Friday
24
August 2096
Core Information
Day of the Year
Day 237
Out of 366 Days
Days Left in Year
129 Days
Until end of 2096
ISO Week Number
Week 34
European Standard (ISO-8601)
Business Day
Business Day
Status
Financial Quarter
Q3
Of 2096
Leap Year
Yes
366 days in 2096
ISO 8601 Format
2096-08-24
International Standard
US Date Format
08/24/2096
Month/Day/Year
Global Date Format
24/08/2096
Day/Month/Year
Unix Timestamp
3996604800
Epoch Time (Since 1970)
RFC 2822 Format
Fri, 24 Aug 2096
Email & RSS Standard
ISO Ordinal Date
2096-237
Year & Day Number
Excel Serial Date
71826
Days since Jan 1, 1900
Asian Date Format
2096/08/24
Year/Month/Day
Century
21st Century
Historical Era
Millennium
3rd Millennium
1,000-Year Epoch
Daylight Saving (DST)
Standard Time
Time Configuration
Swatch Internet Time
@041 .beats
Universal Decimal Time
ISO Week Type
Even Week
Week Parity
Unix Hex Time
0xEE375980
Epoch in Hexadecimal
Eastern Astrology
Chinese Zodiac
Water Dragon
Chinese Zodiac
BaZi
Bing Chen Year
Four Pillars of Destiny
Saju
Year, Month, Day Pillars
Korean Four Pillars
Zi Wei Dou Shu
Moon Star
Purple Star Astrology
Nine Star Ki
Principal Star: 1 White Water
Japanese Feng Shui Astrology
Qi Men Dun Jia
Injury Door
Strategic Destiny Map
Tibetan Mewa & Parkha
Mewa: 5 Yellow
Tibetan Astrology
Mahabote
Born under Jupiter
Myanmar Astrology
Chinese Yin Yang
Yang (Active)
Annual Polarity
Vedic Astrology
Vedic Astrology
Nakshatra: Magha
Jyotish, Nakshatra & D9
Vedic Divisional Charts
Nakshatra: Magha
Shodashvarga D1–D60
Nadi Astrology
Agastya Nadi Leaf 26
Bhrigu Samhita & Agastya Nadi
Yuga & Kalpa Cycles
Kali Yuga Cycle
Hindu Cosmology
Western Astrology
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Astrological Sign
Zodiac Element
Earth
Triplicity
Zodiac Modality
Mutable
Quadruplicity
Zodiac Ruler
Mercury
Ruling Planet
Western Tropical Zodiac
Aries
Western Tropical Zodiac
Natal Chart & Horoscope
Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Cancer
Birth Chart
Transit Planet
Sun trine Jupiter
Solar Return Chart
Saturn Return Cycle
Phase 1
Saturn Cycle
Annual Profections
Time-Lord: Mercury
Time-Lord Systems
Zodiacal Releasing
L1: Libra, L2: Aquarius
Astrological Timing
Secondary Progressions
Solar Arc Venus conj Sun
Solar Arc Directions
Draconic Chart
Draconic Sun in Aries
Nodal Zodiac
Heliocentric Astrology
Earth in Gemini
Sun-Centered
Uranian Astrology
Cupido active
Hamburg School
Astrocartography
Jupiter Ascendant Line
Astrogeography
Asteroid Archetypes
Chiron in
Centaurs
Behenian Fixed Stars
Algol Paran
Parans
Galactic Alignment
Aligned with Galactic Center
Great Attractor
Egyptian Decans
Decan 1
Monomoiria
Sabian Symbols
Symbol: A Butterfly Emerging
Astrological Symbols
Chaldean Planetary
Hour of Mars
Angelic Guardians
Zodiac Cusp
None (Core Sign)
Transitional Sign
Numerology & Patterns
Pythagorean Numerology
Life Path 4
Life Path Number
Chaldean Numerology
Vibration 12
Vibration Number
Psychomatrix
Strong Willpower Line
Pythagorean Square
Lo Shu Grid
Missing Element: Earth
Magic Square
Ilm al-Jafr
Abjad Value: 806
Hisab al-Jummal
Matrix of Destiny
Core Energy: 7
Destiny Matrix
Personal Cycle
Personal Year 4
Year, Month & Day Cycle
Palindrome Date
No
Symmetrical Number Pattern
Friday the 13th
No
Superstition Indicator
Fibonacci Date
No
Golden Ratio Sequence
Esoteric & Mysticism
Birthstone
Peridot
For August
Birth Flower
Gladiolus
For August
Tarot Birth Cards
The Emperor
Personality Cards
Celtic Tree Astrology
Holly Tree
Tree Sign
Native American Medicine Wheel
Salmon Totem
Birth Animal Totem
Human Design
Reflector Profile
BodyGraph
Gene Keys
Gene Key 34
Hologenetic Profile
Kabbalah Astrology
Tikkun in Netzach
Tree of Life (Tikkun)
Law of Vibration
Frequency 1 Hz
Date
Biorhythm
Ph: 92%, Em: 39%
Physical, Emotional, Intellectual
Arabic Parts
Lot of Fortune: 206°
Hermetic Lots
Iatromathematics
Vitality Focus
Ancient Medical Astrology
Herbal Astrology
Chamomile
Birthstone & Flower
Celtic Cross-Quarter
None
Pagan Festival Day
Day of the Week Ruler
Venus
Planetary Day
Astronomical & Biological Cycles
Season
Summer
Northern Hemisphere
Julian Day
2486845
Astronomical Standard
Lilian Date
187685
Days since Gregorian
Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent
Void of Course Moon
Saros Cycle
Saros Series 67
Eclipse Family
Solar Cycle Phase
Cycle 25 Ascending
Solar Imprinting
Geomagnetic Activity
Kp-Index: 0
Birth Kp-Index
Seasonal Imprinting
Equinox Influence
Photoperiod Effect
Circadian Chronotype
Morning Lark
Genesis
Global Calendars
Hijri Calendar
5 Jumada al-Awwal 1520 AH
Islamic Calendar
Mayan Calendar
Kin 194
Tzolk'in / Dreamspell
Roman Calendar
Days before next Kalends
Kalends, Nones & Ides
Discordian Calendar
Sweetmorn, 17 Bureaucracy
Erisian Calendar
Javanese & Balinese Systems
Javanese Calendar & Weton
Friday Pahing
Javanese Calendar
Pawukon & 30 Javanese Wuku
Kurantil
Javanese Cycles
Pranata Mangsa
Mangsa Karo
Javanese Seasons
Pal Srigati
Fortune Cycle 4
Javanese 6-Year Fortune Chart
Pancasuda & Pangarasan
Gedhong
Javanese Divination
Wariga & Balinese Multi-Wara
Triwara: Pasah, Beteng, Kajeng
Triwara to Dasawara
Rajah Kala Cakra
Kala Cakra Active
Watak Sadana
Curated Highlights
2006
The International Astronomical Union passed a resolution redefining the term planet and classifying Pluto as a dwarf planet.
1992
Hurricane Andrew, the third-most intense Category 5 cyclone to impact the United States in the 20th century, made landfall in southern Florida.
1966
Cultural Revolution: Red Guards vandalised the Jokhang (depicted), the holiest Buddhist temple in Tibet.
1963
Buddhist crisis: The U.S. State Department ordered Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (pictured) to encourage South Vietnamese Army officers to oust Ngo Dinh Diem if he did not willingly remove Ngo Dinh Nhu from his unofficial position of power.
1954
In the midst of a political crisis, Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas fatally shot himself in the Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro.
1942
World War II: At the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, bombers from the U.S. aircraft carrier Saratoga sank the Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō near Santa Isabel Island, contributing to an Allied victory.
1941
Adolf Hitler ordered the suspension of the T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and disabled, although killings continued in secret for the remainder of World War II.
1921
The Royal Navy's R.38, the world's largest airship at the time, was destroyed by a structural failure over Hull, killing 44 of the 49 crew aboard.
1914
The Battle of Cer ended with the first Allied victory of World War I.
1889
The New Zealand Native football team, predominantly comprising Māori players, concluded their 107-game tour, the longest in rugby union history.
1888
89 New Zealand Native football team
1857
The New York City branch of the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Co. collapsed following widespread embezzlement, leading to a severe recession that caused about 5,000 businesses to fail.
1814
War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including the White House (pictured).
1781
American Revolutionary War: Near present-day Aurora, Indiana, American Indians led by Joseph Brant killed or captured all members of a Pennsylvania militia.
1704
War of the Spanish Succession: An Anglo-Dutch fleet engaged a French naval force at the Battle of Málaga in the Mediterranean Sea.
1662
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer was legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.
1643
A Dutch expedition arrived at the mouth of the Valdivia River, in present-day Chile, to establish a new colony in the ruins of the abandoned Spanish settlement of Valdivia.
1456
The oldest known version of the Gutenberg Bible, the first major book produced on a printing press, was completed.
410
Rome was sacked for the first time in approximately 800 years by the Visigoths under Alaric I.
-49
Caesar's Civil War: Forces loyal to Julius Caesar led by Gaius Scribonius Curio were defeated by Pompeian Republicans under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba I of Numidia.
Historical Events
2023
Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.
2020
Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
2017
The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.
2016
An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence. Around 300 people are killed.
2016
Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory.
2014
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989.
2012
Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, is sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention.
2010
In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.
2010
Henan Airlines Flight 8387 crashes at Yichun Lindu Airport in Yichun, Heilongjiang, China, killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.
2010
Agni Air Flight 101 crashes near Shikharpur, Makwanpur, Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.
2008
Sixty-five passengers are killed when Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 crashes during an emergency landing at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
2008
A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes in Cabañas, Zacapa, Guatemala, killing 11 people.
2006
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
2004
Ninety passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.
2001
Air Transat Flight 236 loses all engine power over the Atlantic Ocean, forcing the pilots to conduct an emergency landing in the Azores.
1998
First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
1995
Microsoft releases Windows 95 to the public in North America.
1992
Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.
1991
Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
1991
Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
1989
Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
1989
Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe.
1981
Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
1970
Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators.
1967
Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.
1963
Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.
1954
The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.
1954
Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas.
1951
United Air Lines Flight 615 crashes near Decoto, California, killing 50 people.
1950
Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
1949
The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
1944
World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
1942
World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged.
1941
The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.
1938
Kweilin incident: A Japanese warplane shoots down the Kweilin, a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is the first recorded instance of a civilian airliner being shot down.
1937
Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
1937
Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
1936
The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
1933
The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane.
1932
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
1931
Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
1929
Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
1914
World War I: German troops capture Namur.
1914
World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
1911
Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn in as the first President of Portugal.
1909
Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
1898
Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
1870
The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
1857
The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
1821
The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.
1820
Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
1816
The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri.
1815
The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed.
1814
British troops capture Washington, D.C. and set the Presidential Mansion, Capitol, Navy Yard and many other public buildings ablaze.
1812
Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz.
1789
The first naval battle of the Svensksund began in the Gulf of Finland.
1781
American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
1743
The War of the Hats: The Swedish army surrenders to the Russians in Helsinki, ending the war and starting Lesser Wrath.
1690
Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).
1682
William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania.
1675
A Polish-Lithuanian army under John III Sobieski defeats an Ottoman-Tartar army in the battle of Lwow.
1662
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.
1643
A Dutch fleet establishes a new colony in the ruins of Valdivia in southern Chile.
1608
The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
1561
Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.
1516
The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
1482
The town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army.
1349
Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.
1217
An English fleet defeats a French fleet in the battle of Sandwich, cutting of Prince Louis of France from supplies and diminishing his hopes to gain the English throne during the First Barons' War.
1215
Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid.
1200
King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Angoulême Cathedral.
1185
Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans.
410
The Visigoths under King Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.
394
The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written.
367
Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father.
Global Holidays
Christian feast day:
Aurea of Ostia
Christian feast day:
Bartholomew the Apostle (Roman Catholic, Anglican)
Christian feast day:
Edward Klinik
Christian feast day:
Emily de Vialar
Christian feast day:
Jeanne-Antide Thouret
Christian feast day:
Maria Micaela Desmaisieres
Christian feast day:
Massa Candida (Martyrs of Utica)
Christian feast day:
Owen (Audoin)
Christian feast day:
August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Flag Day (Liberia)
Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.
International Strange Music Day
National Waffle Day (United States)
Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)
Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)
Famous Birthdays
2001
Mildred Maldonado, Mexican rhythmic gymnast
2000
Griffin Gluck, American actor
1998
Sofia Richie, American model and social media personality
1997
Alan Walker, British-Norwegian DJ and record producer
1997
Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary
1995
Noah Vonleh, American basketball player
1995
Lady Amelia Windsor, member of the British royal family
1994
Kelsey Plum, American basketball player
1993
Maryna Zanevska, Belgian tennis player
1992
Jemerson, Brazilian footballer
1991
Enrique Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
1991
Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker
1990
Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer
1990
Luke Lawrence, American sailor
1989
Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer
1989
Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer
1988
Rupert Grint, English actor
1988
Brad Hunt, Canadian ice hockey player
1988
Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player
1988
Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer
1987
Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player
1986
Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer
1986
Arian Foster, American football player, rapper, and actor
1984
Erin Molan, Australian journalist and sportscaster
1984
Charlie Villanueva, Dominican-American basketball player
1984
Yesung, South Korean singer
1983
Brett Gardner, American baseball player
1983
Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player
1982
José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer
1982
Kim Källström, Swedish footballer
1981
Chad Michael Murray, American actor, model, and author
1979
Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet
1979
Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer
1979
Michael Redd, American basketball player
1978
Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
1977
Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
1977
Robert Enke, German footballer (died 2009)
1977
Per Gade, Danish footballer
1977
John Green, American author and vlogger
1977
Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer
1976
Simon Dennis, English rower and academic
1976
Alex O'Loughlin, Australian actor, writer, director, and producer
1975
Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer
1975
Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
1974
Jennifer Lien, American actress
1973
Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973
Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter
1973
James D'Arcy, English actor
1973
Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
1973
Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor
1972
Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host
1972
Ava DuVernay, American director and screenwriter
1972
Todd Young, American politician
1970
Rich Beem, American golfer
1970
David Gregory, American journalist
1970
Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer and manager
1969
Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist
1968
Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1968
Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster
1968
Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1968
Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967
Michael Thomas, English footballer
1965
Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer
1965
Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster
1965
Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
1964
Éric Bernard, French racing driver
1964
Mark Cerny, American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive
1964
Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut
1963
John Bush, American singer-songwriter
1963
Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer
1963
Peter Rufai, Nigerian footballer (died 2025)
1962
Craig Kilborn, American television host
1962
Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician
1961
Jared Harris, English actor
1960
Cal Ripken Jr., American baseball player and coach
1958
Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer
1957
Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1957
Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter
1956
Gerry Cooney, American boxer
1955
Kevin Dunn, American actor
1955
Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas
1954
Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
1954
Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
1953
Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster
1952
Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter
1952
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican dub poet
1951
Danny Joe Brown, American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (died 2005)
1951
Orson Scott Card, American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist
1951
Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (died 2013)
1949
Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (died 2014)
1949
Joe Regalbuto, American actor and director
1948
Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot
1948
Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer
1948
Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland
1948
Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
1947
Anne Archer, American actress and producer
1947
Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter
1947
Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach
1947
Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
1947
Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral
1945
Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1945
Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (died 2019)
1945
Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (died 2020)
1945
Marsha P. Johnson, American gay liberation activist and drag queen (died 1992)
1945
Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE
1944
Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1996)
1944
Gregory Jarvis, American engineer, and astronaut (died 1986)
1944
Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2020)
1943
John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (died 1989)
1942
Max Cleland, American captain and politician (died 2021)
1942
Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (died 1988)
1942
Karen Uhlenbeck, American mathematician
1942
Hans Peter Korff, German actor (died 2025)
1941
Alan M. Roberts, English academic, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
1940
Madsen Pirie, British academic, President and co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute
1940
Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (died 2014)
1940
Keith Savage, English rugby player
1938
David Freiberg, American singer and bass player
1938
Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
1937
Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (died 1998)
1937
Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American journalist and author (died 2026)
1936
A. S. Byatt, English novelist and poet (died 2023)
1936
Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (died 2010)
1936
Arthur B. C. Walker Jr., American physicist and academic (died 2001)
1934
Kenny Baker, English actor (died 2016)
1933
Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English banker and manager (died 2014)
1932
Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader (died 2017)
1932
Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (died 2009)
1932
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal (died 2017)
1930
Jackie Brenston, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (died 1979)
1930
Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (died 1993)
1929
Betty Dodson, American author and educator (died 2020)
1929
Pierre Mazeaud, French jurist, politician and alpinist
1927
Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (died 2014)
1927
David Ireland, Australian author and playwright (died 2022)
1927
Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
1926
Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (died 2009)
1924
Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (died 1990)
1924
Louis Teicher, American pianist (died 2008)
1923
Arthur Jensen, American psychologist and academic (died 2012)
1922
René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (died 1987)
1922
Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (died 2010)
1921
Eric Simms, English ornithologist and conservationist (died 2009)
1920
Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (died 2013)
1919
Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)
1919
J. Gordon Edwards, American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (died 2004)
1919
Enrique Llanes, Mexican wrestler (died 2004)
1919
Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish composer and pianist (died 2000)
1918
Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2004)
1915
Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist (died 1969)
1915
James Tiptree Jr. (Alice Bradley Sheldon), American psychologist and science fiction author (died 1987)
1913
Charles Snead Houston, American physician and mountaineer (died 2009)
1909
Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1998)
1908
Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (died 1931)
1907
Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect, designed the Hallenstadion (died 2012)
1905
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1974)
1905
Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st President of Sierra Leone (died 1988)
1904
Ida Cook, English campaigner for Jewish refugees, and romantic novelist as Mary Burchell (died 1986)
1903
Karl Hanke, German businessman and politician (died 1945)
1902
Fernand Braudel, French historian and academic (died 1985)
1902
Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (died 1976)
1900
Preston Foster, American actor (died 1970)
1899
Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (died 1986)
1899
Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983)
1898
Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (died 1989)
1897
Fred Rose, American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (died 1954)
1895
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Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (died 1905)
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Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (died 1924)
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Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (died 1891)
1787
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William I of the Netherlands (died 1840)
1759
William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (died 1833)
1758
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1714
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1684
Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician (died 1746)
1635
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1631
Philip Henry, English minister (died 1696)
1591
Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (died 1674)
1578
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1561
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (died 1626)
1556
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Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (died 1614)
1510
Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (died 1558)
1498
John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (died 1537)
1423
Thomas Rotherham, English cleric (died 1500)
1393
Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (died 1458)
1358
John I of Castile (died 1390)
1198
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Steve Franken, American actor (born 1932)
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Satoshi Kon, Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1963)
2007
Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (born 1937)
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Aaron Russo, American director and producer (born 1943)
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Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (born 1926)
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Jane Greer, American actress (born 1924)
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E. G. Marshall, American actor (born 1910)
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André Donner, Dutch academic and judge (born 1918)
1991
Bernard Castro, Italian-American inventor (born 1904)
1990
Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (born 1941)
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Paul Creston, American composer and educator (born 1906)
1983
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Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (born 1883)
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Yootha Joyce, English actress (born 1927)
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1978
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1977
Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1916)
1974
Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (born 1894)
1967
Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (born 1882)
1958
Paul Henry, Irish painter and educator (born 1876)
1957
Ronald Knox, English Catholic priest (born 1888)
1956
Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1898)
1954
Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (born 1882)
1946
James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (born 1862)
1943
Antonio Alice, Argentinian painter and educator (born 1886)
1943
Ettore Muti Italian aviator, adventurer and politician (born 1902)
1943
Simone Weil, French philosopher and activist (born 1909)
1940
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (born 1860)
1939
Frederick Carl Frieseke, American painter and educator (born 1874)
1932
Kate M. Gordon, American activist (born 1861)
1930
Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (born 1860)
1923
Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (born 1856)
1895
Albert F. Mummery, English mountaineer and author (born 1855)
1888
Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician (born 1822)
1841
Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (born 1788)
1841
John Ordronaux, French-American soldier (born 1778)
1838
Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (born 1790)
1832
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (born 1796)
1832
Richard Weymouth, British Royal Navy commander (born 1780/81)
1821
John William Polidori, English writer and physician (born 1795)
1818
James Carr, American lawyer and politician (born 1777)
1804
Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (born 1760)
1798
Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (born 1709)
1779
Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (born 1714)
1770
Thomas Chatterton, English poet and prodigy (born 1752)
1759
Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (born 1715)
1683
John Owen, English theologian and academic (born 1616)
1680
Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (born 1618)
1680
Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter and etcher (born 1616)
1679
Jean François Paul de Gondi, French cardinal and author (born 1614)
1647
Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (born 1586)
1617
Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (born 1586)
1595
Thomas Digges, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1546)
1572
Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (born 1519)
1572
Charles de Téligny, French soldier and diplomat (born 1535)
1542
Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal (born 1483)
1540
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Cecily of York, English princess (born 1469)
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Astrological, Numerological, and Esoteric Profile for August 24, 2096
The date August 24, 2096 holds deep chronological and cosmic significance across multiple global systems. In the standard Gregorian calendar, it marks Day 237 of the year (out of 366), leaving 129 days until the end of 2096. This date falls within Week 34 (an Even Week in the ISO-8601 standard) and lands in Q3. It is categorized as a business day, and 2096 is a leap year. In computational and astronomical timekeeping, it holds a Unix Hex Time of 0xEE375980 and a Lilian Date of 187685. According to the ancient Roman calendar, it is known as Days before next Kalends, while the Discordian calendar observes it as Sweetmorn, 17 Bureaucracy.
Western Astrology & Natural Cycles
In Western Tropical Astrology, this date aligns with the zodiac sign of Virgo, carrying the Earth element and Mutable modality, ruled by Mercury. It is associated with a None (Core Sign) transition (Aries), with specific Natal Chart and Horoscope placements showing Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Cancer. The Northern Hemisphere experiences the Summer season, influenced by a Waxing Crescent moon phase. Those born or connected to this period are associated with the Peridot birthstone and the Gladiolus birth flower. Deeper astrological timing reveals a Heliocentric profile of Earth in Gemini, an Astrocartography signature of Jupiter Ascendant Line, and Draconic chart placements highlighting Draconic Sun in Aries. The day's energy is further shaped by Solar Return transits (Sun trine Jupiter), the Phase 1 Saturn Return cycle, Annual Profections activating Time-Lord: Mercury, Zodiacal Releasing indicating L1: Libra, L2: Aquarius, and Secondary Progressions (Solar Arc) of Solar Arc Venus conj Sun. Additional Western esoteric frameworks include Uranian Astrology (Cupido active), Sabian Symbols (Symbol: A Butterfly Emerging), Asteroid Archetypes (Chiron in ), Egyptian Decans (Decan 1), Chaldean Planetary Angelic Guardians (Hour of Mars), and the Behenian Fixed Stars (Algol Paran).
Eastern Astrology & Traditional Calendars
From an Eastern perspective, the year is characterized by Yang (Active) energy. The Chinese Zodiac attributes this time to the Water Dragon. The Four Pillars of Destiny (BaZi) defines the energy as Bing Chen Year, aligning with the Korean Saju pillar of Year, Month, Day Pillars. Japanese Nine Star Ki Feng Shui indicates Principal Star: 1 White Water, while Qi Men Dun Jia strategic mapping reveals Injury Door and Purple Star Astrology (Zi Wei Dou Shu) highlights Moon Star. According to the Islamic Hijri calendar, the date translates to 5 Jumada al-Awwal 1520 AH. The Tibetan Mewa and Parkha astrology system designates this period as Mewa: 5 Yellow, and Myanmar's Mahabote astrology identifies it as Born under Jupiter.
Javanese & Balinese Cosmological Cycles
In the Nusantara archipelago, the Javanese calendar marks this day with the Weton Friday Pahing, falling within the Wuku Kurantil of the Pawukon cycle. The agricultural Pranata Mangsa season is Mangsa Karo. Personal fortune and divination patterns feature the Pal Srigati cycle of Fortune Cycle 4, Pancasuda and Pangarasan of Gedhong, and the Rajah Kala Cakra of Kala Cakra Active. The Balinese Wariga multi-wara system calculates the daily cosmic rhythm as Triwara: Pasah, Beteng, Kajeng.
Vedic Astrology & Ancient Mysticism
In Vedic Jyotish astrology, the Nakshatra and D9 Navamsha alignments indicate Nakshatra: Magha, which also applies to the Shodashvarga divisional charts. Nadi Astrology (Bhrigu Samhita) identifies the destiny reading as Agastya Nadi Leaf 26, contextualized within the broader Hindu Yuga and Kalpa cosmological cycle of Kali Yuga Cycle. Looking towards the Americas, the Mayan Tzolk'in Dreamspell signature is Kin 194, and the Native American Medicine Wheel points to the animal totem of Salmon Totem. The Celtic Tree Astrology sign is Holly Tree.
Numerology & Esoteric Systems
Numerologically, the Pythagorean Life Path Number for this date is Life Path 4, with a Chaldean vibration of Vibration 12. The Psychomatrix (Pythagorean Square) shows Strong Willpower Line, and the Lo Shu Magic Square identifies Missing Element: Earth. Mathematical and structural patterns reveal if it forms a Fibonacci Date (No). The overarching Personal Cycle (Year, Month & Day) aligns with Personal Year 4. Ilm al-Jafr (Hisab al-Jummal) calculations reveal Abjad Value: 806. The day of the week is governed by its planetary ruler, Venus, and it holds connection to the None Celtic cross-quarter festival. In modern esoteric practices, the Human Design BodyGraph indicates Reflector Profile, the Gene Keys Hologenetic Profile is Gene Key 34, and the Matrix of Destiny reads Core Energy: 7. Other metaphysical associations include Tarot Birth Cards of The Emperor, Kabbalah Tree of Life mapping of Tikkun in Netzach, Arabic Hermetic Lots of Lot of Fortune: 206°, and the Law of Vibration frequency of Frequency 1 Hz.
Biological & Earth Cycles
On a physical and astronomical level, the Saros Eclipse cycle family is Saros Series 67, interacting with a Solar Cycle phase of Cycle 25 Ascending and a Geomagnetic Kp-Index activity level of Kp-Index: 0. The Galactic Alignment (Great Attractor) highlights Aligned with Galactic Center. Biologically, the personal Circadian Chronotype genesis is Morning Lark, the physical and emotional Biorhythm sits at Ph: 92%, Em: 39%, and seasonal imprinting reflects Equinox Influence. Lastly, ancient medicinal associations trace back to Iatromathematics (Vitality Focus) and Herbal Astrology (Chamomile).
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What day is August 24, 2096?
A: The date August 24, 2096 according to the Gregorian calendar falls on a Friday.
Q: Is August 24, 2096 a public holiday?
A: No, according to the official calendar, this date is not a major public holiday.
Q: What is the Western Astrological sign and season for August 24, 2096?
A: On this date, the sun is in Virgo (Aries in the Tropical Zodiac), occurring during the Summer season in the Northern Hemisphere.
Q: What are the birthstone and birth flower for August 24, 2096?
A: The traditional birthstone associated with this date is the Peridot, and the birth flower is the Gladiolus.
Q: What is the Javanese Weton and Balinese Wariga for August 24, 2096?
A: According to the Javanese calendar, this date falls on the Weton of Friday Pahing within the Wuku Kurantil. The Balinese Wariga rhythm is Triwara: Pasah, Beteng, Kajeng.
Q: What is the Chinese Zodiac and Eastern Astrology for August 24, 2096?
A: The Chinese Zodiac animal for this period is the Water Dragon. In BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny), the pillar is Bing Chen Year.
Q: What is the Numerology Life Path Number for August 24, 2096?
A: The Pythagorean Life Path Number for someone born on this date is Life Path 4, with a Chaldean vibration of Vibration 12.
Q: What is the Moon Phase and Eclipse Cycle for August 24, 2096?
A: The lunar phase is Waxing Crescent, part of the Saros Series 67 Saros eclipse family.
Q: What is the Islamic Hijri calendar date for August 24, 2096?
A: In the Islamic Hijri calendar, this date corresponds to 5 Jumada al-Awwal 1520 AH.
Q: What are the Esoteric and Metaphysical traits for August 24, 2096?
A: Esoteric systems assign the Tarot Birth Cards as The Emperor, the Human Design BodyGraph as Reflector Profile, and the Celtic Tree sign as Holly Tree.
Q: What is the Vedic Astrology Nakshatra for August 24, 2096?
A: In Vedic Jyotish astrology, the primary Nakshatra and D9 Navamsha alignment is Nakshatra: Magha.