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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 towns of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae in Italy. Aug 24 date is discredited, now believed to be Oct 24
410Rome was sacked for the first time in 800 years, by the Visigoths under Alaric I. refimprove
1690East India Company official Job Charnock established his headquarters in a location he called Calcutta. need to verify date
1814War of 1812: British forces invaded Washington, D.C., setting fire to various U.S. government buildings, including what is now the White House. refimprove
1954President Getúlio Vargas of Brazil shot himself to death in the Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro. multiple issues: refimprove, original research, weasel words
2004 – About 90 total people died after suicide bombers attacked two airliners flying out of Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport. tagged with {{refimprove}}

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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

August 24: Independence Day in Ukraine (1991)

Hurricane Andrew reached South Florida

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