March 24th, 1546

Born on March 24th, 1546

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 174,000 days old!

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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

69

Tirso de Molina

Spanish writer c. 1583-c.1648

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

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

58

Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz

Prussian general during the epoch of Frederick the Great

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

61

Georgius Agricola

German mineralogist

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

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54

Tycho Brahe

Danish astronomer and alchemist, 1546–1601

*December 14th, 1546, Knutstorp Castle †October 24th, 1601, Prague

48

Murad III

12th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1574–1595)

*July 4th, 1546, Manisa †January 16th, 1595, Istanbul

69

Giacomo Castelvetro

Italian writer

*March 25th, 1546, Modena †March 21st, 1616, London

57

Kuroda Yoshitaka

Japanese daimyo (1546 – 1604)

*December 22nd, 1546, Himeji †April 19th, 1604

69

Heo Jun

Korean court physician (1539 – 1615 )

*January 1st, 1546, Joseon †January 1st, 1615

63

Robert Persons

Parsons, Robert (1546-1610), Jesuit missionary and controversialist

*July 4th, 1546, Nether Stowey †April 15th, 1610, Rome

62

Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg

*January 27th, 1546, Old Cölln †July 28th, 1608, Köpenick

70

Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess consort of Brunswick-Lüneburg

*June 29th, 1546, Kolding †January 6th, 1617, Celle

69

Heinrich Petreus

German jurist and writer

*February 1st, 1546, Hardegsen †September 22nd, 1615, Wolfenbüttel

72

Dietrich of Fürstenberg

Prince-bishop of Paderborn (1546-1618)

*September 27th, 1546, Ense †December 4th, 1618, Schloss Neuhaus, Paderborn

64

Cornelis de Groot

Dutch university teacher (1546-1610)

*July 25th, 1546, Delft †July 25th, 1610, Leiden

62

Johann Pistorius the Younger

German historian (1546-1608)

*February 14th, 1546, Nidda †June 19th, 1608, Freiburg im Breisgau

79

Johannes Piscator

German theologian (1546-1625)

*March 27th, 1546, Strasbourg †July 26th, 1625, Herborn

64

Johann Wolfgang Freymon von Randeck

Politician (1546-1610)

*March 13th, 1546, Ingolstadt †November 10th, 1610, Kelheim

45

Veronica Franco

Italian poet and courtesan (1546-1591)

*January 1st, 1546, Venice †July 22nd, 1591, Venice

63

Wolfgang, Count of Hohenlohe-Weikersheim

German count (1546-1610)

*June 14th, 1546, Waldenburg †March 28th, 1610, Weikersheim

53

Daniel Adam z Veleslavína

Czech philosopher, historian, humanist, lexicographer, linguist, publisher, professor, translator, writer, university educator and science writer

*September 10th, 1546, Prague †October 18th, 1599, Prague

65

Bartholomeus Spranger

Flemish painter

*March 21st, 1546, Antwerp †August 1st, 1611, Prague

66

Johann Steuerlein

German protestant hymn writer, composer, and mayor of Meiningen (1546-1613)

*July 5th, 1546, Schmalkalden †May 5th, 1613, Meiningen

72

Bernardo de Sandoval y Rojas

Catholic cardinal and inquisitor

*April 20th, 1546, Aranda de Duero †December 7th, 1618, Toledo

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1546 is a normal year and no leap year.

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