Did you know
Nastassja Kinski has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States.
Famous Birthdays on January 24
1961 — Nastassja Kinski
German-American actress and producer
January 24 has 205 recorded notable births across history, from 76 to 2012. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on January 24
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- 1990 Japan launches Hiten, the country's first lunar probe, the first robotic lunar probe since the Soviet Union's Luna 24 in 1976, and the first lunar probe launched by a country other than Soviet Union or the United States. Source
- 1857 The University of Calcutta is formally founded as the first fully fledged university in South Asia. Source
- 1651 Arauco War: Spanish and Mapuche authorities meet in the Parliament of Boroa renewing the fragile peace established at the parliaments of Quillín in 1641 and 1647. Source
- 1933 The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices. Source
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Kristen Schaal was an occasional commentator in The Daily Show from 2008 to 2016.
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Mischa Barton's first major film role was as the protagonist of Lawn Dogs (1997), a drama co-starring Sam Rockwell.
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Phil LaMarr was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series Mad TV, where he stayed for five seasons.
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Warren Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner".
More major people born on January 24
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1978
Kristen Schaal
American actress, voice artist, comedian and writer
Kristen Joy Schaal is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Known for her distinctive high-pitched, childlike voice, she voices Louise Belcher in Bob's Burgers and voiced Mabel Pines in Gravity Falls.
1986
Mischa Barton
English-American actress
Mischa Anne Marsden Barton is a British and American film, television, and stage actress. She began her career on the stage, appearing in Tony Kushner's Slavs!
1967
Phil LaMarr
American actor and comedian
Phil LaMarr is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series Mad TV, where he stayed for five seasons.
1947
Warren Zevon
American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer and songwriter. His most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money" and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner".
1957
Adrian Edmondson
English comedian and actor
Adrian Charles Edmondson is an English actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter, who came to fame as part of the alternative comedy boom in the early 1980s.
1986
Sean McVay
American football coach
Sean Patrick McVay is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).
1950
Daniel Auteuil
French actor, director, and screenwriter
Daniel Auteuil is a French actor and director who has appeared in a wide range of film genres, including period dramas, romantic comedies, and crime thrillers.
1947
Giorgio Chinaglia
Italian footballer (died 2012)
Giorgio Chinaglia was an Italian footballer who played as a striker. He grew up and played his early football in Cardiff, Wales, and began his career with Swansea Town in 1964.
1991
Zack Kassian
Canadian ice hockey player
Zack Adam Kassian is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He most recently played for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga.
1897
Paul Fejos
Hungarian-born American director (died 1963)
Pál Fejős, known professionally as Paul Fejos, was a Hungarian-American director of feature films and documentaries who worked in a number of countries including the United States.
1924
Brian Bevan
Australian rugby league player (died 1991)
Brian Eyrl Bevan, also known by the nickname of "Wing Wizard", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
1958
Jools Holland
English singer-songwriter and pianist
Julian Miles Holland is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the rock band Squeeze, formed in 1974.
1957
Mark Eaton
American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2021)
Mark Edward Eaton was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career (1982–1993) with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1670
William Congreve
English playwright and poet (died 1729)
William Congreve was an English playwright, satirist and poet. He played a major role in shaping English comedy, and is often regarded by literary critics as one of the greatest playwrights of the Restoration period.
1987
Luis Suárez
Uruguayan footballer
Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
1991
Tatiana Kashirina
Russian weightlifter
Tatiana Yuryevna Kashirina is a Russian Olympic weightlifter, Olympic silver medalist, five time World Champion and eight time European Champion competing in the +90 kg and +75 kg categories until 2018 and +87 kg…
1941
Dan Shechtman
Israeli chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Dan Shechtman is an Israeli chemist, the Philip Tobias Professor of Materials Science at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, an Associate of the US Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory, and…
1927
Paula Hawkins
American politician (died 2009)
Paula Hawkins was an American politician and community activist who represented the state of Florida in the United States Senate from 1981 to 1987. A member of the Republican Party, she was Florida's first female U.S.
1287
Richard de Bury
English bishop and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1345)
Richard de Bury, also known as Richard Aungerville or Aungervyle, was an English priest, teacher, bishop, writer, and bibliophile. He was a patron of learning and one of the first English collectors of books.