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On August 24, 367: Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father.

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Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father.

Gratian was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after his father's death in 375. He nominally shared the government with his infant half-brother Valentinian II, who was also acclaimed emperor in Pannonia on Valentinian's death.

People

Born on August 24

Mildred Maldonado 2001– Mexican rhythmic gymnast
Griffin Gluck 2000– American actor (born 2000)
Sofia Richie 1998– American model and media personality (born 1998)
Alan Walker 1997– Norwegian DJ and music producer (born 1997)
Karoline Leavitt 1997– White House press secretary (born 1997)
Noah Vonleh 1995– American basketball player (born 1995)
Lady Amelia Windsor 1995– British fashion model and relative of the extended Royal family
Kelsey Plum 1994– American basketball player (born 1994)
Maryna Zanevska 1993– Belgian tennis player (born 1993)
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Jemerson 1992– Brazilian footballer (born 1992)
Enrique Hernández 1991– Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1991)
Wang Zhen 1991– Chinese racewalker (born 1991)
Juan Pedro Lanzani 1990– Argentine actor and singer (born 1990)
Reynaldo 1989– Brazilian footballer
Rocío Igarzábal 1989– Argentine actress and singer
Rupert Grint 1988– English actor (born 1988)
Brad Hunt 1988– Canadian ice hockey player (born 1988)
Manu Ma'u 1988– New Zealand and Tonga international rugby league footballer

People

Died on August 24

Christoph Daum German football manager (1953–2024)
Bray Wyatt American professional wrestler (1987–2023)
Charlie Watts British drummer (1941–2021)
Gail Sheehy American writer Jay Thomas American actor (1948–2017)
Walter Scheel President of Germany from 1974 to 1979
Charlie Coffey American football player and coach (1934–2015)
Joseph F. Traub American computer scientist
Justin Wilson British racing driver (1978–2015)
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Richard Attenborough English actor, director, and producer (1923–2014)
Antônio Ermírio de Moraes Brazilian businessman (1928–2014)
Gerry Baker American soccer player
Nílton de Sordi Brazilian footballer (1931–2013)
Julie Harris American actress (1925–2013)
Muriel Siebert American businesswoman
Dadullah Pakistani Taliban leader
Pauli Ellefsen Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1981–1985)
Steve Franken American actor (1932–2012)

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Every August 24 on record

  1. 367 Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father.

    Roman emperor from 367 to 383

    Gratian was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after his father's death in 375. He nominally shared the government with his infant half-brother Valentinian II, who was also acclaimed emperor in Pannonia on Valentinian's death.

  2. 394 The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written.

    Last known inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphs (394 AD)

    The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, also known by its designation Philae 436 or GPH 436, is the last known ancient Egyptian inscription written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, carved on 24 August AD 394. The inscription, carved in the temple of Philae in southern Egypt, was created by a priest named Nesmeterakhem and consists of a carved figure of the god Mandulis as well an accompanying text wherein Nesmeterakhem hopes his inscription will last "for all time and eternity". The inscription also contains a text in the demotic script, with similar content.

  3. 410 The Visigoths under King Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.

    Germanic people of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages

    The Visigoths were a Gothic people who emerged in the Balkans during late antiquity. Likely descended from the Thervingi who entered the Roman Empire in 376 and defeated the Romans at the Battle of Adrianople (378), they were first united under Alaric I (395–410), whose forces alternately fought and allied with Rome before famously sacking the city in 410.

  4. 1185 Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans.

    Invasion of the Byzantine city by the Normans

    The sack of Thessalonica in 1185 by Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily was one of the worst disasters to befall the Byzantine Empire in the 12th century.

  5. 1200 King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Angoulême Cathedral.

    King of England from 1199 to 1216

    John was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empire and contributing to the subsequent growth in power of the French Capetian dynasty during the 13th century. The baronial revolt at the end of John's reign led to the sealing of Magna Carta, a document considered a foundational milestone in English and later British constitutional history.

  6. 1215 Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid.
  7. 1349 Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.
  8. 1482 The town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army.
  9. 1516 The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
  10. 1561 Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.
  11. 1608 The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
  12. 1643 A Dutch fleet establishes a new colony in the ruins of Valdivia in southern Chile.
  13. 1662 The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.
  14. 1682 William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania.
  15. 1690 Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).
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  1. 1743 The War of the Hats: The Swedish army surrenders to the Russians in Helsinki, ending the war and starting Lesser Wrath.
  2. 1781 American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
  3. 1789 The first naval battle of the Svensksund began in the Gulf of Finland.
  4. 1812 Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz.
  5. 1814 British troops capture Washington, D.C. and set the Presidential Mansion, Capitol, Navy Yard and many other public buildings ablaze.
  6. 1815 The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed.
  7. 1816 The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri.
  8. 1820 Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
  9. 1821 The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.
  10. 1857 The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
  11. 1870 The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
  12. 1898 Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
  13. 1909 Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
  14. 1911 Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn in as the first President of Portugal.
  15. 1914 World War I: German troops capture Namur.

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