March 24 in History – What happened on 24 March in Past
✅ Published on March 24th, 2021 in March in History 24 March - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on March 24, the day number in a year is 83 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 84. March 24 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
March 24 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1603 | King James VI of Scotland acceded to the thrones of England and Ireland, becoming James I of England and unifying the crowns of the kingdoms for the first time. |
| 1720 | The Reichsgrad of the Estates made Frederick I the King of Sweden. |
| 1721 | Johann Sebastian Bach presented Margrave Christian Ludwig Brandenburg-Schwedt with six concertos, now commonly called the Brandenburg concertos. |
| 1721 | Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto was dedicated to Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwright. |
| 1731 | Jerome alias Heronimus) de Salis Parliamentary Act was made according to the British. |
| 1828 | Philadelphia, and the first state owned by the Columbia Railway). |
| 1837 | Black citizens were given the right to vote in Canada. |
| 1855 | Long-distance messages were sent from Telegraph between Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi. |
| 1860 | Ronin samurai of the Mito Domain assassinated Japanese Chief Minister Ii Naosuke, upset with his role in the opening of Japan to foreign powers. |
| 1868 | The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company was formed. |
| 1869 | The last of Maori leader Titokowaru's forces surrendered tothe New Zealand government, ending his uprising. |
| 1870 | It was officially opened after the founding of Syracuse University. |
| 1878 | British ship Eurydice sunk, killing 300 people. |
| 1882 | German physician Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium that causes tuberculosis. |
| 1883 | New York and Chicago had a phone conversation for the first time. |
| 1922 | Irish War of Independence-In Belfast, Northern Irish police broke into a house and murdered a Catholic family in reprisal for the deaths of two policemen the day before. |
| 1927 | Chinese Civil War-In the midst of a battle between the Communists and Nationalists, warships from six countries bombarded Nanjing in defense of the foreign citizens living there. |
| 1927 | Following the capture of Nanjing by an alliance of Nationalist And Communist forces, British and American warships bombarded the city in defence of foreign citizens there. |
| 1932 | For the first time in America, radio broadcasting was done by moving train. |
| 1934 | The Tydings–McDuffie Act came into effect, which provided for self-government of the Philippines and for Filipino independence from the United States after a period of ten years. |
| 1944 | World War II-German occupation troops killed 335 people in Rome as a reprisal for a partisan attack conducted on the previous day against the SS Police Regiment Bozen. |
| 1944 | Second World War-Captured Allied airmen began 'the Great Escape', breaking out of the German prison camp Stalag Luft III. |
| 1946 | The British Cabinet Mission, consisting of Lord Pethick-Lawrence, Sir Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander, arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership. |
| 1953 | Queen Mary, grandmother of the Queen of Britain, died while asleep. |
| 1977 | Morarji Desai became the fourth Prime Minister of India and formed the first non-Congress government at the Center. |
| 1989 | The tanker Exxon Valdez spilled more than 10 million US gallons of oil into Prince William Sound, Alaska, causing one of the most devastating man-made environmental disasters at sea. |
| 1993 | Ezer Weisman was elected President of Israel. |
| 1994 | Song of Jacob Zulu' opens at Plymouth Theater New York City. It performed for 53 performances. |
| 1997 | Australian parliament overturns world's 1st and only euthanasia law. |
| 1998 | In India, 250 people were killed and 3000 injured due to heavy storms through Dantan. |
| 1999 | Pn Bhagwati India) elected vice-president of the United Nations Human Rights Committee for a second consecutive term. |
| 2002 | Whoopi Goldberg hosted 74th Academy Awards Oscar Ceremony. A Beautiful Mind wins Best Picture. Denzell Washington and Hallie Berry win lead acting awards. |
| 2003 | World Tuberculosis Day was observed all over the world to increase public awareness for tuberculosis prevention and to continue efforts to control it. |
| 2007 | The Australian Labor Party was re-established after the election of the state of New South Wales. |
| 2008 | Bhutan holds it first general election. |
| 2008 | The Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party, led by Jigme Thinley,won 45 out of 47 seats in the National Assembly of Bhutan in thecountry's first-ever general election. |
| 2008 | Pakistan People's Party leader Yusuf Raza Gilani was elected the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
| 2011 | Kenya opened the Africa carbon Exchange. it is the first carbon exchange in Africa .It has been opened to Exchange carbon credits. |
| 2012 | Evo Morales, the President Bolivia assets that he will have International court of Justice in Hague, Netherland to solve the dispute of the border between Bolivia and Chile. |
| 2012 | China has planned to phase out the practice of taking and selling organs. This plan is regarding the executed prisoners. |
| 2013 | 17 soldiers were killed in a suicide attack on a military post in Pakistan's North Waziristan. |
| 2014 | Disney has announced that it will buy Maker Studios for 500 million with an additional payout of 450 million if it can meet certain performance targets. Disney can expand marketing outlets for its media trough selling online video. |
| 2015 | The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 deliberately crashed the aircraft in a mass murder–suicide in the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board. |
Famous Birthdays of March 24 😀:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1919 | Robert Heilbroner / Historian / United States of America |
| 1925 | Puig Aubert / Rugby Player / Germany |
| 1978 | Jose Valverde / Baseball Player / Dominican Republic |
| 1848 | Honoré Beaugrand / Politician / Canada |
| 1933 | Stephen De Staebler / Educator / United States of America |
| 1863 | Satyendra Prasanno Sinha / Lawyer / India |
| 1977 | Jessica Chastain / Actress / United States of America |
| 1820 | Edmond Becquerel / Academic / France |
| 1990 | Starlin Castro / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1975 | Thomas Johansson / Tennis Player / Sweden |
| 1834 | John Wesley Powell / Soldier / United States of America |
| 1927 | John Woodland Hastings / Academic / United States of America |
| 1988 | Kardo Ploomipuu / Swimmer / Estonia |
| 1946 | Klaus Dinger / Writer / Germany |
| 1961 | Yanis Varoufakis / Politician / Greece |
| 1947 | Christine Gregoire / Politician / United States of America |
| 1809 | Joseph Liouville / Academic / France |
| 1987 | Josh Zeid / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1988 | Matías Martínez / Footballer / Argentina |
| 1979 | Norris Hopper / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1973 | Steve Corica / Footballer / Australia |
| 1945 | Curtis Hanson / Producer / United States of America |
| 1830 | Robert Hamerling / Poet / Austria |
| 1762 | Marcos Portugal / Composer / Portugal |
| 1917 | John Kendrew / Biochemist / United Kingdom |
| 1959 | Derek Statham / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1970 | Erica Kennedy / Author / United States of America |
| 1874 | Luigi Einaudi / Politician / Italy |
| 1982 | Jimmy Hempte / Footballer / Belgium |
| 1892 | Marston Morse / Academic / United States of America |
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Aapane abhi padha: 24 March Ki Pramukh Aitihasik Ghatnayen.
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