August 24th, 1976

Born on August 24th, 1976

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1976

47

Simon Dennis

British rower

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

47

Alex O'Loughlin

Australian film and television actor

*August 24th, 1976, Canberra

47

Meital Dohan

Israeli actress

*August 24th, 1976, Givatayim

47

Behrouz Makvandi

Iranian Footballer

*August 24th, 1976, Masjed Soleiman

47

Luna Monti

Argentinian singer

*August 24th, 1976, Ciudad Evita

47

Nordin Wooter

Association football player

*August 24th, 1976, Paramaribo

47

Yang Yang

Chinese short track speed skater

*August 24th, 1976, Tangyuan County

47

Björn Mehnert

German footballer

*August 24th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Niti Intharapichai

Thai swimmer

*August 24th, 1976, Thailand

47

Susana Echeverria

Spanish Paralympic athlete

*August 24th, 1976, Pamplona

47

Udaka Shinji

Baseball player

*August 24th, 1976, Kadoma

47

Ricky Gillies

Scottish footballer (born 1976)

*August 24th, 1976, Glasgow

47

Komba Yomba

Sierra Leonean footballer

*August 24th, 1976, Koidu

47

DJ Tira

South African DJ

*August 24th, 1976, Hlabisa

47

William Machado de Oliveira

Brazilian footballer

*August 24th, 1976, Belo Horizonte

47

Jorge Ferrío

Spanish cyclist

*August 24th, 1976, Madrid

47

Ruut Sjöblom

Finnish politician

*August 24th, 1976, Tuusula

47

Sibylle Pasche

Swiss artist and sculptor

*August 24th, 1976, Lucerne

47

Leandro Melino Gomes

Footballer

*August 24th, 1976, Casimiro de Abreu

47

Björn van der Doelen

Dutch footballer

*August 24th, 1976, Goirle

47

Jorge Suárez Cáceres

Senator of Puerto Rico

*August 24th, 1976, Fajardo

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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

45

Alex Lutz

French actor

*August 24th, 1978, Strasbourg

32

Robert Enke

German association football player

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

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

41

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

53

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

42

Hervé Bugnet

French footballer

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

44

Franziska Brantner

German politician

*August 24th, 1979, Lörrach

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

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

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

42

Chad Michael Murray

American actor

*August 24th, 1981, Buffalo

58

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

35

Rupert Grint

English actor

*August 24th, 1988, Harlow

Same year
Born in 1976

47

Abiy Ahmed Ali

Prime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

*August 15th, 1976, Beshasha

47

Anna Friel

British actress

*July 12th, 1976, Rochdale

47

Carrie Henn

American actress

*May 7th, 1976, Panama City

48

Robert Mateusiak

Badminton player

*January 13th, 1976, Wołomin

47

Gülşen

Turkish singer

*May 29th, 1976, Çapa, Fatih

47

Regina Halmich

German boxer

*November 22nd, 1976, Karlsruhe

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

47

Ellen Angelina

Indonesian badminton player

*June 30th, 1976, Salatiga City

48

Chantal Botts

Badminton player

*March 30th, 1976, Witbank

48

Takae Masumo

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1976, Hokkaido

48

Pál Dárdai

Hungarian association football player and manager

*March 16th, 1976, Pécs

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

47

Benedict Cumberbatch

English actor (born 1976)

*July 19th, 1976, Hammersmith

47

Lars Ricken

German footballer

*July 10th, 1976, Dortmund

47

Francesco Totti

Italian association football player

*September 27th, 1976, Rome

48

Miho Tanaka

Badminton player

*April 8th, 1976, Saga Prefecture

47

Colin Farrell

Irish actor (born 1976)

*May 31st, 1976, Dublin

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

47

Hidetaka Yamada

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1976, Kobe

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Born on August 24th, 1976
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Leap year

Yes: 1976 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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