February 24th, 1979

Born on February 24th, 1979

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 24th, 1979?

February 24th, 1979

Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka, Uganda, as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda–Tanzania_War

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, 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, 1978

Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.

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.

February 24th, 2022

Russo-Ukrainian War: Days after recognising Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states, Russian president Vladimir Putin orders a full scale invasion of Ukraine.

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

Born on February 24th, 1979

45

Claire Cooper

British actress

*February 24th, 1979, Wakefield

45

Sébastien Bosquet

French handball player

*February 24th, 1979, Dunkirk

45

Marcus Strickland

American jazz soprano, alto, and tenor saxophonist

*February 24th, 1979, Gainesville

45

Fábio César Montezine

Brazilian footballer

*February 24th, 1979, Londrina

45

Morteza Asadi

Iranian footballer

*February 24th, 1979, Tehran

45

Travis Grantham

American politician

*February 24th, 1979, Scottsdale

45

Aleksey Kuleshov

Volleyball player

*February 24th, 1979, Fryazino

45

Stephen Bienko

American coach and athlete

*February 24th, 1979, New Jersey

41

Muid Latif

Malaysian artist

*February 24th, 1979, George Town †April 11th, 2020

45

Ainhoa Arbizu

Spanish journalist, television presenter and actress

*February 24th, 1979, Barcelona

45

Christian Ried

German racecar driver

*February 24th, 1979, Biberach an der Riss

45

Katherine Firth

British poet

*February 24th, 1979, Western Australia

45

Vitor Ribeiro

Brazilian martial artist

*February 24th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Ryan Nece

American football player

*February 24th, 1979, San Bernardino

45

Milton do Ó

Brazilian footballer

*February 24th, 1979, Ponta Grossa

45

Matthew Boyden

English cricketer (born 1979)

*February 24th, 1979, King's Lynn

45

Leticia Ribeiro

Brazilian martial artist

*February 24th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Eddie McGee

American actor

*February 24th, 1979, Long Island

45

Dennis Tankersley

American baseball player

*February 24th, 1979, Troy

45

Brian Esposito

American baseball player

*February 24th, 1979, Staten Island

45

Jochen Strobl

Italian Nordic combined skier

*February 24th, 1979, Innichen

45

Nicola Padoin

Italian footballer

*February 24th, 1979, Montebelluna

45

Nabil Ben Yadir

Moroccan Belgian actor and director

*February 24th, 1979, Clinique Saint-Jean

45

Maciej Scherfchen

Polish footballer

*February 24th, 1979, Szamotuły

45

Brooke Lierman

American politician

*February 24th, 1979, Baltimore

45

Frida Öhrn

Swedish singer

*February 24th, 1979, Solna

45

Dilaver Satılmış

Turkish footballer

*February 24th, 1979, Basel

45

Cédric Horjak

French footballer

*February 24th, 1979, Saint-Étienne

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

43

Evgenij Dremin

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1981, Novosibirsk

33

Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian athlete

*February 24th, 1991, Sandnes Municipality

42

Cheng Wen-Hsing

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1982, Taipei

48

Yuval Noah Harari

Israeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers

*February 24th, 1976, Kiryat Ata

42

Martina Ebm

Austrian actress

*February 24th, 1982, Vienna

34

Yao Lei

Singaporean badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Jiangsu

37

Christopher Trimmel

Austrian association football player

*February 24th, 1987, Oberpullendorf

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

56

Steve Jobs

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

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

47

Floyd Mayweather

American boxer

*February 24th, 1977, Grand Rapids

27

Aaron Chia Teng Fong

Malaysian badminton player

*February 24th, 1997, Malacca

34

Lu Chia-Bin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 24th, 1990, Taipei

42

Klára Koukalová

Czech tennis player

*February 24th, 1982, Prague

32

Inken Wienefeld

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1992, Hamburg

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

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

28

Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu

Badminton player

*February 24th, 1996, Medan

48

Matt Skiba

American musician

*February 24th, 1976, Chicago

43

Lleyton Hewitt

Australian tennis player and tennis coach

*February 24th, 1981, Adelaide

48

Petra Polnišová

Slovak actress

*February 24th, 1976, Bratislava

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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