March 24th, 1947

Born on March 24th, 1947

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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

Born on March 24th, 1947

77

Alan Sugar

British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947)

*March 24th, 1947, London Borough of Hackney

77

Christine Gregoire

American politician

*March 24th, 1947, Adrian

73

Gary Howard Klar

American actor

*March 24th, 1947, Bridgeport †December 31st, 2020, Connecticut

77

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

French actor, film director and screenwriter

*March 24th, 1947, Paris

77

Alan Weisman

American writer

*March 24th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Paul Cartledge

British ancient Greece historian (born 1947)

*March 24th, 1947, Greater London

77

Piet Hoekstra

Cyclist

*March 24th, 1947, Leeuwarden

77

Stefan Reshko

Association football player

*March 24th, 1947, Kliucharky

77

Aurora Lacasa

Spanish-German singer

*March 24th, 1947, Paris

77

Jorge Martínez

Argentinian actor

*March 24th, 1947, Buenos Aires

77

Pierre Dieudonné

Belgian racing driver

*March 24th, 1947, Brussels metropolitan area

77

Paul McCandless

American musician

*March 24th, 1947, Indiana

77

Jiří Bartoška

Czech actor (born 1947)

*March 24th, 1947, Děčín

77

Dennis Erickson

American football coach

*March 24th, 1947, Everett

36

José Pérez Ocaña

Spanish painter (1947-1983)

*March 24th, 1947, Cantillana †September 18th, 1983, Cantillana

75

Mick Jones

English footballer and football manager (1947-2022)

*March 24th, 1947, Sunderland †August 9th, 2022

77

Meiko Kaji

Japanese actress and singer

*March 24th, 1947, Chiyoda-ku

77

Ulf Løvaas

Norwegian speedway rider

*March 24th, 1947, Holmestrand Municipality

77

Marin Barišić

Catholic archbishop of Split-Makarska

*March 24th, 1947, Vidonje

77

Jorge Tanuscio

Argentine field hockey player

*March 24th, 1947, Buenos Aires

77

John Craft

American triple jumper

*March 24th, 1947, Laurel

77

Archie Gemmill

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1947)

*March 24th, 1947, Paisley

77

Roberto Mangabeira Unger

Brazilian philosopher and politician

*March 24th, 1947, Rio de Janeiro

77

Colin Mackleworth

Professional footballer (born 1947)

*March 24th, 1947, Bow

77

Beverley Martyn

English singer, songwriter and guitarist

*March 24th, 1947, Coventry

77

Louise Lanctôt

Canadian writer

*March 24th, 1947, Montreal

77

Roger Mears

American racing driver

*March 24th, 1947, Wichita

77

Richard C. Baldwin

American judge

*March 24th, 1947, San Jose

77

Judit Csabai

Hungarian politician

*March 24th, 1947, Budapest

77

Eran Preis

American film director, producer and writer

*March 24th, 1947, United States of America

73

John Dallat

Northern Irish politician (1947-2020)

*March 24th, 1947, Rasharkin †May 5th, 2020

74

Horst Bertl

German footballer

*March 24th, 1947, Bremerhaven †February 6th, 2022

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Who's birthday is on March 24th?

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

38

Rafael Orozco Maestre

Colombian singer (1954-1992)

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

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

49

Tracey Hallam

English badminton player

*March 24th, 1975, Burton upon Trent

72

Nicholas Campbell

Canadian actor and filmmaker

*March 24th, 1952, Toronto

75

Ranil Wickremesinghe

President of Sri Lanka since 2022

*March 24th, 1949, Colombo

42

Nivea

American R&B singer

*March 24th, 1982, Savannah

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

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

28

Karina Sævik

Norwegian association football player

*March 24th, 1996, Haugesund Municipality

51

Jim Parsons

American actor (born 1973)

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

59

The Undertaker

American professional wrestler

*March 24th, 1965, Houston

47

Robert Becker

American director

*March 24th, 1946, New York City †May 6th, 1993, Santa Clarita

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

80

Rebecca Horn

German artist

*March 24th, 1944, Michelstadt

63

Kim Plainfield

American jazz drummer

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

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

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Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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