The 358th day of the year, the 359th in a leap year
Born on 24 December
Every 24 December birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Capricorn, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- CapricornEarth, cardinal, ruled by Saturn.
- Birthstone
- Turquoise, Zircon, TanzaniteThe 1912 list gave Turquoise and Lapis lazuli.
- Birth flower
- Narcissus, HollyUsually taken today to mean good wishes and defence.
- Most common weekdays
- Saturday and Thursday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 24 December in any year.
Which weekday 24 December falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 24 December falls on every day of the week: Saturday 16, Thursday 16, Friday 15, Sunday 15, Monday 15, Wednesday 15, Tuesday 15.
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How common a birthday 24 December is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,701 babies were born on 24 December in each year of the twenty, making it the 362nd most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 24 December
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| James Prescott Joule | 1818–1889 | English physicist and brewer |
| Ilham Aliyev | 1961– | President of Azerbaijan since 2003 |
| Adam Mickiewicz | 1798–1855 | Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist |
| Hamid Karzai | 1957– | President of Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014 |
| Tarja Halonen | 1943– | President of Finland from 2000 to 2012 |
| John, King of England | 1166–1216 | King of England from 1199 to 1216 |
| Galba | 3 BC–69 AD | sixth Roman Emperor (68–69) |
| Ava Gardner | 1922–1990 | American actress |
| Emanuel Lasker | 1868–1941 | German chess player, World Chess Champion from 1894 to 1921 |
| Ricky Martin | 1971– | Puerto Rican singer |
| Empress Elisabeth of Austria | 1837–1898 | Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from 1854 to 1898 |
| Dima Bilan | 1981– | Russian pop singer |
| Stephenie Meyer | 1973– | American author |
| Selim III | 1761–1808 | 28th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1789–1807) |
| Howard Hughes | 1905–1976 | American aviator, engineer, industrialist, and film producer |
| Matthew Arnold | 1822–1888 | British poet and cultural critic |
| Stjepan Mesić | 1934– | President of Croatia from 2000 to 2010 |
| Lemmy | 1945–2015 | British rock musician |
Died on 24 December
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Vasco da Gama | 1469–1524 | Portuguese explorer |
| Toshiro Mifune | 1920–1997 | Japanese actor |
| Harold Pinter | 1930–2008 | British playwright |
| William Makepeace Thackeray | 1811–1863 | British novelist |
| Karl Dönitz | 1891–1980 | German admiral, head of state of Germany in 1945 |
| Louis Aragon | 1897–1982 | French poet |
| W. J. M. Rankine | 1820–1872 | civil engineer |
| John Muir | 1838–1914 | Scottish-American naturalist |
| Alban Berg | 1885–1935 | Austrian composer |
| Johannes Heesters | 1903–2011 | Dutch actor, singer and entertainer |
| Richard Adams | 1920–2016 | English novelist, author of Watership Down |
| Charles Durning | 1923–2012 | American actor |
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