August 24th (1991) was a Saturday. It's the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 129 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 24th August, 1991
» Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
» Ukraine Declaration of Independence of Ukraine e.g declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
Famous Birthdays on August 24 in 1991
» Anett Schutting, Estonian tennis player
August 24th Famous Deaths for 1991
» Bernard Castro, Italian-American inventor (b. 1904)
August 24th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Abban of Ireland
» Aurea of Ostia
» Bartholomew (Roman Catholic, Anglican)
» Ouen
» August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Earliest date on which Notting Hill Carnival can fall, while August 31 is the latest; celebrated on the last Monday in August and the day before. (Notting Hill)
» Public holidays in Liberia or Flag Day (Liberia)