March 24th, 1956

Born on March 24th, 1956

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

Born on March 24th, 1956

68

Steve Ballmer

American businessman, former chief executive officer of Microsoft

*March 24th, 1956, Detroit

68

Josef Auer

Austrian politician

*March 24th, 1956, Schwaz

68

Tricia Walsh-Smith

British actress

*March 24th, 1956, England

68

Peter Shumlin

Governor of Vermont from 2011 to 2017

*March 24th, 1956, Brattleboro

68

Peter Waterhouse

Austrian writer

*March 24th, 1956, Berlin

68

Asha Sinha

Indian police officer

*March 24th, 1956, Kottayam

68

István Bebes

Hungarian politician

*March 24th, 1956, Körmend

68

Garry Templeton

American baseball player

*March 24th, 1956, Lockney

68

Bill Wray

American cartoonist, animator and landscape painter

*March 24th, 1956, Fort Meade

68

Hendrik Kerstens

Dutch photographer

*March 24th, 1956, The Hague

68

İpek Bilgin

Turkish actress

*March 24th, 1956, Istanbul

68

Pan Wei-ta

Taiwanese lawyer

*March 24th, 1956, Taipei

68

Shinsuke Shimada

Japanese film director

*March 24th, 1956, Kyoto

68

Tony Donlic

American soccer player

*March 24th, 1956, Vinkovci

68

Steve Abbott

Comedian

*March 24th, 1956, Broken Hill

68

Włodzimierz Ciołek

Polish footballer

*March 24th, 1956, Wałbrzych

68

Gary Plumley

Professional footballer (born 1956)

*March 24th, 1956, Birmingham

68

Sonia Lannaman

British athlete

*March 24th, 1956, Birmingham

68

Barbara Tuge-Erecińska

Polish diplomat

*March 24th, 1956, Gdańsk

68

Mauro Di Bernardo

Italian volleyball player

*March 24th, 1956, Grottammare

68

Jimmy Makar

American stock car racing crew chief and Joe Gibbs Racing employee

*March 24th, 1956, Morristown

68

Ijaz Faqih

Pakistani cricketer

*March 24th, 1956, Karachi

Same Day
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

63

Kim Plainfield

American jazz drummer

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

72

Nicholas Campbell

Canadian actor and filmmaker

*March 24th, 1952, Toronto

59

The Undertaker

American professional wrestler

*March 24th, 1965, Houston

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

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

42

Nivea

American R&B singer

*March 24th, 1982, Savannah

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

69

Gabi Weber

German politician

*March 24th, 1955, Ebernhahn

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

64

Nena

German singer and actress

*March 24th, 1960, Hagen

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

49

Albin Kurti

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo

*March 24th, 1975, Prishtina

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Born on March 24th, 1956
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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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