On This Day — March 24

🕰️ Notable Events on March 24

• 2015 — Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — Kosovo war: NATO began attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel. The resulting inferno kills 38 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — First computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation, performed at the University of Regensburg, Germany Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process. Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles. Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Images from the Ranger 9 lunar probe are broadcast live on network television. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Quebec Board of the French Language is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Rock 'n' roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Ardeatine massacre: German troops murder 335 Italian civilians in Rome. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — United States Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, first international women's sports event Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — A. S. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1885 — Sino-French War: Chinese victory in the Battle of Bang Bo on the Tonkin-Guangxi border. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300. Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — The last of Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising. Wikipedia ↗
• 1860 — Sakuradamon Incident: Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke. Wikipedia ↗
• 1854 — Slavery is abolished in Venezuela. Wikipedia ↗
• 1837 — Canada gives African Canadian men the right to vote. Wikipedia ↗
• 1832 — In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith. Wikipedia ↗
• 1829 — The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. Wikipedia ↗
• 1794 — In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1765 — Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1731 — Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1721 — Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051. Wikipedia ↗
• 1720 — Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February Wikipedia ↗
• 1663 — The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne. Wikipedia ↗
• 1603 — James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I. Wikipedia ↗
• 1603 — Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shogun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1401 — Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on March 24

• 1995 — Enzo Fernandez, French-Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Nick Browne, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Starlin Castro, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Libby Clegg, English runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Kardo Ploomipuu, Estonian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ramires, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Billy Jones, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Josh Zeid, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Tony McMahon, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Frederico Gil, Portuguese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Lana, American-born professional wrestler/manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French-Cameroonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Chris Bosh, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Park Bom, South Korean Singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Corey Hart, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Dustin McGowan, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mike Adams, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Mark Looms, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Gary Paffett, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Lake Bell, Jewish-American actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Norris Hopper, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Periklis Iakovakis, Greek hurdler Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Graeme Swann, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Michael Braun, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — José Valverde, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jessica Chastain, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Maxim Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Aaron Brooks, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Thomas Johansson, Swedish-Monacan tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Alyson Hannigan, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Sergey Klyugin, Russian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Steve Corica, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Glen Jakovich, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jim Parsons, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Christophe Dugarry, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Steve Karsay, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Tig Notaro, American comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Sharon Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and violinist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Erica Kennedy, African-American journalist and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian-American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Diann Roffe, American skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Floyd Heard, American sprinter and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — The Undertaker, American wrestler and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Torsten Voss, German decathlete and bobsledder Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Star Jones, African-American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Dean Jones, Australian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Barry Horowitz, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Kelly Le Brock, English-American actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Scott Pruett, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Annabella Sciorra, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Emmit King, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Derek Statham, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Pat Jarvis, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Steve Ballmer, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Anita L. Allen, African-American lawyer, philosopher, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Greg McCrary, American football player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Pat Bradley, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Dougie Thomson, Scottish bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Anna Włodarczyk, Polish long jumper and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Peter Boyle, Scottish-Australian footballer and manager (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Tabitha King, American author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (April Wine) (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian academic and politician, 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Lee Oskar, Jewish-Danish musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Christine Gregoire, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Governor of Washington Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Mick Jones, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Alan Sugar, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Klaus Dinger, German guitarist and songwriter (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Kitty O'Neil, American stuntwoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Curtis Hanson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Patrick Malahide, English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Serbia Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Michael Masser, American songwriter, composer and producer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Bob Mackie, American fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Don Covay, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — David Irving, English historian and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (d. 1970) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Alex Olmedo, Peruvian-American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor and educator (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Hanno Drechsler, German educator and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — David Dacko, Central African politician, 1st President of the Central African Republic (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Pat Renella, Italian-American actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Byron Janis, American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Martin Walser, German author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — William Porter, American hurdler (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Puig Aubert, German-French rugby league player and coach (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Michael Legat, English author and publisher (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Onna White, Canadian dancer and choreographer (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Mary Stolz, American author (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Eugène Martin, French racing driver (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — Dorothy Height, African-American educator and activist (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗

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Also in: Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice (AR) · Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (AR) · عطلة عيد الفطر (يوم تعويضي) (SA)