Summary of the Day ✨ 24 July (24/07)
On this day, multiple aviation disasters struck as Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashed in Russia killing 48, Saurya Airlines flight crashed in Nepal killing 18, and Air Algérie Flight 5017 disappeared over Mali with 116 fatalities, while in Spain a high-speed train derailed at excessive speed killing 78 passengers; simultaneously, Boris Johnson became the UK Prime Minister after winning the Conservative leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.
Historical Events 📜
- 2025: Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashes on approach to Tynda Airport, killing all 48 people on board.
- 2024: A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crashes during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal killing 18.
- 2019: Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May.
- 2014: Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed.
- 2013: Santiago de Compostela derailment: A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers.
- 2012: Syrian civil war: The People’s Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê.
- 2009: Aria Air Flight 1525 crashes at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16.
- 2001: The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft.
- 1999: Air Fiji flight 121 crashes while en route to Nadi, Fiji, killing all 17 people on board.
- 1998: Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial.
- 1987: US supertanker SS Bridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker.
- 1987: Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan’s highest peak.
- 1983: The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
- 1983: George Brett playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the “Pine Tar Incident”.
- 1982: Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299.
Famous Births 👶
- 2001: Ryan Johnson, American ice hockey player
- 2001: Drake London, American football player
- 1998: Bindi Irwin, Australian conservationist, zookeeper, and actress
- 1998: Sophie Wotschke, Austrian politician
- 1996: Joe Mixon, American football player
- 1995: Valentine Holmes, Australian rugby league player
- 1995: Kyle Kuzma, American basketball player
- 1995: Meisei Chikara, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1994: Phillip Lindsay, American football player
- 1992: Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier
- 1991: Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress
- 1991: Elliot Rodger, English-American mass murderer (died 2014)
- 1989: Maurkice Pouncey, American football player
- 1988: Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer and dancer
- 1988: Nichkhun, Thai-American singer-songwriter and actor
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2025: Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler and actor (born 1953)
- 2025: Cleo Laine, English singer and actress (born 1927)
- 2024: Shafin Ahmed, Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (born 1961)
- 2024: Hamzah Haz, Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th Vice President of Indonesia (born 1940)
- 2024: Dmytro Kiva, Ukrainian engineer and designer (born 1942)
- 2023: George Alagiah, BBC News journalist and broadcaster (born 1955)
- 2023: Trevor Francis, Britain’s first “£1 million football player” (born 1954)
- 2022: David Warner, English actor (born 1941)
- 2021: Dale Snodgrass, United States Naval Aviator and air show performer (born 1949)
- 2021: Rodney Alcala, American serial killer (born 1943)
- 2020: Regis Philbin, American actor and television host (born 1931)
- 2017: Harshida Raval, Indian Gujarati playback singer
- 2016: Marni Nixon, American actress and singer (born 1930)
- 2015: Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (born 1916)
- 2015: Ingrid Sischy, South African-American journalist and critic (born 1952)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
- Carnival of Awussu (Tunisia)
- Children’s Day (Vanuatu)
- Christian feast day:
Charbel (Maronite Church/Catholic Church) - Christian feast day:
Christina the Astonishing - Christian feast day:
Christina of Bolsena - Christian feast day:
Declán of Ardmore - Christian feast day:
John Boste - Christian feast day:
Kinga (or Cunegunda) of Poland - Christian feast day:
Martyrs of Daimiel - Christian feast day:
Menefrida of Cornwall - Christian feast day:
Sigolena of Albi - Christian feast day:
July 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) - Pioneer Day (Utah)
- Police Day (Poland)
- Simón Bolívar Day (Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, and Bolivia)
Navy Day (Venezuela)