On this day: July 24
Events
Siege of DamascusJuly 24, 1148 – July 28, 1148 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of DenainJuly 24, 1712 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of MaysalunJuly 24, 1920 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Abbott and Costello in the Foreign LegionJuly 24, 1950 · Film
- Release of Cowboys from HellJuly 24, 1991 · Music
- Release of Jason XJuly 24, 2001 · Film
Release of The X-Files: I Want to BelieveJuly 24, 2008 · Film- Release of Counter-Strike OnlineJuly 24, 2008 · Gaming
- Release of Black Coal, Thin IceJuly 24, 2014 · Film
Release of FolkloreJuly 24, 2020 · Music- Release of The Kissing Booth 2July 24, 2020 · Film
2020 Summer OlympicsJuly 24, 2021 – August 8, 2021 · Sports
Born on this day
Benedetto MarcelloJuly 24, 1686 – July 24, 1739 · Music
John NewtonJuly 24, 1725 – December 21, 1807 · Music
Alexander DalrympleJuly 24, 1737 – June 19, 1808 · Exploration
Vladimir BorovikovskyJuly 24, 1757 – April 6, 1825 · Art
Vasily StasovJuly 24, 1769 – August 24, 1848 · Culture
Adolphe AdamJuly 24, 1803 – May 3, 1856 · Music
Arnaud-Michel d'AbbadieJuly 24, 1815 – November 13, 1893 · Exploration
Henri HarpigniesJuly 24, 1819 – August 28, 1916 · Art
Abraham GoldfadenJuly 24, 1840 – January 9, 1908 · Music
Raimundo de Madrazo y GarretaJuly 24, 1841 – September 15, 1920 · Art
Eugene de BlaasJuly 24, 1843 – February 10, 1931 · Art
William de Wiveleslie AbneyJuly 24, 1843 – December 3, 1920 · Science
Ilya RepinJuly 24, 1844 – September 29, 1930 · Art
Francisco Pradilla y OrtizJuly 24, 1848 – November 1, 1921 · Art
Henri-Alexandre DeslandresJuly 24, 1853 – January 15, 1948 · Science
William GilletteJuly 24, 1853 – April 29, 1937 · Technology
Charles Émile PicardJuly 24, 1856 – December 11, 1941 · Science
Henrik PontoppidanJuly 24, 1857 – August 21, 1943 · Culture
Alphonse MuchaJuly 24, 1860 – July 14, 1939 · Art
Frank WedekindJuly 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918 · Music
Ernest BlochJuly 24, 1880 – July 15, 1959 · Music
Alice Augusta BallJuly 24, 1892 – December 31, 1916 · Science
Zelda FitzgeraldJuly 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948 · Art
Zoltán Lajos BayJuly 24, 1900 – October 4, 1992 · Technology- Delmer DavesJuly 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977 · Film
Jerzy RóżyckiJuly 24, 1909 – January 9, 1942 · Science
Billy TaylorJuly 24, 1921 – December 28, 2010 · Music
Peter YatesJuly 24, 1929 – January 9, 2011 · Film
Ermanno OlmiJuly 24, 1931 – May 2018 · Film
Nikola, Crown Prince of MontenegroJuly 24, 1944 – present · Culture
Robert HaysJuly 24, 1947 – present · Film
Lynda CarterJuly 24, 1951 – present · Music
Gus Van SantJuly 24, 1952 – present · Film- Elvira DonesJuly 24, 1960 – present · Film
Doug LimanJuly 24, 1965 – present · Film
Hilarion (Alfeyev)July 24, 1966 – present · Music
Kristin ChenowethJuly 24, 1968 – present · Music
Troy KotsurJuly 24, 1968 – present · Film
Jennifer LopezJuly 24, 1969 – present · Music
Katarzyna LubnauerJuly 24, 1969 – present · Science
Patty JenkinsJuly 24, 1971 – present · Film
Megan ParkJuly 24, 1986 – present · Film
Mara WilsonJuly 24, 1987 – present · Film