August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021, was a Tuesday. It was 3 years, 2 months, and 30 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Virgo.

What happened on this date?

Notable events that occurred on August 24, 2021:

The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts passes away at the age of 80.
Kathy Hochul becomes the new governor of New York following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo.

Popular songs

On August 24, 2021, the following songs were at the top of the music charts in the USA and the UK:

United States: "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber
United Kingdom: "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran

Play the top songs from 2021
A Spotify playlist of hit songs from 2021. Take a trip back to the days of Olivia Rodrigo, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Doja Cat, and Lil Nas X.

Top movie

The top movie on this day was "Free Guy".

Facts

This date was 1,187 days ago. Approximately 40 months have passed. It was the 236th day of 2021, in week 34. The decade was the 2020s. A child born on this day is 3 years old and belongs to the Gen Alpha generation. 13 seasons of weather have come and gone since then.

Take me back to August 24, 2021

Let's take a walk down memory lane.

It is Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Babies who are born today will have the star sign Virgo. The summer of 2021 is coming to an end and fall is just around the corner.

In America, the song "Stay" by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber is at the top of the singles charts, while "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran is the number-one song in the UK. Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie Free Guy is at the top of the box office. Boris Johnson is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Sarah Harding, Michael K. Williams, Norm Macdonald, and James Michael Tyler would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Westworld", "Big Little Lies", "Young Sheldon", and "Killing Eve". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War", "Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)", "It Takes Two", and "Resident Evil Village".

Children and teenagers are watching television shows such as "Blaze and the Monster Machines", "Raven's Home", "The Casagrandes", and "Baby Shark's Big Show!". Popular toys at the moment include the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on August 24, 2021, will have the star sign Virgo.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 was the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
Native American Zodiac: August 24, 2021 falls under the Bear.
Birthstone: A person during the month of August will have the birthstone Peridot.
Birth flower (August): The Gladiolus and the Poppy.

News, nostalgia, and fads

These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 24, 2021.

2021 in music
The music charts in 2021 were dominated by artists such as Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, 24kGoldn, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Silk Sonic, Ed Sheeran, The Kid Laroi, and Lil Nas X.
Record of the Year
The song "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic won a Grammy for 2021's Record of the Year.
CODA
The film "CODA" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2021.
2021 in movies
Movies released in 2021 included Spider-Man: No Way Home, No Time to Die, F9, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Godzilla vs. Kong, A Quiet Place Part II, Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and Dune.
Elon Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk was named Time Person of the Year in 2021.
Best NBA players
The best NBA players in 2021 were Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, James Harden, Luka Dončić, Kawhi Leonard, and Anthony Davis.
Best soccer players
The best soccer players in 2021 were Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kanté, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mohamed Salah, Kevin De Bruyne, Kylian Mbappé, and Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on August 24, 2021.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to August 24, 2021.

July 26, 2021:
• Slipknot co-founder and former drummer Joey Jordison passes away at the age of 46.
• Rapper DaBaby receives backlash for homophobic remarks that he made while performing at the Rolling Loud Miami Festival.
July 28, 2021: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill passes away at the age of 72.
August 5, 2021:
• Soccer: Barcelona announce that Lionel Messi will not be staying with the club.
• Soccer: Jack Grealish joins Manchester City from Aston Villa.
August 6, 2021: The Taliban begins to capture provincial capitals in Afghanistan.
August 10, 2021: Soccer: Lionel Messi joins French side Paris Saint-Germain.
August 12, 2021:
• Soccer: Romelu Lukaku rejoins Chelsea in a £97.5 million transfer.
• Missing person case: Police in Utah encounter Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie following a physical altercation between the pair.
• Five people are killed during a mass shooting in Keyham, Plymouth, England.
August 13, 2021: Elton John and Dua Lipa release the song "Cold Heart".
August 14, 2021:
• The Taliban captures seven provincial capital cities in Afghanistan.
• A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes Haiti.
August 15, 2021: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani leaves the country after the Taliban reaches Kabul.
August 18, 2021:
• British comedian Sean Lock dies from cancer at the age of 58.
• New Zealand goes into a nationwide lockdown after a case of the Delta variant is detected in the community in Auckland.
August 19, 2021: OnlyFans announces that it is banning explicit content.
August 20, 2021: Mike Richards resigns as the host of "Jeopardy!" due to inappropriate remarks that he previously made as a podcast host.
August 21, 2021: American conservative talk radio host and "vaccine skeptic" Phil Valentine dies from COVID-19 at the age of 61.
August 23, 2021:
• The FDA approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
• Millie Court and Liam Reardon win the 2021 season of Love Island.
• Andrew Cuomo resigns as the governor of New York following numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.
This date: August 24, 2021
August 25, 2021: OnlyFans cancels its plans to ban explicit content.
August 26, 2021:
• Soccer: Manchester City left-back Benjamin Mendy is charged with rape and sexual assault.
• At least 182 people, including 13 US service members, are killed by a suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
• Rapper Kanye West brings out Marilyn Manson and DaBaby during the third listening party for his upcoming album "Donda".
August 27, 2021: Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo agrees to return to Manchester United.
August 29, 2021: Rapper Kanye West releases his album "Donda".
August 30, 2021: The last plane carrying Americans leaves Afghanistan.
September 1, 2021:
• The World Health Organization states that it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu".
• Social news website Reddit bans the misinformation subreddit "NoNewNormal".
• Joe Rogan tests positive for COVID-19.
September 2, 2021:
• It is announced that the FTC is investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are "always broken".
• The US Supreme Court refuses to block Texas' new abortion law in a 5-4 decision.
September 3, 2021: Drake releases his album "Certified Lover Boy".
September 5, 2021:
• Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding passes away from breast cancer at the age of 39.
• Health authorities halt an international soccer game between Brazil and Argentina after four Argentinian players break quarantine rules.
September 6, 2021:
• Actor Michael K. Williams, who played Omar Little in The Wire, dies at the age of 54 from a suspected drug overdose.
• US President Joe Biden approves federal aid for New York and New Jersey following deadly flooding.
September 7, 2021:
• Britney Spears' father files to end her conservatorship.
• Tripwire CEO John Gibson is forced to step down following boycotts over an anti-abortion tweet.
• Kylie Jenner reveals that she and Travis Scott are expecting their second child.
• El Salvador makes cryptocurrency legal tender.
September 11, 2021: 22-year-old American woman Gabby Petito is declared missing by her family.
September 12, 2021:
• Conor McGregor and Machine Gun Kelly get into an altercation at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
• Britney Spears announces on Instagram that she is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari.
• "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X wins Video of the Year at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
September 13, 2021: American media personality Kim Kardashian raises eyebrows after she shows up at the 2021 Met Gala wearing a full body and face covering.
September 14, 2021: Canadian stand-up comedian Norm Macdonald dies from leukemia at the age of 61.
September 16, 2021:
• Two men are charged with the 2019 murder of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee.
• The final episode of the police procedural comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is aired on NBC.
September 17, 2021:
• It is announced that Gabby Petito's boyfriend Brian Laundrie has gone missing.
• Lil Nas X releases his debut studio album "Montero".
• The South Korean survival drama series "Squid Game" is released on Netflix.
September 19, 2021:
• English soccer legend Jimmy Greaves passes away at the age of 81.
• English actor John Challis, who played Boycie in "Only Fools And Horses", dies from cancer at the age of 79.
• The body of missing woman Gabby Petito is found at a national park in Wyoming.
• Machine Gun Kelly insults Slipknot at Riot Fest, calling them "50-year-old dudes" who wear "weird masks".
September 20, 2021: Justin Trudeau wins a third term as the prime minister of Canada.
September 21, 2021: Actor Willie Garson, who played Stanford Blatch on "Sex and the City", passes away at the age of 57.

TV shows in 2021

In August 2021, TV audiences were watching the following series:

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Emily in Paris

Ted Lasso

The Witcher

The Mandalorian

The Boys

Euphoria

After Life

Narcos: Mexico

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Kids TV shows on August 24, 2021

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2021:

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

It's Pony

The Owl House

The Adventures of Paddington

The Casagrandes

Sydney to the Max

Big City Greens

Raven's Home

The Loud House

Popular toys and games in 2021

If you were a child on this date, then you may have had some of the following toys:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in August 2021.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resident Evil Village

Returnal

It Takes Two

Hitman 3

Cyberpunk 2077

Assassin's Creed Valhalla

FIFA 21

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War

Among Us

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Celebrity birthdays

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

Yasser Arafat

Palestinian leader Deceased
Born on August 24, 1929
He was not alive on this date.

Vince McMahon

WWE owner
Born on August 24, 1945
He turned 76 on this day in 2021.

Pacho

Colombian drug trafficker Deceased
Born on August 24, 1951
He was not alive on this date.

Reggie Miller

Basketball player
Born on August 24, 1965
He turned 56 on this day in 2021.

Gemma O'Doherty

Conspiracy theorist
Born on August 24, 1968
She turned 53 on this day in 2021.

Dave Chappelle

Comedian
Born on August 24, 1973
He turned 48 on this day in 2021.

Chad Michael Murray

Actor
Born on August 24, 1981
He turned 40 on this day in 2021.

Rupert Grint

Actor
Born on August 24, 1988
He turned 33 on this day in 2021.

Elizabeth Debicki

Australian actress
Born on August 24, 1990
She turned 31 on this day in 2021.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on August 24, 2021.

UK Prime Minister

Boris Johnson was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Micheál Martin was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on August 24, 2021 was most likely conceived around December 1, 2020.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on August 24, 2021 is close to May 17, 2022.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about August 24, 2021:

One day has passed since this date.
169 weeks have passed.
102,560,400 seconds have passed since August 24, 2021.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 119,653,800 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 52,921,166,400 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 17,093,400 times.
You have taken approximately 8,820,194 steps. That's roughly 3,920 miles.
1,230,725 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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