What are the important events that happened on April 24? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 24: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 24 is the 115th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 11, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 476,088 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectadecapentagon’ day.
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 280 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,142 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 24 Historical Events
- 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.
- 1800 –The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase “such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress”.
- 1877 –Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- 1915 –The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
- 1932 –Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
- 1953 –Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1955 –The Bandung Conference ends: 29 non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
- 1967 –Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had “gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily.”
- 1980 –Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
Who were born on April 24?
- 1533 –William I of Orange (d. 1584)
- 1933 –Patricia Bosworth, American actress, journalist, writer and biographer
- 1934 –Shirley MacLaine, American actor and author
- 1958 –Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer
- 1963 –Mano Solo, French singer
- 1969 –Melinda Clarke, American actress
- 1972 –Nicolas Gill, Canadian judoka
- 1973 –Lee Westwood, British golfer
- 1978 –Eric Balfour, American actor
- 1980 –Austin Nichols, American actor
Who died on April 24?
- 1185 –Emperor Antoku of Japan (b. 1178)
- 1931 –David Kldiashvili, Georgian writer (b. 1862)
- 1960 –Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1879)
- 1962 –Milt Franklyn, American musician (b. 1897)
- 1982 –Ville Ritola, Finnish athlete (b. 1896)
- 2000 –William Moore, English actor (b. 1916)
- 2001 –Al Hibbler, American singer (b. 1915)
- 2001 –Leon Sullivan, African-American civil rights leader and pastor (b. 1922)
- 2005 –Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist (b. 1910)
- 2011 –Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru, spiritual figure (b. 1926)
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