July 24th, 1978

Born on July 24th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 17,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 511 days, exactly on November 4th, 2027, people who were born on July 24th, 1978 will be 18,000 days old!

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What happened on July 24th?

July 24th, 2009

MV Arctic Sea, declared to be carrying a cargo of timber, was allegedly boarded by hijackers off the coast of Sweden in an incident that remains incompletely explained.

July 24th, 1998

A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two police officers.

July 24th, 1987

Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.

July 24th, 1967

During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle (pictured) declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada.

July 24th, 1959

Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate (pictured) at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow.

July 24th, 1923

The Treaty of Lausanne was signed to settle part of the partition of the Ottoman Empire, establishing the boundaries of Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey.

July 24th, 1920

Franco-Syrian War: At the Battle of Maysalun forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria were defeated by a French army moving to occupy the territory allocated to them by the San Remo conference.

July 24th, 1567

Mary, Queen of Scots, was forced to abdicate in favour of her one-year-old son, who became James VI.

July 24th, 1411

Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of Harlaw near Inverurie, Scotland.

July 24th, 0538

The Ostrogoths abandoned the Siege of Ariminum upon the arrival of the Byzantine fleet.

July 24th, 2019

Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.

July 24th, 1910

Ottoman forces captured the city of Shkodër, ending the Albanian revolt of 1910 (depicted).

July 24th, 1948

Australia set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England.

July 24th, 2014

Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors.

July 24th, 2024

A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crashes during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal killing 18.

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

Born on July 24th, 1978

47

Madeline Miller

American writer (born 1978)

*July 24th, 1978, Boston

47

Andrei Gavrilin

Kazakhstani ice hockey player

*July 24th, 1978, Karaganda

47

Pierre-Yves Cardinal

Canadian actor

*July 24th, 1978, Quebec City

Same year
Born in 1978

48

Miroslav Klose

German professional football manager and former player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

47

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

47

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

47

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

47

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

48

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

47

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog Municipality

47

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

48

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

48

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

47

Gaby Amarantos

Brazilian singer

*August 1st, 1978, Belém

47

Markus Wingenbach

German association football referee

*November 26th, 1978, Diez

48

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

48

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

48

Jamie Carragher

English associiation football player and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

47

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

47

Moritz Führmann

German actor

*July 5th, 1978, Kassel

48

Stana Katic

Canadian actress

*April 26th, 1978, Hamilton

48

Luciano Zauri

Italian association football player

*January 20th, 1978, Pescina

47

John Legend

American singer-songwriter

*December 28th, 1978, Springfield

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Public holidays on July 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Simón Bolívar Day) which are celebrated on July 24th.

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Born on July 24th, 1978
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Leap year

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

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