July 24th, 1981

Born on July 24th, 1981

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 15,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 384 days, exactly on May 14th, 2025, people who were born on July 24th, 1981 will be 16,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1974

Following the collapse of the Greek military junta, the Metapolitefsi period began as the country transitioned to a democratic government.

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, 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 (monument pictured) near Inverurie, Scotland.

July 24th, 2014

Fifty minutes after departing Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar; its wreckage was found the next day in Mali, with no survivors of the 116 people aboard.

July 24th, 2019

Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.

July 24th, 2014

Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.

July 24th, 2013

A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.

July 24th, 2012

Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.

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

Born on July 24th, 1981

42

Nayib Bukele

President of El Salvador since 2019

*July 24th, 1981, San Salvador

42

Summer Glau

American actress

*July 24th, 1981, San Antonio

42

Mark Robinson

Footballer born 1981

*July 24th, 1981, Guisborough

42

Doug Bollinger

Australian cricketer

*July 24th, 1981, Sydney

42

Jasminka Cive

Austrian mixed martial artist

*July 24th, 1981, Belgrade

42

Kristen Veal

Australian basketball player

*July 24th, 1981, Adelaide

42

Elisa Cusma

Italian middle distance runner

*July 24th, 1981, Bologna

42

Jenny Barazza

Italian volleyball player

*July 24th, 1981, Codognè

42

Liz Climo

American comics creator

*July 24th, 1981, Silicon Valley

42

Davide Salvado

Galician Traditional music and World music singer from Galicia, Spain

*July 24th, 1981, Marín

42

Olivier Ruel

French player of Magic: The Gathering

*July 24th, 1981, Aubervilliers

42

Mohammed Amer

American comedian

*July 24th, 1981, Kuwait

42

Will Poole

Player of American and Canadian football

*July 24th, 1981, Beckley

42

Osório Carvalho

Association football player from Angola

*July 24th, 1981, Carcavelos

42

Michel Cury Neto

Brazilian footballer

*July 24th, 1981, Divinópolis

42

Marta Prat

Spanish field hockey player

*July 24th, 1981, Terrassa

42

Kiki Lara

American soccer player and coach

*July 24th, 1981, Las Cruces

42

Craig Bonich

American musician

*July 24th, 1981, Long Island

42

Chiang Chien Ju

Taiwanese rower

*July 24th, 1981, Taichung

42

Johan Backlund

Swedish ice hockey player

*July 24th, 1981, Skellefteå

42

Valon Saracini

Politician from North Macedonia

*July 24th, 1981, Skopje

42

Steven L. Anderson

American independent baptist pastor

*July 24th, 1981, Sacramento

42

Yashira Lebrón Rodríguez

Politician

*July 24th, 1981, Bayamón

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

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

41

Elisabeth Moss

British-American actress and producer

*July 24th, 1982, Los Angeles

41

Anna Paquin

New Zealand actress (born 1982)

*July 24th, 1982, Winnipeg

48

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

*July 24th, 1998, Aarhus †November 23rd, 2022

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

43

Cheska Garcia

Filipino actress

*July 24th, 1980, Dagupan

30

Artem Pochtarov

Ukrainian badminton player

*July 24th, 1993, Lysychansk

40

Étienne Didot

French footballer

*July 24th, 1983, Paimpol

34

Marc Fielmann

German businessman

*July 24th, 1989, Hamburg

44

Rose Byrne

Australian actress

*July 24th, 1979, Balmain

55

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

47

Rashida Tlaib

American politician and lawyer (born 1976)

*July 24th, 1976, Detroit

39

Daniel Wende

Figure skater

*July 24th, 1984, Essen

40

Daniele De Rossi

Italian association football player

*July 24th, 1983, Rome

38

Teagan Presley

American pornographic actress

*July 24th, 1985, The Woodlands

34

Fredrik Lindström

Swedish biathlete

*July 24th, 1989, Örnsköldsvik Municipality

39

Patrick Harvey

Irish-Australian actor (born 1984)

*July 24th, 1984, Melbourne

34

Felix Loch

German luger

*July 24th, 1989, Sonneberg

66

Shavkat Mirziyoyev

2nd President of Uzbekistan (born 1957)

*July 24th, 1957, Zaamin District

Same year
Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Chinese badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Chinese badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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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, 1981
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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