According to Gregory calendar, on August 24, the day number in a year is 237 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 238. August 24 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
Important Historical Events of 24 August in the World ⚡
Event Year | Incident/Event |
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1215 | Pope Innocent III outlawed the historic Magna Carta of Britain. |
1456 | In Germany, the first copy of the Bible was printed from the chapel. It is also known as the Gutenberg Bible. |
1456 | The oldest known version of the Gutenberg Bible, the first secret book built on a printing press, was completed. |
1482 | The Anglo-Scotish Wars-Barkvic-on-Twed and the border palace were occupied by the British Army, the border city. |
1690 | Job Carnock laid the foundation of the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata). |
1814 | In the 1812 war, the British Army attacked Washington, DC, which was set on fire in various American government buildings, now also included White House. |
1816 | The Treaty of St. Louis signed in St. Louis, Missouri. |
1820 | A constitutional revolt ended in Oporto Portugal. |
1821 | The Treaty of Cordoba was signed in Cordoba, Verakruz, confirmed Iguala's plan and concluded the freedom struggle of Mexico. |
1853 | New York chef George Crum made potato chips for the first time. |
1857 | The terror of 1857 was one of the most severe economic crises in US history. |
1857 | New York City Branch of Ohio Life Insurance and Trustco. After a widespread embezzlement collapsed, a serious crisis arose, causing about 5,000 businesses to fail. |
1889 | Mainly Maori New Zealand-native football team played the longest match at Rugby Unionstroke in the last match of their 107-game tour. |
1892 | Gudison Park in Liverpool, England, which is one of the world's first built football grounds. |
1908 | Sultan Abdalziz of Morocco has been discouraged after much conflict, and his brother Abd al-Hafid was succeeded by Morocco |
1925 | Social reformer Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar died. |
1926 | Pavlos Kuntorotis was sworn in as the President of Greece. |
1941 | Adolf Hitler ordered the official termination of the mentally ill and disabled T4Euthanasia program, although secretly murdered for the remaining of the war. |
1942 | World War aircraft carrier Sharatoga drowned Japanese aircraft Ryujo near Santa Izabel, Solomon Island to win a friendly country from Saratoga. |
1963 | The Buddhist crisis-American Foreign Department ordered Ambassador South Cabot Lodge, Junior to voluntarily encourage officers of South Vietnamese army to take out Nago Dinh Dim to remove Nago Dinh Nu from his power status. |
1966 | U.S.S.R launched Luna 11 for classes around the moon. |
1968 | After the first hydrogen bombings, France became the fifth largest nuclear power in the world. |
1973 | The Eastern encephalitis of the horse and the horse's brain -infected disease has killed 50 horses in the month and surrounding states. The cause of the disease is insecticide, malathion, which is spread over thousands of acres to kill mosquitoes. |
1992 | China and South Korea established diplomatic relations. |
1992 | Hurricane Andrew created the third most powerful category 5 system in South Florida, which was built to hit the United States during the 20th decade. |
1995 | Microsoft Windows-95 started selling. |
1995 | Microsoft released Windows 95. |
1998 | The first RFID human implantation was tested in the United Kingdom. |
2004 | Nearly 90 people died after suicide bomber attacked the attackers flying out of Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow. |
2005 | Heavy floods in Switzerland, Austria and Germany evacuated thousands of people. |
2006 | The International Astronomical Union (IAU) first determined the term 'planet' and announced that Pluto was not more part of our solar system, it was declared as 'dwarf planet'. In a meeting in Prague, 2,500 scientists decided by votes that Pluto would no longer be considered a planet in the scientific community. |
2006 | The International Astronomical Union re -defined 'Planet', re -classified Pluto as a dwarf planet as it did not see the neighborhood around its orbit. |
2011 | Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. |
2012 | The United States Anti-Doping Agency says it will refuse former professional road racing cyclist Lance Armstrong for life and suggests that his record be taken away from seven tour de France. |
2012 | American cyclist Lance Armstrong was removed from his seven Tour Day France title by the United States Anti-Doping Agency to use illegal performance drugs. |
2014 | Hollywood veteran actor Sir Richard Attenbarra passed away. |
2015 | American football player and coach Charlie Coffee passed away. |
410 | Rome was first dismissed for the first time in 800 years, by Vivigoths under Alvik I. |
49 | The Caesar's civil war-wise Caesar for Jiusius was crushed by the Popbean Republican under the Popbalus Etius Vrus of the Seemaepee under the leadership of Giuscribonius Curiio and King Juba I. |
79 | According to estimates based on Codex Laurentious Medicus, Mount Vesuvius buried cities of Pompei, Harkulanium and StabaiA, Italy. |
79 ईस्वी | The eruption of the Mount Vesuvius volcano submerged the ashes of the Roman city of Pompeii and Herculaneum volcano. Due to which 15,000 people died. |
Important Historical Events of 24 August in India ⚡
Event Year | Incident/Event |
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1600 | The first ship of the East India Company, Hector, reached the coast of Surat. |
1910 | ITC Limited purchased India's third largest tobacco company in Kolkata. |
1969 | VV Giri became the fourth President of India. |
1971 | India defeated England by four wickets in the Oval Cricket Test match and recorded their first win on the ground. |
1974 | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed became the fifth President of India. |
2008 | In the Indian state of West Bengal, protesters made the 'siege' of the factory that manufactured Tata Nano, so that there would be a struggle over the acquisition of land. |
2009 | About 200 children are killed and around 900 are hospitalized due to the disease, Japanese encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh, India. |
2010 | India announced plans by digging the group Vedanta to remove bauxite in Orissa due to environmental concerns. |
Important Days of 24 August National & International Days 🏁
Day/Observance | Level |
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Ukraine Independence Day | National Day |
Famous People's Birthdays on 24 August 😀
Birth Year | Name/Category/Country |
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1908 | Shivaram Rajguru / Freedom Fighter / India |
1908 | Shivaram Rajguru / Activist / India |
1908 | Shivram Rajguru / Freedom Fighter / India |
1918 | Sikander Bakht / Politician / India |
1927 | Anjali Devi / Actress / India |
1934 | A. Sivasailam / Industrialist / India |
1969 | Mukesh Tiwari / Actor / India |
1983 | Aditi Sharma / Actress / India |
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