July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining.
- 1725 - John Newton cleric, songwriter (Amazing Grace) (+ 1807)
- 1783 - Simon Bolívar, South American liberator (+ 1830)
- 1802 - Alexandre Dumas pere (La Pailleterie), playwright, novelist (+ 1870)
- 1860 - Alfons Mucha, graphic artist (+ 1939)
- 1864 - Frank Wedekind[?], dramatist, lyricist, narrator (+ 1918)
- 1878 - Lord Dunsany, writer
- 1896 - Hermann Kasack[?], writer (+ 1966)
- 1898 - Amelia Earhart, aviator (first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic) (+ 1937 (disappeared))
- 1908 - Cootie Williams[?], trumpeter
- 1916 - John D. MacDonald[?], novelist, (+ 1986)
- 1926 - Hans Günter Winkler[?], equestrian jumper
- 1933 - Doug Sanders[?], golfer
- 1934 - Rudy Collins[?], drummer for the Dizzy Gillespie quintet
- 1935 - Pat Oliphant[?], political cartoonist
- 1936 - Ruth Buzzi[?], comedienne
- 1942 - Chris Sarandon, actor
- 1947 - Robert Hays[?], actor
- 1949 - Michael Richards, comedian
- 1951 - Lynda Carter[?], actress
- 1952 - Gus Van Sant, film director
- 1957 - Pam Tillis[?], country and western singer
- 1963 - Karl Malone[?], National Basketball Association player
- 1964 - Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball player
- 1965 - Kadeem Hardison[?], actor
- 1968 - Laura Leighton[?], actress
- 1970 - Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer
- 1982 - Anna Paquin[?], actress
See Also:
July 23 - July 25 - June 24 - August 24 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December