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This is a list of selected August 24 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
79 – According to estimates based on the Codex Laurentianus Mediceus, Mount Vesuvius erupted, burying the Italian towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae in rock and ash. refimprove section
1516 – The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq. multiple issues
1690East India Company official Job Charnock established his headquarters in a location he called Calcutta. refimprove section
1954Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas shot himself to death in the Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro. refimprove, lots of {{cn}} tags
1992Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida, the third most powerful Category 5 system to hit the United States during the 20th century. TFA for 2017-08-17

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Notes

  • Xá Lợi Pagoda raids appears on Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 21|August 21]], so Cable 243 should not appear in the same year
  • Chennai appears on August 22, so Kolkata should not appear in the same year

August 24: Independence Day in Ukraine (1991)

The 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team
The 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team

Magnus Barefoot (d. 1103) · William Wilberforce (b. 1759) · Valentine Baker (b. 1888)

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