March 24th, 1951

Born on March 24th, 1951

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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, 1951

75

Tommy Hilfiger

American fashion designer

*March 24th, 1951, Elmira

75

Quim Monzó

Catalan writer and translator

*March 24th, 1951, Barcelona

75

Monika Stolz

German politician

*March 24th, 1951, Worms

75

Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr.

American astronaut

*March 24th, 1951, Naval Air Station Patuxent River

75

Dougie Thomson

British musician

*March 24th, 1951, Glasgow

75

Lenka Procházková

Czech writer

*March 24th, 1951, Olomouc

75

Susan Hockfield

American neuroscientist

*March 24th, 1951, Chicago

75

Sam Colson

American javelin thrower

*March 24th, 1951, Beloit

75

Russ Swift

Stunt performer

*March 24th, 1951, Darlington

75

Martin McAleese

Irish politician

*March 24th, 1951, Belfast

75

Bill Schickel

American politician

*March 24th, 1951, Loveland

75

Hans-Joachim Truppel

German athlete

*March 24th, 1951, Kamsdorf

75

Caroline Series

English mathematician (born 1951)

*March 24th, 1951, Oxford

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74

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

75

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

75

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

75

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

75

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

74

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

75

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

75

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

74

Michelle Bachelet

President of Chile

*September 29th, 1951, La Cisterna

73

Olivia Hussey

British actress (1951–2024)

*April 17th, 1951, Buenos Aires †December 27th, 2024, Burbank

74

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

74

Louis van Gaal

Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951)

*August 8th, 1951, Amsterdam

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer (1951–2017)

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

75

Otto Hünnerkopf

German politician

*March 14th, 1951, Wiesentheid

75

Edie McClurg

American comedian and actress

*July 23rd, 1951, Kansas City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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