August 24th, 1974

Born on August 24th, 1974

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 864 days, exactly on August 31st, 2026, people who were born on August 24th, 1974 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, 1974

49

Jānis Jubalts

Latvian musician

*August 24th, 1974, Jelgava

49

Eric Menk

Filipino-American basketball player

*August 24th, 1974, Michigan

49

Almamy Schuman Bah

Footballer

*August 24th, 1974, Dinan

49

Mihails Miholaps

Footballer

*August 24th, 1974, Kaliningrad

49

Takuya Yamada

Japanese association football player

*August 24th, 1974, Tokyo

49

Órla Fallon

Irish singer and songwriter

*August 24th, 1974, Knockananna

49

Jennifer Lien

American actress

*August 24th, 1974, Palos Heights

49

Wataru Hokoyama

Japanese composer, orchestrator, and conductor

*August 24th, 1974, Aizuwakamatsu

49

Catt Sadler

American talk show host

*August 24th, 1974, Martinsville

49

Tony McCombs

American football linebacker

*August 24th, 1974, Hopkinsville

49

Yang Jung-ok

South Korean Olympic basketball player

*August 24th, 1974, Gwangju

49

Yanek Kyuchukov

Bulgarian footballer

*August 24th, 1974, Dupnitsa

49

Hidrobo Rosero

Ecuadorian footballer

*August 24th, 1974, Chimborazo Province

49

Erman Güraçar

Turkish footballer

*August 24th, 1974, Ankara

49

Bartolomé Fortunato

Dominican Republic baseball player

*August 24th, 1974, Santo Domingo

49

Archie Amerson

American former professional Canadian football running back and slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1997 to 2004

*August 24th, 1974, San Diego

49

Petr Migunov

Russian bassist and soloist

*August 24th, 1974, Saint Petersburg

49

Allyn Condon

British sprinter and bobsledder

*August 24th, 1974, Liverpool

49

Boris Stomakhin

Russian writer and dissident

*August 24th, 1974, Moscow

49

Sal Bibbo

English football coach (born 1974)

*August 24th, 1974, Basingstoke

49

Hiroyuki Noake

Japanese speed skater

*August 24th, 1974, Suwa

49

Jeff Kubenka

American baseball player

*August 24th, 1974, Weimar

49

Morgan Zeba

Swedish footballer

*August 24th, 1974, Malmö

49

Dalila Carmo

Portuguese actress

*August 24th, 1974, Vila Nova de Gaia

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Who's birthday is on August 24th?

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

48

John Green

American author and vlogger

*August 24th, 1975, Indianapolis

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

45

Alex Lutz

French actor

*August 24th, 1978, Strasbourg

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

41

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

32

Robert Enke

German association football player

*August 24th, 1977, Jena †November 10th, 2009, Neustadt am Rübenberge

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

50

Dave Chappelle

American comedian and actor (born 1973)

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

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

76

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

52

Amy Spanger

American actress, singer and dancer

*August 24th, 1971, Lynn

75

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

47

Simon Dennis

British rower

*August 24th, 1976, Henley-on-Thames

42

Hervé Bugnet

French footballer

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

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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Born on August 24th, 1974
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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August 1974