March 24th, 1903

Born on March 24th, 1903

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 45,000 days old!

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What happened on March 24th?

March 24th, 1976

The Argentine military, led by Jorge Rafael Videla, deposed President Isabel Perón in a coup d'état, establishing a military junta known as the National Reorganization Process.

March 24th, 1900

Robert Anderson Van Wyck, mayor of New York City, broke ground for a new underground Rapid Transit Railroad that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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 (cover pictured), 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 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, an Airbus A320, 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.

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

Born on March 24th, 1903

87

Malcolm Muggeridge

English journalist, author, media personality, and satirist (1903-1990)

*March 24th, 1903, London †November 14th, 1990, Robertsbridge

Same year
Born in 1903

70

Eugénie Söderberg

Swedish-American writer and journalist

*January 1st, 1903, Heidelberg †January 1st, 1973, New York City

53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

40

Galeazzo Ciano

Italian noble, diplomat and politician (1903-1944)

*March 18th, 1903, Livorno †January 11th, 1944, Verona

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

74

Aram Khachaturian

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

*May 24th, 1903, Tbilisi †May 1st, 1978, Moscow

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

35

Colette Peignot

French writer (1903-1938)

*October 8th, 1903, Meudon †November 7th, 1938, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

76

Giulio Natta

Italian chemist

*February 26th, 1903, Porto Maurizio †May 2nd, 1979, Bergamo

87

Olav V of Norway

King of Norway (1903-1991)

*July 2nd, 1903, Appleton House †January 17th, 1991, The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

81

Julie Vlasto

French tennis player (1903-1985)

*April 8th, 1903, Marseille †March 2nd, 1985, Lausanne

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Public holidays on March 24th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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