Today: April 24, 2024

Today is Wednesday. This is the 115th day of 2024. 31% of the year has passed. 251 days (69%) remain until the end of 2024.

Facts

Basic facts about this date:

Week Number: We are currently in Week 17 of 2024.
Leap Year: 2024 is a leap year, which means that it will have 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
Generation: People born in 2024 belong to the Gen Alpha generation.

On this day: April 24

Events that happened on April 24.

April 24, 1916: The Easter Rising begins in Ireland.
April 24, 1954: Soccer: Wolverhampton Wanderers win the First Division title after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the final game of the season.
April 24, 1961: Ben E. King releases his song "Stand by Me".
April 24, 1967: Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies after his spacecraft fails to deploy its parachute during its descent back to earth.
April 24, 1971: Hundreds of thousands of people protest against the Vietnam War in Washington D.C. and San Francisco.
April 24, 1975: Welsh singer Pete Ham commits suicide at the age of 27.
April 24, 1980: Operation Eagle Claw: U.S. President Jimmy Carter aborts an attempt to rescue 52 hostages in Iran.
April 24, 1988: Soccer: Luton win the League Cup after a 3-2 win over Arsenal.
April 24, 1990: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into space.
April 24, 1993: The IRA detonate a truck bomb in Bishopsgate, London.
April 24, 1995: A Unabomber bomb kills lobbyist Gilbert Murray in Sacramento, California.
April 24, 2009: The WHO expresses its concern at the rapid spread of Swine Flu.
April 24, 2012:
• Football: 10-man Chelsea hand Barcelona a shock defeat in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
• Flo Rida releases the song "Whistle".
April 24, 2013: 1,134 people are killed after an eight-story commercial building collapses in Dhaka District, Bangladesh.
April 24, 2015: Caitlyn Jenner comes out as a trans woman in a 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer.
April 24, 2018: Police arrest the Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, after a decades-long investigation.
April 24, 2020: US President Donald Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as a treatment for COVID-19.
April 24, 2022: An exit poll predicts that Emmanuel Macron has defeated Marine Le Pen in the 2022 French presidential election.
April 24, 2023:
• It is announced that Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News.
• Don Lemon announces that he has been fired by CNN.
• An arrest warrant is issued for Jackass star Bam Margera following a physical confrontation in Pennsylvania.

Is it that long ago already?

Half a year has passed since October 24, 2023:

The video game "Cities: Skylines II" is released.
Britney Spears releases her memoir "The Woman in Me".
Shaft (1971) actor Richard Roundtree passes away at the age of 81.
Israel announces that it will refuse visas to United Nations officials in light of the UN chief's recent comments about war crimes in Gaza.
Hockey: The NHL reverses its ban on stick tape for social causes.

Nine months have passed since July 24, 2023:

Elon Musk replaces Twitter's blue bird logo with an "X".
Carlee Russell admits to lying about her abduction story.

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What has happened lately?

Notable events that happened close to April 24, 2024.

March 25, 2024:
• The authorities raid two homes belonging to P Diddy as part of a sex-trafficking inquiry.
• Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada says that his regime will resume stoning women to death in public.
March 26, 2024:
• Six construction workers are presumed dead after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses after a cargo ship collides with one of its support pillars.
• Streamer Ninja reveals that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
March 28, 2024:
• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud and conspiracy to launder money.
• 48 people are killed after a bus falls from a bridge in Limpopo, South Africa.
March 29, 2024:
• UK politics: DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigns after being charged with historical sexual offences.
• Actor Louis Gossett Jr. passes away at the age of 87.
• Actress Tori Spelling files for divorce from Dean McDermott after 18 years of marriage.
• Actor Chance Perdomo (27) is killed in a motorcycle accident.
• The film "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" is released.
• Beyoncé releases her album "Cowboy Carter".
March 30, 2024:
• Several people are taken hostage at a nightclub in the Dutch town of Ede.
• Volodymyr Zelensky warns that Ukraine forces will have to retreat if US military aid does not arrive soon enough.
April 1, 2024: Seven aid workers are killed by an Israeli airstrike in Palestine.
April 3, 2024: 10 people die after a 7.4 earthquake strikes the eastern coast of Taiwan.
April 5, 2024:
• McDonald's says that it will buy back all of its Israeli franchises following a boycott of the brand.
• A rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake hits New York.
• Ecuadorian police raid the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador.
April 6, 2024: WrestleMania XL: Night 1: The Bloodline (The Rock and Roman Reigns) defeat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins.
April 7, 2024: WrestleMania XL: Night 2: Cody Rhodes defeats Roman Reigns.
April 8, 2024:
• A solar eclipse is visible across North America.
• Soccer: Everton are handed a two-point deduction for breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules.
• Country music singer Morgan Wallen is arrested for throwing a chair off the rooftop of a bar in Nashville.
• Actor Jonathan Majors is sentenced to probation for assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
April 9, 2024:
• Simon Harris becomes Ireland's new Taoiseach.
• The parents of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley are sentenced to 10–15 years in prison for manslaughter.
April 10, 2024:
• OJ Simpson dies from cancer at the age of 76.
• The TV series "Fallout" premieres on Amazon Prime Video.
April 11, 2024: The miniseries "Baby Reindeer" is released on Netflix.
April 13, 2024:
• Six people are killed during a stabbing attack at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia.
• Iran launches approximately 300 drones and missiles at Israel.
• UFC 300: Alex Pereira defeats Jamahal Hill, Weili Zhang defeats Yan Xiaonan, and Max Holloway defeats Justin Gaethje.
April 14, 2024:
• Soccer: Bayer Leverkusen win the Bundesliga for the first time in their history.
• Several countries in the Persian Gulf are severely impacted by heavy rain and flooding.
April 15, 2024:
• Rust movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez Reed is sentenced to 18 months in prison for the 2021 involuntary manslaughter of Halyna Hutchins.
• The criminal trial of former US President Donald Trump for allegedly falsifying business records begins in New York.
April 19, 2024:
• The 2024 Bitcoin halving occurs.
• A man sets himself on fire outside the courthouse where Donald Trump's trial is taking place.
• Israel launches a series of retaliatory strikes against Iranian military sites.
April 20, 2024: Boxing: Ryan Garcia defeats Devin Haney.
April 23, 2024:
• The US Senate passes a $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
• The FTC bans non-compete agreements.
• The US Senate passes a bill that could ban TikTok.
This date: April 24, 2024
April 26, 2024: The romantic sports film "Challengers" is released in movie theaters.
May 10, 2024: The movie "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" is released.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on April 24, 2024, will have the star sign Taurus.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 is the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
The Life Path Number for this date is 9.
Native American Zodiac: April 24, 2024 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: A person during the month of April will have the birthstone Diamond.
Birth flower (April): The Daisy and the Sweet Pea.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on April 24.

Barbra Streisand

Singer
Born on April 24, 1942
She is 82 years old today.

Enda Kenny

Irish Prime Minister
Born on April 24, 1951
He is 73 years old today.

Djimon Hounsou

Actor
Born on April 24, 1964
He is 60 years old today.

Aidan Gillen

Irish actor
Born on April 24, 1968
He is 56 years old today.

Kelly Clarkson

Singer
Born on April 24, 1982
She is 42 years old today.

Joe Keery

Actor
Born on April 24, 1992
He is 32 years old today.

Holidays

National holidays and famous events that fall on April 24:

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

If your baby is due on April 24, 2024, then the date of conception was probably around August 2, 2023.
A baby that is conceived on April 24, 2024, will be due around January 15, 2025.

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