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: August 24
August 24, 2024 is the 237th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Virgo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 24
- 1200 –King John of England, signee of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angouleme in Bordeaux Cathedral.
- 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 has no birthday).
- 1815 –The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed.
- 1912 –Alaska becomes a United States territory.
- 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 and the remaining Jews being forced to leave the city.
- 1942 –World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk and US carrier USS Enterprise heavily damaged.
- 1981 –Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
- 1989 –Colombian drug barons declare “total war” on the Colombian government.
- 1991 –Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
- 1992 –Hurricane Andrew makes landfall just south of Miami as a Category 5 hurricane.
Who were born on August 24?
- 1915 –James Tiptree, Jr., American writer (d. 1987)
- 1921 –Sam Tingle, Zimbabwean racing driver (d. 2008)
- 1938 –Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
- 1947 –Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist
- 1958 –Chris Offutt, American author
- 1962 –David Koechner, American actor
- 1970 –Dan Henderson, American mixed martial artist
- 1977 –Robert Enke, German footballer (d. 2009)
- 1978 –Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980 –Sonja Bennett, Canadian actress
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