August 24th, 2004

Born on August 24th, 2004

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 24th, 2004?

August 24th, 2004

Ninety passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Russian_aircraft_bombings

August 24th, 2004

Eighty-nine people died after suicide bombers attacked two airliners flying out of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Russian_aircraft_bombings

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on August 24th, 2004

19

Sasha Matthews

American cartoonist

*August 24th, 2004, New York City

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

25

Marc Hirschi

Swiss cyclist

*August 24th, 1998, Bern

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

36

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

86

Jorge Luis Borges

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

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

42

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

76

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

35

Rupert Grint

English actor

*August 24th, 1988, Harlow

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

20

Alena Kostornaia

Russian figure skater (born 2003)

*August 24th, 2003, Moscow

68

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007 (born 1955)

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

41

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

31

Leonie Pieper

German rower

*August 24th, 1992, Düsseldorf

32

John Fleck

Scottish association football player (born 1991)

*August 24th, 1991, Glasgow

45

Alex Lutz

French actor

*August 24th, 1978, Strasbourg

42

Hervé Bugnet

French footballer

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

48

John Green

American author and vlogger

*August 24th, 1975, Indianapolis

Same year
Born in 2004

19

You Young

South Korean figure skater

*May 27th, 2004, Seoul

19

Gayle

American singer and songwriter

*June 10th, 2004, Dallas

20

Wejdene

French R&B singer

*April 23rd, 2004, Saint-Denis

20

Liu Shengshu

Badminton player

*April 8th, 2004, Liaoning

20

Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

19

Rayhan Fadillah

Badminton player

*May 6th, 2004, Tanah Bumbu Regency

19

Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari

Badminton player

*May 11th, 2004, Purwokerto

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

20

Putra Erwiansyah

Badminton player

*February 15th, 2004, Makassar City

20

Liu Yutong

Badminton player

*March 5th, 2004, Cangzhou

20

Grace VanderWaal

American singer-songwriter

*January 15th, 2004, Lenexa

20

Victor Wembanyama

French basketball player

*January 4th, 2004, Le Chesnay

19

Krisia Todorova

Bulgarian singer

*June 1st, 2004, Varna

19

Lequincio Zeefuik

Dutch association football player

*November 26th, 2004, Amsterdam

20

Kaitlyn Maher

American actress

*January 10th, 2004, Novi

20

Linus Gechter

German association football player

*February 27th, 2004, Berlin

20

Millie Bobby Brown

British actress (born. 2004)

*February 19th, 2004, Marbella

19

Letizia Roscher

German figure skater

*October 7th, 2004, Chemnitz

19

Mana Ashida

Japanese actress and singer

*June 23rd, 2004, Nishinomiya

20

Savika Refa Zahira

Indonesian figure skater

*April 4th, 2004, Jakarta

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Public holidays on August 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 24th.

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Born on August 24th, 2004
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 2004 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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