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 114th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 11, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 484,848 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 ‘hectadecatetragon’ day.
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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 299 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 4,507 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 24 Historical Events
- 1704 –The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1877 –Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- 1904 –The Lithuanian press ban is lifted after almost 40 years.
- 1913 –The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened.
- 1926 –The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
- 1965 –Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
- 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.
- 1970 –The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched.
- 1980 –Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
- 2004 –The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
Who were born on April 24?
- 1930 –Richard Donner, American film director and producer
- 1933 –Freddie Scott, American singer (d. 2007)
- 1933 –Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor
- 1947 –Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1963 –Billy Gould, American musician (Faith No More)
- 1973 –Lee Westwood, British golfer
- 1981 –Taylor Dent, American tennis player
- 1982 –Kelly Clarkson, American singer
- 1986 –Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player
- 1992 –Doc Shaw, American child actor
Who died on April 24?
- 624 –Mellitus, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 1794 –Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish statesman and soldier; father of Axel von Fersen the Younger (b. 1719)
- 1962 –Milt Franklyn, American musician (b. 1897)
- 1964 –Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist (b. 1895)
- 1965 –Louise Dresser, American actress (b. 1878)
- 1970 –Otis Spann, American blues pianist (b. 1930)
- 2001 –Al Hibbler, American singer (b. 1915)
- 2002 –Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourgian sculptor (b. 1908)
- 2009 –John Michell, British writer (b. 1933)
- 2011 –Marie-France Pisier, French actress (b. 1944)
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