About March 24
March 24, 2024 is the 84th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 282 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
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Aries is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 311 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
March 24: More About This Day
March 24th is the 365th and last day of the year in many European implementations of the Julian calendar.
What Happened On March 24
- 1603 –James VI of Scotland also becomes James I of England.
- 1707 –The Acts of Union 1707 is signed, officially uniting the Kingdoms of England and Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1832 –In Hiram, Ohio a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr.
- 1860 –Sakuradamon incident (1860): Assassination of Japanese Chief Minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke
- 1896 –A. A. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history.
- 1927 –Nanjing Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.
- 1933 –The Enabling Act of 1933 is passed by the German Reichstag, allowing Adolf Hitler to gain plenary power.
- 1944 –Ardeatine Massacre: German troops kill 335 Italian civilians in Rome.
- 1944 –World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III.
- 1946 –The British Cabinet Mission, consisting of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander, arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.
- 1959 –The Party of the African Federation is launched by Léopold Sédar Senghor and Modibo Keita.
- 1972 –The United Kingdom imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland.
- 1973 –Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles, California.
- 1976 –In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process. Since 2006, a public holiday known as Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice is held on this day.
- 1980 –Archbishop Óscar Romero is killed while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.
- 1989 –Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240000 oilbbl of petroleum after running aground.
- 1993 –Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
- 1998 –A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others.
- 1999 –Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
- 2003 –The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
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