March 24th, 1784

Born on March 24th, 1784

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

62

William Morris

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

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

73

Joseph Liouville

French mathematician and engineer (1809–1882)

*March 24th, 1809, Saint-Omer †September 8th, 1882, rue de Savoie

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

40

Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Cameroonian and French footballer

*March 24th, 1984, Arras

Same year
Born in 1784

65

Zachary Taylor

President of the United States from 1849 to 1850

*November 24th, 1784, Barboursville †July 9th, 1850, Washington, D.C.

72

William Buckland

English clergyman, geologist and palaeontologist (1784-1856)

*March 12th, 1784, Axminster †August 14th, 1856, Islip

48

Marie-Antoine Carême

French chef

*June 8th, 1784, Paris †January 12th, 1833, Paris

74

Leigh Hunt

British critic, essayist, poet and writer (1784-1859)

*October 19th, 1784, Southgate †August 28th, 1859, Putney

64

Thomas Robert Bugeaud

Marshal of France (1784-1849)

*October 15th, 1784, Limoges †June 10th, 1849, Paris

62

Gabriel Lory

Swiss painter

*June 21st, 1784, Bern †August 25th, 1846, Bern

48

Ferdinand VII of Spain

King of Spain (1784–1833) (r. 1808; 1813–1833)

*October 14th, 1784, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †September 29th, 1833, Madrid

53

Ferdinand Ries

German composer

*November 28th, 1784, Bonn †January 13th, 1838, Frankfurt

61

Friedrich Bessel

German astronomer and mathematician

*July 22nd, 1784, Minden †March 17th, 1846, Königsberg

83

Carlo Filangieri

Italian soldier and politician (1784-1867)

*May 10th, 1784, Cava de' Tirreni †October 9th, 1867, Portici

69

Frederick Adam

British Army general

*June 17th, 1784, Scotland †August 17th, 1853, London

76

George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen

British politician (1784-1860)

*January 28th, 1784, Edinburgh †December 14th, 1860, London

18

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia

Russian grand duchess (1784-1803)

*December 24th, 1784, Saint Petersburg †September 24th, 1803, Ludwigslust

75

Jérôme Bonaparte

Napoleon I's brother (1784–1860)

*November 15th, 1784, Ajaccio †June 24th, 1860, château de Vilgénis

70

Sir George Arthur, 1st Baronet

English colonial official, Governor of Bombay (1784-1854)

*June 21st, 1784, Plymouth †September 19th, 1854, London

73

Andrew Stevenson

American politician (1784-1857)

*January 21st, 1784, Culpeper County †January 25th, 1857, Albemarle County

68

Johan Gunder Adler

Danish civil servant (1784-1852)

*March 5th, 1784, Copenhagen †May 26th, 1852, Hof

79

Leo von Klenze

German architect and painter (1784–1864)

*February 29th, 1784, Schladen †January 26th, 1864, Munich

57

Allan Cunningham

Scottish poet and author (1784–1842)

*December 7th, 1784, Keir †October 30th, 1842, London

65

Peter De Wint

English landscape painter (1784-1849)

*January 21st, 1784, Stone †January 30th, 1849, London

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Leap year

Yes: 1784 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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