March 24th, 1968

Born on March 24th, 1968

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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, 1968

58

Anne Nafstad Lyftingsmo

Norwegian civil servant (born 1968)

*March 24th, 1968, Oslo

Same year
Born in 1968

57

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

58

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

57

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

58

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

57

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

57

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

57

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

58

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

57

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

57

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

58

Bettina Stark-Watzinger

German politician

*May 12th, 1968, Frankfurt

57

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

58

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

57

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

58

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

58

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

57

Jan Bertels

Flemish politician

*November 21st, 1968, Herentals

57

Anastacia

American singer

*September 17th, 1968, Chicago

57

Kristin Chenoweth

American actress, singer, author (born 1968)

*July 24th, 1968, Broken Arrow

48

Leo Peelen

Dutch racing cyclist (1968-2017)

*July 16th, 1968, Arnhem †March 24th, 2017, Apeldoorn

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on March 24th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on March 24th, 1968
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1968 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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