What are the important events that happened on April 24? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

April 24: Facts & Myths About This Day

April 24 is the 114^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 251 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 11, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 484,848 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectadecatetragon’ day.

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.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 299 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,507 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

April 24 Historical Events

• 1877 –
  Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
• 1907 –
  Al Ahly was founded.
• 1915 –
  The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
• 1955 –
  The Bandung Conference ends: 29 non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
• 1965 –
  Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
• 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.
• 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.”
• 1980 –
  Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
• 1996 –
  In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced.
• 2005 –
  Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.

Who were born on April 24?

• 1581 –
  Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)
• 1897 –
  Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)
• 1904 –
  Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997)
• 1948 –
  Paul Cellucci, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada
• 1955 –
  Marion Caspers-Merk, German politician
• 1959 –
  Malcolm Oastler, Australian engineer
• 1959 –
  Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000)
• 1966 –
  Pierre Brassard, Canadian humorist and actor
• 1968 –
  Stacy Haiduk, American actress
• 1987 –
  Kristopher Letang, Canadian hockey player

Who died on April 24?

• 624 –
  Mellitus, Archbishop of Canterbury
• 709 –
  Wilfrid, English archbishop and saint
• 1185 –
  Emperor Antoku of Japan (b. 1178)
• 1779 –
  Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (b. 1711)
• 1938 –
  George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b. 1863)
• 1939 –
  Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (b. 1881)
• 1964 –
  Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist (b. 1895)
• 1970 –
  Otis Spann, American blues pianist (b. 1930)
• 2006 –
  Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)
• 2009 –
  John Michell, British writer (b. 1933)