Wednesday April 24, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

April 24: Day of the Week

April 24, 2024 is the 115th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is mercredi.

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Here’s the April calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

April 24 Historical Event(s)

1558
Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
1926
The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
1955
The Bandung Conference ends: 29 non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
1963
Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
1967
Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
1980
Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
1990
Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
1990
STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
1993
An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
1996
In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced.

Who were born on April 24?

1872
Susanna Bokoyni, Hungarian centenarian and Circus performer
1889
Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)
1899
Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986)
1933
Patricia Bosworth, American actress, journalist, writer and biographer
1942
Barbra Streisand, American singer and actor
1955
John de Mol, Dutch media businessman
1962
Clemens Binninger, German politician
1963
Billy Gould, American musician (Faith No More)
1968
Mark Vanderloo, Dutch model
1971
Alejandro Fernández, Mexican singer

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