January 24th, 2024

Born on January 24th, 2024

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 100 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 42 days, exactly on August 11th, 2024, people who were born on January 24th, 2024 will be 200 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 24th?

January 24th, 2011

A North Caucasian jihadist carried out a suicide bombing at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, killing 37 people.

January 24th, 1993

Turkish journalist and writer Uğur Mumcu was assassinated by a car bomb outside his home in Ankara.

January 24th, 1989

American serial killer Ted Bundy was executed by electric chair in Florida for the murders of thirty young women.

January 24th, 1978

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

January 24th, 1977

During the Spanish transition to democracy, neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

January 24th, 1968

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

January 24th, 1966

Air India Flight 101, en route from Bombay to London, crashed into Mont Blanc in France, killing all 117 people on board.

January 24th, 1915

First World War: British ships of the Grand Fleet intercepted and surprised a German High Seas Fleet squadron in the North Sea, sinking a cruiser and damaging several other vessels.

January 24th, 1913

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

January 24th, 1857

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

January 24th, 1848

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.

January 24th, 1458

The Estates unanimously proclaimed 14-year-old Matthias Corvinus King of Hungary after being persuaded to do so by his uncle Michael Szilágyi.

January 24th, 0914

The Fatimid Caliphate began their first invasion of Egypt, against the Abbasids, which eventually ended in failure.

January 24th, 1972

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

January 24th, 1536

King Henry VIII of England (pictured) suffered a serious accident while jousting, receiving injuries which may have caused his later obesity and erratic personality.

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

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

21

Johnny Orlando

Canadian singer-songwriter and actor

*January 24th, 2003, Mississauga

33

Li Xuerui

Chinese badminton player

*January 24th, 1991, Chongqing

27

Ricardo Silva

Badminton player from Portugal, born 1997

*January 24th, 1997, Portimão

37

Luis Suárez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 24th, 1987, Salto

86

Kadir Mısıroğlu

Turkish lawyer and writer

*January 24th, 1933, Akçaabat †May 5th, 2019, Istanbul

42

Daveed Diggs

American actor and rapper

*January 24th, 1982, Oakland

43

Carrie Coon

American actress

*January 24th, 1981, Copley Township

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

63

Nastassja Kinski

German actress

*January 24th, 1961, West Berlin

41

Frankie Grande

American actor, dancer, singer, producer

*January 24th, 1983, New York City

71

Moon Jae-in

12th President of the Republic of Korea

*January 24th, 1953, Geoje

72

Raymond Domenech

French association football player and manager

*January 24th, 1952, Lyon

50

Rokia Traoré

Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist

*January 24th, 1974, Kolokani

18

Bence Dárdai

German association football player

*January 24th, 2006, Berlin

74

Daniel Auteuil

French actor and director

*January 24th, 1950, Algiers

58

Karin Viard

French actress

*January 24th, 1966, Rouen

70

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017)

*January 24th, 1947, New York City †March 8th, 2017, Thousand Oaks

50

Tanja Hart

German volleyball player

*January 24th, 1974, Marktheidenfeld

76

Alain Colmerauer

French computer scientist (1941-2017)

*January 24th, 1941, Carcassonne †May 12th, 2017, Marseille

27

Luna Rival

French pornographic actress

*January 24th, 1997, Dijon

54

Walter Model

German field marshal

*January 24th, 1891, Genthin †April 21st, 1945, Ratingen

77

Michio Kaku

American theoretical physicist, futurist and author

*January 24th, 1947, San Jose

72

Vicki Baum

Austrian writer

*January 24th, 1888, Vienna †August 29th, 1960, Hollywood

27

Riccardo Orsolini

Italian footballer

*January 24th, 1997, Ascoli Piceno

48

Shae-Lynn Bourne

Canadian ice dancer and choreographer (born 1976)

*January 24th, 1976, Chatham-Kent

57

Phil LaMarr

American actor

*January 24th, 1967, Los Angeles

38

Mischa Barton

British-American actress and model

*January 24th, 1986, Hammersmith

45

Tatyana Ali

American actress and singer

*January 24th, 1979, Brooklyn

94

Georges Cravenne

French film producer (1914-2009)

*January 24th, 1914, Kairouan †January 10th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

83

Neil Diamond

American recording artist; singer-songwriter

*January 24th, 1941, Brooklyn

29

Cristiano Araújo

Brazilian singer of sertanejo music (1986-2015)

*January 24th, 1986, Goiânia †June 24th, 2015, Goiânia

83

Dan Shechtman

Israeli scientist

*January 24th, 1941, Tel Aviv-Yafo

28

Patrik Schick

Czech footballer

*January 24th, 1996, Prague

72

Siegmund Ehrmann

German politician

*January 24th, 1952, Moers

26

Sharon Tate

American actress and model (1943–1969)

*January 24th, 1943, Dallas †August 9th, 1969, 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles

29

Callan McAuliffe

Actor

*January 24th, 1995, Sydney

65

Michel Preud'homme

Belgian footballer

*January 24th, 1959, Ougrée

46

Veerle Baetens

Belgian actress

*January 24th, 1978, Brasschaat

54

Matthew Lillard

American actor (born 1970)

*January 24th, 1970, Lansing

42

Aitor Hernández

Road bicycle racer

*January 24th, 1982, Ermua

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Public holidays on January 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Feast of Our Lady of Peace) which are celebrated on January 24th.

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Born on January 24th, 2024
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Leap year

Yes: 2024 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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