Who was born on August 24

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.

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.