April 24th celebrates Scream Day as well as Pigs In A Blanket Day.
We’ve reached the 114th day of the year. There are 251 days left until the end of the year.
Here you’ll find some significant events that happened on April 24th throughout history. We cover historical events in construction, with celebrities, fashion, and one of the most disastrous events of all time…
Did you know that on this day, April 24, 1953, Sir Winston Churchill was knighted? Queen Elizabeth II carried out his knighting in Windsor Castle London, England.
Keep reading for more fun & interesting facts about April 24th in history!
Historical Events
What memorable events happened on April 24 in history? Keep reading to find out!
NASA’s Discovery Space Shuttle carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit.
STS-31 was the 31st mission in NASA's Space Shuttle program and the tenth mission flown by the Discovery Space Shuttle. The mission's primary objective was to carry the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit and deploy it. The crew recorded much of the historic mission with portable and fixed IMAX cameras.
Famous Birthdays
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Rebecca Mader? See what other famous people were born on this day.
1992
Joe Keery
American Actor
1992
Joe Keery
American Actor
Age
34 years old
Born IN
Massachusetts, USA
Chinese Zodiac
Year of the Monkey
1982
Kelly Clarkson
American Singer
1982
Kelly Clarkson
American Singer
Age
44 years old
Born IN
Texas, USA
Chinese Zodiac
Year of the Dog
1980
Austin Nichols
American Actor
1980
Austin Nichols
American Actor
Age
46 years old
Born IN
Michigan, USA
Chinese Zodiac
Year of the Monkey
1977
Rebecca Mader
English Actress
1977
Rebecca Mader
English Actress
Age
49 years old
Born IN
England, UK
Chinese Zodiac
Year of the Snake
Born on This Day
If you were born on this day, your star sign is Taurus.
Taureans are hard workers, and their work often pays off with big rewards. They’re ambitious, focused, and resilient. Taurus is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac.
Diamond is the birthstone given to people born in April. The diamond is a prized gemstone that has been a symbol of love for centuries. The Ancient Romans believed Cupid’s arrows were tipped with diamonds.
April’s birth flower, the daisy, signifies purity and youthfulness. The secondary birth flower, sweet pea, is a symbol of blissful pleasure and departures.
For those of you who were born on this day, you were likely conceived the previous year on August 1.
Babies conceived on this day will be due around January 15, 2027.
Quotes
Here we have the most notable quotes that have been said on this day throughout history.
2019
[Cats are] very dignified. They’re independent. They’re very capable of dealing with their own life, and if you fit into that on that day, they’ll make some time for you, maybe.
Taylor Swift
American Pop Singer
1937
The artist after all is a solitary being.
Virginia Woolf
English Writer
Special Holidays
Are you looking for something to do today? Then why not find time today to celebrate the following special holidays.
International
Scream Day
Life has many stresses that cause a build-up of both anxiety and tension. But today is Scream Day, a chance to go somewhere desolate and scream from the top of your lungs! So why not let it all out once and for all? You'll feel better after!
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