In context
- When
- Sunday, February 24 199135 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Who they were
O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born February 24, 1991), also known by the stage name OMG, is an American actor, rapper and songwriter. He is the second born child of Ice Cube and Kimberly Woodruff. In his feature film debut, he portrayed his father in the 2015 biopic film Straight Outta Compton.
Why this date
O'Shea Jackson Jr. appears on our February 24 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
February 24 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1991O'Shea Jackson Jr.
- 2004Seismic magnitude scales
- 2006President of the Philippines
- 2007Reconnaissance satellite
- 2008Fidel Castro
- 2011Space Shuttle Discovery
- 2015Uherský Brod
- 2015Metrolink (California)
- 2016Tara Air Flight 193
- 2020Mahathir Mohamad
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
Also in 1991
- September 9TajikistanTajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- September 11Continental Express Flight 2574Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.
- March 14EscondidaEscondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
- September 12Space Shuttle DiscoveryNASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
- September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
- September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
- October 201991 Uttarkashi earthquakeAn earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.
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“O'Shea Jackson Jr.”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/o-shea-jackson-jr-1991-february-24, accessed October 28, 2026.
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When did O'Shea Jackson Jr. happen?
February 24 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Sunday.
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