On this day: August 24
Events
Battle of Marj DabiqAugust 24, 1516 · Wars & Conflicts
Kingdom of SardiniaAugust 24, 1720 – March 17, 1861 · World History
Release of Saludos AmigosAugust 24, 1942 · Film
Battle of the DnieperAugust 24, 1943 – December 23, 1943 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of The EgyptianAugust 24, 1954 · Film- Release of Tattoo YouAugust 24, 1981 · Music
- Release of Greatest HitsAugust 24, 1992 · Music
Release of Task ManagerAugust 24, 1996 · Technology
Release of Christina AguileraAugust 24, 1999 · Music
Release of Google TalkAugust 24, 2005 · Technology- Release of WarAugust 24, 2007 · Film
Release of One LoveAugust 24, 2009 · Music
Release of Teenage DreamAugust 24, 2010 · Music
August 2016 Central Italy earthquakeAugust 24, 2016 · Geography
Born on this day
Lavinia Fontanacirca August 24, 1552 – August 11, 1614 · Art
Alessandro MarcelloAugust 24, 1673 – June 19, 1747 · Science
George StubbsAugust 24, 1724 – July 10, 1806 · Art
James WeddellAugust 24, 1787 – September 9, 1834 · Exploration
Prince August, Duke of DalarnaAugust 24, 1831 – March 4, 1873 · Music
Théodore DuboisAugust 24, 1837 – June 11, 1924 · Music
Eduard NápravníkAugust 24, 1839 – November 23, 1916 · Music
Felix MottlAugust 24, 1856 – July 2, 1911 · Music
Max BeerbohmAugust 24, 1872 – May 20, 1956 · Art
Albert ClaudeAugust 24, 1898 – May 22, 1983 · Science- Graham SutherlandAugust 24, 1903 – February 17, 1980 · Art
Arthur CrudupAugust 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974 · Music
Vladimir KotelnikovAugust 24, 1908 – February 11, 2005 · Science
Léo FerréAugust 24, 1916 – July 14, 1993 · Music
Howard ZinnAugust 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010 · Film
Viktor GlushkovAugust 24, 1923 – January 30, 1982 · Science- Harry MarkowitzAugust 24, 1927 – June 22, 2023 · Politics
Karen UhlenbeckAugust 24, 1942 – present · Science
Gregory JarvisAugust 24, 1944 – January 28, 1986 · Space
Ken HensleyAugust 24, 1945 – November 4, 2020 · Music
Ronee BlakleyAugust 24, 1945 – present · Film
Goran MarkovićAugust 24, 1946 – present · Film
Paulo CoelhoAugust 24, 1947 – present · Music
Jean-Michel JarreAugust 24, 1948 – present · Music
Anna Lee FisherAugust 24, 1949 – present · Science- Marc AaronsonAugust 24, 1950 – April 30, 1987 · Science
Linton Kwesi JohnsonAugust 24, 1952 – present · Music
Georg NagelAugust 24, 1953 – present · Science
Stephen FryAugust 24, 1957 – present · Film
Steve GuttenbergAugust 24, 1958 – present · Film
Rodrigo García MárquezAugust 24, 1959 – present · Film
Takashi MiikeAugust 24, 1960 – present · Film
Steven LindseyAugust 24, 1960 – present · Space
Franz ViehböckAugust 24, 1960 – present · Space
Jared HarrisAugust 24, 1961 – present · Film
Mary Ellen WeberAugust 24, 1962 – present · Science
Salizhan SharipovAugust 24, 1964 – present · Space
Marlee MatlinAugust 24, 1965 – present · Film
Ava DuVernayAugust 24, 1972 – present · Film
James D'ArcyAugust 24, 1975 – present · Film
Funke Akindele-BelloAugust 24, 1977 – present · Film
Beth RiesgrafAugust 24, 1978 – present · Film
Alan WalkerAugust 24, 1997 – present · Music