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March 24 is the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 282 days remaining until the end of the year.

March 24 was the 365th and last day of the year in many European implementations of the Julian calendar. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. Timur also written Emir Timur or Amir Temur ( Chagatai: تیمور - Tēmōr " Iron " (1336 – 19 February 1405 among Damascus ( دمشق,, also commonly known as الشام ash-Shām) is the capital and largest city of Syria.
1603 - James VI of Scotland also becomes James I King of England. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
1731 - Naturalization of Hieronimus de Salis Parliamentary Act is passed. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jérôme de Salis 2nd Count de Salis- Soglio (1709-1794 was sometime British Resident in the Grisons and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
1765 - American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain passes the Quartering Act that requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Quartering Act is the name of at least two acts of the Parliament of Great Britain. The Thirteen Colonies were part of what became known as British America, a name that was used by Great Britain until the Treaty of Paris (1783 recognized the The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces
1832 - In Hiram, Ohio a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr.. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Hiram is a village in Portage County, Ohio, United States. It was formed from portions of Hiram Township in the Connecticut Tarring and feathering is a physical Punishment, used to enforce formal justice in Feudal Europe and informal justice in Europe and its Colonies TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon
1837 - Canada gives African men the right to vote. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
1844 - After a month of its independence, Dominican Republic fights against the Haitian army led by Charles Herard and General Pierrot
1868 - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is formed. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap MetLife Inc is the holding corporation for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company or MetLife for short
1878 - The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 There were two Royal Navy warships named Eurydice in the late 18th and 19th centuries HMS Eurydice (1781, 24-gun Frigate launched in 1781
1882 - Robert Koch announces the discovery of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (mycobacterium tuberculosis). Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch ( December 11 1843 – May 27 1910) was a German Physician. The Bacteria ( singular: bacterium) are a large group of unicellular Microorganisms Typically a few Micrometres in length bacteria have Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the Bacterium that causes most cases of Tuberculosis.
1900 - New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The City of New York A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Robert Anderson Van Wyck, (pronounced Van Wike ( July 20, 1849 &ndash November 14, 1918) was the first mayor of New York City after The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.
1907 - The first issue of the Georgian Bolshevik newspaper Dro is published. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction Dro (დრო 'Time' was a daily Georgian language Bolshevik newspaper published in Tbilisi from March 24, 1907 to
1923 - Greece becomes a republic. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its
1934 - U.S. Congress passes the Tydings-McDuffie Act. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Tydings-McDuffie Act (officially the Philippine Independence Act; Public Law 73-127 approved on March 24, 1934 was a United States federal law
1936 - The longest game in NHL history was played between Detroit and Montreal. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Detroit scored at 16:30 of the sixth overtime and won the game 1-0.
1944 - Ardeatine Massacre: German troops kill 335 Italian civilians in Rome. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Fosse Ardeatine massacre (Eccidio delle Fosse Ardeatine was a mass execution carried out in Rome on 24 March 1944 by Nazi Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2
1944 - World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Great Escape is a popular 1963 War film about the 250 Allied prisoners of war escaping from a German POW camp Stalag Luft III ( Sta mm' lag' er Luft, or Permanent Camp for Airmen #3 was a German Air Force Prisoner-of-war camp during
1958 - Elvis Presley is officially inducted into the U. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. Army.
1959 - The Party of the African Federation (PFA) is launched by Léopold Sédar Senghor and Modibo Keita. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Party of the African Federation (in French: Parti de la Fédération Africaine) was a Political party in French West Africa, led by Léopold Sir Léopold Sédar Senghor ( 9 October 1906 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese Poet, politician and cultural theorist who Modibo Keita (or Kéïta) ( 4 June[[ 915]] - 16 May[[ 977]] was the first President of Mali (1960 - 1968 and the Prime Minister
1965 - NASA spacecraft Ranger 9, equipped to convert it's signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic television, brings images of the Moon into ordinary homes before crash landing. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight. Ranger 9 was designed to achieve a lunar impact Trajectory and to transmit high-resolution photographs of the lunar surface during the final minutes of flight up to impact Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An emergency landing is an unplanned Landing made by an Aircraft in response to a crisis which either interferes with the operation of the aircraft or involves
1972 - The United Kingdom imposes "Direct Rule" over Northern Ireland. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Direct rule was the term given during the late 20th and early 21st centuries to the administration of Northern Ireland directly from Westminster, seat of Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
1973 - Kenyan track runner Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles, California. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Kipchoge ("Kip" Keino (born January 17, 1940) chairman of the Kenyan Olympic Committee (KOC is a retired Kenyan athlete and James Ronald ("Jim" Ryun (born April 29, 1947) is an American former track athlete and Politician, who was Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
1976 - Argentina's military forces depose president Isabel Perón and start the National Reorganization Process. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. María Estela Martínez Cartas de Perón (born February 4, 1931) better known as Isabel Martínez de Perón or Isabel Perón, is a former The National Reorganization Process (in Spanish, Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, often simply El Proceso) was the name used by its leaders
1980 - Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed by right-wing terrorists while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( August 25 1917 &ndash March 24 1980) commonly known as Monseñor Romero, was a Bishop Mass is a fundamental concept in Physics, roughly corresponding to the Intuitive idea of how much Matter there is in an object San Salvador is the Capital and largest city of the nation of El Salvador.
1989 - Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of petroleum after running aground. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 24 1989 Prince William Sound is a sound of the Gulf of Alaska on the south coast of the U Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit
1998 - Jonesboro massacre: Two students, ages 11 and 13, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are dead and ten are wounded. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Jonesboro school shooting was an incident of a School shooting that occurred on March 24, 1998, in Jonesboro Arkansas, United States Jonesboro is a city in and one of the two County seats of Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States.
1998 - A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others. A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Dantan (দাঁতন often also spelled as Danton, is a border town in Kharagpur subdivision India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
1999 - Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The term Kosovo War or Kosovo Conflict is often used to describe two sequential and at times parallel armed conflicts in Kosovo: 1996–1999 The North Atlantic Treaty The NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (code-named Operation Allied Force) was NATO 's military operation against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia that The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state The North Atlantic Treaty
1999 - Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire: 39 people die when a Belgian transport truck carrying flour and margarine caught fire in the Mont Blanc Tunnel. The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a Road Tunnel in the Alps under the Mont Blanc mountain linking Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
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. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Arab League ( الجامعة العربية) officially called the League of Arab States ( جامعة الدول العربية The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.
2006 - Long-term protests in Belarus are broken by police. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east
2006 - Pope Benedict XVI adds 15 men to the College of Cardinals, in the first consistory of his Pontificate. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger The College of Cardinals (verbose Sacred College of the Holy Roman Church, Sancta Romana Ecclesia, S Antiquity Originally the Latin word consistorium meant simply 'sitting together' just as the Greek syn(hedrion (of which the Biblical Sanhedrin
2007 - The Australian Labor Party is reinstated after the New South Wales state elections. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
2008 - Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Kingdom of Bhutan (buːˈtɑːn is a Landlocked nation in South Asia. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system Bhutan held its first general election on March 24, 2008 for the National Assembly.

Births

1494 - Georg Agricola, German scientist (d. Georgius Agricola ( March 24, 1494 – November 21, 1555) was a German scholar and scientist 1555)
1607 - Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (d. Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter ( 24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) is one of the most famous Admirals in Dutch history 1667)
1628 - Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( 24 March 1628 &ndash 20 February 1685) was Queen-consort of Denmark and Norway 1685)
1657 - Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. was a Confucianist, Scholar, Academic, Administrator, Writer and Politician in Japan during the middle of Edo Period, 1725)
1693 - John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Harrison (24 March 1693 – 24 March 1776 was an English Clockmaker. 1776)
1725 - Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (d. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1813)
1725 - Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Cushing III ( March 24, 1725 February 28, 1788) was an American lawyer and statesman from Boston Massachusetts. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1788)
1782 - Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Orest Adamovich Kiprensky (Орест Адамович Кипренский - was a leading Russian Portraitist in the Age of Romanticism. 1836)
1796 - John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Lieutenant-Colonel John Corry Wilson Daly ( 24 March, 1796 &ndash 1 April, 1878) was Politician, Businessperson, Militia 1878)
1808 - Maria Malibran, Spanish-French singer (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> The Mezzo-soprano (although she commonly sang Soprano parts Maria Malibran 1836)
1809 - Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mariano José de Larra ( 24 March 1809 - 13 February 1837) was a Spanish romanticist Writer noted for Satire 1837)
1809 - Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Joseph Liouville ( March 24 1809 &ndash September 8 1882) was a French Mathematician. 1882)
1820 - A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel ( March 24, 1820 - May 11, 1891) was a French Physicist who studied the Solar spectrum 1891)
1820 - Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frances Jane Crosby ( March 24 1820 – February 12 1915) usually known as Fanny Crosby, was an American Lyricist A hymn is a type of Song, usually religious specifically written for the purpose of praise adoration or Prayer, and typically addressed to a deity/deities 1915)
1828 - Horace Gray, Justice of the U. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Horace Gray ( March 24, 1828 &ndash September 15, 1902) was an American Jurist who ultimately served on the United S. Supreme Court (d. 1902)
1829 - George Francis Train, American businessman (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display George Francis Train ( March 24, 1829 &ndash January 5, 1904) was a businessman author and an eccentric figure in American 1904)
1829 - Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín ( March 25, 1829 &ndash September 8, 1862) was a General in the Mexican Army, best 1862)
1830 - Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Robert Hamerling ( March 24, 1830 - July 13, 1889) Austrian Poet, was born of humble parentage at Kirchberg am Walde 1889)
1834 - William Morris, English writer and designer (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896 was an English Architect, Furniture and Textile designer artist writer and socialist associated 1896)
1834 - John Wesley Powell, American explorer and environmentalist (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Wesley Powell ( March 24, 1834 - September 23, 1902) was a U 1902)
1835 - Jožef Stefan, Slovenian physicist (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Joseph Stefan ( Jožef Stefan) ( March 24, 1835 &ndash January 7, 1893) was a Physicist, Mathematician and 1893)
1848 - Honoré Beaugrand, Quebec journalist and newspaper publisher (La Patrie) (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Honoré Beaugrand ( 24 March, 1848 &ndash 7 October[[ 906]] was a Quebec journalist politician author and folklorist born in Berthier La Patrie was a Montreal, Quebec daily Newspaper founded by Honoré Beaugrand on February 24 1879 1906)
1850 - Silas Hocking, British novelist and preacher (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Silas Kitto Hocking ( March 24, 1850 – September 15, 1935) was an English Novelist and Methodist preacher 1935)
1855 - Andrew Mellon, American financier (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Andrew William Mellon ( March 24 1855 &mdash August 27 1937) was an American banker industrialist philanthropist art collector 1937)
1855 - Olive Schreiner, South African writer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Olive Schreiner ( 24 March 1855 - December 11 1920) was a South African author pacifist and political activist 1920)
1874 - Harry Houdini, (Weisz Erik), Hungarian-born magician (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1926)
1884 - Peter Debye, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Peter Joseph William Debye ( March 24 1884 &ndash November 2 1966) was a Dutch physicist and physical chemist The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1966)
1886 - Athenagoras I, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aristocles Spyrou / Αριστοκλής Σπύρου) ( March 25, 1886 - July 7, 1972) was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of 1972)
1886 - Edward Weston, American photographer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Henry Weston ( March 24 1886 &ndash January 1 1958) was an American photographer, and co-founder 1958)
1887 - Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian 1933)
1888 - Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Viktor Kingissepp (born in Kaarma, Saaremaa, – 4 May 1922 in Tallinn) was an Estonian Communist Politician 1922)
1889 - Albert Hill, British athlete (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Albert George Hill ( March 24, 1889 &ndash January 8, 1969) was a British athlete, winner of two Olympic 1969)
1891 - Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Soviet physicist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov (Сергей Иванович Вавилов ( &ndash January 25, 1951) was a Soviet Physicist, the President of the 1951)
1893 - George Sisler, American baseball player (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the minor league baseball executive see George Sisler Jr For the Medal of Honor recipient see George K 1973)
1893 - Walter Baade, German astronomer (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Biography Along with Fritz Zwicky, he proposed that Supernovae could create Neutron stars He took advantage of wartime blackout conditions during 1960)
1897 - Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-born psychotherapist (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Wilhelm Reich ( March 24, 1897 – November 3, 1957) was an Austrian-American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. 1957)
1901 - Ub Iwerks, American cartoonist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ub Iwerks, ASC ( Ubbe Ert Iwwerks) ( 24 March 1901 &ndash 7 July 1971) was a two-time Academy Award winning 1971)
1902 - Thomas Dewey, American politician (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Thomas Edmund Dewey ( March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was the Governor of New York (1943-1955 and the unsuccessful Republican 1971)
1903 - Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt ( March 24, 1903 &ndash January 18, 1995) was a German Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1995)
1903 - Malcolm Muggeridge, British author and scholar (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge ( Croydon, England 24 March 1903 &ndash 14 November 1990) was a British Journalist 1990)
1905 - Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino writer and diplomat (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Pura Santillan-Castrence ( March 24, 1905 — January 15, 2007) was a Filipino Writer and Diplomat. 2007)
1906 - Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Klavdiya Ivanovna Shulzhenko (Клавдия Ивановна Шульженко, Kharkov — June 17, 1984, Moscow) was the most popular female 1984)
1907 - Paul Sauvé, Quebec politician (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé ( March 24, 1907 &ndash January 2, 1960) was a Quebec lawyer WW II veteran and politician 1960)
1909 - Clyde Barrow, American crime figure (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bonnie Parker ( October 1 1910 &ndash May 23 1934) and Clyde Barrow ( March 24 1909 &ndash 1934)
1910 - Richard Conte, American actor (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Richard Conte ( March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975) was an American Actor who appeared in films such as I'll 1975)
1911 - Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera (; March 24 1911 – December 18 2006 was an influential American Animator, director, producer 2006)
1915 - Gorgeous George, American professional wrestler (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Raymond Wagner, or Gorgeous George ( March 24, 1915 - December 26, 1963) was an American Professional 1963)
1916 - Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American novelist (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Donald Bengtsson Hamilton ( March 24, 1916 &ndash November 20, 2006) was a U 2006)
1917 - John Kendrew, British molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir John Cowdery Kendrew ( 24 March 1917 &ndash 23 August 1997) was an English Biochemist and crystallographer The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1997)
1917 - Constantine Andreou, Greek-Brazilian artist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Constantine Andreou (Also Costas Andreou, Kostas Andreou; French: Constantin Andréou, Costas Andréou; Greek: 2007)
1919 - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American author and publisher
1919 - Robert Heilbroner, American economist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lawrence Ferlinghetti (born Lawrence Ferling on March 24, 1919) is an American Poet and painter, and the co-founder of Robert Heilbroner ( March 24, 1919 &ndash January 4, 2005) was an American Economist and historian of economic thought 2005
1920 - Gene Nelson, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Gene Nelson ( March 24, 1920 - September 16, 1996) was an American Dancer, Actor, Screenwriter 1996)
1921 - Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player
1922 - Onna White, Canadian choreographer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Vasily Vasiliyevich Smyslov (Васи́лий Васильевич Смысло́в (born March 24, 1921, in Moscow) is a Russian Chess Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Onna White ( March 24, 1922 &ndash April 8, 2005) was a Canadian Choreographer and Dancer nominated for eight 2005)
1923 - Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Murray Hamilton ( March 24, 1923 – September 1, 1986) was an American stage screen and television Actor. 1986)
1924 - Norman Fell, American actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norman Noah Fell (born Norman Feld; March 24, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American Actor of Film 1998)
1925 - Puig Aubert, French rugby league footballer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Puig Aubert (born March 24, 1925 in Andernach, Germany – died June 3, 1994 in Carcassonne, France) was debatably 1994)
1926 - Dario Fo, Italian writer, Nobel laureate
1927 - Martin Walser, German author
1928 - Byron Janis, American pianist
1930 - David Dacko, 1st President of the Central African Republic (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dario Fo (born March 24, 1926) is an Italian satirist, Playwright, Theater director, Actor, and Composer The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Walser (born 24 March 1927 in Wasserburg am Bodensee, on Lake Constance) is a German writer Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Byron Janis (born March 24, 1928) is an American Pianist. He made several recordings Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Dacko ( March 24, 1930 &ndash November 20, 2003) was the first President of the Central African Republic (CAR from August This is a complete list of the heads of state of the Central African Republic and Central African Empire. 2003)
1930 - Agustín González, Spanish actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Agustín González Martínez, ( Madrid, March 24 1930 - Madrid January 16 2005) was a Spanish actor 2005)
1930 - Steve McQueen, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terrence Steven "Steve" McQueen (March 24 1930 – November 7 1980 was an American movie Actor, nicknamed "The King of Cool" 1980)
1934 - William Smith, American actor
1935 - Peter Bichsel, Swiss writer
1936 - David Suzuki, Canadian scientist and environmentalist
1937 - Billy Stewart, American singer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with Will Smith William Smith (born March 24, 1934) is an American Actor. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Bichsel (born March 24, 1935) is a popular Swiss-German Writer and journalist representing modern German literature Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Takayoshi Suzuki CC OBC (born March 24 1936) is a Canadian Science broadcaster and Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the English goalkeeper see Billy Stewart (footballer. For other persons of similar names see Bill Stewart and William Stewart. 1970)
1938 - Holger Czukay, German musician (Can)
1938 - David Irving, British historian
1940 - Bob Mackie, American fashion designer
1940 - Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Holger Czukay (born 24 March 1938) is a German musician probably best known as a co-founder of the Krautrock group Can. Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of David John Cawdell Irving (born 24 March 1938 is a British writer specializing in the Military history of World War II. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Gordon Mackie (b March 24, 1940 in Monterey Park California) is an American Fashion designer, best known for his costumes for Cher Don Jardine ( 24 March 1940 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada &ndash 16 December 2006 in Wetaskiwin Alberta 2006)
1944 - R. Lee Ermey, American actor
1944 - Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian Prime Minister
1945 - Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist
1945 - Curtis Hanson, American film director
1946 - Klaus Dinger, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk)
1947 - Christine Gregoire, American politician, current governor of Washington
1947 - Meiko Kaji, Japanese singer and actress
1947 - Alan Sugar, English businessman
1949 - Nick Lowe, British musician
1951 - Pat Bradley, American golfer
1951 - Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer
1951 - Dougie Thomson, British bassist (Supertramp)
1954 - Robert Carradine, American actor
1954 - Donna Pescow, American actress
1955 - Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player
1957 - Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and cross-country skier
1958 - Mike Woodson, American basketball player and head coach
1960 - Kelly LeBrock, American actress
1960 - Barry Horowitz, American professional wrestler
1960 - Nena, German pop singer
1960 - Scott Pruett, American race car driver
1961 - Dean Jones, Australian cricketer
1962 - Star Jones Reynolds, American television personality
1962 - Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist
1964 - Annabella Sciorra, American actress
1965 - Peter Jacobson, American actor
1965 - Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor
1965 - The Undertaker, American professional wrestler
1969 - Houston, American pornographic actress
1970 - Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
1970 - Sharon Corr, Irish musician (The Corrs)
1970 - Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
1970 - Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian football player
1971 - Megyn Price, American actress
1972 - Steve Karsay, American baseball player
1973 - Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer
1973 - Steve Corica, Australian soccer player
1974 - Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot)
1974 - Alyson Hannigan, American actress
1975 - Thomas Johansson, Swedish tennis player
1975 - Krisdayanti, Indonesian singer, actress and diva
1976 - Aaron Brooks, American football player
1976 - Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer
1976 - Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer
1976 - Peyton Manning, American football player
1977 - Corneille, Canadian-Rwandan singer
1977 - Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league footballer
1978 - Michael Braun, Australian rules footballer
1979 - Lake Bell, American actress
1979 - Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor
1979 - Norris Hopper, American baseball player
1979 - Periklis Iakovakis, Greek athlete
1979 - Graeme Swann, English cricketer
1980 - Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer
1981 - Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player
1982 - Corey Hart, American baseball player
1982 - Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
1982 - Nivea, American singer
1983 - T.J. Ford, American basketball player
1984 - Chris Bosh, American basketball player
1985 - Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
1986 - Kohei Hirate, Japanese racing driver
1986 - Anthony McMahon, English footballer
1988 - Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
1990 - Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-born New Zealand actress
1992 - Thomas Law, English actor

Deaths

809 - Harun al-Rashid, Abbasid caliph (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24 1944 is a former US Marine Corps Drill instructor and later Golden Globe -nominated Actor, often playing Dr Vojislav Koštunica ( Serbian Cyrillic: Војислав Коштуница) (ˈvɔjislaːv kɔˈʃtunitsa born March 24, 1944, Belgrade Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Robert T Bakker (born March 24, 1945, in Bergen County New Jersey) is an American Paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about Curtis Lee Hanson (born March 24 1945) is an Academy Award -winning American filmmaker Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal Krautrock outfit Neu!, and his invention of the Motorik Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire (born March 24, 1947) is the Democratic Governor of the state of Washington A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. is a Japanese Enka singer and actress Life and career In 1970 with little success but extensive experience in the movie business Meiko Kaji Sir Alan Michael Sugar (born 24 March 1947 is an English Entrepreneur, Businessman, and Television personality. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, March 24 1949, Walton-on-Thames) is an English Singer-songwriter, Musician Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Amateur career Bradley won the New Hampshire Amateur in 1967 and 1969 and the New England Amateur from 1972-73 Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951 in Elmira New York) is a American Fashion designer and founder of the brand Tommy Douglas Campbell "Dougie" Thomson (pronounced "doogie" (born 24 March 1951) was born in Glasgow and raised in the Rutherglen See also Supertramp (ecology and Alexander Supertramp Supertramp were a British Progressive rock band Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Robert Reed Carradine (born March 24, 1954) is an American Actor. Donna Pescow (born March 24, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American film and television actress. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Douglas M "Doug" Jarvis (born March 24, 1955 in Brantford, Ontario) was a Canadian Professional Ice hockey Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Pierre Harvey (born March 24, 1957) is a Canadian sports athlete Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael "Mike" Dean Woodson (born March 24, 1958 in Indianapolis Indiana) is a retired American Basketball player and current Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kelly LeBrock (born March 24, 1960) is an American -born English Actress and model (measurements 34-24-34 in 1982 Barry Horowitz (born on March 24, 1960 in St Petersburg Florida) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his stint Nena (born Gabriele Susanne Kerner on March 24, 1960 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a singer and Donald Scott Pruett (born March 24, 1960 in Sacramento California) is an American Race car driver who has competed in NASCAR Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dean Mervyn Jones AM (born 24 March 1961 in Coburg, Victoria) is a retired Australian Cricketer and is presently a coach Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Star Jones (born March 24, 1962) is an American Lawyer and television personality, best known for her role as a co-host of the Angèle Dubeau, CM CQ (born March 24 1962) is a Québécoise Violinist. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra (born March 29 1960) is an American Film and stage actress who has starred in a Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Peter D Jacobson ( March 24, 1965 Chicago Illinois) is an American film and television Actor. Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24 1965; Chinese: 葛米•星 Pinyin: Gémǐ Xīng is a popular Singaporean Actor Mark William Calaway (born March 24 1965 is an American professional wrestler, better known by his Ring name The Undertaker. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Houston (born on March 24, 1969 in Long Beach California) is an American Pornographic actress. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lara Flynn Boyle (born March 24, 1970) is an American Actress. Sharon Helga Corr MBE (born March 24 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is a musician and member of the Irish pop-rock band The Corrs The Corrs are a Celtic Folk rock group from Dundalk, County Louth Ireland. Judith Draxler (born March 24, 1970 in Feldbach, Steiermark) is a retired freestyle Swimmer from Austria, who Michael John "Mike" Vanderjagt (VAN-der-jat (born March 24, 1970 in Oakville Ontario) is a Canadian professional American Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Megyn Price (born March 24, 1971 in Seattle Washington) is an American actress. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stefan Andrew Karsay (born March 24, 1972 in Flushing New York) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher for the Oakland Athletics Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jacek Bąk ( pron ˈjatsɛk ˈbɔnk born March 24 1973 in Lublin) is a Polish footballer who plays as a Stephen Christopher Corica (born March 24, 1973 in Innisfail, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer player for Australian Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Chad Matthew Butler (born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on March 24, 1974) is the Drummer for the band Switchfoot which Switchfoot is an American Alternative rock band from San Diego, California. Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24 1974 is an American Actress. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Johansson (born March 24, 1975, in Linköping, Sweden) is a professional Tennis player Krisdayanti (born March 24, 1975 in Malang, East Java) is the first Asia Bagus Grand Champion from Indonesia Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aaron Brooks may refer to Aaron Brooks (American football (born 1976 American football player Aaron Brooks (basketball (born 1985 Aliou Cissé (born March 24, 1976 in Ziguinchor) is a Senegalese football player Athanasios Kostoulas (born March 24, 1976) is a Greek football playercurrently playing for Xanthi. Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24 1976 is an American football Quarterback who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Cornelius Nyungura, known as Corneille, is a German born Rwandan Quebecois francophone Singer. Darren Lockyer (born 24 March 1977 in Brisbane Queensland) is an Australian professional Rugby league player and current captain of Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Michael Braun (born 24 March 1978 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the AFL 's West Coast Eagles. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Lake Bell Siegel (born March 24, 1979) is an American actress. Emraan Hashmi (इमरान हशमी born 24 March, 1979) in Mumbai, Maharastra, India, is a Filmfare Award Norris Stephen Hopper (born March 24 1979 in Shelby North Carolina) is an Outfielder in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Periklís Iakovákis (Περικλής Ιακωβάκης periˈklis iakoˈvacis born 24 March 1979 in Patras) is a Greek athlete mainly Graeme Peter Swann (born 24 March 1979 is an English Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Tassos Venetis (born 24 March 1980 in Larissa) is a Greek footballer who plays in defence and Midfield. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Ron Hainsey (born March 24 1981 in Bolton, Connecticut) is a professional Ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Atlanta Thrashers Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jon Corey Hart (born March 24, 1982 in Bowling Green Kentucky) is an American Baseball Outfielder for the Milwaukee Dustin Michael McGowan aka "D-Mac" (b March 24 1982, Savannah, Georgia) isa Baseball player currently a Pitcher Nivea Hamilton (born March 24 1982 is a Grammy Award -nominated American R&B Singer and Songwriter who rose to success during Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24 1984 is an American professional Basketball player in the National Basketball Association who plays for the Toronto Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) born on March 24 1985, is a Japanese Actress. Career In 1999 she successfully passed the audition Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Kohei Hirate (born 24 March 1986) is a Japanese Race car driver Anthony " Tony " McMahon (born March 24, 1986 in Bishop Auckland) is an English footballer. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Ryan Shaun Higgins (born 24 March, 1988 in Harare) is a Zimbabwean Cricketer He has played three ODIs for Zimbabwe in 2006 Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24 1990) is an Australian born New Zealand actress who rose to prominence playing Paikea Apirana Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Law (born 17 December 1992 in London) is the fourth English Actor to play Peter Beale in the popular BBC Events By Place Asia Emperor Saga succeeds Emperor Heizei as Emperor of Japan. Hārūn al-Rashīd (and Persian: هارون الرشيد) also spelled Harun ar-Rashid; English: Aaron the Upright, Aaron the 763)
1284 - King Hugh III of Cyprus
1381 - Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint
1396 - Walter Hilton, English mystic
1455 - Pope Nicholas V (b. Events By Place Europe Ciniod succeeds Bridei V as king of the Picts. Hugh III of Cyprus (1235 &ndash 24 March 1284 born Hughues de Poitiers, later Hughues de Lusignan (he adopted his mother's surname de Lusignan in 1267 Saint Catherine of Sweden, Catherine Vastanensis or Catherine of Vadstena (c Walter Hilton (died 24 March[[ 396]] was an English Augustinian mystic. See also Antipope Nicholas V. Pope Nicholas V (Italian Niccolò V; November 15, 1397 &ndash March 1397)
1558 - Anna of Egmond, Countess of Egmond and Buren (b. Anna van Egmont ( Grave, March 1533 — Breda, March 24 1558) was a wealthy Dutch heiress who became the first wife of William 1533)
1563 - Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese military leader (b. was a Japanese Daimyo of the Muromachi and Sengoku periods and the head of the Hosokawa clan. 1514)
1575 - Yosef Karo, Spanish-born rabbi (b. Yosef ben Ephraim Caro (sometimes Joseph Caro) (1488 ( Portugal) - March 24, 1575 ( Safed, Ottoman Empire) was one of the 1488)
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)
1653 - Samuel Scheidt, German composer (b. Samuel Scheidt (baptized November 3 1587 &ndash March 24 1654 was a German Composer, organist and teacher of the early Baroque era 1587)
1773 - Philip Dormer Stanhope, English statesman (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philip Dormer Stanhope 4th Earl of Chesterfield PC KG ( 22 September 1694 &ndash 24 March 1773) was a British 1694)
1776 - John Harrison, English clockmaker (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Harrison (24 March 1693 – 24 March 1776 was an English Clockmaker. 1693)
1869 - Antoine-Henri Jomini, French general (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Antoine-Henri baron Jomini ( March 6, 1779 &ndash March 24, 1869) General in the French and afterwards in the Russian 1779)
1881 - Joseph Delesse, French geologist (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse ( 3 February 1817 - 24 March 1881) was a French Geologist and Mineralogist 1817)
1882 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American author (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27 1807 &ndash March 24 1882 was an American educator and Poet whose works include " Paul Revere's Ride " 1807)
1887 - Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi ( June 8 (OS May 27 1837 - April 6 (O 1837)
1888 - Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin ( Все́волод Миха́йлович Гаршин) ( 14 Feb 1855 &ndash 05 April[[ 888]] was a Russian 1855)
1905 - Jules Verne, French author (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jules Gabriel Verne ( February 8 1828 &ndash March 24 1905) was a French Author who pioneered the science-fiction 1828)
1909 - John Millington Synge, Irish playwright (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edmund John Millington Synge ( (16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909 was an Irish Playwright, Poet, Prose writer and collector of Folklore. 1871)
1915 - Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Karol Stanisław Olszewski (b January 29, 1846 in Broniszów - March 24, 1915 in Krakau, Austrian-Hungarian 1846)
1916 - Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Pantaléon Enrique Costanzo Granados y Campiña (27 July 1867 &ndash 24 March 1916 was a Spanish pianist and Composer of classical music. 1867)
1921 - Larry McLean, Canadian baseball player (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar John Bannerman (Larry McLean ( July 18, 1881 - March 24, 1921) was a Catcher in Major League Baseball. 1881)
1944 - Orde Wingate, British soldier (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Major-General Orde Charles Wingate, DSO and two bars ( February 26, 1903 &ndash March 24, 1944) was a 1903)
1946 - Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine (alʲɛkˈsandr̠ alʲɛkˈsandr̠ovʲiʨ aˈlʲɛxin Russian Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Але́хин) (October 1892)
1948 - Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sigrid Hjertén ( October 27, 1885 &ndash March 24, 1948) was a Swedish Modernist painter 1885)
1950 - James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For his father the 20th President of the United States, see James Abram Garfield. 1865)
1953 - Mary of Teck, queen consort to George V of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953 was the queen-empress consort of George V of the United Kingdom A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. 1867)
1962 - Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Jean Goldkette ( 18 March, 1893 &ndash March 24, 1962) was a Jazz Pianist and Bandleader born in Patras 1899)
1962 - Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Auguste Antoine Piccard ( January 28, 1884 &ndash March 24, 1962) was a Swiss Physicist, Inventor and Explorer 1884)
1968 - Alice Guy-Blaché, American film director (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alice Guy-Blaché ( July 1, 1873 &ndash March 24, 1968) was a pioneer Filmmaker who was the first female director in the motion picture 1873)
1976 - Bernard Montgomery, British field marshal (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn 1887)
1980 - Óscar Romero, Salvadorian Catholic archbishop (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( August 25 1917 &ndash March 24 1980) commonly known as Monseñor Romero, was a Bishop El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America. 1917)
1984 - Sam Jaffe, American actor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sam Jaffe ( March 10, 1891 – March 24, 1984) was an American actor teacher and engineer 1891)
1990 - Ray Goulding, American comedian (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Ray Goulding ( March 20, 1922 &ndash March 24, 1990) was an American Comedian, who together with Bob Elliott 1922)
1990 - An Wang, Chinese-born computer engineer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Dr An Wang ( February 7, 1920 &ndash March 24, 1990) was a Chinese American computer engineer and inventor and co-founder of computer 1920)
1991 - Sir John Kerr, Australian politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. John Kerr may refer to one of the following Government and politics John Kerr (Governor-General (1914&ndash1991 Australian Governor-General For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 1914)
1993 - John Hersey, American author (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) John Richard Hersey ( June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American Writer and journalist 1914)
1997 - Martin Caidin, American aviation writer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Martin Caidin ( September 14, 1927 &ndash March 24, 1997) was an American author and an authority on Aeronautics and 1927)
1997 - Harold Melvin, American singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s 1939)
1999 - Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's activist (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Gertrud Scholtz-Klink ( February 9, 1902 - March 24, 1999; nee Treusch) was a fervent National Socialist German Workers Party 1902)
1999 - Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts ( November 10, 1912 – March 24, 1999) was an American Catcher, manager 1912)
2001 - Muriel Young, English TV entertainer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Muriel Young (19 June 1928 – 24 March 2001 was a British television continuity announcer presenter and producer 1928)
2002 - César Milstein, Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. César Milstein ( October 8 1927 &ndash March 24 2002) was an Argentine Biochemist in the field of Antibody The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1927)
2003 - Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian Catholic archbishop (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Hermann Wilhelm Cardinal Groër, OSB ( October 13, 1919 &mdash March 24, 2003) was an Austrian Prelate 1919)
2006 - Lynne Perrie, English actress (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lynne Perrie ( 7 April, 1931 - 24 March, 2006) was an English actress. 1931)
2008 - Chalmers "Spanky" Alford‎, American guitarist (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Chalmers "Spanky" Alford (b May 22, 1955 - d March 24, 2008) was a three time Grammy winning American jazz Guitarist 1955)
2008 - Neil Aspinall, British record producer (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Neil Aspinall (13 October 1941 — 23 March 2008 was a British music industry executive 1941)
2008 - Richard Widmark, American actor (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Widmark ( December 26, 1914 &ndash March 24, 2008) was an American Actor of Films stage, 1914)
2008 - Hal Riney, American advertising executive (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hal Patrick Riney ( 17 July 1932 in Seattle, Washington - 24 March 2008 in San Francisco, California 1932)

Holidays and observances

Ancient Latvia - Kazimiras Diena observed. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
World Tuberculosis Day. World Tuberculosis Day, falling on March 24th each year is designed to build public awareness that Tuberculosis today remains an Epidemic in much of the
Labour Day Melbourne, Australia
Saint Macartan
Saint Simeon (d. Labour Day is an annual Holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Saint Macartan belongs to a very early generation of saints in Ireland and is recognized as the first Bishop of Clogher. Saint Simeon may refer to Stefan Nemanja, a 12th century AD Orthodox Christian saint that unified Serb states Simeon Stylites, a 5th century 1475)
Saint Catharine of Sweden (d. Saint Catherine of Sweden, Catherine Vastanensis or Catherine of Vadstena (c 1381)
Day of Memory for Truth and Justice in Argentina
Dyngus Day in Poland

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The Day of Memory for Truth and Justice (in Spanish Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia) is a Public holiday in Argentina, commemorating For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and is celebrated as a Holiday in some largely Christian cultures especially Roman Catholic Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland

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