April 24 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 24 Calendar
April 24st Daily Holidays include:
- Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
- Confederate Memorial Day – April 24, 2023 (States of AL, GA)
- Confederate Memorial Day – April 24, 2023 (Mississippi)
- Fashion Revolution Day
- National Pigs-in-a Blanket Day
- New Kids on the Block Day
- Sauvignon Blanc Day
- St. Mark’s Eve
- World Day for Animals in Laboratories
- World Meningitis Day
April 24: Famous Birthdays
- April 24, 1934 – Shirley MacLaine, American singer, dancer, and actress
- April 24, 1942 – Barbra Streisand, American singer-songwriter, actress and producer
- April 24, 1964 – Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor
- April 24, 1982 – Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- April 24, 2005 – Snuppy: worlds first cloned dog
April 24: Historical Events
- April 24, 1184 – Traditional date of the fall of Troy when the Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse
- April 24, 1704 – The 1st successful newspaper in the U.S., the Boston News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts
- April 24, 1800 – The U.S. Library of Congress is established by President John Adams with a $5,000 appropriation
- April 24, 1833 – The 1st soda fountain is patented by Jacob Evert & George Dulty
- April 24, 1888 – Eastman Kodak is formed
- April 24, 1897 – The 1st report, William Price of the Washington Star, is assigned to the White House
- April 24, 1913 – The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened
- April 24, 1915 – 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders are arrested in Istanbul, Turkey which marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide
- April 24, 1920 – Polish troops attack Ukraine
- April 24, 1926 – The Treaty of Berlin is signed between Germany and the Soviet Union
- April 24, 1953 – Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
- April 24, 1980 – A U.S. military operation, Operation Eagle Claw, attempts to end the Iran Hostage crisis, but fails, and 8 U.S. servicemen die
- April 24, 1981 – The IBM PC Computer is introduced
- April 24, 1993 – An IRA bomb explodes in Bishopsgate, London and kills a news photographer and injures 44 other
- April 24, 1996 – The U.S. passes into law, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
April 24: Music Events
- April 24, 1961 – Del Shannon’s, ‘Runaway’ hits #1
- April 24, 1969 – Paul McCartney speaks up against rumors that he is dead
- April 24, 1969 – The Cowsills, ‘Hair’ is certified gold
- April 24, 1971 – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s album, ‘4 Way Street’, hits #1
- April 24, 1976 – Wing’s Album, ‘At the Speed of Sound’, hits #1
- April 24, 1979 – Ray Charles, sings ‘Georgia on My Mind’, at a ceremony where the song is named the official state song of Georgia
- April 24, 1993 – Farm Aid 6 takes place in Ames, Iowa, Farm Aid has been an annual benefit concert since 1984 to help raise money for family farmers in the U.S.
April 24: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 24 is Taurus.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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