March 24

was the 365th and last day of the year in many European implementations of the.

Events

 * - emperor  sacks.
 * - of  also becomes   of.
 * - An Act to naturalize Esquire, passed.
 * - : The passes the  that requires the  to house  troops.
 * - In a group of men beat,   leader.
 * - gives  men the right to vote.
 * - is formed.
 * - The frigate  sinks, killing more than 300.
 * - announces the discovery of the  responsible for.
 * - of  becomes the first person to buy an -built  when he buys a  that was advertised in.
 * -   breaks ground for a new underground "" that would link  and.
 * - becomes a.
 * - passes.
 * - German troops kill 335 Italian civilians in the in.
 * 1944  - In an event later dramatized in the movie , 76 prisoners begin breaking out of.
 * - The (PFA) is launched by  and.
 * - , equipped to convert its signals into a form suitable for showing on domestic , brings images of the  into ordinary homes before crash-.
 * - The imposes "" over.
 * - n track runner defeats  at the first-ever professional track meet in, sanctioned by the.
 * - 's military forces depose president and start the.
 * -  is killed by right-wing terrorists while celebrating  in.
 * - : In 's the  spills 240,000 barrels (42,000 m³) of  after running aground.
 * - : In, two boys (aged 11 and 13 years) fire upon students at ; four students and one teacher are killed and 10 injured.
 * 1998  -  sweeps through  in  killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others.
 * - : commences  against, marking the first time  has attacked a sovereign country.
 * 1999  - : 39 people died when a Belgian transport truck carrying flour and margarine caught fire in.
 * - The reaches an all-time high of 1527.46.
 * - The votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of  and  soldiers from.
 * - Long-term protests in are broken by police.
 * 2006  -  adds 15 men to the, in the first  of his Pontificate.
 * - The is reinstated after the NSW state elections.

Births

 * -, German scientist (d. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (d. )
 * -, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. )
 * -, Japanese writer and politician (d. )
 * -, British clockmaker (d. )
 * -, Governor of North Carolina (d. )
 * 1725  -, American Continental Congressman (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, Spanish journalist and writer (d.
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, French physicist (d. )
 * 1820  -, American  (d. )
 * -, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. )
 * -, American businessman (d. )
 * 1829  -, Mexican general (d. )
 * -, Austrian poet (d. )
 * -, English writer and designer (d. )
 * 1834  -, American explorer and environmentalist (d. )
 * -, Slovenian physicist (d. )
 * -, American journalist and newspaper publisher (d. )
 * -, British novelist and preacher (d. )
 * -, American financier (d. )
 * 1855  -, South African writer (d. )
 * -, (Weisz Erik), Hungarian-born magician (d. )
 * -, Dutch chemist, (d. )
 * -, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople (d. )
 * 1886  -, American photographer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. )
 * -, British athlete (d. )
 * -, Soviet physicist (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * 1893  -, German astronomer (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born psychotherapist (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, German chemist, (d. )
 * -, British author and scholar (d. )
 * -, Soviet singer (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician (d. )
 * -, American crime figure (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, Swedish-American novelist
 * -, British molecular biologist, (d. )
 * 1917  -, Greek-Brazilian artist (d. )
 * -, American author and publisher
 * 1919  -, American economist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Russian chess player
 * -, Canadian choreographer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French rugby league footballer (d. )
 * -, Italian writer,
 * -, German author
 * -, American pianist
 * -, 1st (d. )
 * 1930  -, Spanish actor (d. )
 * 1930  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Swiss writer
 * -, Canadian scientist and environmentalist
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, German musician
 * 1938  -, British historian
 * -, American fashion designer
 * -, American actor
 * 1944  -, Serbian Prime Minister
 * -, American paleontologist
 * 1945  -, American film director
 * -, German musician
 * -, Japanese singer and actress
 * 1947  -, English businessman
 * -, British musician
 * -, American golfer
 * 1951  -, American fashion designer
 * 1951  -, British bassist
 * -, American comedian
 * -, American actor
 * 1954  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Quebec cyclist and cross-country skier
 * -, American basketball player and head coach
 * -, American drummer/singer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1960  -, German singer
 * 1960  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, American television personality
 * 1962  -, Quebec violinist
 * -, American actress
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1965  -, Singaporean actor
 * -, American pornographic actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1970  -, Irish musician
 * 1970  -, Austrian swimmer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Polish footballer
 * 1973  -, Australian soccer player
 * -, American drummer
 * 1974  -, American actress
 * -, Swedish tennis player
 * -, American football player
 * 1976  -, American football player
 * 1976  -, Senegalese footballer
 * 1976  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Australian rugby league footballer
 * 1977  -, Canadian-Rwandan singer
 * -, English cricketer
 * 1979  -, Greek athlete
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, American Hockey player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1982  -, American baseball player
 * 1982  -, American singer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Japanese actress and model
 * -, Japanese racing driver
 * 1986  -, English footballer
 * 1986  -, American College Student
 * -, Zimbabwean cricketer
 * -, Australian-born New Zealand actress

Deaths

 * -, Abbasid caliph (b. )
 * - King
 * -, English soldier and diplomat
 * -, Swedish saint
 * -, English mystic
 * - (b. )
 * -, Countess of Egmond and Buren (b. )
 * -, Japanese military leader (b. )
 * -, Spanish-born rabbi (b. )
 * - Queen (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, English clockmaker (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, French geologist (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Russian painter and art critic (b. )
 * -, Russian author (b. )
 * -, French author (b. )
 * -, Irish playwright (b. )
 * -, Polish scientist (b. )
 * -, Spanish composer (b. )
 * -, Canadian baseball player (b. )
 * -, British soldier (b. )
 * -, Russian chess player (b. )
 * -, Swedish modernist painter (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, to  (b. )
 * -, Greek-born musician (b. )
 * 1962  -, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, Spanish couturier (b. )
 * -, British field marshal (b. )
 * -, Archbishop of (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * 1990  -, Chinese-born computer innovator (b. )
 * -, 18th Governor General of (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, American writer noted for his focus on aviation (b. )
 * 1997  -, American singer  (b. )
 * -, German women's leader (b. )
 * 1999  -, American baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, English TV entertainer (b. )
 * -, Argentine scientist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Austrian Catholic archbishop (b. )
 * -, English actress (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Ancient -  observed.

Liturgical feasts

 * (died 1475)
 * (died 1381)
 * (died 1381)