What are the important events that happened on February 24? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 24: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 24 is the 55th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 311 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is February 11, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,708,732,800 seconds 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 ‘pentacontapentagon’ day.
Pisces is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 340 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 4,082 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 24: This Day In History
By Roman custom, February 24 is the day added to a leap year in the Julian calendar. The Mensis Intercalaris began on this day or the following day in intercalary years in the pre-Julian calendar. This custom still has some effect around the world; for example, with respect to name days in Hungary.
February 24 Historical Events
- 1303 –Battle of Roslin, of the First War of Scottish Independence.
- 1582 –Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
- 1831 –The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West.
- 1863 –Arizona is organized as a United States territory.
- 1920 –The Nazi Party is founded.
- 1989 –Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini offers a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.
- 1996 –The last occurrence of February 24 as a leap day in the European Union and for the Roman Catholic Church.
- 2006 –Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares Proclamation 1017 placing the country in a state of emergency in attempt to subdue a possible military coup.
- 2007 –Japan launches its fourth spy satellite, stepping up its ability to monitor potential threats such as North Korea.
- 2011 –Final Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103).
Who were born on February 24?
- 1846 –Luigi Denza, Italian composer (d. 1922)
- 1932 –Michel Legrand, French composer
- 1938 –James Farentino, American actor
- 1946 –John Stapleton, English television presenter
- 1950 –George Thorogood, American singer and guitarist
- 1956 –Peter Pagel, German footballer (d. 2010)
- 1959 –Owen Gleiberman, American film critic
- 1977 –Jason Akermanis, Australian footballer
- 1980 –Roman Sloudnov, Russian swimmer
- 1987 –Mayuko Iwasa, Japanese entertainer and model
Who died on February 24?
- 1525 –Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet, French soldier
- 1732 –Colonel Francis Charteris, known as “The Rape-Master General”. (b. 1675)
- 1799 –Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, German physicist (b. 1742)
- 1812 –Etienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (b. 1775)
- 1929 –André Messager, French composer and conductor (b. 1853)
- 1953 –Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal (b. 1875)
- 1991 –George Gobel, American comedian (b. 1919)
- 1991 –John Daly, South African game show host (b. 1914)
- 1991 –Webb Pierce, American music singer (b. 1921)
- 2003 –Bernard Loiseau, French chef (b. 1951)
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