History of Today in India – 24 March

Explore the history of today 24 March in India, including important events, famous personalities, and milestones for UPSC SSC,Banking & PSC exams.

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📜 Important Events on 24 March in World History

• 24 Mar 2024: The 2024 Senegalese presidential election is held following anti-government protests. Read more
• 24 Mar 2023: An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, causing mass destruction. Read more
• 24 Mar 2019: Jakarta MRT, a rapid transit system in Jakarta, begins operation. Read more
• 24 Mar 2018: Syrian civil war: The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of Afrin District, marking the end of the Afrin offensive. Read more
• 24 Mar 2018: Students across the United States stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Read more
• 24 Mar 2015: Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board. Read more
• 24 Mar 2008: Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. Read more
• 24 Mar 2003: The Arab League votes 21–1 in favor of a resolution demanding an end to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Read more
• 24 Mar 1999: Kosovo War: NATO begins attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country. Read more
• 24 Mar 1999: A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people. Read more
• 24 Mar 1998: Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, open fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded. Read more
• 24 Mar 1998: A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others. Read more
• 24 Mar 1998: Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Read more
• 24 Mar 1993: Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is discovered by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, and David Levy at the Palomar Observatory in California. Read more
• 24 Mar 1992: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-45. Read more
• 24 Mar 1990: Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka. Read more
• 24 Mar 1989: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground. Read more
• 24 Mar 1986: The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites. Read more
• 24 Mar 1982: Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Army Chief Lieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who suspends the Constitution and imposes martial law. Read more
• 24 Mar 1980: El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. Read more
• 24 Mar 1977: Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress. Read more
• 24 Mar 1976: In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a seven-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process. Read more
• 24 Mar 1972: Direct rule is imposed on Northern Ireland by the Government of the United Kingdom under Edward Heath. Read more
• 24 Mar 1961: The Quebec Board of the French Language is established. Read more
• 24 Mar 1949: Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity. Read more
• 24 Mar 1946: A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership. Read more
• 24 Mar 1944: German troops massacre 335 Italian civilians in Rome. Read more
• 24 Mar 1944: World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 Allied prisoners of war begin breaking out of the German camp Stalag Luft III. Read more
• 24 Mar 1939: The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch takes place; approximately 40 members of the VBDL starting from Nendeln march towards Vaduz with the intention of overthrowing the government and provoking Liechtenstein's annexation into Germany. Read more
• 24 Mar 1934: The Tydings–McDuffie Act is passed by the United States Congress, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth. Read more
• 24 Mar 1927: Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defence of the foreign citizens within the city. Read more
• 24 Mar 1922: The McMahon killings take place in Belfast. Six Catholic civilians are shot dead, two others wounded and a female family member assaulted. Police were suspected as being responsible, but no one was prosecuted. Read more
• 24 Mar 1921: The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, becoming the first international women's sports event. Read more
• 24 Mar 1900: Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn. Read more
• 24 Mar 1900: Carnegie Steel Company is formed in New Jersey; its capitalization of $160 million is the largest to date. Read more
• 24 Mar 1882: Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. Read more
• 24 Mar 1878: The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300. Read more
• 24 Mar 1870: A Chilean prospecting party led by José Díaz Gana discovers the silver ores of Caracoles in the Bolivian portion of Atacama Desert, leading to the last of the Chilean silver rushes and a diplomatic dispute over its taxation between Chile and Bolivia. Read more
• 24 Mar 1869: The last of Tītokowaru's forces surrender to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising. Read more
• 24 Mar 1860: Sakuradamon Incident: Japanese chief minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke is assassinated by rōnin samurai outside the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle. Read more
• 24 Mar 1854: President José Gregorio Monagas abolishes slavery in Venezuela. Read more
• 24 Mar 1832: In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith. Read more
• 24 Mar 1829: The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. Read more

🎂 Important Births on 24 March in World History

• 24 Mar 2004: Gonzalo García, Spanish footballer Gonzalo García Torres is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid. Read more
• 24 Mar 2001: Clara Burel, French tennis player Clara Burel is a French professional tennis player. On 10 June 2024, she peaked at No. 42 in the WTA singles rankings. Read more
• 24 Mar 1999: Katie Swan, English tennis player Katie Swan is a British tennis player. She has won 16 ITF singles titles and one in doubles. Her peak world ranking in singles is 118 and her highest in doubles is 293. When she made her debut, Swan was the youngest player to represent Great Britain in the Fed Cup. Read more
• 24 Mar 1998: Christopher Briney, American actor Christopher Thomas Briney is an American actor. He is known for his breakthrough role as Conrad Fisher in the Amazon Prime Video teen romance series The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022–2025). He also starred in the musical film Mean Girls (2024). Read more
• 24 Mar 1998: Ethel Cain, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model Hayden Silas Anhedönia, known professionally as Ethel Cain, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model. She became known for her ambient and Southern Gothic-style music and lyrics. She began releasing recordings under various aliases, before releasing multiple extended plays including Inbred (2021) which garnered various singles including "Crush". Read more
• 24 Mar 1998: Damar Hamlin, American football player Damar Romeyelle Hamlin is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers and was selected by the Bills in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL draft. Hamlin spent most of his rookie season as a backup before becoming a starter in 2022 following a season-ending injury to Micah Hyde. Read more
• 24 Mar 1997: Mina, Japanese singer and dancer Mina Myoi, known mononymously as Mina, is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Twice, which debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2015, and its subgroup MiSaMo, which debuted in 2023. Read more
• 24 Mar 1996: Myles Turner, American basketball player Myles Christian Turner is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season for the Texas Longhorns before being selected by the Indiana Pacers with the 11th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. Turner spent 10 seasons with the Pacers, reaching the 2025 NBA Finals in his final year with the team. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), Turner plays the center position. He has led the league in blocks twice in his career. Read more
• 24 Mar 1995: Enzo Zidane, French-Spanish footballer Enzo Alan Zidane Fernández, known simply as Enzo, is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Read more
• 24 Mar 1993: Daniel Sazonov, Finnish politician Daniel Matti Mikael Sazonov is a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party. He has served as Deputy Mayor of Helsinki for Social Services, Health Care and Rescue Services since 2021. Sazonov has served as a Helsinki city councilor since 2017 and as a member of the city board since 2018. He served as the chairman of the National Coalition Party's council group in 2019–2021. He began his duties as Mayor of Helsinki in June 2025. Read more
• 24 Mar 1991: Nick Browne, English cricketer Nicholas Laurence Joseph Browne is an English former professional cricketer turned cricket coach. A left-handed batsman, he who played for Essex. Read more
• 24 Mar 1991: Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player Dalila Jakupović is a Slovenian tennis player of Bosnian descent. Read more
• 24 Mar 1990: Aljur Abrenica, Filipino actor Aljur Mikael Guiang Abrenica is a Filipino actor and singer. He appeared on the fourth season of StarStruck. Read more
• 24 Mar 1990: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress Keisha Castle-Hughes is a New Zealand actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film Whale Rider (2002), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest nominee in this category. Her subsequent films include the biblical drama film The Nativity Story (2006) and the teen film Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger (2008). Read more
• 24 Mar 1990: Starlin Castro, American baseball player Starlin DeJesus Castro is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, and Washington Nationals. Castro is a four-time MLB All-Star and holds the record for most runs batted in in an MLB debut. In 2011, he led the National League in hits, becoming the youngest player to do so. Read more
• 24 Mar 1990: Lacey Evans, American wrestler Macey Estrella-Kadlec is an American professional wrestler and former U.S. Marine. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she performed under the ring name Lacey Evans. Read more
• 24 Mar 1990: Alyssa Healy, Australian cricketer Alyssa Jean Healy is a former Australian cricketer who played for and captained the Australian women's national team. She also played for New South Wales in domestic cricket, as well as the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL. She made her international debut in February 2010 and retired in March 2026. Read more
• 24 Mar 1990: JonTron, American YouTuber Jonathan Aryan Jafari, better known online as JonTron, is an American YouTuber and comedian. He created the eponymous YouTube web series JonTron, where he reviews and parodies video games, films and other media. Read more
• 24 Mar 1989: Zyzz, Russian-Australian bodybuilder and internet personality (died 2011) Aziz Sergeyevich Shavershian, better known as Zyzz, was an Australian bodybuilder and model. He established a cult following after posting videos of himself on YouTube, starting in 2007. Read more
• 24 Mar 1988: Aiga Grabuste, Latvian heptathlete Aiga Grabuste is a Latvian track and field athlete competing in heptathlon. She represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won bronze medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships, finishing just 10 points behind fellow Latvian Laura Ikauniece. Read more
• 24 Mar 1988: Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer Ryan Shaun Higgins is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He played 11 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe in 2006, highlights include the wicket of Brian Lara and best bowling figures of 4/21 from 10 overs. Ryan Higgins retired from international cricket in 2007 at the age of 18. Higgins is now based in the Cotswolds and is now managing director of Gecko Cricket, the company he founded in 2012. Read more
• 24 Mar 1988: Finn Jones, English actor Finn Jones is an English actor known for his roles as Loras Tyrell in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2016) and Danny Rand / Iron Fist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television shows Iron Fist (2017–2018), The Defenders (2017), and Luke Cage (2018). Read more
• 24 Mar 1988: Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer Matías Alfredo Martínez is an Argentine football defender who plays for Atlético de Rafaela. Read more
• 24 Mar 1988: Kardo Ploomipuu, Estonian swimmer Kardo Ploomipuu is an Estonian swimmer. Read more
• 24 Mar 1988: Matt Todd, New Zealand rugby union player Matthew Brendon Todd is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for the Crusaders. Read more
• 24 Mar 1987: Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is a former Bangladeshi international cricketer and captain who played Test, ODI and T20I cricket for the Bangladeshi cricket team. He was a former member of Parliament for Magura-1. He is known for his aggressive left-handed batting style in the middle order and controlled slow left-arm orthodox bowling. He is widely regarded as a very successful Bangladeshi sportsman, and considered as a highly skilled all-rounder in international Cricket. As of 2025, he is the all-time highest ICC Men's T20 World Cup wicket taker. Read more
• 24 Mar 1987: Yuma Asami, Japanese actress and singer Yuma Asami , is a Japanese actress, singer, and a former adult video (AV) actress and model. Starring in more than 600 adult films between 2005 and 2013, Asami was widely recognized as one of Japan's most famous and acclaimed adult film actresses with her popularity resulting in mainstream media appearances as well. A leading actress of two major Japanese AV studios, Alice Japan and S1 No.1 Style, Asami was known for her youthful looks, large bust, and her natural onscreen charisma which was largely credited in helping her establish herself as Japan's top adult performer. Between 2008 and 2013, she was also a member of the idol group Ebisu Muscats, where she performed with numerous other famous AV actresses like Sola Aoi, Akiho Yoshizawa, Tina Yuzuki (Rio) and Aino Kishi. Read more
• 24 Mar 1987: Billy Jones, English footballer Billy Jones is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Read more
• 24 Mar 1987: Ramires, Brazilian footballer Ramires Santos do Nascimento, known as Ramires, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. A midfielder, he was comfortable playing in either the centre or right midfielder position. He normally played as a box-to-box midfielder role because of his energy in supporting defensive and attacking play. Read more
• 24 Mar 1985: Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and singer Aya Tademaru better known by the stage name Haruka Ayase , is a Japanese actress who started her career as a model in the year 2000. She has since become a leading actress in television and film. Read more
• 24 Mar 1985: CJ Perry, American wrestler, manager, and actress Catherine Joy "CJ" Perry is an American professional wrestling manager, retired professional wrestler, and actress. She is signed to WWE under a "Legends" contract under the ring name Lana. She is also known for her appearances with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name CJ. Read more
• 24 Mar 1984: Benoît Assou-Ekotto, French-Cameroonian footballer Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto is a former professional footballer who played as a left back. Read more
• 24 Mar 1984: Park Bom, South Korean singer Park Bom, also known mononymously as Bom, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group 2NE1, which became one of the most popular South Korean girl groups worldwide. Read more
• 24 Mar 1984: Chris Bosh, American basketball player Christopher Wesson Bosh is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors. Bosh is considered to be one of the greatest power forwards for the Raptors, and one of the best players of his generation. Read more
• 24 Mar 1984: Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player Adrian Albert D'souza is an Indian field hockey goalkeeper, who made his international debut for the men's national team in January 2004 during the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Adrian has more than 100 International Caps for his country in all competitions. He has played in all major field hockey tournaments, including the 2006 Hockey World Cup, 2006 Asian Games, 2007 Asia Cup and 2 Champions Trophies. Regarded as one of the most innovative and daring goal-keepers of recent times, Adrian brought the rushing technique to the hockey field. Adrian has competed in 3/4 major international hockey events : the Olympics, World Cup, and Asian Games with a total of 165 caps for his country. Read more
• 24 Mar 1984: Lucy Wangui Kabuu, Kenyan runner Lucy Wangūi Kabuu is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres events. She has represented Kenya twice at the Summer Olympics, finishing in the top ten of the 10,000 m race in both 2004 and 2008. Her personal bests of 14:33.49 minutes for the 5000 m and 30:39.96 minutes for the 10,000 m make her one of Kenya's fastest ever runners in the events. Read more
• 24 Mar 1984: Philipp Petzschner, German tennis player Philipp Petzschner is a retired German professional tennis player. He was known for his hard-hitting forehand and backhand slices. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9, which he achieved in April 2011. Read more
• 24 Mar 1983: Luca Ceccarelli, Italian footballer Luca Ceccarelli is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a right back. Read more
• 24 Mar 1983: T. J. Ford, American basketball player Terrance Jerod Ford Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. Having been awarded numerous top basketball accolades in high school and college, Ford entered the 2003 NBA draft and was selected eighth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. Ford's recurring back injuries resulted in him missing many games in his three seasons with the Bucks, but in 2005, it was announced that he was fit to play basketball again. Ford was traded to the Raptors prior to the 2006–07 NBA season, and established himself as the starting point guard, helping the team win the Atlantic Division crown and reach the 2007 NBA Playoffs. Following an injury sustained in the 2007–08 NBA season, however, Ford had difficulties reclaiming the starting spot and was traded to the Indiana Pacers. He signed with KK Zagreb of Croatia during the 2011 NBA lockout where he appeared in three games. On December 9, 2011, Ford signed a contract with the San Antonio Spurs. Read more
• 24 Mar 1983: Riccardo Musetti, Italian footballer Riccardo Musetti is a retired Italian footballer. Read more
• 24 Mar 1983: Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau, Canadian ice hockey player Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. Read more
• 24 Mar 1982: Epico Colon, Puerto Rican professional wrestler Orlando Tito Colón Nieves is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he performs as Orlando Colón and is in a tag team with his cousin Eddie Colón. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Epico Colón. Read more
• 24 Mar 1982: Jake Hager, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler Donald Jacob Hager Jr. is an American retired professional wrestler, amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his tenures in WWE as Jack Swagger and in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as Jake Hager. As a mixed martial artist, he was signed to Bellator MMA and competed in the heavyweight division. Read more
• 24 Mar 1982: Corey Hart, American baseball player Jon Corey Hart is an American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2004 through 2013, the Seattle Mariners in 2014 and the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015. Hart was a two-time MLB All-Star, and also participated in the MLB Home Run Derby. Read more
• 24 Mar 1982: Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer Jimmy Hempte is a Belgium retired footballer who played as a left back and current head coach of CS PV Ostiches. Read more
• 24 Mar 1982: Dustin McGowan, American baseball player Dustin Michael McGowan is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies, and Miami Marlins. Read more
• 24 Mar 1981: Mike Adams, American football player Michael Carl Adams is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently the assistant secondary coach for the New York Giants. Adams played college football for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, and was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. Adams also played for the Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers, and Houston Texans, and made two Pro Bowls during his 16-year career. Read more
• 24 Mar 1981: Ron Hainsey, American ice hockey player Ronald Martin Hainsey is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played seventeen years in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens, Columbus Blue Jackets, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Carolina Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators, playing over 1,100 career NHL games. Read more
• 24 Mar 1981: Dirk Hayhurst, American baseball player Dirk Von Hayhurst is an American author and broadcaster, and formerly a professional baseball pitcher. Hayhurst played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres in 2008 and for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. Following the end of his playing career, Hayhurst wrote four books about his experiences in professional baseball. Read more
• 24 Mar 1981: Mark Looms, Dutch footballer Mark Looms is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a left back. Read more
• 24 Mar 1981: Gary Paffett, English racing driver Gary James Paffett is a British former racing driver, motorsport executive, and Racing Director at Kiro Race Co in Formula E. Having become a household name in the DTM, following fifteen years in the series and two championship wins, Paffett moved onto Formula E for the 2018/19 championship, after it was announced in 2017 that Mercedes would no longer be taking part in DTM. Paffett was also a test driver for the Williams Formula One team, having previously worked in a similar role at McLaren for a number of years, during the team's successful title winning years. Paffett progressed through the ranks of karting and junior formulae in the United Kingdom, winning the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1999. He now lives in Ousden, Suffolk, England. Read more
• 24 Mar 1981: Philip Winchester, American actor Philip Winchester is an American actor. He is known for his role as Peter Stone in Chicago Justice and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as his role as Sgt. Michael Stonebridge in Strike Back. He also appeared in The Patriot, The Hi-Line, LD 50 Lethal Dose, Thunderbirds, CSI: Miami, King Lear, Flyboys, In My Sleep, The Heart of the Earth and Shaking Dream Land. Read more
• 24 Mar 1980: Ramzi Abid, Canadian ice hockey player Ramzi Abid is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Tunisian descent, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers and the Nashville Predators. Read more
• 24 Mar 1980: Andrew Hutchinson, American ice hockey player Andrew Thomas Hutchinson is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Read more
• 24 Mar 1980: Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer Anastasios "Tasos" Venetis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender. Read more
• 24 Mar 1979: Lake Bell, American actress, director, and screenwriter Lake Siegel Bell is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She has appeared in various television series, including Boston Legal (2004–2006), Surface (2005–2006), How to Make It in America (2010–2011), Childrens Hospital (2008–2016), and Bless This Mess (2019–2020) and in films including Over Her Dead Body (2008), What Happens in Vegas (2008), It's Complicated (2009), No Strings Attached (2011), Million Dollar Arm (2014), No Escape (2015), Man Up (2015), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Shot Caller (2017), Home Again (2017), and The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019). Read more
• 24 Mar 1979: Norris Hopper, American baseball player Norris Stephen Hopper is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played three seasons of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds. Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the eighth round of the 1998 Major League Baseball draft, Hopper made his MLB debut on August 20, 2006, with the Cincinnati Reds. He has a major league career .316 batting average with 125 hits, 15 doubles, two triples, one home run, 20 runs batted in, and 17 stolen bases. Read more
• 24 Mar 1979: Periklis Iakovakis, Greek hurdler Periklís Iakovákis is a retired Greek athlete mainly competing in 400 metres hurdles. He is the Greek record holder with a time of 47.82 seconds and fifteen times national champion in the event. Read more
• 24 Mar 1979: Graeme Swann, English cricketer Graeme Peter Swann is an English former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Born in Northampton, he attended Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire. He was primarily a right-arm off-spinner, and also a capable late-order batsman with four first-class centuries, and often fielded at second slip. Swann could score quickly; his test strike rate is the third highest of any English batsman to have scored at least 1000 runs after Harry Brook and Ben Duckett. Swann was a member of the England team that won the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. Read more
• 24 Mar 1978: Amir Arison, American actor Amir Arison is an American actor, best known for his work as FBI tech expert Aram Mojtabai on NBC’s The Blacklist for ten seasons. Read more
• 24 Mar 1978: Michael Braun, Australian footballer and coach Michael Braun is an Australian rules footballer who played for the AFL's West Coast Eagles. Read more
• 24 Mar 1978: Tomáš Ujfaluši, Czech footballer and manager Tomáš Ujfaluši is a Czech former professional footballer. He operated as either a central defender or a right-back. Initially beginning his career with SK Sigma Olomouc in 1996, he played in Germany, Italy (four), Spain (three), and Turkey (two) – winning six major titles between Hamburger SV, Atlético Madrid and Galatasaray – respectively. Ujfaluši earned 78 appearances for the Czech Republic, representing the country at the 2006 World Cup and two European Championships. Read more
• 24 Mar 1978: José Valverde, Dominican baseball player José Rafael Valverde is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher who played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, and New York Mets. He is nicknamed "Papa Grande". Read more
• 24 Mar 1977: Olivia Burnette, American actress Olivia Burnette is an American actress who began her career as a child actress at the age of six. She is perhaps best known for her role in the NBC sitcom The Torkelsons (1991–1993), Homeless Woman in Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014), and Steve Martin's daughter in Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987). Read more
• 24 Mar 1977: Jessica Chastain, American actress Jessica Michelle Chastain is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in projects with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, two Tony Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. Read more
• 24 Mar 1977: Maxim Kuznetsov, Russian ice hockey player Maxim Romanovich Kuznetsov is a Kazakhstan-born Russian former professional ice hockey player. Kuznetsov was drafted in the 1st round by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. Read more
• 24 Mar 1976: Aaron Brooks, American football player Aaron Lafette Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers. He was a member of the Saints for six seasons, where he set the franchise records for regular season and career touchdown passes. Brooks spent his first season with the Green Bay Packers, who selected him in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL draft, and his final season with the Oakland Raiders. Read more
• 24 Mar 1976: Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer and coach Aliou Cissé is a Senegalese professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Libya national team. Cissé is best known for captaining the Senegal team which reached the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations Final and for being the first Senegal manager to win the tournament in 2022 after reaching the final in 2019. Read more
• 24 Mar 1976: Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer Athanasios Kostoulas is a Greek former international footballer who played as a defender. Read more
• 24 Mar 1976: Peyton Manning, American football player and entrepreneur Peyton Williams Manning is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. A member of the Manning football dynasty, he is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, older brother of former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, and uncle of Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, winning the Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards as a senior en route to victory in the 1997 SEC Championship Game. Read more
• 24 Mar 1975: Thomas Johansson, Swedish-Monégasque tennis player Karl Thomas Conny Johansson is a Swedish tennis coach and a former professional player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 7 singles ranking in May 2002. His career highlights in singles include a major title at the 2002 Australian Open, and a Masters title at the 1999 Canada Masters. He also won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in men's doubles, partnering Simon Aspelin. As of 2025, Johansson remains the last Swedish man to win a major in singles. Read more
• 24 Mar 1974: Alyson Hannigan, American actress Alyson Lee Hannigan is an American actress and television presenter. She began her film career with supporting roles in the comedy films Impure Thoughts (1986) and My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), receiving a Young Artist Award nomination for the latter. In 1999, she began starring in the American Pie film series as Michelle Flaherty, the films' primary love interest, appearing in every film in the series from 1999 to 2012. For her role in the series, she was nominated for three Teen Choice Awards and won a Young Hollywood Award. She went on to star in the parody film Date Movie (2006), the slasher film You Might Be the Killer (2018), and the superhero film Flora & Ulysses (2021). Read more
• 24 Mar 1974: Sergey Klyugin, Russian high jumper Sergey Petrovich Klyugin is a Russian high jumper. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with 2.35m, one centimetre behind his personal best jump from 1998. A bronze medal at 1998's European championships was his only other international medal. Read more
• 24 Mar 1974: Tado, Filipino comedian and activist (died 2014) Arvin Impuesto Jimenez, known mononymously as Tado, was a Filipino comedian, actor, radio personality, businessman, published author and activist. His nickname "Tado" comes from a Tagalog expletive (tarantado) that he frequently blurts out. Tado was primarily known for the offbeat television program Strangebrew and the U92 radio program The BrewRATs!. Read more
• 24 Mar 1973: Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer Jacek Waldemar Bąk is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Read more
• 24 Mar 1973: Philippe Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and manager Philippe Boucher is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League. He was the general manager of the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL from 2019 to 2023. He also served as GM with the Quebec Remparts and the Rimouski Oceanic. Read more
• 24 Mar 1973: Steve Corica, Australian footballer and coach Stephen Christopher Corica is an Australian soccer manager and former player. In December 2023, Corica was announced as the inaugural manager of A-League expansion club Auckland FC. Read more
• 24 Mar 1973: Jure Ivanušič, Slovenian actor, concert pianist and chansonnier Jure Ivanušič is a Slovene theatre and film actor, director, playwright, concert pianist, composer, chansonnier and translator. Read more
• 24 Mar 1973: Mette Jacobsen, Danish swimmer Mette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, beginning in 1988. She won a total of 32 individual medals in international championships in a period from 1989 to 2005. Read more
• 24 Mar 1973: Glen Jakovich, Australian footballer Glen Darren Jakovich is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Read more
• 24 Mar 1973: Jim Parsons, American actor James Joseph Parsons is an American actor. Known for his work on both stage and screen, his accolades include four Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a nomination for a Tony Award. From 2015 to 2018, Forbes named him the world's highest-paid television actor. Read more
• 24 Mar 1972: Christophe Dugarry, French footballer Christophe Jérôme Dugarry is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the France team that won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. His clubs included Bordeaux, AC Milan, Barcelona, Marseille, Birmingham City and Qatar SC. Read more
• 24 Mar 1972: Steve Karsay, American baseball player and coach Stefan Andrew Karsay is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians (1998–2001), Atlanta Braves (2001), New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers (2005). He later served as the bullpen coach for the Milwaukee Brewers (2019–2021). He is the current bullpen coach for the Los Angeles Angels. Read more
• 24 Mar 1971: Tig Notaro, American comedian and actor Tig Notaro is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actress known for her deadpan comedy. She is a two-time nominee for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her 2015 special Boyish Girl Interrupted. In 2026, she received a nomination for an Academy Award for her work as a producer on the documentary film Come See Me in the Good Light. As an actress, she is known for her leading role in One Mississippi (2015–2017), a series she created with Diablo Cody, and her supporting roles as Amanda Robinson in The Morning Show (2023–2025), and as Jett Reno in Star Trek: Discovery (2019–2024) and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026–present). She also hosted her own talk show, Under a Rock with Tig Notaro in 2019. Read more
• 24 Mar 1971: Megyn Price, American actress Megyn Price is an American actress, best known for her roles on television as Claudia Finnerty in the Fox/WB sitcom Grounded for Life (2001–2005), Audrey Bingham on the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement (2007–2013), and Mary Roth on the Netflix sitcom The Ranch (2016–2020). Also in 2020, she had a small role as Eline Harris in The Resident. Read more
• 24 Mar 1970: Lauren Bowles, American actress Lauren Bowles is an American actress. Read more
• 24 Mar 1970: Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress Lara Flynn Boyle is an American actress. She is known for playing Donna Hayward in the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991). After appearing in Penelope Spheeris's comedy Wayne's World (1992), Boyle had a lead role in John Dahl's neo-noir film Red Rock West (1993), and in the psychological thriller The Temp (1993), followed by roles in Threesome (1994), Cafe Society (1995), Happiness (1998), and the villainous Serleena in Men in Black II (2002). From 1997 to 2003, she starred in the ABC series The Practice, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Read more
• 24 Mar 1970: Sharon Corr, Irish singer-songwriter and violinist Sharon Helga Corr is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and television personality. She is best known as a member of the pop-rock band the Corrs, which she co-founded in 1990 with her elder brother Jim and younger sisters Caroline and Andrea. She plays the violin, piano and guitar, and sings backing vocals. She began learning the violin when she was six years old. She has played in national youth orchestras and is qualified to teach the violin. Read more
• 24 Mar 1970: Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer Judith Draxler is a retired freestyle swimmer from Austria, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996. Read more
• 24 Mar 1970: Erica Kennedy, American journalist and author (died 2012) Erica Kennedy was an American author, blogger, news correspondent, fashion journalist, and singer. Her 2004 novel Bling, became a New York Times bestseller. In 2010, she was named to the list of 100 most influential African Americans, as published by Ebony magazine and known as the "Ebony Power 100". Read more
• 24 Mar 1970: Mike Vanderjagt, Canadian-American football player Michael John Vanderjagt is a Canadian former professional football placekicker and punter who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. He served as the Colts' placekicker from 1998 to 2005 and was a member of the Dallas Cowboys during his final NFL season in 2006. Before the NFL, Vanderjagt played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL), three with the Toronto Argonauts and one with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Read more
• 24 Mar 1969: Stephan Eberharter, Austrian skier Stephan "Steff" Eberharter is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Read more
• 24 Mar 1969: Ilir Meta, Albanian politician, incumbent president of Albania Ilir Rexhep Meta is an Albanian politician who served as President of Albania from 2017 to 2022. Read more
• 24 Mar 1968: Minarti Timur, Indonesian badminton player Minarti Timur is a former Indonesian badminton player who is affiliated with PB Djarum since 1987. Read more
• 24 Mar 1967: Diann Roffe, American skier Diann Roffe, also known as Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, is a former World Cup-winning alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from the United States. Read more
• 24 Mar 1966: Floyd Heard, American sprinter and coach Floyd Wayne Heard is a retired track and field sprinter from the United States, best known for setting the 1986 world's best year performance in the men's 200 m. He did so on 7 July 1986 at a meet in Moscow, Soviet Union, clocking 20.12s. A year later he won the title in the men's 200 m at the 1987 Pan American Games. Read more
• 24 Mar 1966: Rico Hizon, Filipino broadcast journalist Federico "Rico" Morales Hizon, is a Filipino broadcast journalist. He is currently the Senior Vice President for Corporate Relations of SM Investment Corp. since May 6, 2024. Read more
• 24 Mar 1965: Peter Jacobson, American actor Peter Jacobson is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Dr. Chris Taub on the Fox medical drama series House. He also starred on the USA Network science fiction drama Colony as former Proxy Snyder. Read more
• 24 Mar 1965: The Undertaker, American wrestler and actor Mark William Calaway, better known by his ring name the Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a brand ambassador as well as a writer and executive producer for its sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majority of his in-ring career wrestling for WWE and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022. Read more
• 24 Mar 1964: Patterson Hood, American singer-songwriter Patterson David Hood is an American singer-songwriter and co-founder of the band Drive-By Truckers. Read more
• 24 Mar 1963: Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2015) Vadym Mykolayovych Tyshchenko or Vadim Nikolayevich Tishchenko was a Soviet and Ukrainian association football player and Ukrainian coach. Read more
• 24 Mar 1963: Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch footballer and coach Raimundus Johannes Hendrikus "Raimond" van der Gouw is a Dutch former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. Read more
• 24 Mar 1963: Torsten Voss, German decathlete and bobsledder Torsten Voss is a former East German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. Read more
• 24 Mar 1962: Angèle Dubeau, Canadian violinist Angèle Dubeau, is a retired Canadian classical violinist. She has devoted a large part of her career to making classical music accessible to a wide audience and also frequently played works by contemporary composers. In October 2024, she announced that due to nerve damage in her right hand, she was no longer able to play the violin. Read more
• 24 Mar 1962: Star Jones, American lawyer, journalist, and talk show host Starlet Marie Jones Lugo, better known as Star Jones, is an American lawyer, journalist, television personality, fashion designer, author, and women's and diversity advocate. She is best known as one of the first co-hosts on the ABC morning talk show The View, which she appeared on for nine seasons from 1997–98 through 2005–06. She was also one of sixteen contestants of the fourth installment of The Celebrity Apprentice in 2011, coming in fifth place. She currently serves as the host of Divorce Court. Read more
• 24 Mar 1962: Irina Meszynski, German discus thrower Irina Meszynski is a retired East German discus thrower. Read more
• 24 Mar 1961: Dean Jones, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2020) Dean Mervyn Jones was an Australian cricket player, coach and commentator who played Tests and One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Australia. He had an excellent record in Test cricket and is best remembered for revolutionising the ODI format. Jones was a part of the Australian team that won their first world title during the 1987 Cricket World Cup. Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was recognised as among the best ODI batsmen in the world, a view which has been validated in the retrospective ICC Player Rankings. His batting was often characterised by his agile footwork against both pace and spin, aggressive running between wickets, and willingness to take risks and intimidate bowlers. In 2019, Jones was inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Read more
• 24 Mar 1961: Yanis Varoufakis, Greek economist and politician, Greek Minister of Finance Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis is a Greek economist and politician. Since 2018, he has been Secretary-General of the Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25), a left-wing pan-European political party he co-founded in 2016. Previously, he was a member of Syriza and was Greece's Minister of Finance between January and July 2015, negotiating on behalf of the Greek government during the 2009–2018 Greek government-debt crisis. Read more
• 24 Mar 1960: Jan Berglin, Swedish cartoonist Jan Berglin is a Swedish cartoonist who made his debut in the Uppsala student newspaper Ergo in 1985. After completing his studies, Berglin has been living in Gävle where he works as a teacher of Swedish and religion. He published his early strips in the local social democratic newspaper Arbetarbladet, but became known to a wider audience in 1995, when he started to draw for the Stockholm-based but nationally distributed conservative newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. His strips have been collected and republished in several albums. Read more
• 24 Mar 1960: Barry Horowitz, American wrestler Barry Horowitz is an American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Read more
• 24 Mar 1960: Kelly Le Brock, English-American actress and model Kelly LeBrock is an American actress and model. Her acting debut was in The Woman in Red (1984), alongside Gene Wilder. She also starred in the John Hughes film Weird Science (1985), and in Hard to Kill (1990), opposite her then-husband Steven Seagal. Read more
• 24 Mar 1960: Nena, German singer-songwriter and actress Gabriele Susanne Kerner, better known by her stage name Nena, is a German singer who rose to international fame in 1983 as the lead vocalist of the band Nena with the Neue Deutsche Welle song "99 Luftballons". In that same year, the band re-recorded this song in English as "99 Red Balloons". Nena's re-recording of some of the band's old hit songs as a solo artist, produced by the co-composer of most of them, her former Nena band colleague and keyboard player Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen, rekindled her solo career in 2002. Combined with the success of the Nena band years, she has sold over 25 million records, making her the most successful German pop singer in chart history. Read more
• 24 Mar 1960: Scott Pruett, American race car driver Scott Donald Pruett is an American former racing driver who has competed in numerous disciplines of the sport. In the 1980s, Pruett established himself as a top sports car racer, winning two IMSA GTO, and three Trans-Am championships. Later in his career, he won five Grand-Am championships. In the 1990s, Pruett competed in CART Championship cars. After a brief stint in NASCAR, he returned to sports cars. Read more
• 24 Mar 1960: Annabella Sciorra, American actress Annabella Gloria Philomena Sciorra is an American actress. She came to prominence with her film debut in True Love (1989) and worked steadily throughout the 1990s in films such as Jungle Fever (1991), The Hard Way (1991), The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992), The Addiction (1995), Cop Land (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998). She received an Emmy Award nomination for her portrayal of Gloria Trillo on The Sopranos (2001–2004), appeared as Detective Carolyn Barek on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005–2006), and had recurring roles on GLOW (2018), Truth Be Told (2019–2020), and Tulsa King (2022). Her stage credits include The Motherfucker with the Hat. Read more
• 24 Mar 1959: Emmit King, American sprinter (died 2021) Emmit King was an American track and field sprinter, who twice was a member of the American Relay Team for the Summer Olympics but he did not compete. He is best known for winning the bronze medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in the men's 100 metres. At the same championships, he was part of the team that won gold in the 4 × 100 m relay for the United States, and in doing so set a new world record of 37.86 s. He set his personal best (10.04) in the 100 metres on June 17, 1988, at the 1988 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Tampa, Florida. Read more
• 24 Mar 1959: Renaldo Nehemiah, American hurdler and football player Renaldo Nehemiah is a retired American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 m hurdles. He was ranked number one in the world for four straight years, and is a former world record holder. Nehemiah is the first man to run the event in under 13 seconds. Nehemiah also played pro football in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers from 1982 to 1985, before returning to track and field athletics from 1986 to 1991. After retiring from competition, he has worked in sports management. Read more
• 24 Mar 1959: Derek Statham, English footballer Derek James Statham is an English former footballer who played at left-back. He played for West Bromwich Albion, Southampton, Walsall and Stoke City. Read more
• 24 Mar 1958: Mike Woodson, American basketball player and coach Michael Dean Woodson is an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player who is the associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Read more
• 24 Mar 1957: Pierre Harvey, Canadian cyclist and skier Pierre Harvey, is a Canadian sports athlete. He was the first Canadian male athlete to compete in both the 1984 Summer Olympics and 1984 Winter Olympics. Read more
• 24 Mar 1956: Steve Ballmer, American businessman Steven Anthony Ballmer is an American businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and a co-founder of the Ballmer Group, a philanthropic investment company. Read more
• 24 Mar 1956: Bill Wray, American cartoonist and painter William York Wray, known professionally in animation as Bill Wray, is an American cartoonist, animator and landscape painter. He is best known for his contributions to Mad and The Ren & Stimpy Show, as well as his current focus on regional landscape painting. Read more
• 24 Mar 1955: Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Douglas McArthur Jarvis is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals and Hartford Whalers in the National Hockey League. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Canadiens. Read more
• 24 Mar 1955: Pat Price, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Shaun Patrick Price is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Vancouver Blazers and the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers and Minnesota North Stars. He reached the NHL playoff semifinals four times, three times with the Islanders and once with the Nordiques. Read more
• 24 Mar 1954: Robert Carradine, American actor (died 2026) Robert Reed Carradine was an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David's TV series, Kung Fu. Carradine also starred as Lewis Skolnick in the Revenge of the Nerds films and Sam McGuire in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire. Read more
• 24 Mar 1954: Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian singer (died 1992) Rafael José Orozco Maestre was a Colombian singer of vallenato music. He was one of the major representatives of Colombian popular folk music and was lead singer and co-founder, alongside fellow accordionist Israel Romero, of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América, which was very popular in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela. Read more
• 24 Mar 1954: Donna Pescow, American actress and director Donna Gail Pescow is an American film and television actress and director known as Annette in Saturday Night Fever, Angie Falco-Benson in Angie, Donna Garland in Out of This World and Eileen Stevens in Even Stevens. Read more
• 24 Mar 1953: Anita L. Allen, American lawyer, philosopher, and academic Anita LaFrance Allen is the Henry R. Silverman Professor of Law and professor of philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She was formerly Vice Provost for Faculty from 2013 to 2020. Read more
• 24 Mar 1953: Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (died 2022) Louis Perry Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host. He created the cartoon series Life with Louie and the television sitcom The Louie Show, and wrote four books, including Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too, which was published in 2018. Anderson was the third host of the game show Family Feud from 1999 to 2002 — the first host in its third and current run. Read more
• 24 Mar 1952: Greg McCrary, American football player (died 2013) Gregory Alonza McCrary was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and the San Diego Chargers. He played college football for the Clark Atlanta Panthers and was selected in the fifth round of the 1975 NFL draft. Read more
• 24 Mar 1951: Peter Boyle, Scottish-Australian footballer and manager (died 2013) Peter Boyle was a footballer and manager who played as a striker. Born in Scotland, he represented Australia at international level. Read more
• 24 Mar 1951: Pat Bradley, American golfer Pat Bradley is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won 31 tour events, including six major championships. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Read more
• 24 Mar 1951: Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer, founded the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation Thomas Jacob Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. Read more
• 24 Mar 1951: Dougie Thomson, Scottish bass player Douglas 'Dougie' Campbell Thomson is a Scottish musician, born in Glasgow and raised in the Rutherglen area of the city. He was the bass guitarist of progressive rock band Supertramp from 1972 to 1988. Read more
• 24 Mar 1951: Anna Włodarczyk, Polish long jumper and coach Anna Bożena Włodarczyk is a Polish athlete. She is the 1980 European long jump champion. Read more
• 24 Mar 1950: Gary Wichard, American football player and agent (died 2011)
  Gary Theodore Wichard was a college football player and professional sports agent. Read more
• 24 Mar 1949: Tabitha King, American author and poet Tabitha "Tabby" Jane King is an American author. Read more
• 24 Mar 1949: Ruud Krol, Dutch footballer and coach Rudolf Jozef "Ruud" Krol is a Dutch former professional footballer who was capped 83 times for the Netherlands national team. Most of his career he played for his home town club, Ajax. He became a coach after retirement. Regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time, Krol mainly played as a sweeper or left-back, though he could play anywhere across the back line, or in midfield as a defensive midfielder, due to his range of passing with both feet, temperament, tactical intelligence, and his ability to start attacking plays after winning back the ball. Read more
• 24 Mar 1949: Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (died 2017) Stephen Keith Lang was a Canadian bassist best known for his time and work with the rock band April Wine from 1976 to 1984 during the band's most successful years. Read more
• 24 Mar 1949: Nick Lowe, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Nicholas Drain Lowe is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer. A noted figure in pub rock, power pop and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with being a vocalist, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica. Read more
• 24 Mar 1949: Ali Akbar Salehi, Iranian academic and politician, 36th Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi is an Iranian academic, diplomat and former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, who served in this position from 2009 to 2010 and also from 2013 to 2021. He served for the first time as head of the AEOI from 2009 to 2010 and was appointed to the post for a second time on 16 August 2013. Before the appointment of his latter position, he was foreign affairs minister from 2010 to 2013. He was also the Iranian representative in the International Atomic Energy Agency from 1998 to 2003. Read more
• 24 Mar 1949: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 13th prime minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. He has also served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2018, 2018-2019 and in 2022. Wickremesinghe has held several ministerial roles, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment. Wickremesinghe has led the United National Party (UNP) since 1994. He is also the eighth executive president of Sri Lanka, a role established by the 1977 constitutional amendment that expanded presidential powers. Read more
• 24 Mar 1948: Javier Diez Canseco, Peruvian sociologist and politician (died 2013) Javier Diez Canseco Cisneros was a Peruvian politician and member of the Peruvian Congress representing the Socialist Party of Peru (PS), of which he was a founding member and also served as its Party President. Read more
• 24 Mar 1948: Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountaineer (died 1989) Józef Jerzy Kukuczka was a Polish mountaineer, regarded as one of the greatest high-altitude climbers in history. In 1987, he became the second man to climb all 14 eight-thousanders in the world, a feat known as the "Crown of the Himalayas." He accomplished this feat in less than eight years, and climbed all, except for Lhotse, by new routes or in winter. He is the only person to have climbed two eight-thousanders in one winter, and his ascents of Cho Oyu, Kangchenjunga and Annapurna were the first winter ascents. His ascent of K2 in 1986, in alpine style with Tadeusz Piotrowski, is now known as the Polish Line. No other mountaineers have attempted an ascent using the route since. Read more
• 24 Mar 1948: Lee Oskar, Danish musician Lee Oskar is a Danish harmonica player, notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which was formed by Howard E. Scott and Harold Brown, his solo work, and as a harmonica manufacturer. He continues to play with 3 other original War band members, Harold Brown and Howard Scott, under the name Lowrider Band. Read more
• 24 Mar 1947: Dennis Erickson, American football player and coach Dennis Brian Erickson is an American football coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) league. He was also the head coach at the University of Idaho, the University of Wyoming (1986), Washington State University (1987–1988), the University of Miami (1989–1994), Oregon State University (1999–2002), and Arizona State University (2007–2011). During his tenure at Miami, Erickson's teams won two national championships, in 1989 and 1991. A coach who won conference championships with four different programs, his record as a college football head coach is 179–96–1 (.650). Read more
• 24 Mar 1947: Christine Gregoire, American lawyer and politician, 22nd governor of Washington Christine Gregoire is an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington, from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and 2008, the first of which was the closest gubernatorial election in the history of Washington. She was Washington’s second female governor. Gregoire served as chair of the National Governors Association from 2010 to 2011. She also served on the governors' council of the Bipartisan Policy Center. Read more
• 24 Mar 1947: Mick Jones, English footballer and coach (died 2022) Michael Jones was an English professional footballer and coach. Read more
• 24 Mar 1947: Alan Sugar, English businessman Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar is a British businessman and television personality. Read more
• 24 Mar 1946: Klaus Dinger, German guitarist and songwriter (died 2008) Klaus Dinger was a German musician and songwriter most famous for his contributions to the seminal krautrock band Neu!. He was also the guitarist and chief songwriter of new wave group La Düsseldorf and briefly the percussionist of Kraftwerk. Read more
• 24 Mar 1946: Kitty O'Neil, American stuntwoman (died 2018) Kitty Linn O'Neil was an American stuntwoman and auto-racer, often called "the fastest woman in the world" for her various speed records. Her women's absolute land speed record stood until 2019. Read more
• 24 Mar 1945: Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist and academic Robert Thomas Bakker is an American paleontologist who helped reshape modern theories about dinosaurs, particularly by adding support to the theory that some dinosaurs were endothermic (warm-blooded). Along with his mentor John Ostrom, Bakker was responsible for initiating the ongoing "dinosaur renaissance" in paleontological studies, beginning with Bakker's article "Dinosaur Renaissance" in the April 1975 issue of Scientific American. His specialty is the ecological context and behavior of dinosaurs. Read more
• 24 Mar 1945: Curtis Hanson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2016) Curtis Lee Hanson was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Reno, Nevada, Hanson grew up in Los Angeles. After dropping out of high school, Hanson worked as photographer and editor for Cinema magazine. In the 1970s, Hanson participated as a writer for the horror film The Dunwich Horror (1970) and made his directorial debut the B-Movie Sweet Kill (1973), where he lacked creative control to fulfill his vision. While Hanson continued directing, he rose to prominence screenwriting critically acclaimed films such as The Silent Partner (1978), White Dog (1982), and Never Cry Wolf (1983). Read more
• 24 Mar 1945: Patrick Malahide, English actor and screenwriter Patrick Gerald Duggan, known professionally as Patrick Malahide, is a British actor of stage and screen. His acting credits include The New Avengers (1976), ITV Playhouse (1977), The Eagle of the Ninth (1977), Sweeney 2 (1978), Comfort and Joy (1984), The Singing Detective (1986), A Month in the Country (1987), Minder (1979–1988), Middlemarch (1994), The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (1993–1994), Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Brideshead Revisited (2008), The Paradise (2012), Luther (2015–2019), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Game of Thrones (2012–2016), Mortal Engines (2018), The Protégé (2021), and Liaison (2023). Read more
• 24 Mar 1944: R. Lee Ermey, American sergeant and actor (died 2018) Ronald Lee Ermey was an American actor and U.S. Marine drill instructor. He achieved fame for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. Read more
• 24 Mar 1944: Vojislav Koštunica, Serbian academic and politician, 8th prime minister of Serbia Vojislav Koštunica is a Serbian former politician who served as the last president of FR Yugoslavia from 2000 to 2003 and as the prime minister of Serbia from 2004 to 2008. Read more
• 24 Mar 1942: Jesús Alou, Dominican baseball player (died 2023) Jesús María Rojas Alou was a Dominican professional baseball outfielder. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he played for the San Francisco Giants (1963–68), the Houston Astros, the Oakland Athletics (1973–74), and the New York Mets (1975). He was the youngest of a trio of baseball-playing brothers that included Felipe and Matty. Read more
• 24 Mar 1941: Michael Masser, American songwriter, composer and producer (died 2015) Michael William Masser was an American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music. Read more
• 24 Mar 1940: Bob Mackie, American fashion designer Robert Gordon Mackie is an American fashion designer and costumier, best known for his dressing of numerous entertainment personalities for television, movies, concerts, and live stage shows. He was the costume designer for all of the performers on The Carol Burnett Show during its entire eleven-year run, and the creator of memorable ensembles for Cher and Elton John. Read more
• 24 Mar 1938: Holger Czukay, German musician (died 2017) Holger Schüring, known professionally as Holger Czukay, was a German musician who co-founded the krautrock group Can. Described as "successfully bridg[ing] the gap between pop and the avant-garde", Czukay also created early important examples of ambient music, explored "world music" well before the term was coined, and was a pioneer of sampling. Read more
• 24 Mar 1938: David Irving, English historian and author David John Cawdell Irving is an English author who has written on the military and political history of the Second World War, especially Nazi Germany. He was found to be a Holocaust denier in a British court in 2000 as a result of a failed libel case. Read more
• 24 Mar 1938: Larry Wilson, American football player (died 2020) Lawrence Frank Wilson was an American professional football safety who played with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). An eight-time Pro Bowl selection, he played his entire 13-year career with the Cardinals and remained on the team's payroll until 2003, long after the team moved to Phoenix in the 1988 season. Read more
• 24 Mar 1937: Billy Stewart, American singer and pianist (died 1970) William Larry Stewart II was an American R&B singer and pianist popular during the 1960s. Read more
• 24 Mar 1936: Don Covay, American singer-songwriter (died 2015) Donald James Randolph, better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll, and soul singer-songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s. Read more
• 24 Mar 1936: Alex Olmedo, Peruvian-American tennis player (died 2020) Alejandro "Alex" Olmedo Rodríguez was a tennis player from Peru with American citizenship. He was listed by the USTA as a "foreign" player for 1958, but as a U.S. player for 1959. He helped win the Davis Cup for the United States in 1958 and was the No. 2 ranked amateur in 1959. Olmedo won two Majors in 1959 and the U.S. Pro Championships in 1960, and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987. Read more
• 24 Mar 1935: Mary Berry, English writer, chef, author, and television presenter Dame Mary Rosa Alleyne Hunnings is an English food writer, chef, baker and television presenter. After being encouraged in domestic science classes at school, she studied catering at college. She then moved to France at the age of 22 to study at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, before working in a number of cooking-related jobs. Read more
• 24 Mar 1935: Carol Kaye, American bass guitarist Carol Kaye is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career lasting over 65 years. Read more
• 24 Mar 1933: Stephen De Staebler, American sculptor and educator (died 2011) Stephen De Staebler was an American sculptor, printmaker, and educator, he was best recognized for his work in clay and bronze. Totemic and fragmented in form, De Staebler's figurative sculptures call forth the many contingencies of the human condition, such as resiliency and fragility, growth and decay, earthly boundedness and the possibility for spiritual transcendence. An important figure in the California Clay Movement, he is credited with "sustaining the figurative tradition in post-World War II decades when the relevance and even possibility of embracing the human figure seemed problematic at best." Read more
• 24 Mar 1933: Lee Mendelson, American television producer (died 2019) Leland Maurice Mendelson was an American animation producer and executive producer of many Peanuts animated specials. Read more
• 24 Mar 1931: Hanno Drechsler, German educator and politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 2003) Hanno Drechsler was the Lord Mayor of the City of Marburg, Germany between 1970 and 1992, and the instigator of its restoration after urban renewal; he was also an important Social Democratic politician and political scientist. Read more
• 24 Mar 1930: David Dacko, Central African politician, 1st president of the Central African Republic (died 2003) David Dacko was a Central African politician who served as the first President of the Central African Republic from 14 August 1960 to 31 December 1965 and as the third President of the Central African Republic from 21 September 1979 to 1 September 1981. He also served as Prime Minister of the Central African Republic from 1 May 1959 to 14 August 1960. After his second removal from power in a coup d'état led by General André Kolingba, he pursued an active career as an opposition politician and presidential candidate with many loyal supporters; Dacko was an important political figure in the country for over 50 years. Read more
• 24 Mar 1930: Steve McQueen, American actor and producer (died 1980) Terrence Stephen McQueen was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of 1960s counterculture, made him a top box office draw for his films of the late 1950s to the mid-1970s. He was nicknamed the "King of Cool" and used the alias "Harvey Mushman" when participating in motor races. Read more
• 24 Mar 1929: Pat Renella, Italian-American actor (died 2012) Pat Renella was an American actor. His motion picture debut was as an engineer in the space drama X-15 (1961) starring David McLean and Charles Bronson. Read more
• 24 Mar 1928: Byron Janis, American pianist and composer (died 2024) Byron Janis was an American classical pianist. He made numerous recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips series Great Pianists of the 20th Century. His discography covered repertoire from Bach to David W. Guion and included major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Liszt to Prokofiev. Read more
• 24 Mar 1927: John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (died 2014) John Woodland "Woody" Hastings, was a leader in the field of photobiology, especially bioluminescence, and was one of the founders of the field of circadian biology. He was the Paul C. Mangelsdorf Professor of Natural Sciences and Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University. He published over 400 papers and co-edited three books. Read more
• 24 Mar 1927: Martin Walser, German author and playwright (died 2023) Martin Johannes Walser was a German writer, known especially as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for Süddeutscher Rundfunk, where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was a member of Group 47 from 1953 on. Read more
• 24 Mar 1926: Desmond Connell, Irish cardinal (died 2017) Desmond Connell was an Irish cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He was an Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. Cardinal Connell was one of a number of senior clergy to have been heavily criticised for inaction, making misleading statements and covering up clerical sex abuse in Dublin. He died on 21 February 2017, aged 90. Read more
• 24 Mar 1926: Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016) Dario Luigi Angelo Fo was an Italian playwright, actor, theatre director, stage designer, songwriter, political campaigner for the Italian left wing and the recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature. In his time he was "arguably the most widely performed contemporary playwright in world theatre". Much of his dramatic work depends on improvisation and comprises the recovery of "illegitimate" forms of theatre, such as those performed by giullari and, more famously, the ancient Italian style of commedia dell'arte. Read more
• 24 Mar 1926: William Porter, American hurdler (died 2000) William "Bill" Franklin Porter III was an American track and field athlete, gold medal winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Read more
• 24 Mar 1924: Norman Fell, American actor (died 1998) Norman Fell was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers, and his film roles in Ocean's 11 (1960), The Graduate (1967), and Bullitt (1968). Early in his career, he was billed as Norman Feld. Read more
• 24 Mar 1923: Murray Hamilton, American actor (died 1986) Murray Hamilton was an American stage, screen and television character actor who appeared in such acclaimed films as The Spirit of St. Louis, Anatomy of a Murder, The Hustler, The Graduate, The Way We Were, Jaws and The Amityville Horror. Read more
• 24 Mar 1923: Michael Legat, English author and publisher (died 2011) Michael Legat was a British writer of writers' guides and romance novels. He was Chairman of Swanwick writers' summer school and an associate vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Read more
• 24 Mar 1922: Onna White, Canadian dancer and choreographer (died 2005) Onna White was a Canadian choreographer and dancer, nominated for eight Tony Awards. Read more
• 24 Mar 1921: Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish priest (died 1987) Franciszek Blachnicki was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Light-Life movement, also known as the Oasis Movement, and the Secular Institute of the Immaculate Mother of the Church. He founded several other movements and religious congregations that would address a range of social and ethical issues. These issues included anti-alcoholism and human rights. His movements first came about after starting out as simple retreats designed for both altar servers and families that later began to address a series of issues in Poland at the time. His concern for human rights came during the communist era in Poland as well as his experiences as a prisoner of war during World War II in which he was incarcerated in Auschwitz and other concentration camps under the German Nazi regime. Read more
• 24 Mar 1921: Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player (died 2010) Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidate for the World Chess Championship on eight occasions. Smyslov twice tied for first place at the USSR Chess Championships, and his total of 17 Chess Olympiad medals won is an all-time record. In five European Team Championships, Smyslov won ten gold medals. Read more
• 24 Mar 1920: Gene Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1996) Gene Nelson was an American actor, dancer, screenwriter, and director. Read more
• 24 Mar 1920: Mary Stolz, American author (died 2006) Mary Stolz was an American writer of fiction for children and young adults. She received the 1953 Child Study Association of America's Children's Book Award for In a Mirror, Newbery Honors in 1962 for Belling the Tiger and 1966 for The Noonday Friends, and her entire body of work was awarded the George G. Stone Recognition of Merit in 1982. Read more
• 24 Mar 1919: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet and publisher, co-founded City Lights Bookstore (died 2021) Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti was an American poet, painter, social activist, and co-founder of City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. An author of poetry, translations, fiction, theatre, art criticism, and film narration, Ferlinghetti was best known for his second collection of poems, A Coney Island of the Mind (1958), which has been translated into nine languages and sold over a million copies. When Ferlinghetti turned 100 in March 2019, the city of San Francisco turned his birthday, March 24, into "Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day". Read more
• 24 Mar 1919: Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (died 2005) Robert L. Heilbroner was an American economist and historian of economic thought. The author of some two dozen books, Heilbroner was best known for The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers (1953), a survey of the lives and contributions of famous economists, notably Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes. Read more
• 24 Mar 1917: Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (died 2007) Constantine Andreou was a Brazilian-born Greek painter and sculptor with a highly successful career that spanned six decades. Andreou has been praised by many as an eminent figure in international art of the 20th century. Read more
• 24 Mar 1917: John Kendrew, English biochemist and crystallographer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997) Sir John Cowdery Kendrew, was an English biochemist, crystallographer, and science administrator. Kendrew shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Max Perutz, for their work at the Cavendish Laboratory to investigate the structure of haem-containing proteins. Read more
• 24 Mar 1916: Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American soldier and author (died 2006) Donald Bengtsson Hamilton was an American writer of novels, short stories, and non-fiction about the outdoors. His novels consist mostly of paperback originals, principally spy fiction, but also crime fiction and westerns, such as The Big Country. He is known best for his long-running Matt Helm series (1960-1993), which chronicles the adventures of an undercover counter-agent/assassin working for a secret American government agency. The noted critic Anthony Boucher wrote: "Donald Hamilton has brought to the spy novel the authentic hard realism of Dashiell Hammett; and his stories are as compelling, and probably as close to the sordid truth of espionage, as any now being told." Read more
• 24 Mar 1916: Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (died 2010) Harry Blackmore Whittington FRS was a British palaeontologist who made a major contribution to the study of fossils of the Burgess Shale and other Cambrian fauna. His works are largely responsible for the concept of Cambrian explosion, whereby modern animal body plans are explained to originate during a short span of geological period. With initial work on trilobites, his discoveries revealed that these arthropods were the most diversified of all invertebrates during the Cambrian Period. He was responsible for setting the standard for naming and describing the delicate fossils preserved in Konservat-Lagerstätten. Read more
• 24 Mar 1915: Eugène Martin, French racing driver (died 2006) Eugène Martin was a racing driver from France. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 13 May 1950. He scored no championship points. Read more
• 24 Mar 1912: Dorothy Height, American educator and activist (died 2010) Dorothy Irene Height was an African-American civil rights and women's rights activist. She focused on the issues of Foundational Black American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness. Height is credited as the first leader in the civil rights movement to recognize inequality for women and Foundational Black Americans as problems that should be considered as a whole. She was the president of the National Council of Negro Women for 40 years. Height's role in the "Big Six" civil rights movement was frequently ignored by the press due to sexism. In 1974, she was named to the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, which published the Belmont Report, a bioethics report in response to the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Read more
• 24 Mar 1911: Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (died 2006) Joseph Roland Barbera was an American animator and cartoonist. He co-founded the animation studio Hanna-Barbera alongside William Hanna. Read more
• 24 Mar 1910: Richard Conte, American actor, singer, and director (died 1975) Richard Conte was an American actor. He was known for his starring roles in films noir and crime dramas during the 1940s and 1950s, including Call Northside 777, Cry of the City, House of Strangers, Whirlpool, The Blue Gardenia, and The Big Combo. Read more
• 24 Mar 1909: Clyde Barrow, American criminal (died 1934) Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow were American outlaws who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, committing a series of criminal acts such as bank robberies, kidnappings, and murders between 1932 and 1934. The couple were known for their bank robberies and multiple murders, although they preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. Their exploits captured the attention of the American press and its readership during what is occasionally referred to as the "public enemy era" between 1931 and 1934. On May 23, 1934, they were ambushed and killed on Louisiana Highway 154 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana by a law enforcement posse led by retired Texas Ranger Frank Hamer. They are believed to have murdered at least nine police officers and three civilians. Read more
• 24 Mar 1909: Richard Wurmbrand, Romanian pastor and evangelist (died 2001) Richard Wurmbrand, also known as Nicolai Ionescu, was a Romanian Evangelical Lutheran priest, and professor of Jewish descent. In 1948, having become a Christian ten years before, he publicly said Communism and Christianity were incompatible. Wurmbrand preached at bomb shelters and rescued Jews during World War II. He experienced imprisonment and torture by the Communist regime of Romania, which maintained a policy of state atheism. Read more
• 24 Mar 1907: Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th premier of Quebec (died 1960) Joseph-Mignault-Paul Sauvé was a Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician. He was the 17th premier of Quebec in 1959 and 1960. Read more
• 24 Mar 1905: Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino author and diplomat (died 2007) Pura Santillan-Castrence was a Filipino writer and diplomat. Of Filipino women writers, she was among the first to gain prominence writing in the English language. She was named a Chevalier de Légion d'honneur by the French government. Read more
• 24 Mar 1903: Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995) Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt was a German biochemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1939 for his "work on sex hormones." He initially rejected the award in accordance with government policy, but accepted it in 1949 after World War II. He was President of the Max Planck Society from 1960 to 1972. He was also the first, in 1959, to discover the structure of the sex pheromone of silkworms, which he named bombykol. Read more
• 24 Mar 1903: Malcolm Muggeridge, English journalist, author, and scholar (died 1990) Thomas Malcolm Muggeridge was a conservative British journalist and satirist. His father, H. T. Muggeridge, was a socialist politician and one of the early Labour Party Members of Parliament. Malcolm's brother Eric was one of the founders of Plan International. In his twenties, Muggeridge was attracted to communism and went to live in the Soviet Union in the 1930s, and the experience turned him into an anti-communist. Read more
• 24 Mar 1902: Thomas E. Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 47th governor of New York (died 1971) Thomas Edmund Dewey was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th governor of New York from 1943 to 1954. He was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in 1944 and 1948, losing the former election to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the latter election to Harry S. Truman in a major upset. Read more
• 24 Mar 1901: Ub Iwerks, American animator, director, and producer, co-created Mickey Mouse (died 1971) Ub Iwerks was an American animator, cartoonist, film director, film producer, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician. He was known for his early work with Walt Disney, especially for having worked on the creation of Mickey Mouse and Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, among other characters. Read more
• 24 Mar 1897: Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-American psychotherapist and academic (died 1957) Wilhelm Reich was an Austrian doctor of medicine and a psychoanalyst, a member of the second generation of analysts after Sigmund Freud. The author of several influential books, The Impulsive Character (1925), The Function of the Orgasm (1927), Character Analysis (1933), and The Mass Psychology of Fascism (1933), he became one of the most radical figures in the history of psychiatry. Read more
• 24 Mar 1893: Walter Baade, German astronomer and author (died 1960) Wilhelm Heinrich Walter Baade was a German astronomer who worked in the United States from 1931 to 1959. Read more
• 24 Mar 1893: George Sisler, American baseball player and scout (died 1973) George Harold Sisler, nicknamed "Gorgeous George", was an American professional baseball first baseman and player-manager. From 1915 through 1930, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, and Boston Braves. He managed the Browns from 1924 through 1926. Read more
• 24 Mar 1892: Marston Morse, American mathematician and academic (died 1977) Harold Calvin Marston Morse was an American mathematician best known for his work on the calculus of variations in the large, a subject where he introduced the technique of differential topology now known as Morse theory. The Morse–Palais lemma, one of the key results in Morse theory, is named after him, as is the Thue–Morse sequence, an infinite binary sequence with many applications. Read more
• 24 Mar 1891: Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Russian physicist and academic (died 1951) Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov was a Soviet physicist, the President of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union from July 1945 until his death. His elder brother Nikolai Vavilov was a famous Russian geneticist. Read more
• 24 Mar 1890: Agnes Macphail, Canadian educator and politician (died 1954) Agnes Campbell Macphail was a Canadian politician and the first woman elected to Canada's House of Commons. She served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1921 to 1940; from 1943 to 1945 and again from 1948 to 1951, she served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Toronto riding of York East. Active throughout her life in progressive politics, Macphail worked for multiple parties, most prominently the Progressive Party, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the United Farmers of Ontario. She promoted her ideas through column-writing, activist organizing, and legislation. Read more
• 24 Mar 1889: Albert Hill, English-Canadian runner (died 1969) Albert George Hill was a British track and field athlete. He competed at the 1920 Olympics and won gold medals in the 800 m and 1500 m and a silver medal in the 3000 m team race. Read more
• 24 Mar 1888: Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian politician (died 1922) Viktor Eduard Kingissepp was an Estonian communist politician who was a founder and leading member of the Estonian Communist Party. Read more
• 24 Mar 1887: Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1933) Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle was an American silent film actor, director, and screenwriter. He started at the Selig Polyscope Company and eventually moved to Keystone Studios, where he worked with Mabel Normand and Harold Lloyd as well as with his nephew, Al St. John. He also mentored Charlie Chaplin, Monty Banks and Bob Hope, and brought vaudeville star Buster Keaton into the movie business. Arbuckle was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s and one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood, signing a contract in 1920 with Paramount Pictures for $1 million a year. Read more
• 24 Mar 1886: Edward Weston, American photographer (died 1958) Edward Henry Weston was an American photographer. He has been called "one of the most innovative and influential American photographers" and "one of the masters of 20th century photography." Over the course of his 40-year career Weston photographed an increasingly expansive set of subjects, including landscapes, still lifes, nudes, portraits, genre scenes, and even whimsical parodies. It is said that he developed a
  "quintessentially American, and especially Californian, approach to modern photography" because of his focus on the people and places of the American West. In 1937 Weston was the first photographer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship, and over the next two years he produced nearly 1,400 negatives using his 8 × 10 view camera. Some of his most famous
  photographs were taken of the trees and rocks at Point Lobos, California, near where he lived for many years. Read more
• 24 Mar 1886: Robert Mallet-Stevens, French architect and designer (died 1945) Robert Mallet-Stevens was a French architect, designer, production designer and professor. Read more
• 24 Mar 1885: Charles Daniels, American swimmer (died 1973) Charles Meldrum Daniels was an American competition swimmer, eight-time Olympic medalist, and world record-holder in two freestyle swimming events. Daniels was an innovator of the front crawl swimming style, helping to develop the "American crawl".
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• 24 Mar 1885: Dimitrie Cuclin, Romanian violinist and composer (died 1978) Dimitrie Cuclin was a Romanian classical music composer, musicologist, philosopher, translator, and writer. Read more
• 24 Mar 1884: Peter Debye, Dutch-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966) Peter Joseph William Debye was a Dutch-American physicist and physical chemist, and Nobel laureate in Chemistry. Read more
• 24 Mar 1884: Chika Kuroda, Japanese chemist (died 1968) Chika Kuroda was a Japanese chemist whose research focused on natural pigments. She was the first woman in Japan to receive a Bachelor of Science. Read more
• 24 Mar 1884: Eugène Tisserant, French cardinal (died 1972) Eugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant was a French prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1936, Tisserant was a prominent and long-time member of the Roman Curia. Read more
• 24 Mar 1883: Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (died 1945) Dorothy Lee Campbell was a Scottish amateur golfer. Campbell was the first woman to win the American, British and Canadian Women's Amateurs. Read more
• 24 Mar 1882: Marcel Lalu, French gymnast (died 1951) Marcel Lalu was a French gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1900 he finished eighth in the combined exercises competition which was the only Olympic gymnastic event. Eight years later he finished seventh in the 1908 all-around competition and at the 1912 Games he finished again seventh in the all-around contest. Read more
• 24 Mar 1882: George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th governor-general of New Zealand (died 1943) George Vere Arundell Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, was a British politician. He served as the fifth Governor-General of New Zealand from 1935 to 1941. Read more
• 24 Mar 1879: Neyzen Tevfik, Turkish philosopher, poet, and composer (died 1953) Tevfik Kolaylı, better known by his pen name Neyzen Tevfik, was a Turkish poet, satirist, and neyzen. Tevfik was born in Bodrum and died in Istanbul. In addition to his satire, he composed taksims and saz semais. He used satire against tyranny during the Ottoman period and against those who opposed revolutions during the Republic years. He wrote poems criticising injustice and corruption. He was frequently arrested. Read more
• 24 Mar 1875: William Burns, Canadian lacrosse player (died 1953) William Laurie Burns was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was member of the Shamrock Lacrosse Team which won the gold medal in the lacrosse tournament. Read more
• 24 Mar 1874: Luigi Einaudi, Italian economist and politician, 2nd president of the Italian Republic (died 1961) Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi was an Italian politician, economist and banker who served as the president of Italy from 1948 to 1955 and is considered one of the founding fathers of the Italian Republic. Read more
• 24 Mar 1874: Harry Houdini, Hungarian-American magician and actor (died 1926) Erik Weisz, known professionally as Harry Houdini, was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts. Read more
• 24 Mar 1871: Alec Hurley, English music hall singer (died 1913) Alexander Hurley was an English music hall singer, and Marie Lloyd's second husband. Read more
• 24 Mar 1869: Émile Fabre, French author and playwright (died 1955) Émile Fabre was a French playwright and general administrator of the Comédie-Française from 1915 to Read more
• 24 Mar 1862: Frank Weston Benson, American painter and educator (died 1951) Frank Weston Benson, frequently referred to as Frank W. Benson, was an American artist from Salem, Massachusetts, known for his Realistic portraits, American Impressionist paintings, watercolors and etchings. He began his career painting portraits of distinguished families and murals for the Library of Congress. Some of his best known paintings depict his daughters outdoors at Benson's summer home, Wooster Farm, on the island of North Haven, Maine. He also produced numerous oil, wash and watercolor paintings and etchings of wildfowl and landscapes. Read more
• 24 Mar 1855: Andrew W. Mellon, American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937) Andrew William Mellon, known also as A. W. Mellon, was an American banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, art collector, and politician. The son of Mellon family patriarch Thomas Mellon, he established a vast business empire before moving into politics. He served as United States Secretary of the Treasury from March 9, 1921, to February 12, 1932, presiding over the boom years of the 1920s and the Wall Street crash of 1929. A conservative Republican, Mellon favored policies that reduced taxation and the national debt of the United States in the aftermath of World War I. Mellon also helped fund and manage Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Read more
• 24 Mar 1855: Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (died 1920) Olive Schreiner was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual. She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm (1883), which has been highly acclaimed. It deals boldly with such contemporary issues as agnosticism, existential independence, individualism, the professional aspirations of women, and the elemental nature of life on the colonial frontier. Read more
• 24 Mar 1854: Henry Lefroy, Australian politician, 11th premier of Western Australia (died 1930) Sir Henry Bruce Lefroy was the eleventh Premier of Western Australia. Read more
• 24 Mar 1850: Silas Hocking, English minister and author (died 1935) Silas Kitto Hocking was a Cornish novelist and Methodist preacher. He is known for his novel for youth called Her Benny (1879), which was a best-seller. Read more
• 24 Mar 1848: Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th mayor of Montreal (died 1906) Honoré Beaugrand was a French Canadian journalist, politician, author and folklorist, born in Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie, Quebec. Read more
• 24 Mar 1835: Joseph Stefan, Slovene physicist, mathematician, and poet (died 1893) Josef Stefan was a Carinthian Slovene physicist, mathematician, and poet of the Austrian Empire. Read more
• 24 Mar 1834: William Morris, English textile designer, poet, and author (died 1896) William Morris was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he campaigned for socialism in fin de siècle Great Britain. Read more
• 24 Mar 1834: John Wesley Powell, American soldier, geologist, and explorer (died 1902) John Wesley Powell was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for his 1869 geographic expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first official U.S. government-sponsored passage through the Grand Canyon. Read more
• 24 Mar 1830: Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet and playwright (died 1889) Robert Hamerling was an Austrian poet. Read more
• 24 Mar 1829: George Francis Train, American businessman (died 1904) George Francis Train was an American businessman who organized the clipper ship line that sailed around Cape Horn to San Francisco; he also was an organizer of the Union Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobilier in the United States in 1864 to construct the eastern portion of the Transcontinental Railroad, and a horse tramway company in England while there during the American Civil War. Read more
• 24 Mar 1829: Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (died 1862) Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín was a Mexican Army officer and politician. He is best known for leading a Mexican army of 3,791 men which defeated a 5,730-strong force of French troops at the battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 during the second French intervention in Mexico. The Mexican victory is celebrated annually as Cinco de Mayo. Read more
• 24 Mar 1828: Horace Gray, American lawyer and jurist (died 1902) Horace Gray was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increased the powers of Congress. He was a staunch supporter of the authority of precedent throughout his career, and would write landmark opinions in cases such as Elk v. Wilkins and United States v. Wong Kim Ark. Read more
• 24 Mar 1826: Matilda Joslyn Gage, American activist and author (died 1898) Matilda Joslyn Gage was an American writer and activist. She is mainly known for her contributions to women's suffrage in the United States, but also campaigned for Native American rights, abolitionism, and freethought. She is the eponym for the Matilda effect, which describes the tendency to deny women credit for scientific invention. She influenced her son-in-law L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Read more
• 24 Mar 1823: Thomas Spencer Baynes, English philosopher and critic (died 1887) Thomas Spencer Baynes was an English writer and scholar. He was best known for serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Encyclopædia Britannica. He was also well known for his essays in the Edinburgh Review and Fraser's Magazine. Read more
• 24 Mar 1820: Edmond Becquerel, French physicist and academic (died 1891) Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel was a French physicist who studied the solar spectrum, magnetism, electricity, and optics. In 1839, he discovered the photovoltaic effect, the operating principle of the solar cell, which he invented in the same year. He is also known for his work in luminescence and phosphorescence. He was the son of Antoine César Becquerel and the father of Henri Becquerel, the discoverer of radioactivity. Read more
• 24 Mar 1820: Fanny Crosby, American poet and composer (died 1915) Frances Jane van Alstyne, more commonly known as Fanny J. Crosby, was an American mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer. A prolific hymnist, she wrote more than 8,000 hymns and gospel songs, with more than 100 million copies printed. She is also known for her teaching and rescue mission work. By the end of the 19th century, she had become a household name. Read more
• 24 Mar 1816: Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos, Mexican politician and Roman Catholic archbishop, regent during the Second Mexican Empire (died 1891) José Antonio Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos was a Roman Catholic Mexican prelate, lawyer, and doctor of canon law. He notably served as the Archbishop of Mexico (1863-1891), and was a regent of the Second Mexican Empire (1863) until eventually being dismissed from the position and replaced by Juan Bautista Ormaechea. Read more
• 24 Mar 1809: Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and author (died 1837) Mariano José de Larra y Sánchez de Castro was a Spanish romantic writer and journalist best known for his numerous essays and his infamous suicide. His works were often satirical and critical of the 19th-century Spanish society, and focused on both the politics and customs of his time. Read more
• 24 Mar 1809: Joseph Liouville, French mathematician and academic (died 1882) Joseph Liouville was a French mathematician who worked on a number of different fields in mathematics, including number theory, complex analysis, and mathematical physics. Read more
• 24 Mar 1808: Maria Malibran, Spanish-French soprano (died 1836) Maria Felicia Malibran was a Spanish singer who commonly sang both contralto and soprano parts, and was one of the best-known opera singers of the 19th century. Malibran was known for her stormy personality and dramatic intensity, becoming a legendary figure after her death in Manchester, England, at age 28. Contemporary accounts of her voice describe its range, power and flexibility as extraordinary. Read more
• 24 Mar 1803: Egerton Ryerson, Canadian minister, educator, and politician (died 1882) Adolphus Egerton Ryerson was a Canadian educator, author, editor, and Methodist minister who was a prominent contributor to the design of the Ontario public school system. Read more

🕊️ Important Deaths on 24 March in World History

• 24 Mar 2025: Dick Carlson, American journalist and diplomat (born 1941) Richard Warner Carlson was an American journalist, diplomat and lobbyist who was the director of the Voice of America from 1986 to 1991. Carlson also was a newspaper and wire service reporter, magazine writer, documentary filmmaker, and television/radio correspondent. He was the father of conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson. Read more
• 24 Mar 2024: Lou Whittaker, American mountaineer, mountain guide, and businessman (born 1929) Louis Winslow Whittaker was an American mountaineer, mountain guide, and businessman. He and his twin brother, Jim Whittaker, also a renowned mountaineer and guide, were born and raised in Seattle. Read more
• 24 Mar 2023: Gordon Moore, American businessman, engineer and co-founder of Intel Corporation (born 1929) Gordon Earle Moore was an American businessman, scientist, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law, which makes the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years. Read more
• 24 Mar 2023: Pradeep Sarkar, Indian writer and director (born 1955) Pradeep Sarkar was an Indian director and screenwriter, best known for directing Parineeta (2005). He was a recipient of the Abby Award, Rapa Award, and the National Film Award. His body of work spans movies, music videos, feature film songs, and over 1000 commercials. Read more
• 24 Mar 2022: Dagny Carlsson, Swedish blogger and influencer (born 1912) Dagny Valborg Carlsson was a Swedish blogger and influencer. Read more
• 24 Mar 2021: Jessica Walter, American actress and voice artist (born 1941) Jessica Ann Walter was an American actress who appeared in more than 170 film, stage, and television productions. Read more
• 24 Mar 2020: Albert Uderzo, French comic book artist (born 1927) Alberto Aleandro Uderzo, better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the Astérix series in collaboration with René Goscinny. He also drew other comics such as Oumpah-pah, again with Goscinny.
  Uderzo retired in September 2011. Read more
• 24 Mar 2020: Manu Dibango, Cameroonian musician and songwriter (born 1933) Emmanuel N'Djoké "Manu" Dibango was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, while his mother was a Duala. He was best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". The song has been referred to as the most sampled African song in addition Dibango, himself, as the most sampled African musician in history. He died from COVID-19 on 24 March 2020. Read more
• 24 Mar 2019: Joseph Pilato, American film and voice actor (born 1949) Joseph Pilato was an American film and voice actor. He was perhaps best known for his performance as Captain Henry Rhodes in the 1985 film Day of the Dead. Read more
• 24 Mar 2018: Lys Assia, Swiss singer and First Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (born 1924) Rosa Mina Schärer, known by her stage name Lys Assia, was a Swiss singer who won the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Assia was born in Rupperswil, Aargau, and began her stage career as a dancer, but changed to singing in 1940 where she met her first musical success in 1950 with "O mein Papa". Read more
• 24 Mar 2018: Rim Banna, Palestinian singer, composer, arranger and activist (born 1966) Rim Banna was a Palestinian singer and composer who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth, where she graduated from Nazareth Baptist School. She lived in Nazareth with her three children. She met her husband, Ukrainian guitarist Leonid Alexeyenko, while studying music together at the Higher Music Conservatory in Moscow and they married in 1991, and got divorced in 2010. Read more
• 24 Mar 2016: Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer (born 1947) Hendrik Johannes Cruijff, internationally known as Johan Cruyff, was a Dutch professional football player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest players in history and as the greatest Dutch footballer ever, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was a proponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football developed by Rinus Michels, which Cruyff also employed as a manager. Because of the far-reaching impact of his playing style and his coaching ideas, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in modern football, and he is also regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. Read more
• 24 Mar 2016: Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1949) Garry Emmanuel Shandling was an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. Read more
• 24 Mar 2015: Yehuda Avner, English-Israeli diplomat (born 1928) Yehuda Avner was an Israeli prime ministerial advisor, diplomat, and author. He served as Speechwriter and Secretary to Israeli Prime Ministers Golda Meir and Levi Eshkol, and as Advisor to Israeli Prime Ministers Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, and Shimon Peres. Avner served in diplomatic positions at the Israeli Consulate in New York, and the Israeli Embassy to the US in Washington, D.C., and as Israel's Ambassador to Britain, Ireland and Australia. In 2010, he turned his insider stories about Israeli politics and diplomacy into a bestselling book, The Prime Ministers, which subsequently became the basis for a two-part documentary movie. In 2015, his novel, The Ambassador, which Avner co-authored with thriller writer Matt Rees, was posthumously published. Read more
• 24 Mar 2015: notable deaths of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash: Oleg Bryjak was a Kazakhstani-German bass-baritone opera singer. Born in Jezkazgan, Kazakh SSR, into an ethnic Ukrainian family, he moved to Germany in 1991 to join the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. From 1996 until his death, he was a soloist with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf. Read more
• 24 Mar 2015: notable deaths of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash: Maria Friderike Radner was a German contralto who performed internationally in opera and in concerts. She studied at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. She was described as an "extremely talented interpreter of Wagner's music" by Stern magazine and Abendzeitung. Possessing the "rare pitch of a true alto", she frequently appeared as Erda in Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Leipzig Opera, Schwertleite in Die Walküre at the Teatro Comunale di Firenze with Zubin Mehta, and in Mahler's Symphony No. 2 (Resurrection) conducted by Antonio Pappano in Rome and Milan. Her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in 2012 in Götterdämmerung was part of that company's documentary Wagner's Dream. Read more
• 24 Mar 2014: Oleksandr Muzychko, Ukrainian activist (born 1962) Oleksandr Ivanovych Muzychko was a Ukrainian political activist, a member of UNA-UNSO and coordinator of Right Sector in Western Ukraine. Read more
• 24 Mar 2014: John Rowe Townsend, English author and scholar (born 1922)
  John Rowe Townsend was a British children's writer and children's literature scholar. His best-known children's novel is The Intruder, which won a 1971 Edgar Award. His best-known academic work is a reference series, Written for Children: An Outline of English Children's Literature (1965), the definitive work of its time on the subject.
  It was greatly expanded for the first revised edition as Written for Children: An Outline of English-language Children's Literature (1974) and updated for its 2nd to 4th revised editions in 1983, 1987, and 1990 – the last, "A survey of imaginative writing, including poetry and picture books, accompanied by a bibliography of works on children's literature and illustrations from many of the classics of children's literature through 1989.". Read more
• 24 Mar 2014: David A. Trampier, American illustrator (born 1954) David A. Trampier was an artist and writer whose artwork for TSR, Inc. illustrated some of the earliest editions of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. Many of his illustrations, such as the cover of the original Player's Handbook, became iconic. Trampier was also the creator of the Wormy comic strip that ran in Dragon magazine for several years. Read more
• 24 Mar 2013: Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (born 1926) Barbara Lillias Romaine Anderson, Lady Anderson was a New Zealand fiction writer who became internationally recognised and a best-selling author after her first book was published in her sixties. Read more
• 24 Mar 2013: Inge Lønning, Norwegian theologian, academic, and politician (born 1938) Inge Johan Lønning was a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway. As an academic, he was Professor of Theology and Rector of the University of Oslo during the term 1985–1992. As a politician, he served as President of the European Movement in Norway, as a Member of Parliament, as Vice President of the Parliament, as Vice President of the Conservative Party, and as President of the Nordic Council. Read more
• 24 Mar 2013: Gury Marchuk, Russian physicist, mathematician, and academic (born 1925) Gury Ivanovich Marchuk was a Soviet and Russian scientist in the fields of computational mathematics, and physics of atmosphere. Academician ; the President of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1986–1991. Among his notable prizes are the USSR State Prize (1979), Demidov Prize (2004), Lomonosov Gold Medal (2004). Read more
• 24 Mar 2013: Paolo Ponzo, Italian footballer (born 1972) Paolo Ponzo was an Italian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Liguria club Imperia. Read more
• 24 Mar 2013: Mohamed Yousri Salama, Egyptian dentist and politician (born 1974) Mohamed Yousri Salama was an Egyptian politician, writer and activist. Read more
• 24 Mar 2013: Francis Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, English diplomat (born 1912) Francis Edward Hovell-Thurlow-Cumming-Bruce, 8th Baron Thurlow, was a British diplomat. He was the last surviving former British colonial governor of The Bahamas. Read more
• 24 Mar 2012: Paul Callaghan, New Zealand physicist and academic (born 1947) Sir Paul Terence Callaghan was a New Zealand physicist who, as the founding director of the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology at Victoria University of Wellington, held the position of Alan MacDiarmid Professor of Physical Sciences and was President of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance. Read more
• 24 Mar 2012: Nick Noble, American singer-songwriter (born 1926) Nick Noble was an American pop singer, who was best known for his recordings of "The Tip of My Fingers" and "Moonlight Swim". Read more
• 24 Mar 2010: Robert Culp, American actor (born 1930) Robert Martin Culp was an American actor and screenwriter widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage television series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played secret agents. Before this, he starred in the CBS/Four Star Western series Trackdown as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman in 71 episodes from 1957 to 1959. The 1980s brought him back to television as FBI Agent Bill Maxwell on The Greatest American Hero. Later, he had a recurring role as Warren Whelan on Everybody Loves Raymond, and was a voice actor for various computer games, including Half-Life 2. Culp gave hundreds of performances in a career spanning more than 50 years. Read more
• 24 Mar 2010: Jim Marshall, American photographer (born 1936) James Joseph Marshall was an American photographer and photojournalist who photographed musicians of the 1960s and 1970s. Earning the trust of his subjects, he had extended access to them both on and off-stage. Marshall was the official photographer for the Beatles' final concert in San Francisco's Candlestick Park, and he was head photographer at Woodstock. Read more
• 24 Mar 2009: George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1922) George Clyde Kell was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1943 to 1957, most prominently as a member of the Detroit Tigers, where he became a perennial All-Star player and won the American League (AL) batting championship in 1949. Read more
• 24 Mar 2009: Hans Klenk, German racing driver (born 1919) Hans Klenk was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Grand Prix on 3 August 1952 and did not score any championship points. Klenk won the 1952 edition of La Carrera Panamericana in a Mercedes Benz W194, along with Karl Kling. Read more
• 24 Mar 2009: Gábor Ocskay, Hungarian ice hockey player (born 1975) Gábor Ocskay Jr. was a Hungarian ice hockey player. As the center of the first line, he played a huge part in his national team's promotion to the 2009 World Championship. He died of a heart attack weeks before the start of the 2009 Championships. Ocskay was posthumously awarded the Torriani Award by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 2016, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame. Read more
• 24 Mar 2008: Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (born 1955) Chalmers Edward "Spanky" Alford was an American gospel, jazz, and neo-soul guitarist. Alford was born in Philadelphia. He was well known for his playing style, utilizing chord embellishments. He had an illustrious career as a gospel quartet guitar player in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s with groups such as the Mighty Clouds of Joy. His most notable contributions are to the D'Angelo album Voodoo, and his contributions to music from other popular artists including Tupac Shakur, Roy Hargrove, and The Roots. Read more
• 24 Mar 2008: Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (born 1941) Neil Stanley Aspinall was a British music industry executive. A school friend of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, he went on to head the Beatles' company Apple Corps. Read more
• 24 Mar 2008: Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (born 1926) Rafael Azcona Fernández was a Spanish screenwriter and novelist who worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 1998. Read more
• 24 Mar 2008: Richard Widmark, American actor (born 1914) Richard Weedt Widmark was an American actor and film producer. For his debut film role as the villainous Tommy Udo in the film noir Kiss of Death (1947), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the inaugural Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Read more
• 24 Mar 2008: Boris Dvornik, Croatian actor (born 1939) Boris Dvornik was a Croatian actor. Read more
• 24 Mar 2007: Shripad Narayan Pendse, Indian Marathi novelist (born 1913)[citation needed] Shripad Narayan Pendse was a Marathi writer. Read more
• 24 Mar 2006: Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (born 1926) Rudra Srichandra Rajasingham was a Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat. He was the Inspector General of Police and Sri Lankan Ambassador to Indonesia. Read more
• 24 Mar 2003: Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian cardinal (born 1919) Hans Hermann Wilhelm Groër, OSB was an Austrian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Vienna from 1986 to 1995 and became a cardinal in 1988. Pope John Paul II replaced him as archbishop after he became the subject of multiple allegations of child sexual abuse. At John Paul's request, Groër relinquished all ecclesiastical duties and privileges as an archbishop and cardinal on 14 April 1998. Read more
• 24 Mar 2002: César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927) César Milstein, CH, FRS was an Argentine biochemist in the field of antibody research. Milstein shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 with Niels Kaj Jerne and Georges J. F. Köhler for developing the hybridoma technique for the production of monoclonal antibodies. Read more
• 24 Mar 2002: Bob Said, American race car driver and bobsledder (born 1932) Boris Robert Said Jr., better known as Bob Said, was an American racing driver from the United States. The son of a Syrian father and a Russian mother, he grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut, and attended Deerfield Academy and Princeton. He discovered sports car racing during his first year at Princeton. Read more
• 24 Mar 2001: Muriel Young, English television host and producer (born 1928) Muriel Young was an English television continuity announcer, presenter, producer and actress. Read more
• 24 Mar 1999: Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German politician (born 1902) Gertrud Emma Scholtz-Klink, born Treusch, later known under the alias Maria Stuckebrock, was a German official and member of the Nazi Party best known as the leader of the National Socialist Women's League, a position she was appointed to by Adolf Hitler in 1934. She headed numerous other Party and government organizations for women and was the highest ranking female official in Nazi Germany. She was known in Britain as "the perfect Nazi Woman"”. Following the end of the Second World War, she underwent denazification proceedings and was adjudged a "major offender". An unrepentant Nazi, she lived another half-century and published a book in which she professed her continued belief in Nazi ideology. Read more
• 24 Mar 1999: Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (born 1912) George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts was an American professional baseball player, manager, scout and front office executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians from 1936 to 1952. Tebbetts was regarded as the best catcher in the American League in the late 1940s. Read more
• 24 Mar 1995: Joseph Needham, English historian and academic (born 1900) Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, initiating publication of the multivolume Science and Civilisation in China. He called attention to what has come to be known as the Needham Question, of why and how China had ceded its leadership in science and technology to Western countries. Read more
• 24 Mar 1993: Albert Arlen, Australian pianist, composer, actor, and playwright (born 1905) Albert Arlen AM was a Turkish Australian pianist, composer, actor and playwright. He is best known for his musical The Sentimental Bloke, the "Alamein Concerto", and his setting of Banjo Paterson's Clancy of the Overflow. Read more
• 24 Mar 1993: John Hersey, American journalist and author (born 1914) John Richard Hersey was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to non-fiction reportage. In 1999, Hiroshima, Hersey's account of the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, was adjudged the finest work of American journalism of the 20th century by a 36-member panel associated with New York University's journalism department. Read more
• 24 Mar 1991: John Kerr, Australian lawyer and politician, 18th governor-general of Australia (born 1914) Sir John Robert Kerr was an Australian barrister and judge who served as the 18th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1974 to 1977. He is primarily known for his involvement in the 1975 constitutional crisis, which culminated in the dismissal of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and the appointment of Malcolm Fraser as caretaker prime minister. Read more
• 24 Mar 1990: Ray Goulding, American comedian and radio host (born 1922) Raymond Walter Goulding was an American comedian, who, together with Bob Elliott formed the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. Read more
• 24 Mar 1988: Turhan Feyzioğlu, Turkish academic and politician, 27th deputy prime minister of Turkey (born 1922) Turhan Feyzioğlu was a Turkish academic and a politician. Read more
• 24 Mar 1984: Sam Jaffe, American actor (born 1891) Shalom "Sam" Jaffe was an American actor, teacher, musician, and engineer. In 1951, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in The Asphalt Jungle (1950). He also appeared in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Ben-Hur (1959), and is additionally known for his roles as the titular character in Gunga Din (1939) and as the "High Lama" in Lost Horizon (1937). Read more
• 24 Mar 1980: Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (born 1917) Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador. He served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae, as Bishop of Santiago de María, and finally as the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. As archbishop, Romero spoke out against social injustice and violence amid the escalating conflict between the military government and left-wing insurgents that led to the Salvadoran Civil War. In 1980, Romero was fatally shot by an assassin while celebrating Mass. Though no one was ever convicted for the crime, investigations by the UN-created Truth Commission for El Salvador concluded that Major Roberto D'Aubuisson, a death squad leader and later founder of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) political party, had ordered the killing. Read more
• 24 Mar 1978: Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic (born 1916) Pak Mok-wol was an influential Korean poet and academic. Read more
• 24 Mar 1976: Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, English field marshal (born 1887) Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein,, nicknamed "Monty", was a senior British Army officer who served in the First World War, the Irish War of Independence and the Second World War. Read more
• 24 Mar 1973: Bertram Stevens, Australian accountant and politician, 25th premier of New South Wales (born 1889) Sir Bertram Sydney Barnsdale Stevens, also referred to as B. S. B. Stevens, was an Australian politician who served as the 25th Premier of New South Wales, in office from 1932 to 1939 as leader of the United Australia Party (UAP). Read more
• 24 Mar 1971: Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel and Aarhus City Hall (born 1902) Arne Emil Jacobsen, Hon. FAIA was a Danish architect and furniture designer. He is remembered for his contribution to architectural functionalism and for the worldwide success he enjoyed with simple well-designed chairs. Read more
• 24 Mar 1971: Arthur Metcalfe, Australian public servant (born 1895) Arthur John Metcalfe was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as Director-General of the Department of Health. Read more
• 24 Mar 1968: Alice Guy-Blaché, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1873) Alice Ida Antoinette Guy-Blaché was a French pioneer film director. She was one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film, as well as the first woman to direct a film. From 1896 to 1906, she was probably the only female filmmaker in the world. She experimented with Gaumont's Chronophone sync-sound system, and with color-tinting, interracial casting, and special effects. Read more
• 24 Mar 1962: Jean Goldkette, French-American pianist and bandleader (born 1899) John Jean Goldkette was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Read more
• 24 Mar 1962: Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (born 1884) Auguste Antoine Piccard was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer known for his record-breaking hydrogen balloon flights, with which he studied the Earth's upper atmosphere and became the first person to enter the stratosphere. Piccard was also known for his invention of the first bathyscaphe, FNRS-2, with which he made a number of unmanned dives in 1948 to explore the ocean's depths. Read more
• 24 Mar 1956: E. T. Whittaker, British mathematician and physicist (born 1873) Sir Edmund Taylor Whittaker was a British mathematician, physicist, and historian of science. Whittaker was a leading mathematical scholar of the early 20th century who contributed widely to applied mathematics and was renowned for his research in mathematical physics and numerical analysis, including the theory of special functions, along with his contributions to astronomy, celestial mechanics, the history of physics, and digital signal processing. Read more
• 24 Mar 1953: Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom (born 1867) Mary of Teck was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 6 May 1910 until 20 January 1936 as the wife of King George V. Read more
• 24 Mar 1951: Lorna Hodgkinson, Australian educator and educational psychologist (born 1887) Lorna Myrtle Hodgkinson was an Australian educator and educational psychologist who worked with intellectually disabled children. She was the first woman to receive a Doctor of Education degree from Harvard University. She called out the poor system in Australia and her reputation was ruined by the minister responsible. Read more
• 24 Mar 1950: James Rudolph Garfield, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1865) James Rudolph Garfield was an American lawyer and politician. Garfield was a son of President James A. Garfield and First Lady Lucretia Garfield. He served as Secretary of the Interior during President Theodore Roosevelt's administration. Read more
• 24 Mar 1948: Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter and illustrator (born 1885) Sigrid Maria Hjertén was a Swedish modernist painter. Hjertén is considered a major figure in Swedish modernism. Periodically she was highly productive and participated in 106 exhibitions. She worked as an artist for thirty years before dying of complications from a lobotomy, after having been diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1932. Read more
• 24 Mar 1946: Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (born 1892) Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion, a title he held for two reigns. Read more
• 24 Mar 1946: Carl Schuhmann, German gymnast, shot putter, and jumper (born 1869) Carl August Berthold Schuhmann was a German athlete who won four Olympic titles in gymnastics and wrestling at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, becoming the most successful athlete at the inaugural Olympics of the modern era. He also competed in weightlifting. Read more
• 24 Mar 1944: Orde Wingate, Indian-English general (born 1903) Major-General Orde Charles Wingate, was a senior British Army officer known for his creation of the Chindit deep-penetration missions in Japanese-held territory during the Burma Campaign of the Second World War. Read more
• 24 Mar 1940: Édouard Branly, French physicist and academic (born 1844) Édouard Eugène Désiré Branly was a French physicist and inventor known for his early involvement in wireless telegraphy and his invention of the coherer in 1890. Read more
• 24 Mar 1938: Yondonwangchug, Mongolian politician (born 1870) Yondonwangchug was an Inner Mongolian nobleman of Ulanqab League and politician under the Qing Dynasty, Republic of China and Mengjiang governments. Read more
• 24 Mar 1932: Frantz Reichel, French rugby player and hurdler (born 1871) François Étienne "Frantz" Reichel was a French sports administrator, athlete, cyclist and journalist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as a runner and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris as a rugby union player. He co-founded the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), and served as its first president in 1924–1932. Read more
• 24 Mar 1926: Phan Châu Trinh, Vietnamese activist (born 1872) Phan Châu Trinh, courtesy name Tử Cán (梓幹), pen name Tây Hồ (西湖) or Hi Mã (希馬), was an early 20th-century Vietnamese nationalist and reformer. He sought to end France's colonial occupation of Vietnam. His method of ending French colonial rule over Vietnam had opposed both violence and turning to other countries for support, and instead believed in attaining Vietnamese liberation by educating the population and by appealing to French democratic principles. Read more
• 24 Mar 1916: Enrique Granados, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1867) Enric Granados i Campiña, born Pantaleón Enrique Joaquín Granados Campiña was a Spanish and Catalan composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Joaquin Malats and other pianists, he was part of the modern Catalan school of piano, initiated by Pere Tintorer. Read more
• 24 Mar 1915: Margaret Lindsay Huggins, Anglo-Irish astronomer (born 1848) Margaret Lindsay, Lady Huggins was an Irish-English scientific investigator and astronomer. With her husband William Huggins she was a pioneer in the field of spectroscopy and co-wrote the Atlas of Representative Stellar Spectra (1897). Read more
• 24 Mar 1915: Karol Olszewski, Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist (born 1846) Karol Stanisław Olszewski was a Polish chemist, mathematician, and physicist. Together with Zygmunt Wróblewski, in 1883 he was the first scientist in the world to liquify oxygen and nitrogen. Read more
• 24 Mar 1909: John Millington Synge, Irish playwright and poet (born 1871) Edmund John Millington Synge, popularly known as J. M. Synge, was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, and collector of folklores. As a key figure of the Irish Literary Revival during the early 20th century, he is widely regarded by critics and scholars as one of the most influential dramatists of the Edwardian era, and by several of his peers, among them William Butler Yeats, as the most prolific playwright in Irish literature. Read more
• 24 Mar 1905: Jules Verne, French novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1828) Jules Gabriel Verne was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. Read more
• 24 Mar 1888: Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (born 1855) Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin was a Russian author of short stories. Read more
• 24 Mar 1887: Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and critic (born 1837) Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoi was a Russian Realist painter and art critic. One of the most prominent artisans during Tsar Alexander II's reign, he is remembered as co-founding member and public frontman of the Peredvizhniki movement. Read more
• 24 Mar 1882: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet and educator (born 1807) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator. His original works include the poems "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to completely translate Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and was one of the fireside poets from New England. Read more
• 24 Mar 1881: Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (born 1817) Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse was a French geologist and mineralogist. He is credited for inventing the Delesse principle in stereology. Read more
• 24 Mar 1869: Antoine-Henri Jomini, French-Russian general (born 1779) Baron Antoine-Henri Jomini was a Swiss-French military officer who served as a general in French and later in Russian service, and one of the most celebrated writers on the Napoleonic art of war. Jomini was largely self-taught in military strategy, and his ideas are a staple at military academies, the United States Military Academy at West Point being a prominent example; his theories were thought to have affected many officers who later served in the American Civil War. He may have coined the term logistics in his Summary of the Art of War (1838). Read more
• 24 Mar 1866: Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Queen of France (born 1782) Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily was Queen of the French by marriage to Louis Philippe I, King of the French. She was the last Queen of the French. Read more
• 24 Mar 1838: Abraham Hume, English floriculturist and Tory politician (born 1748/49) Sir Abraham Hume, 2nd Baronet was a British floriculturist and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1818. Read more
• 24 Mar 1824: Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, French lawyer (born 1753) Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux was a deputy to the National Convention during the French Revolution. He later served as a prominent leader of the French Directory. Read more

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