March 24th, 1979

Born on March 24th, 1979

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, 1979

45

Emraan Hashmi

Indian film actor (1979-)

*March 24th, 1979, Mumbai

45

Lake Bell

American actress, director and screenwriter (born 1979)

*March 24th, 1979, New York City

45

Bibiana Steinhaus

German football referee

*March 24th, 1979, Bad Lauterberg im Harz

45

Graeme Swann

English cricket player (born 1979)

*March 24th, 1979, Northampton

45

Jud Tylor

Canadian actress

*March 24th, 1979, Vancouver

45

Adam Andretti

American open-wheel racing driver

*March 24th, 1979, Brownsburg

45

Nicole Castrale

Professional golfer

*March 24th, 1979, Glendale

45

Davy Williamson

Musical artist

*March 24th, 1979, Wilmington

45

Anna Polívková

Czech actress (born 1979)

*March 24th, 1979, Prague

45

Nata Moreno

Film director, documentary filmmaker, film producer, actress, playwright

*March 24th, 1979, Zaragoza

45

Norris Hopper

American baseball player

*March 24th, 1979, Shelby

45

Periklis Iakovakis

Greek hurdler

*March 24th, 1979, Patras

45

Marco Olea

Chilean footballer

*March 24th, 1979, Temuco

45

Donncha O'Callaghan

Irish rugby union footballer

*March 24th, 1979, Cork

45

Anna Gawrońska

Polish footballer

*March 24th, 1979, Poland

45

Will Hunter

American football cornerback

*March 24th, 1979, Chester

45

Tatiana Locatelli

Italian ski mountaineer

*March 24th, 1979, Biella

45

McKinley Tennyson

American soccer player

*March 24th, 1979, Monterey

45

Kultar Gill

Indian-Canadian kickboxer

*March 24th, 1979, Mission

45

Giles Puckle

English cricketer (born 1979)

*March 24th, 1979, Epsom

45

Doan Kien Quoc

Vietnamese table tennis player

*March 24th, 1979, Nha Trang

45

Chris Cleaver

English footballer (born 1979)

*March 24th, 1979, Hitchin

45

Jonas Bjurström

Swedish footballer

*March 24th, 1979, Sweden

45

Jeff Richard

Canadian curler

*March 24th, 1979, Kelowna

45

Tony Bedeau

Footballer (born 1979)

*March 24th, 1979, London

45

Eiji Takigawa

Japanese actor

*March 24th, 1979, Japan

45

Ibrahim Noureldin

Association football referee

*March 24th, 1979, Cairo

45

Volha Khilko

Olympic wrestler

*March 24th, 1979, Babruysk

45

Isaac Sponaugle

American politician

*March 24th, 1979, Harrisonburg

45

Jostein Hasselgård

Norwegian musician

*March 24th, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

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

51

Jim Parsons

American actor (born 1973)

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

35

Jennifer Fry

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1989, Pretoria

47

Jessica Chastain

American actress and producer

*March 24th, 1977, Sacramento

34

Jenna Gozali

Indonesian badminton player

*March 24th, 1990, Surabaya

28

Karina Sævik

Norwegian association football player

*March 24th, 1996, Haugesund Municipality

48

Aliou Cissé

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

*March 24th, 1976, Ziguinchor

40

Benoît Assou-Ekotto

Cameroonian and French footballer

*March 24th, 1984, Arras

32

Audrey Fontaine

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1992, Rennes

49

Albin Kurti

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo

*March 24th, 1975, Pristina

28

Luise Heim

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1996, Bad Dürkheim

38

Nathalia Dill

Brazilian actress

*March 24th, 1986, Rio de Janeiro

26

Moe Araki

Badminton player

*March 24th, 1998, Saitama Prefecture

49

Frédérique Bel

French actress

*March 24th, 1975, Annecy

38

Rafael Orozco Maestre

Colombian singer (1954-1992)

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

36

Finn Jones

British actor

*March 24th, 1988, London

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

45

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

45

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

45

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

45

Hussain Al Jassmi

Emirati singer

*August 25th, 1979, Khor Fakkan

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger

45

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

45

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

45

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Chinese badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

45

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

45

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

45

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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