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Day Of The Week: August 24

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August 24, 2025 is the 236th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Sunday.

If you are into daily horoscope then Virgo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Historical Events: August 24

  • 1200
    King John of England, signee of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angouleme in Bordeaux Cathedral.
  • 1690
    Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city has no birthday).
  • 1902
    A statue of Joan of Arc is unveiled in Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
  • 1931
    Resignation of the United Kingdom’s Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
  • 1936
    The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
  • 1937
    In the Spanish Civil War, the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
  • 1942
    World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk and US carrier USS Enterprise heavily damaged.
  • 1944
    World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
  • 1989
    Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is banned from baseball for gambling by Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti.
  • 1991
    Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.

Who were born on August 24?

  • 1909
    Ronald Grieveson, South African cricketer (d. 1998)
  • 1916
    Léo Ferré, French composer and singer (d. 1993)
  • 1917
    Dennis James, American game show host (d. 1997)
  • 1922
    Howard Zinn, American historian and activist (d. 2010)
  • 1922
    René Lévesque, Premier of Quebec (d. 1987)
  • 1923
    Arthur Jensen, American psychologist
  • 1948
    Kim Sung-Il, Chief of Staff of Republic of Korea Air Force
  • 1949
    Pia Degermark, Swedish actress
  • 1956
    Dick Lee, Singaporean singer-songwriter
  • 1986
    Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Indian Tamil actor

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