August 24th, 1998

Born on August 24th, 1998

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 9,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 625 days, exactly on January 9th, 2026, people who were born on August 24th, 1998 will be 10,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1998

25

Marc Hirschi

Swiss cyclist

*August 24th, 1998, Bern

25

Sofia Richie

American model and media personality

*August 24th, 1998, Los Angeles

25

Elohim Prandi

French handball player

*August 24th, 1998, Istres

25

Zdravko Dimitrov

Bulgarian association football player

*August 24th, 1998, Bulgaria

25

Robin Packalen

Finnish pop singer

*August 24th, 1998, Turku

25

Ramón Rodríguez Vázquez

Spanish association football player

*August 24th, 1998, Monforte de Lemos

25

Oscar Wahlberg

American actor

*August 24th, 1998, Dorchester

25

Julian Blackmon

American football defensive back

*August 24th, 1998, Layton

25

Aizar Akmatov

Kyrgyzstani national footballer

*August 24th, 1998, Bishkek

25

Ivan Oleynikov

Association football player

*August 24th, 1998, Podolsk

25

Joaquín Piquerez

Association football player

*August 24th, 1998, Montevideo

25

Maaike Boogaard

Dutch cyclist

*August 24th, 1998, Hoorn

25

Jurgen Peqini

Albanian association football player

*August 24th, 1998, Elbasan

25

Lassi Lappalainen

Finnish association football player

*August 24th, 1998, Espoo

25

Yekaterina Likhachyova

Russian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1998, Kirovo-Chepetsk

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

46

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

26

Alan Walker

Norwegian DJ and music producer

*August 24th, 1997, Northampton

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

35

Rupert Grint

English actor

*August 24th, 1988, Harlow

31

Leonie Pieper

German rower

*August 24th, 1992, Düsseldorf

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

26

Han Hye-ri

South Korean singer and actress

*August 24th, 1997, Gwangmyeong

32

John Fleck

Scottish association football player (born 1991)

*August 24th, 1991, Glasgow

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

41

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

26

Szymon Sajnok

Polish cyclist

*August 24th, 1997, Kartuzy

45

Alex Lutz

French actor

*August 24th, 1978, Strasbourg

42

Hervé Bugnet

French footballer

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

35

Romain Hardy

Racing cyclist

*August 24th, 1988, La Chapelle-d'Andaine

Same year
Born in 1998

25

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

26

Jack Harlow

American rapper from Kentucky (born 1998)

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

25

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

25

Latto

American rapper and singer

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

25

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

25

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Norway

25

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

26

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

25

Nina Chuba

German singer and television actor

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

26

Zé Felipe

Brazilian sertanejo singer

*April 21st, 1998, Goiânia

25

Luísa Sonza

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 18th, 1998, Tuparendi

25

Kevinho

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*September 15th, 1998, Campinas

26

Paulo Londra

Argentinian rapper and singer

*April 12th, 1998, Córdoba

26

Wos

Argentine rapper, freestyler and actor

*January 23rd, 1998, Buenos Aires

25

Clara Azurmendi

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1998, San Sebastián

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

26

Rodion Alimov

Russian badminton player

*April 21st, 1998, Ufa

25

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

24

Hugo Helmig

Danish singer-songwriter

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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