March 24th, 1978

Born on March 24th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 165 days, exactly on October 8th, 2024, people who were born on March 24th, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1978

46

Gediminas Mažeika

Lithuanian football referee

*March 24th, 1978, Kaunas

46

José Valverde

Major League Baseball pitcher

*March 24th, 1978, San Pedro de Macorís

46

Bertrand Gille

French handball player

*March 24th, 1978, Valence

46

Monika Soćko

Polish chess player

*March 24th, 1978, Warsaw

46

Amanda Brugel

Canadian actress

*March 24th, 1978, Pointe-Claire

46

Anuradha Cooray

Sri Lankan long-distance runner

*March 24th, 1978, Divulapitiya

46

Ákos Füzi

Football player

*March 24th, 1978, Kapuvár

46

Tomáš Ujfaluši

Czech association football player

*March 24th, 1978, Rýmařov

46

Philip Kipkurgat Manyim

Kenyan athletics competitor

*March 24th, 1978, Uasin Gishu County

46

Kaori Mochida

Japanese singer-songwriter

*March 24th, 1978, Koto

46

Sašo Lazarevski

Footballer

*March 24th, 1978, Bitola

46

Pradit Sawangsri

Thai footballer

*March 24th, 1978, Suphan Buri

46

Petteri Lotila

Ice hockey player

*March 24th, 1978, Pyhäranta

46

Gareth Yuen

Australian actor

*March 24th, 1978, Melbourne

46

Cindy Watson

Professional tennis player

*March 24th, 1978, Australia

46

Dikilu Bageta

Congolese footballer (born 1978)

*March 24th, 1978, Kinshasa

46

Gorka Pintado

Spanish footballer

*March 24th, 1978, San Sebastián

46

Ryohei Miki

Japanese rugby union footballer

*March 24th, 1978, Tokyo

46

Hugo Cázares

Mexican boxer

*March 24th, 1978, Los Mochis

46

Marcel Aragão

Brazilian judoka

*March 24th, 1978, Aracaju

46

Per Hållberg

Ice hockey player

*March 24th, 1978, Örnsköldsvik

46

Takeharu Katō

Japanese baseball player

*March 24th, 1978, Tendo

46

Samantha Sloyan

American actress

*March 24th, 1978, Los Angeles

46

Amir Arison

American actor

*March 24th, 1978, St. Louis

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 24th?

49

Tracey Hallam

English badminton player

*March 24th, 1975, Burton upon Trent

42

Nivea

American R&B singer

*March 24th, 1982, Savannah

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

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

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

47

Jessica Chastain

American actress and producer

*March 24th, 1977, Sacramento

51

Jim Parsons

American actor (born 1973)

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

48

Aliou Cissé

Senegalese and French association football player and coach (born 1976)

*March 24th, 1976, Ziguinchor

49

Albin Kurti

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo

*March 24th, 1975, Prishtina

35

Jennifer Fry

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1989, Pretoria

34

Jenna Gozali

Indonesian badminton player

*March 24th, 1990, Surabaya

28

Karina Sævik

Norwegian association football player

*March 24th, 1996, Haugesund Municipality

32

Audrey Fontaine

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1992, Rennes

49

Frédérique Bel

French actress

*March 24th, 1975, Annecy

40

Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Cameroonian and French footballer

*March 24th, 1984, Arras

28

Luise Heim

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1996, Bad Dürkheim

26

Moe Araki

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1998, Saitama Prefecture

38

Nathalia Dill

Brazilian actress

*March 24th, 1986, Rio de Janeiro

47

Olivia Burnette

American actress

*March 24th, 1977, San Clemente

38

Rafael Orozco Maestre

Colombian singer (1954-1992)

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

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

46

Danai Gurira

American actress

*February 14th, 1978, Grinnell

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Born on March 24th, 1978
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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