March 24th, 1285

Born on March 24th, 1285

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 270,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 24th?

March 24th, 2008

Led by Jigme Thinley, the Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party won 45 of 47 seats in the country's first National Assembly election.

March 24th, 1980

One day after making a plea to Salvadoran soldiers to stop carrying out the government's repression, Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.

March 24th, 1934

The Tydings–McDuffie Act came into effect, which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the United States after a period of ten years.

March 24th, 1922

Irish War of Independence: In Belfast, two men wearing police uniforms broke into a house and murdered a Catholic family in what was believed to be a reprisal for the deaths of two policemen the day before.

March 24th, 1921

The inaugural Women's Olympiad, the first international women's sports event, opened at the International Sporting Club of Monaco in Monte Carlo.

March 24th, 1898

The Winton Motor Carriage Company (ad pictured), one of the first American car companies, sold its first unit.

March 24th, 1882

German physician Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen that causes tuberculosis.

March 24th, 1869

New Zealand Wars: Māori leader Tītokowaru's conflict ended with the last of his forces surrendering to the New Zealand colonial government.

March 24th, 1860

Japanese chief minister Ii Naosuke was assassinated by rōnin samurai upset with his role in opening Japan to foreign powers.

March 24th, 1603

James VI of Scotland (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of England and Ireland as James I, uniting the realms under a single monarch.

March 24th, 2015

The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberately crashed the aircraft in a mass murder–suicide in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.

March 24th, 2006

Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus as an actress whose alter ego is the titular character, premiered.

March 24th, 1964

Royal assent was given to Prince Edward Island's Provincial Flag Act, which outlined the design of its provincial flag (pictured).

March 24th, 1939

Members of the German National Movement in Liechtenstein attempted to overthrow the government and provoke Liechtenstein's annexation into Nazi Germany.

March 24th, 1387

Hundred Years' War: An English fleet led by Richard Fitzalan attacked 250–360 French, Flemish and Castilian vessels in the Battle of Margate.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 24th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 24th?

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

49

Tracey Hallam

English badminton player

*March 24th, 1975, Burton upon Trent

28

Karina Sævik

Norwegian association football player

*March 24th, 1996, Haugesund Municipality

42

Nivea

American R&B singer

*March 24th, 1982, Savannah

38

Rafael Orozco Maestre

Colombian singer (1954-1992)

*March 24th, 1954, Becerril †June 11th, 1992, Barranquilla

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

35

Jennifer Fry

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1989, Pretoria

34

Jenna Gozali

Indonesian badminton player

*March 24th, 1990, Surabaya

32

Audrey Fontaine

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1992, Rennes

28

Luise Heim

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1996, Bad Dürkheim

26

Moe Araki

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1998, Saitama Prefecture

51

Jim Parsons

American actor (born 1973)

*March 24th, 1973, St. Joseph Medical Center

90

Dario Fo

Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)

*March 24th, 1926, Sangiano †October 13th, 2016, Luigi Sacco Hospital

59

The Undertaker

American professional wrestler

*March 24th, 1965, Houston

40

Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Cameroonian and French footballer

*March 24th, 1984, Arras

38

Nathalia Dill

Brazilian actress

*March 24th, 1986, Rio de Janeiro

36

Finn Jones

British actor

*March 24th, 1988, London

49

Albin Kurti

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo

*March 24th, 1975, Pristina

48

Aliou Cissé

Senegalese and French association football player and coach (born 1976)

*March 24th, 1976, Ziguinchor

50

Steve McQueen

American actor (1930–1980)

*March 24th, 1930, Beech Grove †November 7th, 1980, Ciudad Juárez

58

Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz

Prussian general during the epoch of Frederick the Great

*March 24th, 1723, Friedersdorf †December 14th, 1781, Berlin

52

Harry Houdini

Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)

*March 24th, 1874, Budapest †October 31st, 1926, Detroit

49

Frédérique Bel

French actress

*March 24th, 1975, Annecy

72

Nicholas Campbell

Canadian actor and filmmaker

*March 24th, 1952, Toronto

47

Jessica Chastain

American actress and producer

*March 24th, 1977, Sacramento

62

William Morris

British textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)

*March 24th, 1834, Walthamstow †October 3rd, 1896, London

63

Kim Plainfield

American jazz drummer

*March 24th, 1954, Seattle †April 8th, 2017, Tomkins Cove

92

Christian Poncelet

French politician

*March 24th, 1928, Blaise †September 11th, 2020, Remiremont

60

Wilhelm Reich

Austro-Hungarian-born Austrian-American psychoanalyst (1897-1957)

*March 24th, 1897, Dobrianychi †November 3rd, 1957, Union County

69

Tirso de Molina

Spanish writer c. 1583-c.1648

*March 24th, 1579, Madrid †February 20th, 1649, Almazán

32

Vanessa Hinz

German biathlete

*March 24th, 1992, Munich

82

Selim Sırrı Tarcan

Turkish politician and International Olympic Committee member

*March 24th, 1874, Larissa †March 2nd, 1957, Istanbul

61

Georgius Agricola

German mineralogist

*March 24th, 1494, Glauchau †November 21st, 1555, Chemnitz

53

Victoria Prentis

British politician

*March 24th, 1971, Banbury

36

Klaas Lodewyck

Belgian road cyclist

*March 24th, 1988, Roeselare

32

Peppe Femling

Swedish biathlete and cross-country skier

*March 24th, 1992, Gävle

54

Lara Flynn Boyle

American actress (born 1970)

*March 24th, 1970, Davenport

41

Luisa Tomas

Angolan basketball player

*March 24th, 1983, Benguela

68

Steve Ballmer

American businessman, former chief executive officer of Microsoft

*March 24th, 1956, Detroit

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Public holidays on March 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on March 24th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1285 is a normal year and no leap year.

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