Today in History
24 July
166 births · 82 deaths · 50 events recorded
Notable Births
All 166 ›
Ryan Johnson (ice hockey, born 2001)
b. 2001
American ice hockey player (born 2001)
Drake London
b. 2001
American football player (born 2001)
Bindi Irwin
b. 1998
Australian conservationist (born 1998)
Sophie Wotschke
b. 1998
Austrian politician (born 1998)
Joe Mixon
b. 1996
American football player (born 1996)
Patrice Bergeron
b. 1985
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1985)
John William Finn
b. 1909
US Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1909–2010)
Zelda Fitzgerald
b. 1900
American writer (1900–1948)
Notable Deaths
All 82 ›
Hulk Hogan
d. 2025
American professional wrestler (1953–2025)
Cleo Laine
d. 2025
English jazz singer (1927–2025)
Shafin Ahmed
d. 2024
Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (1961–2024)
Hamzah Haz
d. 2024
Vice President of Indonesia from 2001 to 2004
Dmytro Kiva
d. 2024
Ukrainian engineer and designer (1942–2024)
George Alagiah
d. 2023
British newsreader and journalist (1955–2023)
Trevor Francis
d. 2023
English footballer and manager (1954–2023)
David Warner (actor)
d. 2022
British actor (1941–2022)
On This Day in History
All 50 ›
2025
Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashes on approach to Tynda Airport, killing all 48 people on board.
Angara Airlines Flight 2311
2024
A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crashes during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal killing 18.
Saurya Airlines
2019
Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.
Boris Johnson
2014
Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.
Air Algérie Flight 5017
2013
Santiago de Compostela derailment: A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.
Santiago de Compostela derailment
2012
Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.
Syrian civil war
2009
Aria Air Flight 1525 crashes at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16.
Aria Air Flight 1525
2001
The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft.
Bandaranaike Airport attack