The 205th day of the year, the 206th in a leap year
Born on 24 July
Every 24 July birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Leo in UTC, and in most of the world. In 21 of those years the sun changed sign within hours of the date, and by the clocks somewhere far enough east or west of Greenwich it was 24 July when it happened; see below.
- Star sign
- LeoFire, fixed, ruled by the Sun.
- Birthstone
- RubyThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lilyUsually taken today to mean an open heart and purity.
- Most common weekdays
- Sunday and Friday16 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 July in any year.
Crossings within hours of 24 July
A date begins earlier east of Greenwich and later to the west, so in these years the sun changed sign on the day before or after in UTC, at a moment when clocks somewhere on earth already, or still, showed 24 July — worked out from the time zones in use at that moment, as the IANA time zone database records them. A birth there on 24 July that year could be either sign, and the calculator above works it out for your own time zone.
- 1922: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 16:20 UTC
- 1923: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 22:01 UTC
- 1926: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 15:25 UTC
- 1927: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 21:17 UTC
- 1930: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 14:42 UTC
- 1931: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 20:21 UTC
- 1934: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 13:42 UTC
- 1935: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 19:33 UTC
- 1938: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 12:57 UTC
- 1939: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 18:36 UTC
- 1942: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 12:07 UTC
- 1943: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 18:04 UTC
- 1946: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 11:37 UTC
- 1947: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 17:15 UTC
- 1951: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 16:21 UTC
- 1955: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 15:25 UTC
- 1959: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 14:45 UTC
- 1963: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 13:59 UTC
- 1967: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 13:16 UTC
- 1971: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 12:15 UTC
- 1975: the sun entered Leo on 23 July, 11:22 UTC
Which weekday 24 July falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 24 July falls on every day of the week: Sunday 16, Friday 16, Saturday 15, Monday 15, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Wednesday 15.
Showing 24 July in the 36 most recent years. Every weekday →
How common a birthday 24 July is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,888 babies were born on 24 July in each year of the twenty, making it the 26th 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 July
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Simón Bolívar | 1783–1830 | Venezuelan statesman and military officer |
| Alexandre Dumas | 1802–1870 | French writer and dramatist |
| Jennifer Lopez | 1969– | American singer and actress |
| Amelia Earhart | 1897–1939 | American aviation pioneer and author |
| Henrik Pontoppidan | 1857–1943 | Danish writer, Nobel Laureate |
| Nayib Bukele | 1981– | President of El Salvador since 2019 |
| Robert Graves | 1895–1985 | English poet and novelist |
| Alphonse Mucha | 1860–1939 | Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist |
| Anna Paquin | 1982– | New Zealand actress |
| Daniele De Rossi | 1983– | Italian association football player |
| Michael Richards | 1949– | American actor and comedian |
| Gus Van Sant | 1952– | American film director, producer, photographer and musician |
| Karl Malone | 1963– | American basketball player |
| Rose Byrne | 1979– | Australian actress |
| Elisabeth Moss | 1982– | British-American actress and producer |
| Adolphe Adam | 1803–1856 | French composer |
| Frank Wedekind | 1864–1918 | German playwright |
| Gallagher | 1946–2022 | American stand-up comedian |
Died on 24 July
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Van Buren | 1782–1862 | president of the United States from 1837 to 1841 |
| Isaac Bashevis Singer | 1903–1991 | Polish-American writer |
| James Chadwick | 1891–1974 | English physicist, who discovered the neutron in 1932 |
| Ryūnosuke Akutagawa | 1892–1927 | Japanese writer |
| Peter Sellers | 1925–1980 | British actor and comedian |
| Hulk Hogan | 1953–2025 | American professional wrestler, actor and television personality |
| John Atta Mills | 1944–2012 | President of Ghana from 2009 to 2012 |
| Sacha Guitry | 1885–1957 | French playwright and filmmaker |
| Witold Gombrowicz | 1904–1969 | Polish writer |
| Fritz Albert Lipmann | 1899–1986 | German-American biochemist |
| Albert Ellis | 1913–2007 | American psychologist |
| Arkhip Kuindzhi | 1841–1910 | Russian landscape painter |
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