Also on July 24
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Natalicio de Simón Bolívar (VE) · Simón Bolívar's Birthday (VE)
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2014 — Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou,... ↗
- 2013 — A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers. ↗
- 2001 — Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first... ↗
- 2001 — The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos. 11 civilian and military aircraft are destroyed and 15 are... ↗
- 1998 — Russell Eugene Weston, Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be... ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1995 — Valentine Holmes, Australian rugby league player
- 1994 — Alejandra Álvarez, Ecuadorian tennis player
- 1992 — Dmitry Abyzov, Russian footballer
- 1992 — Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier
- 1991 — Manuel Fischnaller, Italian footballer