April 24 is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 251 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty). Thutmose III (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis III and meaning Thoth is Born) was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Ancient Egypt was an Ancient Civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now Hatshepsut (or Hatchepsut, hætˈʃɛpsʊt meaning Foremost of Noble Ladies, was the fifth Pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of
• 1184 BC - Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional). The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Troy ( Greek: grc Τροία Troia, also, Ilion; Latin: Trōia, Īlium, Hittite: Wilusa or The Trojan Horse was part of the Trojan War, as told in Virgil 's Latin Epic poem The Aeneid.
• 1558 - Mary Queen of Scots marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris. The Dauphin of France (Dauphin de France—strictly Dauphin of Viennois ( Dauphin de Viennois)—was the title given to the Heir apparent of the Francis II (François II (19 January 1544 &ndash 5 December 1560 King-consort of Scotland (1558&ndash1560 and King of France (1559 &ndash 1560 was born NotreDameFlyingButtressjpg|right|thumb|250px|Notre Dame de Paris Flying Buttress]] Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic Cathedral on the eastern half of the
• 1704 - The first regular newspaper in the United States, the Boston, Massachusetts New-Letter, is published. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
• 1800 - The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress". Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by John Adams (October 30 1735 July 4 1826 was one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1862 - American Civil War: A flotilla commanded by Union Admiral David Farragut passes two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River on its way to capture New Orleans, Louisiana. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South A flotilla (from Spanish meaning a flota of small ships and this from French flotte) or naval flotilla, is a formation of small During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers David Glasgow Farragut ( July 5 1801 &ndash August 14 1870) was the first senior or "flag" officer of the United States Navy The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana
• 1877 - Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878: Russia declares war on Ottoman Empire. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 had its origins in a rise in nationalism in the Balkans as well as in the Russian goal of recovering territorial losses it had suffered Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• 1898 - The Spanish-American War: The United States declare war on Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1907 - Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hersheypark is an Amusement park located in Hershey Pennsylvania, in close proximity to the Hershey Chocolate Factory Milton Snavely Hershey ( September 13, 1857 &ndash October 13, 1945) was a confectioner philanthropist and founder of The Hershey Chocolate
• 1913 - The skyscraper Woolworth Building in New York City is opened. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable Building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper The Woolworth Building, at 57 stories is one of the oldest—and one of the most famous— Skyscrapers in New York City. The City of New York
• 1915 - The Armenian Genocide begins with a massacre of hundreds of prominent Armenians in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Red Sunday - (Կարմիր Կիրակի is the night which the leaders of Armenian community of the Ottoman capital Constantinopole, and later extending to other centers Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
• 1916 - Easter Rising begins: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett start a rebellion in Ireland. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Easter Rising (Éirí Amach na Cásca was a rebellion staged in Ireland in Easter Week, 1916 The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB was a secret oath-bound fraternal organisation dedicated to the establishment of an "independent democratic Republic" in the mid nineteenth The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig Pearse; Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais An Piarsach; 10 November 1879 &ndash 3 May 1916 was a teacher barrister James Connolly (Séamas Ó Conghaile 5 June 1868 &ndash 12 May 1916 was an Irish Socialist leader Joseph Mary Plunkett ( 21 November 1887 &ndash 4 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist poet journalist and leader of the 1916 Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1918 - First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs met three German A7Vs. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Villers-Bretonneux is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The British Mark I was the world's first combat Tank, entering service in the middle of World War I, born of the need to break the domination of trenches and Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The A7V was a Tank introduced by Germany in 1918, near the end of World War I.
• 1953 - Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 List of current queens regnant A queen regnant (plural "queens regnant" is qualifying reference to a female Monarch possessing and exercising all of the monarchal For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II
• 1955 - The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The first large-scale Asian-African or Afro-Asian Conference — also known as the Bandung Conference — was a meeting of Asian and African states most of which See Colony and Colonization for examples of colonialism which do not refer to Western colonialism List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the
• 1961 - The 17th century Swedish ship Vasa is salvaged. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. History During the 17th century Sweden went from being a small poor and peripheral northern European kingdom of little influence to one of the major players in continental politics Marine salvage is the process of rescuing a ship its cargo and sometimes the crew from peril
• 1963 - Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Angus James Bruce Ogilvy, KCVO ( 14 September 1928 &ndash 26 December 2004) was a British businessman best known as the husband The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1964 - Mexico becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1965 - Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that was in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Col Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó Deh-NYOH ( 11 June 1932 – 16 February 1973) was a Dominican soldier and politician The term triumvirate (from Latin, "of three men" is commonly used to describe a political regime dominated by three powerful individuals Juan Emilio Bosch Gaviño ( 30 June 1909, La Vega &ndash 1 November 2001, Santo Domingo) was a Politician
• 1967 - Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1, when the parachute fails to open. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Vladimir Komarov redirects here for the botanist see Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov. Soyuz 1 ( Russian Союз 1 Union 1) was part of the Soviet Union 's space program and was launched into orbit on April 23, 1967 A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
• 1967 - Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia William C Westmoreland ( March 26, 1914 &ndash July 18, 2005) was an American General who commanded American military "
• 1968 - Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• 1970 - The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES This article is about artificial satellites For natural satellites also known as moons see Natural satellite. Dōng Fāng Hóng I (东方红一号東方紅一號 also known as China 1, was the People's
• 1970 - The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as the first President. A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara (born May 16, 1924) was the first leader of The Gambia, serving first as Prime Minister from 1962 to 1970 and then as President Chronological list of heads of state of The Gambia (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Latest election Sources
• 1975 - The Baader-Meinhof Gang blows up the West German embassy in Stockholm. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Red Army Faction or RAF ( German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group ''Gang'' was one West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the
• 1980 - Eight U. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis. Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation to rescue the 53 hostages from the U The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52
• 1990 - STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched by the Space Shuttle Discovery. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the American Space Shuttle program, which launched the Hubble Space Telescope astronomical observatory into The Hubble Space Telescope ( HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble" is a space telescope that was carried into NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch Space Shuttle Discovery ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of

Shuttle mission STS-31 lifts off, carrying Hubble into orbit. STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the American Space Shuttle program, which launched the Hubble Space Telescope astronomical observatory into The Hubble Space Telescope ( HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble" is a space telescope that was carried into

• 1990 - Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine. Gruinard Island ('Eilean Ghruinneard' is a small oval-shaped Scottish island approximately 2 kilometres long by 1 km wide located in Gruinard Bay, about Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Anthrax is an acute Disease in humans and animals caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis which is highly lethal in some forms For other uses see Quarantine (disambiguation Quarantine is voluntary or compulsory isolation typically to contain the spread of something
• 1991 - Freddie Stowers is awarded the posthumous Medal of Honor for which he had been recommended in 1918. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Freddie Stowers (1896&ndashSeptember 28 1918 was a Corporal in the United States Army who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions in World A posthumous recognition is a ceremonial award given after the recipient has died usually in honor of an action associated with their death The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• 1993 - The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act comes into force establishing Panchayati Raj system in India. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Panchayat is a South Asian Political system. ‘Panchayat’ literally means assembly ( yat) of five ( panch) wise and respected elders chosen India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1993 - An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the The Bishopsgate bombing occurred on 24 April 1993 when the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA detonated a Truck bomb in London's financial district
• 1996 - In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Pub
• 2004 - The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Economic sanctions are domestic penalties applied by one country (or group of countries on another for a variety of reasons Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD) is a weapon which can kill large numbers of humans and/or cause great damage to man-made structures (e
• 2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger The Papal Inauguration Mass is a liturgical service of the Catholic Church (celebrated in the Roman Rite but with elements History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger
• 2006 - King Gyanendra of Nepal gives into the demands of protesters and restores the parliament that he dissolved in 2002. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाह Jñānendra Vīra Vikrama Śāhadeva (born 7 July Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
• 2007 - Iceland announces that Norway will shoulder the defense of Iceland during peacetime. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional History See also Military history of Iceland In the period from the settlement of Iceland in the 870s until it became part of the realm of the Norwegian

Births

• 1533 - William I of Orange (d. William I Prince of Orange ( April 24 1533 — July 10 1584) also widely known as William the Silent (Willem de Zwijger or simply 1584)
• 1581 - Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. St Vincent de Paul and Church of St Vincent de Paul redirect here 1660)
• 1620 - John Graunt, English statistician and founder of the science of demography (d. John Graunt ( April 24, 1620 - April 18, 1674) was one of the first Demographers though by profession he was a Haberdasher Demography is the statistical study of all Populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population that is one that changes over 1674)
• 1706 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (d. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giovanni Battista Martini, also known as Padre Martini ( April 24, 1706 – August 3, 1784) was an Italian Musician 1780)
• 1718 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Nathaniel Hone ( 24 April 1718 &ndash 14 August 1784) was an Irish -born portrait and miniature painter, and one of 1784)
• 1743 - Edmund Cartwright, British inventor (d. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward (Edmund Cartwright ( April 24, 1743 &ndash October 30, 1823) was an English clergyman and inventor of the Power 1823)
• 1784 - Peter Vivian Daniel, Justice of the U. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Peter Daniel redirects here For the footballer see Peter Daniel (footballer. S. Supreme Court (d. 1860)
• 1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Anthony Trollope (April 24 1815 – December 6 1882 became one of the most successful prolific and respected English Novelists of the Victorian era. 1882)
• 1845 - Carl Spitteler, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler ( April 24, 1845 — December 29, 1924) was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1924)
• 1856 - Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951 generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain ( Maréchal Pétain) 1951)
• 1876 - Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Erich Johann Albert Raeder ( April 24, 1876 – November 6, 1960) was a naval leader in Germany before and during 1960)
• 1876 - Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ioannis Georgiadis ( April 24, 1876 - 1960 was a Greek fencer. 1960)
• 1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Crotti ( April 24, 1878 &ndash January 30, 1958) was a French painter 1958)
• 1882 - Hugh Dowding, Scottish fighter pilot (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswell Tremenheere Dowding 1st Baron Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG ( 24 April 1882 &ndash 15 February 1970)
• 1887 - Denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Honorable Denys George Finch Hatton ( 24 April 1887 - 14 May 1931) was a big-game hunter and the lover of Karen Blixen (also known 1931)
• 1889 - Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Richard Stafford Cripps ( 24 April 1889 &ndash 21 April 1952) was a British Labour politician and Chancellor 1952)
• 1889 - Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Liubov Sergeyevna Popova (Любовь Сергеевна Попова ( April 24, 1889 - May 25, 1924) was a Russian avant-garde 1924)
• 1896 - Benjamin Whorf, American linguist (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 1941)
• 1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Manuel Ávila Camacho ( April 24, 1897 &ndash October 13, 1955) served as the President of Mexico from 1940 to 1946 The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1955)
• 1899 - Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oscar Zariski (born Oscher Zaritsky 24 April 1899 in Kobrin, Poland (today Belarus) died 4 July 1986)
• 1903 - José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia 3rd Marquis of Estella ( April 24 1903, Madrid November 20 1936, Alicante This article is about the Spanish political party For the Lebanese Phalange see the Kataeb Party. 1936)
• 1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Willem de Kooning (April 24 1904 – March 19 1997 was an Abstract expressionist painter born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands 1997)
• 1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Robert Penn Warren (April 24 1905 &ndash September 15 1989 was an American poet Novelist, and literary critic and was one of the founders of New Criticism. 1989)
• 1906 - William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Joyce ( 24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946) the man generally associated with the nickname Lord Haw-Haw 1946)
• 1907 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Walters Sargant ( April 24, 1907 - August 27, 1988) was a British Psychiatrist who is now famous for his work 1988)
• 1908 - Marceline Day, American actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Marceline Day ( April 24, 1908 - February 16, 2000) was an American motion picture Actress whose career began as a 2000)
• 1914 - William Castle, American film director and producer (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Castle ( April 24, 1914 &ndash May 31, 1977) was an American Film director, producer, and 1977)
• 1916 - Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Aloysius Martin Thesz ( April 24 1916 - April 28 2002) also known as The Great One, was a professional wrestler and 2002)
• 1922 - J.D. Cannon, American actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. JD Cannon (born April 24, 1922 in Salmon Idaho; died May 20 2005 in Hudson New York) was an American 2005)
• 1924 - Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician
• 1924 - Ruth Kobart, American actor and singer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Clement Raphael Freud (born 24 April 1924) is a British writer broadcaster and former politician Ruth Kobart ( April 24 1924 – December 14 2002) was an American character actress whose six-decade career encompassed 2002)
• 1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden
• 1929 - Dr.Rajkumar, Kannada actor
• 1930 - Jerome Callet, American musician
• 1930 - Richard Donner, American film director and producer
• 1933 - Patricia Bosworth, American actor, journalist, writer and biographer
• 1933 - Claire Davenport, British actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin (born 24 April 1926 in Högsjö, Ångermanland) is a Swedish politician The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This page relates to the Kannada actor Dr Rajkumar for other uses of the name see Raj Kumar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerome Callet (born April 24, 1930) is a Musician, teacher and designer of Brass instruments He resides and works in Staten Island Richard Donner (born April 24, 1930) is an American Film director, and also a Film producer through the production company Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patricia Bosworth (b April 24, 1933) is an American Journalist and Biographer. Claire Davenport ( April 24 1933 &ndash March 4 2002) was an English actress 2002)
• 1933 - Alan Eagleson, Canadian hockey agent and promoter
• 1933 - Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor
• 1933 - Freddie Scott, American singer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Alan Eagleson (born April 24, 1933 in St Catharines Ontario) is a disbarred Canadian lawyer convicted felon Helmuth Lohner (b 24 April 1933 in Vienna) is an Austrian actor theatre director and from 2004 to 2006 director of the Theater in der Josefstadt. Freddie Scott ( April 24, 1933 - June 4, 2007) was a solo artist who began his career as a Songwriter for 2007)
• 1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actor and author
• 1936 - Jill Ireland, British actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an American Academy Award -winning Film and Theater Actress, well-known Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jill Ireland ( April 24, 1936 &ndash May 18, 1990) was an English actress 1990)
• 1937 - Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joe Henderson ( April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an American Jazz Tenor saxophonist. 2001)
• 1940 - Sue Grafton, American author
• 1941 - John Williams, Australian guitarist
• 1942 - Richard M. Daley, American politician
• 1942 - Barbra Streisand, American singer and actor
• 1943 - Richard Sterban, American singer
• 1945 - Doug Clifford, American drummer
• 1945 - Robert Knight, American singer
• 1945 - Doug Riley, Canadian musician (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sue Taylor Grafton (born April 24 1940 is a contemporary American Author of Detective novels Biography Early years Born in Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Christopher Williams (born 24 April 1941 is a Grammy Award winning Australian-born British Classical guitarist Biography Born in Melbourne Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Michael Daley (born April 24 1942 is a United States Politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Sterban (born April 24, 1943) is an American bass singer from Camden New Jersey, who joined the country and gospel Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Doug "Cosmo" Clifford (born April 24, 1945 in Palo Alto California, U Robert Knight (born 24 April 1945, Franklin, Tennessee) is an American Singer. Doug Riley, CM ( April 24, 1945 &ndash August 27, 2007) was a Canadian musician 2007)
• 1945 - Dick Rivers, French singer and actor
• 1947 - Claude Dubois, Quebec singer and songwriter
• 1947 - Josep Borrell Fontelles, Former President of the European Parliament
• 1947 - Roger D. Kornberg, American chemist, Nobel-prized
• 1948 - Paul Cellucci, 69^th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada
• 1949 - Véronique Sanson, French singer and songwriter
• 1952 - Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
• 1953 - Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer
• 1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, American death-row inmate
• 1954 - Captain Sensible, British guitarist
• 1955 - John de Mol, Dutch media businessman
• 1957 - David J, British musician
• 1957 - Boris Williams, British musician
• 1958 - Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer
• 1958 - Brian Paddick, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer
• 1959 - Malcolm Oastler, Australian engineer
• 1959 - Dave Ridgway, Canadian football player
• 1960 - Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dick Rivers (born Hervé Forneri on April 24 1946 in Nice, France) is a French Singer and Actor who has been Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the professional singer Claude André Dubois (born 24 April 1947 in Montreal) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter Josep Borrell Fontelles (born April 24, 1947) is a Spanish politician Roger David Kornberg (born) is an American Biochemist and Professor of Structural biology at Stanford University School of Medicine Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Argeo Paul Cellucci (born April 24, 1948) is an American politician and diplomat former Governor of Massachusetts, and former Ambassador The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. This is a list of ambassadors from the United States to Canada. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Véronique Sanson (full name Veronique Marie Line Sanson according to the ASCAP Songwriter's Database (born April 24, 1949, in Boulogne, near Paris Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Paul Gaultier (born April 24 1952, in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne) is a French Fashion designer and past television Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Bogosian (born April 24, 1953) is an American Actor, Playwright, Monologist, and Novelist. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Mumia Abu-Jamal (born Wesley Cook on April 24 1954 is an American who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1981 murder of police officer Daniel Captain Sensible (born Raymond Burns, 24 April, 1954) is a Singer, songwriter Guitarist (and sometimes bassist) who Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) For his son the actor see Johnny de Mol. Johannes "John" Hendrikus Hubert de Mol (born April 24, 1955 in Hilversum Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) David J Haskins (b April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) better known as David J, is a British Alternative rock Boris Peter Bransby-Williams (born 24 April 1957 in Versailles, France) is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valery Lantratov (Valeri Lantratov Walerij Lantratov Valeriy Lantratov Brian Paddick (born 24 April 1958) is a British politician and was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral election 2008 The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Malcolm Oastler (Born April 24, 1959) is the former technical director of Formula One team BAR, former chief David "Dave" Ridgway (born April 24, 1959 in Stockport England) was a Placekicker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paula Elizabeth Yates (24 April 1959- 17 September 2000 was a British Television presenter and Writer, best known for her work on two Iconic 2000)
• 1962 - Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager
• 1962 - Steve Roach, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1963 - Paula Frazer, American singer/songwriter
• 1963 - Billy Gould, American musician
• 1963 - Mano Solo, French singer
• 1963 - Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian musician
• 1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian and actor
• 1964 - Djimon Hounsou, African actor
• 1965 - Son Chang Min, South Korean actor
• 1966 - Pierre Brassard, Quebec humorist and actor
• 1966 - Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer
• 1967 - Omar Vizquel, American baseball player
• 1968 - Stacy Haiduk, American actress
• 1968 - Todd Jones, American baseball player
• 1968 - Yuji Nagata, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1968 - Hashim Thaci, Kosovan politician
• 1969 - Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer
• 1969 - Melinda Clarke, American actress
• 1969 - Viveca Paulin, Swedish actress
• 1970 - Damien Fleming, Australian fast bowler
• 1971 - Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian guitarist and singer
• 1972 - Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
• 1972 - Nicolas Gill, French Canadian judoka
• 1972 - Chipper Jones, baseball player
• 1972 - Jure Košir, Slovenian skier
• 1973 - Eric Snow, American basketball player
• 1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
• 1973 - Gabby Logan, British television presenter
• 1974 - Joseph Bruce, American rapper
• 1974 - Kristie Krabe, American stage actress
• 1974 - Derek Luke, American actor
• 1974 - Eric Kripke, American television writer, director and producer
• 1974 - Brian Marshall, American bassist
• 1974 - Dave Vitty, British radio personality
• 1975 - Sam Doumit, American actress
• 1976 - Steve Finnan, Irish footballer
• 1977 - Siarhey Balakhonau, Belarus writer
• 1977 - Carlos Beltran, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1978 - Eric Balfour, American actor
• 1978 - Kim Hyun-ju, Korean actress
• 1978 - Stella Damasus Aboderin, Nigerian actress
• 1980 - Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer
• 1980 - Austin Nichols, American actor
• 1981 - Taylor Dent, American tennis player
• 1982 - Kelly Clarkson, American singer
• 1983 - Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan
• 1984 - Tyson Ritter, American musician
• 1991 - Ryan Phillips, Canadian musician
• 1994 - Austin Rogers, American actor
• 1998 - Ryan Newman, American actress

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• 624 - Mellitus, third Archbishop of Canterbury
• 709 - Wilfrid, English archbishop and saint
• 1338 - Marquis Theodore I of Montferrat (b. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stuart Pearce MBE (born 24 April 1962 in Hammersmith, London) is an English football manager and Stephen David "Blocker" Roach (born 24 April 1962 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former Rugby league Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paula Frazer (b April 24, 1963) is an American Singer-songwriter. Mano Solo, born Emmanuel Cabut, is a French singer He was born in Châlons-sur-Marne on 24 april 1963 to the artist Cabu Tõnu Trubetsky (born 24 April 1963 also known as Tony Blackplait, is an Estonian Punk rock / Glam punk Musician, Film Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964) best known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American Actor and Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated Beninois Actor. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Son Chang Min (손창민 is a South Korean actor born April 24, 1965. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Pierre Brassard (born April 24, 1966) is a Québécois actor comedian television personality and radio broadcaster Alessandro Costacurta (born April 24, 1966 in Orago, Varese) is an Italian former professional football defender Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Omar Enrique Vizquel Gonzalez (born April 24, 1967 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop playing Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stacy Haiduk is an American Actress who has starred in numerous television shows such as Superboy, SeaQuest DSV, and Todd Barton Jones (born April 24, 1968 in Marietta Georgia) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Yuji Nagata (永田裕志 Nagata Yūji, born April 24 1968 is a Japanese professional wrestler. Hashim Thaçi ( Albanian: Hashim Thaçi Serbo-Croat: Hašim Tači, Хашим Тачи born 24 April, 1968 in Drenica Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elias Atmatsidis (Ηλίας Ατματζίδης (born April 24 1969 in Kozani) is a former Greek football goalkeeper Melinda Clarke (born April 24, 1969) is an American Actress known primarily for her work in television. Viveca Paulin (born April 24, 1969) is a Swedish actress who married American comedic actor Will Ferrell in August 2000 Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Damien William Fleming (born 24 April 1970 Bentley Western Australia) is a former Australian Cricketer who played in 20 Tests and 88 ODIs Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Mauro Antonio Pawlowski (born April 24, 1971 in Koersel Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert James "Rab" Douglas (born 24 April 1972 in Lanark) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Dundee having been released by. Nicolas Gill (born April 24, 1972 in Montréal Quebec) is a former Judoka from Canada, who twice won an Olympic medal in his Lawrence Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr (born April 24, 1972 in DeLand, Florida) is an American Major League Jure Košir ( born April 24, 1972 in Mojstrana) is a Slovenian former Alpine skier. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Eric Snow (born April 24 1973 in Canton Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player in the NBA. Gabby Logan (born Gabrielle Nicole Yorath on 24 April 1973) is a British Television presenter and former Welsh international Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Joseph Frank "Joe" Bruce (born April 28, 1972) is a rap musician record producer Professional wrestler, and actor Kristie Krabe (born April 24, 1974) is an American actress singer and dancer Derek Luke (born April 24, 1974) is an American Actor. He won the Independent Spirit Award for his big-screen debut performance in the 2002 Eric Kripke or 'The Kripmeister' or 'The Kripkeeper' (born April 24, 1974) is an American television writer director and producer Brian Aubrey Marshall (born on April 24, 1973) is the former Bassist for Creed, and the current Bassist for Alter Bridge David Lloyd Vitty ( 24 April 1974 in Hong Kong) appears on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 under the name Comedy Dave Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samia "Sam" Doumit (born April 24, 1975) is an American Actress. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen John Finnan (born 24 April 1976 is an Irish international football player who currently plays for Espanyol at right back. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Siarhey Balakhonau (or Siarhiej Bałachonaŭ) ( bel: Сяргей Балахонаў) born April 24, 1977) is a Belarusian Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Carlos Ivan Beltrán (ˈkɑrloʊs bɛlˈtrɑːn bel- trahn) born April 24 1977 in Manatí Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Eric Salter Balfour (born April 24, 1977) is an American Singer and Actor of Film and Television. Kim Hyun-ju (born April 24 1978, Ilsan-gu Goyang City Gyeonggi-do, South Korea) is a Korean actress Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Stella Damasus-Aboderin (born April 24, 1978) is a Nigerian actress singer and performer Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Fernando Enrique Arce Ruiz (born April 24 1980 in Tijuana, Baja California) is a Mexican international football midfielder who currently Austin Nichols (born April 24 1980 is an American television and movie actor Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Taylor Phillip Dent (born April 24 1981) is a Tennis player from the United States. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24 1982 is an American Pop rock singer songwriter and occasional actress. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Princess Iman (born 24 April 1983) is the daughter of King Hussein and Queen Noor. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Ryan Phillips (born November 15, 1982 in Seattle Washington) is a professional Canadian football Defensive back for the British Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Austin Rogers (born April 24, 1994) is an American actor Rogers was born in New Port Richey, Florida, and currently lives in Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Ryan Newman (born April 24, 1998) is an American child actress. Events By Place Byzantine Empire After 70 years of Visigothic rule the Byzantine Empire recaptures Andalusia Saint Mellitus (died 24 April 624 was the first Bishop of London and the third Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Events By Place Europe Saelred becomes king of Essex. Ceolred becomes king of Mercia, after Wilfrid (c 634 - 24 April 709 was an English Bishop and Saint. Theodore I Palaiologos (c 1270 &ndash April 24, 1338) was Marquess of Montferrat from 1306 until his death 1291)
• 1342 - Pope Benedict XII (b. Pope Benedict XII (died April 25, 1342) born Jacques Fournier, was Pope from 1334 to 1342 1285)
• 1622 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (b. Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577 – April 24, 1622) is a Roman Catholic Martyr of the Counter-Reformation in Switzerland 1577)
• 1656 - Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (b. Thomas Fincke ( January 6, 1561 &ndash April 24, 1656) was a Danish mathematician and physicist, and a professor 1561)
• 1731 - Daniel Defoe, English writer (b. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for 1660)
• 1736 - Prince Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article refers to the Austrian Habsburg military leader for the stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte see Eugène de Beauharnais. 1663)
• 1779 - Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eleazar Wheelock ( April 22, 1711 &ndash April 24, 1779) was an American Congregational minister orator educator and founder of 1711)
• 1852 - Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (Василий Андреевич Жуковский ( – April 1852 was the foremost Russian poet of the 1810s 1783)
• 1891 - Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf After the Franco-Prussian War Moltke superintended the preparation of its history which was published between 1874 and 1881 by the great general staff 1800)*
• 1924 - G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1844)
• 1938 - George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Grey Barnard ( May 24, 1863 - April 24, 1938) was an American sculptor. 1863)
• 1939 - Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Trousselier ( 1881 - April 24, 1939) was a French Cyclist. 1881)
• 1942 - Karin Boye, Swedish author (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( October 26 1900 – April 24 1941) was a Swedish Poet and Novelist. 1900)
• 1942 - Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Lucy Maud Montgomery CBE, (always called "Maud" by family and friends and publicly known as L 1874)
• 1944 - William Stephens, U. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Dennison Stephens ( December 26, 1859 April 25, 1944) was an American federal and state politician S. political figure (b. 1859)
• 1945 - Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Professor Dr Ernst-Robert Grawitz ( 8 June 1899 &ndash 24 April 1945) was a German Physician in Nazi Germany 1899)
• 1947 - Willa Cather, American writer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willa Sibert Cather ( December 7, 1873 &ndash April 24, 1947) was an American author who grew up in Nebraska. 1873)
• 1947 - Hans Biebow, German war criminal (by execution; b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hans Biebow ( 1902 - April 24, 1947) was the chief of German Administration of the Łódź Ghetto in Poland. Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. 1902)
• 1960 - Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Theodor Felix von Laue ( October 9, 1879 &ndash April 24, 1960) was a German physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1879)
• 1964 - Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (declined) (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Gerhard Johannes Paul Domagk ( October 30, 1895 &ndash April 24, 1964) was a German Pathologist and Bacteriologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1895)
• 1965 - Louise Dresser, American actress (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Louise Dresser (born October 5, 1878; died April 24, 1965) was an American actress. 1878)
• 1967 - Vladimir Komarov, cosmonaut (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Komarov redirects here for the botanist see Vladimir Leontyevich Komarov. 1927)
• 1974 - Bud Abbott, American actor and comedian (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and 1895)
• 1975 - Pete Ham, Welsh musician and frontman of Badfinger (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter William Ham ( April 27, 1947 – April 24, 1975) was a Welsh Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre 1947)
• 1980 - Alejo Carpentier, Cuban writer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Alejo Carpentier y Valmont ( December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist essay writer and musicologist who greatly 1904)
• 1982 - Ville Ritola, Finnish athlete (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Vilho ("Ville" Eino Ritola ( 18 January 1896 &ndash 24 April 1982) was a Finnish athlete, specialised in 1896)
• 1983 - Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Rolf Stommelen ( 11 July 1943 - 24 April 1983) was a Racing driver from Siegen Germany. 1943)
• 1986 - Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward, Duke of Windsor (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Wallis Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer, then Simpson; 19 June 1895 or 1896 &ndash 24 April 1986 was an American 1896)
• 1993 - Oliver Tambo, South African activist and politician (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Oliver Reginald Tambo ( 27 October 1917 - 24 April 1993) was a South African anti- Apartheid politician and a central figure 1917)
• 1997 - Pat Paulsen, American comedian and politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Patrick Layton Paulsen (July 6 1927 – April 24 1997 was an American Comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers 1927)
• 1997 - Eugene Stoner, American engineer and weapons designer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene Morrison Stoner (Born November 22, 1922 in Gosport, Indiana; died in Palm City Florida) 1922)
• 2001 - Al Hibbler, American singer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Al Hibbler ( August 16, 1915 - April 24, 2001) was a vocalist with several pop hits 1915)
• 2001 - Leon Sullivan, African-American civil rights leader and pastor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Leon Howard Sullivan ( October 16, 1922 - April 24, 2001) was a Baptist minister a Civil rights leader and Social 1922)
• 2004 - Estée Lauder, American cosmetics entrepreneur (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Estée Lauder (July 1 1906 &ndash April 24 2004 was the American co-founder with her husband Joseph Lauder of Estée Lauder Companies, a pioneering 1906)
• 2005 - Ezer Weizman, President of Israel (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (עזר ויצמן ( June 15, 1924 - April 24, 2005) was the seventh President of Israel, serving a seven-year term from 1993 to The President of the State of Israel (נשיא המדינה Nesi HaMedina, lit 1924)
• 2005 - Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fei Xiaotong, or Fei Hsiao-Tung ( ( November 2, 1910 – April 24, 2005) was a pioneering Chinese researcher and professor 1910)
• 2006 - Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Steve Atanas Stavro, CM ( September 27, 1927 - April 24, 2006) born Manoli Stavroff Sholdas, was a Macedonian Canadian 1927)
• 2006 - Moshe Teitelbaum, Hassidic rabbi (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1914)
• 2006 - Brian Labone, English footballer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Brian Leslie Labone ( 23 January 1940 &ndash 24 April 2006) played football for Everton between 1958 and 1971 1940)

Holidays and observances

• Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Genocide Remembrance Day (Եղեռնի զոհերի հիշատակի օր is a national holiday in Armenia and is observed by Armenians in dispersed communities
• Australia - Kapyong Day a day of remembrance for Korean War veterans, named after the Battle of Kapyong in 1951
• The Gambia - Republic Day in (1970). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Battle of Kapyong (also called Kap'yong was waged during the Korean War. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Republic Day is the name of a Public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became Republics January 9th in Republika Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

in the Roman Catholic Church:

• Saint Egbert of Northumbria
• Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen
• Saint Honorius

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada