March 24th, 1949

Born on March 24th, 1949

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What happened on March 24th, 1949?

March 24th, 1949

Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader, in the Netherlands, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanns_Albin_Rauter

What else 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.

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

Born on March 24th, 1949

75

Ranil Wickremesinghe

President of Sri Lanka since 2022

*March 24th, 1949, Colombo

75

Tabitha King

American writer

*March 24th, 1949, Old Town

75

Helmut Kremers

German footballer

*March 24th, 1949, Mönchengladbach

75

Erwin Kremers

German footballer (born 1949)

*March 24th, 1949, Mönchengladbach

75

Ruud Krol

Dutch football player

*March 24th, 1949, Amsterdam

75

Nick Lowe

British singer

*March 24th, 1949, Walton-on-Thames

75

Reidar Sandal

Norwegian politician

*March 24th, 1949, Vågsøy Municipality

75

Tsay Ting-kuei

Taiwanese social activist

*March 24th, 1949, Kaohsiung County

75

Ali Akbar Salehi

Iranian politician

*March 24th, 1949, Karbala

67

Steve Lang

Canadian bassist (1949–2017)

*March 24th, 1949, Montreal †February 4th, 2017

75

Jeni Barnett

British broadcaster

*March 24th, 1949, London

75

Ellen Shipley

American singer, songwriter

*March 24th, 1949, New York City

75

Joaquim Maria Puyal

Catalan journalist

*March 24th, 1949, Barcelona

75

Acácio Casimiro

Portuguese football player/manager

*March 24th, 1949, Lisbon

75

Giovanni Lorenzo Forcieri

Italian politician and mayor

*March 24th, 1949, Santo Stefano di Magra

75

Hazel McBride

Actor

*March 24th, 1949, Enfield

68

Bernard Bocquet

Cyclist

*March 24th, 1949, Meudon †April 19th, 2017, Le Fidelaire

66

Thilo Götze Regenbogen

German artist, writer and painter

*March 24th, 1949, Lehnin †April 30th, 2015

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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

42

Nivea

American R&B singer

*March 24th, 1982, Savannah

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

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

63

Kim Plainfield

American jazz drummer

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

59

The Undertaker

American professional wrestler

*March 24th, 1965, Houston

51

Jim Parsons

American actor (born 1973)

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

28

Karina Sævik

Norwegian association football player

*March 24th, 1996, Haugesund Municipality

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

73

Tommy Hilfiger

American fashion designer

*March 24th, 1951, Elmira

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

28

Luise Heim

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1996, Bad Dürkheim

26

Moe Araki

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1998, Saitama Prefecture

72

Reinhard Genzel

German astronomer

*March 24th, 1952, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe

77

Alan Sugar

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

*March 24th, 1947, London Borough of Hackney

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75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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