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On 19 November 2001, Hewitt became the youngest man to reach No.
Famous Birthdays on February 24
1981 — Lleyton Hewitt
Australian tennis player
February 24 has 222 recorded notable births across history, from 1103 to 2004. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1826 The signing of the Treaty of Yandabo marks the end of the First Anglo-Burmese War. Source
- 1946 Colonel Juan Perón, founder of the political movement that became known as Peronism, is elected to his first term as President of Argentina. Source
- 1812 Treaty of Paris between Napoleon and Frederick William III of Prussia against Russia is signed. Source
- 1831 The Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, the first removal treaty in accordance with the Indian Removal Act, is proclaimed. The Choctaws in Mississippi cede land east of the river in exchange for payment and land in the West. Source
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The personal union of the European and American territories he ruled was the first collection of realms labelled "the empire on which the sun never sets".
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Jayalalithaa was the longest-serving General Secretary of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and the first female chief minister to die in office in India.
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In 1936, the Baseball Hall of Fame inducted Wagner as one of the first five members.
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After winning 1st runner-up in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2005, Chen made her debut as an actress in the Hong Kong cinema.
More major people born on February 24
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1500
Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor (died 1558)
Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy…
1948
Jayalalithaa
Indian actress and politician, 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 2016)
Jayaram Jayalalithaa, popularly known as Amma, was an Indian politician and actress who served as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for six terms spanning more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016.
1874
Honus Wagner
American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1955)
Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner was an American professional baseball shortstop who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1897 to 1917, mostly with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1982
Fala Chen
Chinese actress and singer
Fala Chen is a Chinese-American actress and singer. After winning 1st runner-up in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 2005, Chen made her debut as an actress in the Hong Kong cinema.
1463
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Italian philosopher (died 1494)
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola was an Italian Renaissance nobleman and philosopher.
1767
Rama II of Siam (died 1824)
Phutthaloetla Naphalai, also known by his regnal name Rama II, was the second King of Rattanakosin from the Chakri dynasty, ruling from 1809 to 1824.
1788
Johan Christian Dahl
Norwegian-German painter (died 1857)
Johan Christian Claussen Dahl, often known as J. C. Dahl or I. C. Dahl, was a Norwegian artist who is considered the first great romantic painter in Norway, the founder of the "golden age" of Norwegian painting.
1967
Brian Schmidt
Australian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Brian Paul Schmidt is an American Australian astrophysicist at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics.
1593
Henry de Vere
18th Earl of Oxford, English soldier and courtier (died 1625)
Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford KB was an English nobleman, courtier, and soldier.
1914
Weldon Kees
American author, poet, painter, and pianist (died 1955)
Harry Weldon Kees was an American poet, librarian, painter, literary critic, novelist, playwright, jazz pianist, short story writer, and filmmaker.
1835
Julius Vogel
English-New Zealand journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1899)
Sir Julius Vogel was the eighth premier of New Zealand. His administration is best remembered for the issuing of bonds to fund railway construction and other public works.
1909
August Derleth
American anthologist and author (died 1971)
August William Derleth was an American writer and anthologist. He was the first book publisher of the writings of H. P. Lovecraft.
1890
Marjorie Main
American actress (died 1975)
Mary Tomlinson, professionally known as Marjorie Main, was an American character actress and singer of the Classical Hollywood period, notable as a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s and 1950s, and for her…
1940
Denis Law
Scottish footballer and sportscaster (died 2025)
Denis Law was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. His career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956.
1304
Ibn Battuta
Moroccan explorer
Ibn Battuta was a Maghrebi Muslim traveller, explorer and scholar from Tangier. Over a period of 30 years from 1325 to 1354, he visited much of Africa, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula.
1944
Nicky Hopkins
English keyboard player (died 1994)
Nicholas Christian Hopkins was an English pianist and organist.
1938
Phil Knight
American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Nike, Inc.
Philip Hampson Knight is an American billionaire businessman who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports footwear, equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO.
1955
Steve Jobs
American businessman, co-founded Apple Computer and Pixar (died 2011)
Steven Paul Jobs was an American businessman, inventor, and investor. A pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, Jobs co-founded Apple Inc.
1931
Brian Close
English cricketer and coach (died 2015)
Dennis Brian Close, was an English first-class cricketer. He was picked to play against New Zealand in July 1949, when he was 18 years old.