Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: April 24
April 24, 2025 is the 114th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Diamond is your modern birthstone. Opal is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: April 24
- 1558 –Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
- 1704 –The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1907 –Al Ahly was founded.
- 1916 –Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the ice-trapped ship ship .
- 1953 –Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1957 –Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
- 1967 –Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
- 1968 –Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations.
- 1990 –Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
- 1990 –STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
Who were born on April 24?
- 1897 –Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)
- 1944 –Tony Visconti, American record producer
- 1945 –Dick Rivers, French singer and actor
- 1954 –Captain Sensible, British guitarist (The Damned)
- 1959 –Dave Ridgway, Canadian football player
- 1969 –Viveca Paulin, Swedish actress
- 1972 –Jure Košir, Slovenian skier
- 1980 –Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer
- 1982 –Kelly Clarkson, American singer
- 1987 –Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer
Are you looking for a day of the week calculator? Try it on any date like anniversaries, birthday of someone you know, or any other date that is special to you. You can even try it on historical dates. For example: April 24
(Sponsored by DayOfTheWeek.org)