

Born on December 24th, 1973

50

Stephenie Meyer

American author

*December 24th, 1973, Hartford

50

Matt Passmore

Australian actor

*December 24th, 1973, Brisbane

50

Paul Foot

English comedian

*December 24th, 1973, Amersham

50

Eddie Pope

American soccer player

*December 24th, 1973, Greensboro

50

Shawn Heins

Canadian ice hockey player

*December 24th, 1973, Eganville

50

Grutle Kjellson

Norwegian musician

*December 24th, 1973, Rogaland

50

Hans Burkhard

Olympic alpine skier

*December 24th, 1973, Chur

50

Frédéric Demontfaucon

French judoka

*December 24th, 1973, Le Creusot

50

Ali Salem Tamek

Moroccan activist

*December 24th, 1973, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

50

Liu Dong

Chinese middle-distance runner

*December 24th, 1973, Liaoning

50

Curtis Johnson

American athletics competitor

*December 24th, 1973, Palmetto

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

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

37

Hoon Thien How

Badminton player

*December 24th, 1986, Kuala Lumpur

52

Ricky Martin

Puerto Rican singer and actor

*December 24th, 1971, San Juan

30

Ririn Amelia

Badminton player

*December 24th, 1993, Padang

54

Mark Millar

British comic book writer

*December 24th, 1969, Coatbridge

49

Marcelo Salas

Chilean footballer

*December 24th, 1974, Temuco

69

Lorenz Caffier

German politician

*December 24th, 1954, Dresden

49

Ryan Seacrest

American television host, radio host and television producer

*December 24th, 1974, Dunwoody

42

Dima Bilan

Russian actor and singer-songwriter

*December 24th, 1981, Ust-Dzheguta

59

Mark Valley

American actor

*December 24th, 1964, Ogdensburg

31

Dhurata Dora

Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter

*December 24th, 1992, Nuremberg

37

Ana Brenda Contreras

American-born Mexican actress and singer

*December 24th, 1986, McAllen

54

Ed Miliband

British politician (born 1969)

*December 24th, 1969, London

34

Diafra Sakho

Senegalese and French association football player

*December 24th, 1989, Guédiawaye

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

62

Ilham Aliyev

President of Azerbaijan since 2003

*December 24th, 1961, Baku

66

Hamid Karzai

President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014

*December 24th, 1957, Karz

74

Willi Reimann

German association football player and manager

*December 24th, 1949, Fürstenau

53

Amaury Nolasco

Puerto Rican actor

*December 24th, 1970, Vieques

36

Jane Summersett

American ice dancer

*December 24th, 1987, Marquette

Same year
Born in 1973

51

Marika Carlsson

Swedish comedian

*March 19th, 1973, Ethiopia

51

Lutz Bachmann

German political activist; founder of Pegida

*January 26th, 1973, Dresden

50

Simon Archer

Badminton player

*June 27th, 1973, Royal Leamington Spa

50

Sven Beuckert

German association football player and manager

*December 12th, 1973, Stollberg

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

50

Maren Meinert

German association football player and manager

*August 5th, 1973, Duisburg

50

Stefanie von Pfetten

Actress

*November 25th, 1973, Vancouver

50

Eddie Cibrian

American actor

*June 16th, 1973, Burbank

50

Roar Uthaug

Norwegian film director

*August 25th, 1973, Lørenskog

50

Thomas Kufen

German politician

*August 5th, 1973, Essen

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

51

Qin Yiyuan

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1973, Guangxi

50

Dong Jiong

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1973, Beijing

50

Ben Falcone

American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

*August 25th, 1973, Carbondale

50

Ryan Giggs

Welsh association football player and coach (born 1973)

*November 29th, 1973, Cardiff

51

Peng Xingyong

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1973, Shandong

50

Eliza Nathanael

Indonesian badminton player

*May 27th, 1973, Surabaya

50

Kerry Godliman

English comedian and actor

*November 17th, 1973, Perivale

44

Demetri Betts

American singer

*April 26th, 1973, North Carolina †May 21st, 2017

50

Mike Beres

Canadian badminton player

*May 13th, 1973, Canada

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No: With 365 days 1973 is a normal year and no leap year.

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