February 24th, 1978

Born on February 24th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 24th, 1978?

February 24th, 1978

The Yuba County Five disappear in California. Four of their bodies are found four months later.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on February 24th, 1978

46

Jon Fitch

American mixed martial artist

*February 24th, 1978, Fort Wayne

46

Andrea Di Paolo

Italian composer and pianist

*February 24th, 1978, Atessa

46

Leon Constantine

British footballer (born 1978)

*February 24th, 1978, London Borough of Hackney

46

Ivan Zelic

Australian soccer player

*February 24th, 1978, Canberra

46

Gareth Raynor

English rugby union and rugby league footballer

*February 24th, 1978, Leeds

46

DeWayne Wise

American baseball player

*February 24th, 1978, Columbia

46

Chris Dyson

American racing driver

*February 24th, 1978, Poughkeepsie

46

Carlos Albert

Spanish artist

*February 24th, 1978, Madrid

46

John Nolan

American musician

*February 24th, 1978, Rockville Centre

46

Rich Lee

American film director

*February 24th, 1978, Reno

46

Shinya

Japanese musician

*February 24th, 1978, Hirakata

46

Aleksander Sekulić

Basketball coach from Slovenia

*February 24th, 1978, Ljubljana

46

Mariano Herrón

Argentine footballer

*February 24th, 1978, Buenos Aires

46

Corey Benjamin

American basketball player

*February 24th, 1978, Compton

46

Nicole Lyn

Canadian television actress

*February 24th, 1978, Brampton

46

Steve Torrealba

Baseball player

*February 24th, 1978, Barquisimeto

46

Oleg Makeyev

Russian footballer

*February 24th, 1978, Dzerzhinsk

46

Kakhaber Chkhetiani

Georgian footballer

*February 24th, 1978, Kutaisi

46

Kim Cotton

New Zealand cricket umpire

*February 24th, 1978, Auckland

46

Glaiza Herradura

Filipino actress

*February 24th, 1978, Cavite City

46

Ganeshkar

Indian actor

*February 24th, 1978, Tamil Nadu

46

Fernando Gaston Soler

Argentine footballer

*February 24th, 1978, Buenos Aires

46

Sandra Jovel

Guatemalan diplomat

*February 24th, 1978, Guatemala City

46

Bolla Conradie

South African rugby union footballer

*February 24th, 1978, Cape Town

46

T. W. Shannon

American politician

*February 24th, 1978, Lawton

46

Rajan Mukarung

Nepalese writer

*February 24th, 1978, Nepal

46

Masataka Sakamoto

Japanese association football player

*February 24th, 1978, Saitama

46

Yuyuko Takemiya

Japanese writer

*February 24th, 1978, Tochigi Prefecture

46

Ona Grauer

Canadian actress

*February 24th, 1978, Mexico City

46

Kate Mulvany

Australian actress and writer

*February 24th, 1978, Geraldton

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

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

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

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

47

Floyd Mayweather

American boxer

*February 24th, 1977, Grand Rapids

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

56

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

*February 24th, 1955, San Francisco †October 5th, 2011, Palo Alto

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

48

Matt Skiba

American musician

*February 24th, 1976, Chicago

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

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

42

Klára Koukalová

Czech tennis player

*February 24th, 1982, Prague

48

Petra Polnišová

Slovak actress

*February 24th, 1976, Bratislava

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

43

Lleyton Hewitt

Australian tennis player and tennis coach

*February 24th, 1981, Adelaide

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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