On this day: February 24
Events
Battle of PaviaFebruary 24, 1525 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of KarnalFebruary 24, 1739 · Wars & Conflicts
French Second RepublicFebruary 24, 1848 – December 2, 1852 · World History- Release of Physical GraffitiFebruary 24, 1975 · Music
Founding of Sun MicrosystemsFebruary 24, 1982 · Companies- Release of InfestFebruary 24, 2000 · Music
- Release of Tekken 5February 24, 2005 · Gaming
Snake Island campaignFebruary 24, 2022 · Wars & Conflicts
Capture of ChernobylFebruary 24, 2022 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of SumyFebruary 24, 2022 – February 25, 2022 · Wars & Conflicts
Born on this day
Ibn BattutaFebruary 24, 1304 – circa 1368 · Exploration
Giovanni Pico della MirandolaFebruary 24, 1463 – November 17, 1494 · Culture
Clement VIIIFebruary 24, 1536 – March 3, 1605 · World History
William DobsonFebruary 24, 1610 – October 28, 1646 · Art
Mattia PretiFebruary 24, 1613 – January 3, 1699 · Art
Charles Le BrunFebruary 24, 1619 – February 12, 1690 · Culture
Jacques de VaucansonFebruary 24, 1709 – November 21, 1782 · Technology
Johann Baptist CramerFebruary 24, 1771 – April 16, 1858 · Music
Johan Christian DahlFebruary 24, 1788 – October 14, 1857 · Art
Lydia BeckerFebruary 24, 1827 – July 18, 1890 · Science
Winslow HomerFebruary 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910 · Art
Arrigo BoitoFebruary 24, 1842 – June 10, 1918 · Music
Teófilo BragaFebruary 24, 1843 – January 28, 1924 · Culture
Hubert Van InnisFebruary 24, 1866 – November 25, 1961 · Culture
Pyotr LebedevFebruary 24, 1866 – March 1, 1912 · Science
Felix BernsteinFebruary 24, 1878 – December 3, 1956 · Science
Herman TeirlinckFebruary 24, 1879 – February 4, 1967 · Culture
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczFebruary 24, 1885 – September 18, 1939 · Culture
Richard ThorpeFebruary 24, 1896 – May 1, 1991 · Film
Henri FrankfortFebruary 24, 1897 – July 16, 1954 · Exploration- Alexander RouFebruary 24, 1906 – December 28, 1973 · Film
Riccardo FredaFebruary 24, 1909 – December 20, 1999 · Film- Max BlackFebruary 24, 1909 – August 27, 1988 · Science
Jiří TrnkaFebruary 24, 1912 – December 30, 1969 · Art
Richard HamiltonFebruary 24, 1922 – September 13, 2011 · Art
Etel AdnanFebruary 24, 1925 – November 14, 2021 · Culture
Zdzisław BeksińskiFebruary 24, 1929 – February 21, 2005 · Art
Michel LegrandFebruary 24, 1932 – January 26, 2019 · Film
Denis LawFebruary 24, 1940 – January 17, 2025 · Sports
Gayatri Chakravorty SpivakFebruary 24, 1942 – present · Culture
Catherine CesarskyFebruary 24, 1943 – present · Science
David J. WinelandFebruary 24, 1944 – present · Science
Grigory MargulisFebruary 24, 1946 – present · Science
Michael RadfordFebruary 24, 1946 – present · Film
Edward James OlmosFebruary 24, 1947 – present · Film
Rupert HolmesFebruary 24, 1947 – present · Music
Marek JędraszewskiFebruary 24, 1949 – present · Culture
George ThorogoodFebruary 24, 1950 – present · Music
Richard BandlerFebruary 24, 1950 – present · Science
Laimdota StraujumaFebruary 24, 1951 – present · Science
Helen ShaverFebruary 24, 1951 – present · Film
Steve JobsFebruary 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011 · Technology
Judith ButlerFebruary 24, 1956 – present · Culture- Kasi LemmonsFebruary 24, 1961 – present · Film
Sanjay Leela BhansaliFebruary 24, 1963 – present · Film
Todd FieldFebruary 24, 1964 – present · Film
Alessandro GassmannFebruary 24, 1965 – present · Film
Billy ZaneFebruary 24, 1966 – present · Film
Brian SchmidtFebruary 24, 1967 – present · Science- Mitch HedbergFebruary 24, 1968 – March 2005 · Film
Pooja BhattFebruary 24, 1972 – present · Film
Yuval Noah HarariFebruary 24, 1976 – present · Culture
Fala ChenFebruary 24, 1982 – present · Film
Benny SafdieFebruary 24, 1986 – present · Film
Daniel KaluuyaFebruary 24, 1989 – present · Film