The Birthday Gazette

Born on July 24

July 24 birthdays & history

If you were born on July 24, you share a birthday with Simón Bolívar, Alexandre Dumas and Jennifer Lopez. July 24 babies are Leo, with ruby as their birthstone and the larkspur as their birth flower. July 24 is the 206th day of the year in leap years (205th in other years).

Famous people born on July 24

  • 1783Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, second President of Venezuela, and liberation leader for much of South America
  • 1802Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright
  • 1969Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer
  • 1897Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author
  • 1857Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1895Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic
  • 1860Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter and illustrator
  • 1982Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress
  • 1983Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer and manager
  • 1949Michael Richards, American actor and comedian

What happened on July 24

  • 1847Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patents the rotary-type printing press.
  • 1911Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
  • 1922The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine is formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923.
  • 1924Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece.
  • 1948Australia set a world record for the highest successful run-chase in Test cricket history during the Fourth Test of the Ashes series against England.
  • 1959Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and U.S. vice president Richard Nixon held an impromptu debate at the opening of the American National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow.
  • 1959At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
  • 1963The ship Bluenose II is launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.
  • 1967During a speech in Montreal, French president Charles de Gaulle declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada.
  • 1969Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
  • 1983George Brett, playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".
  • 2019Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.

Also observed on July 24

  • Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia)
  • Children's Day (Vanuatu)
  • Pioneer Day (Utah)
  • Police Day (Poland)

Questions, answered

What star sign is July 24?

People born on July 24 are Leo. Their birthstone is ruby and their birth flower is the larkspur.

Which famous people were born on July 24?

Simón Bolívar (1783), Alexandre Dumas (1802), Jennifer Lopez (1969), Amelia Earhart (1897), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Robert Graves (1895) were all born on July 24.

What happened on July 24 in history?

Among other things: in 1969, Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean; in 1983, George Brett, playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident"; in 2019, Boris Johnson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after winning the Conservative Party leadership election.

Can I get a newspaper front page from July 24?

Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any July 24 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.

Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “July 24”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.