A birthday with calendar stories, traditions, people and reasons to keep exploring.
January 24 is the 24th day of a common year. It falls near the opening of the calendar year, a period widely associated with planning, renewal and mid-winter routines in the Northern Hemisphere.
January 24 is the 24th day of a common year. It falls near the opening of the calendar year, a period widely associated with planning, renewal and mid-winter routines in the Northern Hemisphere.
People born on this date share the Aquarius zodiac sign, January’s garnet birthstone and the carnation birth flower. In 2026, January 24 falls on a Saturday; the weekday of an actual birth depends on the birth year.
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Explore how birthstones became associated with calendar months and the traditions connected with January.
Explore birthstones →Discover the flower traditions linked with January and how birth flowers became part of modern birthday culture.
Explore birth flowers →The same calendar date has opposite seasonal settings in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explore calendar stories →Cakes, candles, songs and milestone ages vary across families and cultures.
Traditions around the world →There is no single universal way to mark a birthday. Customs differ by family, community and country, which is part of what makes birthday culture so interesting.
January 24 · 1848
Gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill, helping start the California Gold Rush.
Explore the timeline →Japan launched Hiten, its first lunar probe.
SpaceApple’s Macintosh computer went on sale.
TechnologyThe United Nations General Assembly adopted its first resolution.
WorldThe discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill helped trigger the California Gold Rush.
WorldThe Malê Revolt, an uprising of enslaved Africans, took place in Salvador, Brazil.
WorldAmerican actor born on January 24.
American singer-songwriter born on January 24.
German author and composer born on January 24.
King of Prussia born on January 24.
Roman emperor born on January 24.
January 24 is day 24 of a common year, with 341 days remaining after it. Its traditional January birthday associations include Garnet and Carnation.
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January 24 connects you with a date in the calendar, traditions, history and people whose lives began on the same day. Add your birth year to make the journey personal.