On this day: April 24
Events
Mexican-American WarApril 24, 1846 – February 2, 1848 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of L'AtalanteApril 24, 1934 · Film
Release of Volga-VolgaApril 24, 1938 · Film- Release of Diamond DogsApril 24, 1974 · Music
- Release of All for YouApril 24, 2001 · Music
- Release of 2006 FIFA World CupApril 24, 2006 · Gaming
- Release of The Lord of the Rings OnlineApril 24, 2007 · Gaming
Release of Valkyria ChroniclesApril 24, 2008 · Gaming- Release of Room in RomeApril 24, 2010 · Film
- Release of The Walking Dead: Season OneApril 24, 2012 · Gaming
- Release of Prototype 2April 24, 2012 · Gaming
Release of Avril LavigneApril 24, 2013 · Music- Release of Mood IndigoApril 24, 2013 · Film
- Release of Android-x86April 24, 2017 · Technology
- Release of Outlast 2April 24, 2017 · Gaming
- Release of ExtractionApril 24, 2020 · Film
- Release of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33April 24, 2025 · Gaming
- Release of ApexApril 24, 2026 · Film
Born on this day
Xu GuangqiApril 24, 1562 – November 8, 1633 · Science
Jakob BöhmeApril 24, 1575 – November 17, 1624 · Culture
Giovanni Battista MartiniApril 24, 1706 – August 3, 1784 · Music
Johann KirnbergerApril 24, 1721 – July 27, 1783 · Music
Edmund CartwrightApril 24, 1743 – October 30, 1823 · Technology
Simon L'HuilierApril 24, 1750 – March 28, 1840 · Science
Mathieu OrfilaApril 24, 1787 – March 12, 1853 · Science
Jean Charles Galissard de MarignacApril 24, 1817 – April 15, 1894 · Science
Robert Michael BallantyneApril 24, 1825 – February 8, 1894 · Art
Princess Eugénie of SwedenApril 24, 1830 – April 23, 1889 · Art
Carl SpittelerApril 24, 1845 – December 29, 1924 · Culture
Mihailo PetrovićApril 24, 1868 – June 8, 1943 · Technology
Gideon SundbackApril 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954 · Technology
Lyubov PopovaApril 24, 1889 – May 25, 1924 · Art
Benjamin Lee WhorfApril 24, 1897 – July 26, 1941 · Culture
Oscar ZariskiApril 24, 1899 – July 4, 1986 · Science
Willem de KooningApril 24, 1904 – March 19, 1997 · Art
Józef GosławskiApril 24, 1908 – January 23, 1963 · Art
Bernhard GrzimekApril 24, 1909 – March 13, 1987 · Film
William CastleApril 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977 · Film
César ManriqueApril 24, 1919 – September 25, 1992 · Art
Josy BarthelApril 24, 1927 – July 7, 1992 · Science
Richard DonnerApril 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021 · Film
Bridget RileyApril 24, 1931 – present · Art
Douglas McIlroyApril 24, 1932 – present · Science
Shirley MacLaineApril 24, 1934 – present · Film
Joe HendersonApril 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001 · Music
Michael ParksApril 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017 · Film
John WilliamsApril 24, 1941 – present · Music
Barbra StreisandApril 24, 1942 – present · Film
Tony ViscontiApril 24, 1944 – present · Music
Roger D. KornbergApril 24, 1947 – present · Science
Véronique SansonApril 24, 1949 – present · Music
Tõnu TrubetskyApril 24, 1963 – present · Film
Djimon HounsouApril 24, 1964 – present · Film
Cedric the EntertainerApril 24, 1964 – present · Film
Eric KripkeApril 24, 1974 – present · Film
Stephen WiltshireApril 24, 1974 – present · Art
Eric BalfourApril 24, 1977 – present · Film
Nicolas CazaléApril 24, 1977 – present · Film
Austin NicholsApril 24, 1980 – present · Film
Jasmine TrincaApril 24, 1981 – present · Film
Kelly ClarksonApril 24, 1982 – present · Music
Ben HowardApril 24, 1987 – present · Music
KehlaniApril 24, 1995 – present · Music