What is Today, July 24th? Important days, Birthday, and Historical Events

What is Today, July 24th?

Today, July 24th, is National Thermal Engineers Day in India. It is also the birthday of Indian classical vocalist Pannalal Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and producer Manoj Kumar, and Indian business magnate Azim Premji. Other historical events that happened on this day include the Battle of Nocera, the Fall of Stirling Castle, and the Battle of Harlaw.

Important Days

• National Thermal Engineers Day in India
• Income Tax Day in India
• World Hepatitis Day
• International Day of Cooperatives

Birthdays

• 1811: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (d. 1882).
• 1872: Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and art dealer (d. 1946)
• 1911: Pannalal Ghosh, Indian classical vocalist (d. 2003)
• 1937: Manoj Kumar, Indian actor, director, and producer
• 1945: Azim Premji, Indian business magnate
• 1954: Walter Payton, American football player (d. 1999)
• 1966: Gary Oldman, English actor
• 1972: Brad Pitt, American actor
• 1974: Cameron Diaz, American actress
• 1982: Justin Timberlake, American singer, songwriter, and actor

Historical Events

• 1132: Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily
• 1148: Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade.
• 1304: Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf
• 1411: The Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.
• 1911: Hiram Bingham encounters Machu Picchu ruins
• 1923: The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria, and other countries that fought in World War I.
• 1977: The 4-day-long Libyan-Egyptian War comes to an end.
• 1985: Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi signs a peace accord with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowal to settle the three-year Punjab crisis.
• 2005: Lance Armstrong wins his seventh Tour de France.
• 2015: The first commercial flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes place.

Other Events

• 2000: The first commercial flight of the Boeing 777 takes place.
• 2013: The United States Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges.

Did you know?

• The population of the earth on July 24, 2023, is estimated to be 8.06 billion people.
• The average temperature on July 24 in New York City is 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
• The sun will rise in New York City at 5:45 a.m. and set at 8:24 p.m. on July 24.

I hope you found this information interesting!