So you want to have a drink but you aren't sure why? Here are some GREAT reasons to call your friends over and have a party.

April 24th


- Democracy Day, commemorating the reinstitution of parliament in 2006 (Nepal)
- Concord Day, commemorating the 1995 peace accord ending the Tuareg Rebellion (Niger)
- Kapyong Day, a day of remembrance for Korean War veterans; named after the Battle of Kapyong in 1951 (Australia)
- The earliest possible date for National Arbor Day, while April 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Friday in April (United States)
- Christian Feast Day
- Genocide Remembrance Day, commemorating the Armenian Genocide of 1915. (Armenia)
- Republic Day (The Gambia)

April 24th


- 2007 - Iceland announces that Norway will shoulder the defense of Iceland during peacetime.
- 2006 - King Gyanendra of Nepal gives into the demands of protesters and restores the parliament that he dissolved in 2002.
- 2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
- 2005 - Snuppy, the world's first cloned dog is born in South Korea.
- 2004 - The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
- 1996 - In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is introduced.
- 1993 - An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
- 1990 - STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
- 1990 - Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
- 1980 - Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
- 1980 - Triple Six Fix
- 1971 - Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1.
- 1970 - The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched.
- 1970 - The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as the first President.
- 1968 - Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations.
- 1967 - Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
- 1967 - Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."
- 1965 - Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
- 1963 - Marriage of Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent to Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
- 1961 - The 17th century Swedish ship Vasa is salvaged.
- 1960 - A severe earthquake shakes Lar in Fars province, Iran and kills more than 200 people.
- 1957 - Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
- 1955 - The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
- 1953 - Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1932 - Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
- 1926 - The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
- 1918 - First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs met three German A7Vs.
- 1916 - Easter Rising: The Irish Republican Brotherhood led by nationalists Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, and Joseph Plunkett starts a rebellion in Ireland.
- 1916 - Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the ice-trapped ship Endurance.
- 1915 - The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
- 1913 - The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened.
- 1907 - Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.
- 1904 - The Lithuanian press ban is lifted after almost 40 years.
- 1898 - The Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain.
- 1877 - Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
- 1862 - American Civil War: A flotilla commanded by Union Admiral David Farragut passes two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River on its way to capture New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1800 - The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
- 1704 - The first regular newspaper in the United States, the News-Letter, is published in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1558 - Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
- 1479 - 1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty).

April 24th


- 1998 - Ryan Newman, American actress
- 1994 - Austin Rogers, American actor
- 1992 - Doc Shaw, American child actor
- 1989 - David Boudia, American diver
- 1987 - Kristopher Letang, Canadian hockey player
- 1987 - Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer
- 1986 - Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player
- 1984 - Tyson Ritter, American musician
- 1983 - Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan
- 1982 - Kelly Clarkson, American singer
- 1981 - Taylor Dent, American tennis player
- 1981 - Dusty Anderson, American pro wrestler
- 1981 - Yuko Nakanishi, Japanese swimmer
- 1980 - Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer
- 1980 - Austin Nichols, American actor
- 1980 - Danny Gokey, American singer
- 1980 - Karen Asrian, Armenian chess Grandmaster (d. 2008)
- 1979 - Laurentia Tan, Singaporean Paralympic equestrienne
- 1978 - Eric Balfour, American actor
- 1978 - Kim Hyun-ju, Korean actress
- 1978 - Stella Damasus Aboderin, Nigerian actress
- 1977 - Siarhey Balakhonau, Belarusian writer
- 1977 - Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1976 - Steve Finnan, Irish footballer
- 1975 - Sam Doumit, American actress
- 1975 - Thad Luckinbill, American actor
- 1974 - Kristie Krabe, American stage actress
- 1974 - Eric Kripke, American television writer, director and producer
- 1974 - Derek Luke, American actor
- 1974 - Brian Marshall, American bassist (Creed, Alter Bridge)
- 1974 - Dave Vitty, British radio personality
- 1974 - Stephen Wiltshire, British artist, autistic savant
- 1973 - Eric Snow, American basketball player
- 1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
- 1973 - Gabby Logan, British television presenter
- 1973 - Damon Lindelof, American television writer
- 1972 - Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
- 1972 - Nicolas Gill, Canadian judoka
- 1972 - Chipper Jones, American baseball player
- 1972 - Jure Košir, Slovenian skier
- 1971 - Alejandro Fernández, Mexican singer
- 1971 - Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian guitarist and singer
- 1970 - Damien Fleming, Australian cricketer
- 1969 - Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer
- 1969 - Melinda Clarke, American actress
- 1969 - Viveca Paulin, Swedish actress
- 1968 - Yuji Nagata, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1968 - Hashim Thaci, Kosovan politician
- 1968 - Aidan Gillen, Irish actor
- 1968 - Stacy Haiduk, American actress
- 1968 - Todd Jones, American baseball player
- 1967 - Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1966 - Pierre Brassard, Canadian humorist and actor
- 1966 - Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer
- 1965 - Son Chang Min, South Korean actor
- 1964 - Witold Smorawi?ski, Polish musician, composer
- 1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian and actor
- 1964 - Djimon Hounsou, Beninese actor
- 1963 - Paula Frazer, American singer/songwriter
- 1963 - Billy Gould, American musician (Faith No More)
- 1963 - Mano Solo, French singer
- 1963 - Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian musician
- 1962 - Clemens Binninger, German politician
- 1962 - Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager
- 1962 - Steve Roach, Australian rugby league footballer
- 1959 - Malcolm Oastler, Australian engineer
- 1959 - Dave Ridgway, Canadian football player
- 1959 - Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000)
- 1958 - Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer
- 1958 - Brian Paddick, British former deputy assistant commissioner and most senior openly gay police officer
- 1957 - David J, British musician
- 1957 - Boris Williams, British musician (The Cure)
- 1955 - Marion Caspers-Merk, German politician
- 1955 - John de Mol, Dutch media businessman
- 1955 - Michael O'Keefe, American actor
- 1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, American Civil Rights activist, journalist of The Black Panthers
- 1954 - Captain Sensible, British guitarist (The Damned)
- 1953 - Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer
- 1952 - Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
- 1949 - Véronique Sanson, French singer and songwriter
- 1948 - Paul Cellucci, 69th Governor of Massachusetts and former United States Ambassador to Canada
- 1947 - Claude Dubois, Canadian singer and songwriter
- 1947 - Josep Borrell Fontelles, Former President of the European Parliament
- 1947 - Roger D. Kornberg, American chemist, Nobel-prized
- 1945 - Doug Clifford, American drummer
- 1945 - Robert Knight, American singer
- 1945 - Doug Riley, Canadian musician (d. 2007)
- 1945 - Dick Rivers, French singer and actor
- 1943 - Richard Sterban, American singer
- 1942 - Richard M. Daley, American politician
- 1942 - Barbra Streisand, American singer and actor
- 1941 - Richard Holbrook, American diplomat
- 1941 - John Williams, Australian guitarist
- 1940 - Sue Grafton, American author
- 1937 - Joe Henderson, American jazz saxophonist (d. 2001)
- 1936 - Glen Hobbie, American baseball player
- 1936 - Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990)
- 1935 - Tucker Smith, American actor, dancer, and singer (d. 1988)
- 1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actor and author
- 1933 - Patricia Bosworth, American actress, journalist, writer and biographer
- 1933 - Claire Davenport, British actress (d. 2002)
- 1933 - Alan Eagleson, Canadian ice hockey agent and promoter
- 1933 - Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor
- 1933 - Freddie Scott, American singer (d. 2007)
- 1930 - Jerome Callet, American musician
- 1930 - Richard Donner, American film director and producer
- 1930 - José Sarney, Brazilian president
- 1929 - Rajkumar, Kannada actor (d. 2006)
- 1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden
- 1924 - Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician (d. 2009)
- 1924 - Ruth Kobart, American actor and singer (d. 2002)
- 1923 - Doris Burn, American children's books author and illustrator
- 1922 - J.D. Cannon, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1919 - Glafkos Klerides, Cypriot president 1993–2003
- 1916 - Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)
- 1914 - William Castle, American film director and producer (d. 1977)
- 1914 - Justin Wilson, American Cajun chef and humorist (d. 2001)
- 1908 - Marceline Day, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1908 - Józef Gos?awski, Polish sculptor and medallic artist (d. 1963)
- 1907 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988)
- 1906 - William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)
- 1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet (d. 1989)
- 1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997)
- 1903 - José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange (d. 1936)
- 1899 - Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986)
- 1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)
- 1896 - Benjamin Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941)
- 1889 - Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. 1952)
- 1889 - Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)
- 1887 - Denys Finch Hatton, English big-game hunter (d. 1931)
- 1882 - Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain (d. 1970)
- 1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958)
- 1876 - Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960)
- 1876 - Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (d. 1960)
- 1856 - Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951)
- 1845 - Carl Spitteler, Nobel laureate (d. 1924)
- 1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882)
- 1784 - Peter Vivian Daniel, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1860)
- 1743 - Edmund Cartwright, British inventor (d. 1823)
- 1718 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784)
- 1706 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (d. 1780)
- 1620 - John Graunt, English statistician and founder of the science of demography (d. 1674)
- 1581 - Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)
- 1533 - William I of Orange (d. 1584)