On This Day — August 24

🕰️ Notable Events on August 24

• 2016 — An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities. Wikipedia ↗
• 2006 — The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — Eighty-nine passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Microsoft Windows 95 was released to the public in North America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank. Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them. Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the American Communist Party. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Getúlio Dornelles Vargas, president of Brazil, commits suicide and is succeeded by João Café Filho. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of 7 officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — The Australian Antarctic Territory is created. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane. Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey). Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — France and the Soviet Union sign a neutrality pact. Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government. Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65-68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: German troops capture Namur. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn-in as the first President of Portugal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1909 — Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference. Wikipedia ↗
• 1891 — Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. Wikipedia ↗
• 1875 — Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1857 — The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1821 — The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1820 — Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1816 — The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri. Wikipedia ↗
• 1815 — The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1814 — British troops invade Washington, D.C. and during the Burning of Washington the White House, the Capitol and many other buildings are set ablaze. Wikipedia ↗
• 1812 — Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz. Wikipedia ↗
• 1781 — American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit. Wikipedia ↗
• 1690 — Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown). Wikipedia ↗
• 1682 — William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania. Wikipedia ↗
• 1662 — The Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1608 — The first official English representative to India lands in Surat. Wikipedia ↗
• 1561 — Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony. Wikipedia ↗
• 1516 — The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq. Wikipedia ↗
• 1482 — The town and castle of Berwick upon Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army Wikipedia ↗
• 1456 — The printing of the Gutenberg Bible is completed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1349 — Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.[1] Wikipedia ↗
• 1215 — Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid. Wikipedia ↗
• 1200 — King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Bordeaux Cathedral. Wikipedia ↗
• 1185 — Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans. Wikipedia ↗
• 455 — The Vandals, led by king Genseric, begin to plunder Rome. Pope Leo I requests Genseric not destroy the ancient city or murder its citizens. He agrees and the gates of Rome are opened. However, the Vandals loot a great amount of treasure. Wikipedia ↗
• 410 — The Visigoths under king Alaric I begin to pillage Rome. Wikipedia ↗
• 394 — The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, was written. Wikipedia ↗
• 367 — Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father . Wikipedia ↗
• Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Battle of the Bagradas (49 BC) by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture. Wikipedia ↗
• Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash (note: this traditional date has been challenged, and many scholars believe that the event occurred on October 24). Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on August 24

• 1996 — Camila Giangreco Campiz, Paraguayan tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Jemerson, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Rupert Grint, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Joel Thompson, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Daichi Miura, Japanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Nick Adenhart, American baseball player (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Arian Foster, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Fabiano Santacroce, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Erin Molan, Australian journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Charlie Villanueva, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Brett Gardner, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — George Perris, Greek-French singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kim Källström, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Glen Atle Larsen, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Chad Michael Murray, American model and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Kaki King, American guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Michael Redd, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Robert Enke, German footballer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Per Gade, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — John Green, American author and vlogger Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Simon Dennis, English rower and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Nordin Wooter, Surinamese-Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Ava DuVernay, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Rich Beem, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Michael Thomas, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Nick Denton, English journalist and businessman, founded Gawker Media Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Éric Bernard, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Mark Cerny, American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter, video game designer and video game producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Francis Pangilinan, Filipino lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Major Garrett, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Jared Harris, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Cal Ripken, Jr., American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Meg Munn, English social worker and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Chris Offutt, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Gerry Cooney, American boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — John Culberson, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ron Holloway, American saxophonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bob Corker, American businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Carlo Curley, American organist and educator (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Ian Grob, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican dub poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Mike Shanahan, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Danny Joe Brown, American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (Molly Hatchet) (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — John Banaszak, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Tim D. White, American paleoanthropologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Charles Rocket, American actor (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Anne Archer, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Jim Fox, American rock drummer and organist (James Gang) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (Average White Band) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (Uriah Heep) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Marsha P. Johnson, African American gay liberation activist and drag queen Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Gregory Jarvis, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Max Cleland, American captain and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Peter Gummer, Baron Chadlington, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Alan M. Roberts, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Keith Savage, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — David Freiberg, American singer and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — A. S. Byatt, English novelist and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., American physicist and academic (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Kenny Baker, English actor (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English banker and manager (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Jackie Brenston, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Yasser Arafat, Egyptian-Palestinian engineer and politician, 1st President of the Palestinian National Authority (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Betty Dodson, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — David Ireland, Australian author and playwright Wikipedia ↗

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