August 24th, 2355

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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

Birthdays and future age on August 24th, 2355

378

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

398

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

408

Anne Archer

American actress

*August 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

408

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist

*August 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

407

Sauli Niinistö

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

*August 24th, 1948, Salo

398

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

400

Mike Huckabee

Governor of Arkansas from 1996 to 2007

*August 24th, 1955, Hope

368

Anže Kopitar

Slovenian ice hockey player

*August 24th, 1987, Hrušica

374

Lorenzo Porzio

Italian rower

*August 24th, 1981, Rome

358

Alan Walker

Norwegian DJ and music producer

*August 24th, 1997, Northampton

408

Roger De Vlaeminck

Belgian cyclist

*August 24th, 1947, Eeklo

390

Marlee Matlin

American actress, author, and executive producer

*August 24th, 1965, Morton Grove

407

Jean-Michel Jarre

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

*August 24th, 1948, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

373

Kim Källström

Swedish association football player

*August 24th, 1982, Sandviken

399

Francesca Zambello

American opera and theatre director

*August 24th, 1956, New York City

385

Michael Roth

German politician, member of Bundestag

*August 24th, 1970, Heringen

367

Rupert Grint

English actor

*August 24th, 1988, Harlow

401

Michel Crépu

French writer

*August 24th, 1954, Étampes

378

John Green

American author and vlogger

*August 24th, 1977, Indianapolis

357

Marc Hirschi

Swiss cyclist

*August 24th, 1998, Bern

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