Every yearApril 24
Everything April 24 celebrates
3 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for April 24 every year, and 2 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | National Pigs-in-a-Blanket DayLead | Food | |
| 02 | New Kids on the Block Day | Music | |
| 03 | World Meningitis Day | Health |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on April 24 in some years.
Administrative Professionals Day — 2030
Passover — 2035
Born on April 24
Historic figures
- Carl Spitteler1845–1924Swiss poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate
- William the Silent1533–1584founding father of the Netherlands
- Vincent de Paul1581–1660French priest and saint
- Erich Raeder1876–1960German admiral
- Anthony Trollope1815–1882English novelist, essayist, and short story writer
- Józef Gosławski1908–1963Polish sculptor
- José Antonio Primo de Rivera1903–1936Spanish lawyer and politician, founded the Falange
- Willem de Kooning1904–1997Dutch-American painter and educator
- Richard Holbrooke1941–2010American journalist, banker, and diplomat
- Benjamin Lee Whorf1897–1941American linguist, anthropologist, and engineer
Celebrities & public figures
- Barbra Streisandb. 1942American singer
- Shirley MacLaineb. 1934American actress
- Kelly Clarksonb. 1982American singer-songwriter
- Sachin Tendulkarb. 1973Indian cricketer
- Djimon Hounsoub. 1964Beninese-American actor and producer
- Aidan Gillenb. 1968Irish actor
- Varun Dhawanb. 1987Indian actor
- Jack Quaidb. 1992American actor
- Jean Paul Gaultierb. 1952French fashion designer
- Jan Vertonghenb. 1987Belgian international footballer
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers April 24 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see April 24, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.