What happened on August 24

75 documented historical events happened on August 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: 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. On the same day, in another year: Rome was sacked for the first time in approximately 800 years by the Visigoths under Alaric I. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 24, including Arthur Crudup, Bruno Giacometti, Shivaram Rajguru. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

104 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 24, including Emperor Saga, Michael V Kalaphates, Magnus Barefoot. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

15 observances are celebrated on August 24 around the world: 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. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.