August 24

Events

 * 1889 - First wireless message from a ship to the shore received.
 * 1963 - Beatles release "She Loves You" in UK
 * 1973 - Intelsat communications satellite launched

Births

 * 1875 - William Henry Eccles, British physicist who pioneered in the development of radio communication.
 * 1900 - Ernst Krenek, Austrian-born composer (d. 1991
 * 1900 - Malvina Reynolds, American folk singer/songwriter (d. 1978
 * 1903 - William Primrose, Scottish violist (d. 1982)
 * 1905 - Constant Lambert, British composer (d. 1951)
 * 1912 - Gene Kelly (singer/dancer)
 * 1917 - Tex Williams, American singer (d. 1985)
 * 1934 - Barbara Eden, American actress and singer
 * 1936 - Rudy Lewis (Drifters)
 * 1946 - Keith Moon, English musician (The Who) (d. 1978)
 * 1949 - Katiana Balanika, Greek actress and singer
 * 1949 - Rick Springfield, Australian singer and actor
 * 1949 - Jim Sohns (Shadows of Night)
 * 1952 - Vicky Leandros, Greek singer and politician
 * 1953 - Bobby G. (Bucks Fizz)
 * 1959 - Lowyn Collins (Orange Juice)
 * 1960 - Steve Clark (Def Leppard)
 * 1961 - Dean DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots)
 * 1964 - Pebbles (Mercedes Boy)
 * 1970 - Brad Mehldau, American pianist
 * 1978 - Julian Casablancas, American musician
 * 1982 - YTCracker, American musician
 * 1987 - Nikki Gil, Filipina actress, host and singer