July 24 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on July 24, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♌︎ Leo
Jul 23 – Aug 22
Birth stone
Ruby
Birth flower
Larkspur
How common
#63 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous July 24 birthdays
Nikolay Chernyshevsky · Russian writer and nihilist philosopher1828
Henrik Pontoppidan · Danish writer, Nobel Laureate1857
Alphonse Mucha · Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist1860
Robert Graves · English poet and novelist1895
Amelia Earhart · American aviation pioneer and author1897
Zelda Fitzgerald · American writer1900
Bella Abzug · American politician1920
Gallagher · American stand-up comedian1946
Michael Richards · American actor and comedian1949
Lynda Carter · American actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder1951
Gus Van Sant · American film director, producer, photographer and musician1952
Shavkat Mirziyoyev · President of the Republic of Uzbekistan1957
Karl Malone · American basketball player1963
Kristin Chenoweth · American actress, singer, author1968
Jennifer Lopez · American singer and actress1969
Rashida Tlaib · American politician and lawyer1976
Nayib Bukele · President of El Salvador since 20191981
Summer Glau · American actress1981
Elisabeth Moss · British-American actress and producer1982
Daveigh Chase · American actress1990
On this day in history
1959Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow.
1987Iran–Iraq War: In opposition to the American plan to protect Kuwaiti tankers, Iran laid mines and damaged the SS Bridgeton, resulting in a propaganda victory for Iran.
2014Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared from radar shortly after take-off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; its wreckage was found the following day in Mali with no survivors.
2019Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.
1967During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada.
1974The Metapolitefsi period began with Konstantinos Karamanlis taking office as Prime Minister of Greece after the collapse of the military junta.
1980The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the swimming event at Olympic level.
1983George Brett, playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".
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