| August 24th, 2049 | Event | Julius Caesar s general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture. |
| August 24th, 2006 | Event | The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is considered a Dwarf Planet. |
| August 24th, 2004 | Event | 89 passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions were caused by suicide bombers (reportedly female) from the Russian Republic of Chechnya. |
| August 24th, 2001 | Event | Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic Ocean (en route to Lisbon from Toronto) and makes an emergency landing in the Azores. |
| August 24th, 2000 | Event | Argon fluorohydride, the first Argon compound ever known, is discovered at the University of Helsinki by Finnish scientists. |
| August 24th, 1998 | Event | The Netherlands is selected as the site for the trial of the two Libyan suspects of the 1988 Pan Am bombing. |
| August 24th, 1998 | Event | First RFID human implantation tested in the United Kingdom. |
| August 24th, 1994 | Event | Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank. |
| August 24th, 1992 | Event | Diplomatic relations are established between the People s Republic of China and South Korea. |
| August 24th, 1992 | Event | Hurricane Andrew hits South Florida as a Category 5 Hurricane. |
