December 24th, 2007

Born on December 24th, 2007

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 6,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 232 days, exactly on February 22nd, 2027, people who were born on December 24th, 2007 will be 7,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 24th?

December 24th, 1925

Winnie-the-Pooh first appeared by name in a children's story in the London Evening News.

December 24th, 1918

Forces united in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes defeated Hungarian forces to end the occupation of Međimurje.

December 24th, 1777

An expedition led by English explorer James Cook reached Christmas Island (pictured), the largest coral atoll in the world.

December 24th, 2021

Burmese military forces killed at least 40 civilians during the Mo So massacre in Kayah State, Myanmar.

December 24th, 2008

The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, began attacks on several villages in the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing hundreds and committing numerous atrocities.

December 24th, 1999

Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 814 to force the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India.

December 24th, 1983

Aeroflot Flight 601 crashed on approach to Leshukonskoye in the Russian SSR, killing 44 out of 49 people on board.

December 24th, 1979

The Soviet government deployed troops in Afghanistan, starting the Soviet–Afghan War.

December 24th, 1973

The U.S. Congress granted home rule to Washington, D.C., allowing the residents to elect their own mayor and a city council.

December 24th, 1968

Piloted by Jim Lovell, Apollo 8 became the first human spaceflight to reach and orbit the Moon (Earthrise pictured).

December 24th, 1964

The Viet Cong bombed the Brinks Hotel in Saigon, killing two U.S. Army officers and raising fears of an escalation of the Vietnam War.

December 24th, 1955

According to legend, the NORAD Tracks Santa program began after children began calling the Continental Air Defense Command Center to inquire about Santa Claus's whereabouts due to a misprinted phone number in an advertisement.

December 24th, 1994

Air France Flight 8969 was hijacked by four terrorists and, after the execution of three passengers, were then overpowered by the French GIGN in Marseille.

December 24th, 1953

A railway bridge at Tangiwai on New Zealand's North Island was damaged by a lahar and collapsed beneath a passenger train (wreckage pictured), killing 151 people.

December 24th, 1914

World War I: British and German soldiers interrupted fighting to celebrate Christmas, beginning the Christmas truce .

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

Same year
Born in 2007

19

Infanta Sofía of Spain

Younger child of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia

*April 29th, 2007, Madrid

18

James, Earl of Wessex

Son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

*December 17th, 2007, Frimley Park Hospital

18

Viki Gabor

Polish singer

*July 10th, 2007, Hamburg

18

Kuzey Tunçelli

Turkish swimmer

*August 30th, 2007, Kocaeli

19

Ana Paula Martínez

Mexican actress

*February 22nd, 2007, Mexico City

19

Park Min-ha

South Korean actress

*July 2nd, 2007, Gunpo

19

Quan Hongchan

Chinese diver (2007-)

*March 28th, 2007, Zhanjiang

19

Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco

Moroccan Royal

*February 28th, 2007, Rabat

19

Stacey Fru

Child Author and Philanthropist

*February 16th, 2007, Johannesburg

19

Melani García

Spanish singer

*June 10th, 2007, L'Eliana

19

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

American child actress

*June 6th, 2007, Santa Monica

19

Cailey Fleming

American actress

*March 25th, 2007, Picayune

18

DJ Switch

Ghanaian disc jockey

*December 12th, 2007, Dadieso

19

Teodora Kostović

Serbian tennis player

*June 28th, 2007, Novi Sad

19

Alina Korneeva

Russian tennis player

*June 23rd, 2007, Moscow

19

Louis Sharp

New Zealand racing driver

*May 11th, 2007, Nottingham

19

Adam Benák

Czech ice hockey player (born 2007)

*April 10th, 2007, Plzeň

19

Raicca Ventura

Skateboarder

*March 8th, 2007, São Caetano do Sul

19

Anna Pezzetta

Italian figure skater

*March 6th, 2007, Bolzano

19

Kiana Blanckert

Australian born Swedish singer

*February 25th, 2007, Perth

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Born on December 24th, 2007
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2007 is a normal year and no leap year.

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