24 facts for kids

This page is about the year 24. For the actual number, see twenty-four and for the TV series see 24 (TV series).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	0s BC  0s  10s  – 20s –  30s  40s  50s
Years:	21 22 23 – 24 – 25 26 27

AD 24 in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 24 XXIV
Ab urbe condita	777
Assyrian calendar	4774
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−569
Berber calendar	974
Buddhist calendar	568
Burmese calendar	−614
Byzantine calendar	5532–5533
Chinese calendar	癸未年 (Water Goat) 2720 or 2660     — to — 甲申年 (Wood Monkey) 2721 or 2661
Coptic calendar	−260 – −259
Discordian calendar	1190
Ethiopian calendar	16–17
Hebrew calendar	3784–3785
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	80–81
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3124–3125
Holocene calendar	10024
Iranian calendar	598 BP – 597 BP
Islamic calendar	616 BH – 615 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 24 XXIV
Korean calendar	2357
Minguo calendar	1888 before ROC 民前1888年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1444
Seleucid era	335/336 AG
Thai solar calendar	566–567
Tibetan calendar	阴水羊年 (female Water-Goat) 150 or −231 or −1003     — to — 阳木猴年 (male Wood-Monkey) 151 or −230 or −1002

24 is a year in the 1st century. It was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cethegus and Varro.

Events

Roman Empire

• Roman war against Numidia and Mauretania ends.
• Servius Cornelius Cethegus and Lucius Visellius Varro become consuls.
• Charmides becomes Archon of Athens.
• Philo declares that the Old Testament is the eternal law of God.

Asia

• King Yuri rises to the Silla (Korea) throne.

Africa

• End of the Masinissa line of the rulers of Carthage.
• End of Tacfarinas' revolt against the Roman Empire.

Deaths

• Strabo, Greek geographer
• Namhae, king of Silla