24 August

Notable Births

Griffin Gluck

b. 2000

American actor (born 2000)

Sofia Richie

b. 1998

American model and media personality (born 1998)

Alan Walker

b. 1997

Norwegian DJ and music producer (born 1997)

Karoline Leavitt

b. 1997

White House press secretary (born 1997)

Noah Vonleh

b. 1995

American basketball player (born 1995)

Lady Amelia Windsor

b. 1995

British fashion model and relative of the extended Royal family

Kelsey Plum

b. 1994

American basketball player (born 1994)

Maryna Zanevska

b. 1993

Belgian tennis player (born 1993)

Jemerson

b. 1992

Brazilian footballer (born 1992)

Enrique Hernández (baseball)

b. 1991

Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1991)

Wang Zhen (race walker)

b. 1991

Chinese racewalker (born 1991)

Peter Lanzani

b. 1990

Argentine actor and singer (born 1990)

Reynaldo (footballer, born 1989)

b. 1989

Brazilian footballer

Rocío Igarzábal

b. 1989

Argentine actress and singer

Rupert Grint

b. 1988

English actor (born 1988)

Brad Hunt (ice hockey)

b. 1988

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1988)

Manu Maʻu

b. 1988

New Zealand and Tonga international rugby league footballer

Maya Yoshida

b. 1988

Japanese footballer (born 1988)

Jorge Luis Borges

b. 1899

Argentine writer (1899–1986)

Albert Claude

b. 1899

Belgian-American cell biologist (1899–1983)

Notable Deaths

Christoph Daum

d. 2024

German football manager (1953–2024)

Bray Wyatt

d. 2023

American professional wrestler (1987–2023)

Charlie Watts

d. 2021

British drummer (1941–2021)

Gail Sheehy

d. 2020

American writer

Jay Thomas

d. 2017

American actor (1948–2017)

Walter Scheel

d. 2016

President of Germany from 1974 to 1979

Charlie Coffey

d. 2015

American football player and coach (1934–2015)

Justin Wilson (racing driver)

d. 2015

British racing driver (1978–2015)

Richard Attenborough

d. 2014

British actor and director (1923–2014)

Antônio Ermírio de Moraes

d. 2014

Brazilian businessman (1928–2014)

Nílton de Sordi

d. 2013

Brazilian footballer (1931–2013)

Julie Harris

d. 2013

American actress (1925–2013)

Muriel Siebert

d. 2013

American businesswoman

Dadullah (Pakistani Taliban)

d. 2012

Pakistani Taliban leader

Steve Franken

d. 2012

American actor (1932–2012)

Félix (footballer)

d. 2012

Brazilian footballer (1937–2012)

Mike Flanagan (baseball)

d. 2011

American baseball player (1951–2011)

Satoshi Kon

d. 2010

Japanese anime director and manga artist (1963–2010)

Andrée Boucher

d. 2007

Canadian politician (1937–2007)

Aaron Russo

d. 2007

American film producer (1943–2007)

On This Day in History

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2023

Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.

Discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

2020

Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Erin O'Toole

2017

The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.

List of government space agencies

2016

An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence. Around 300 people are killed.

August 2016 Central Italy earthquake

2016

Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory.

Proxima Centauri b

2014

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989.

2014 South Napa earthquake

2012

Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, is sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention.

Anders Behring Breivik

2010

In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.

San Fernando, Tamaulipas

2010

Henan Airlines Flight 8387 crashes at Yichun Lindu Airport in Yichun, Heilongjiang, China, killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.

Henan Airlines Flight 8387

2010

Agni Air Flight 101 crashes near Shikharpur, Makwanpur, Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.

Agni Air Flight 101

2008

Sixty-five passengers are killed when Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 crashes during an emergency landing at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895

2008

A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes in Cabañas, Zacapa, Guatemala, killing 11 people.

Cessna 208 Caravan

2006

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.

International Astronomical Union

2004

Ninety passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.

2004 Russian aircraft bombings