Born on 24 August 2019

At A Glance

24 August 2019 at a glance

Day of the week

24 August 2019 was a Saturday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Señorita” by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello.

Top Film of 2019

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.

Star sign

The star sign for 24 August is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 24 August 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 24 August 2019 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 24 August

• 2014 A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989.
• 2016 Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory.
• 2017 The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.
• 2020 Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
• 2023 Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.

Famous people born on 24 August

• Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary (born 1997)
• Chad Michael Murray, American actor, model, and author (born 1981)
• Jared Harris, English actor (born 1961)
• Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer (born 1963)

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