# What happened on March 24 in history?

**Date:** March 24  
**Events recorded:** 50  
**Years spanned:** 1199 – 2026  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/march/24/

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## Featured Event

**2023** — An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, causing mass destruction.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rolling_Fork_tornado)

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## Events on this date

- **1199** — King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England))
- **1387** — English victory over a Franco-Castilian-Flemish fleet in the Battle of Margate off the coast of Margate. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England))
- **1401** — Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turco-Mongol_tradition))
- **1603** — James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I))
- **1603** — Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyasu))
- **1663** — The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Carolina))
- **1720** — Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I_of_Sweden))
- **1721** — Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach))
- **1765** — Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain))
- **1794** — In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w))
- **1829** — The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom))
- **1832** — In Hiram, Ohio, a group of men beat and tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram%2C_Ohio))
- **1854** — President José Gregorio Monagas abolishes slavery in Venezuela. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Venezuela))
- **1860** — Sakuradamon Incident: Japanese chief minister (Tairō) Ii Naosuke is assassinated by rōnin samurai outside the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakuradamon_Incident_(1860)))
- **1869** — The last of Tītokowaru's forces surrender to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C4%ABtokowaru))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracoles))
- **1878** — The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Eurydice_(1843)))
- **1882** — Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Koch))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City))
- **1900** — Carnegie Steel Company is formed in New Jersey; its capitalization of $160 million is the largest to date. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Steel_Company))
- **1921** — The 1921 Women's Olympiad begins in Monte Carlo, becoming the first international women's sports event. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_Women's_Olympiad))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMahon_killings))
- **1927** — Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defence of the foreign citizens within the city. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanking_incident_of_1927))
- **1934** — The Tydings–McDuffie Act is passed by the United States Congress, allowing the Philippines to become a self-governing commonwealth. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tydings%E2%80%93McDuffie_Act))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Liechtenstein_putsch))
- **1944** — German troops massacre 335 Italian civilians in Rome. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1946** — A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Cabinet_Mission_to_India))
- **1949** — Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanns_Albin_Rauter))
- **1972** — Direct rule is imposed on Northern Ireland by the Government of the United Kingdom under Edward Heath. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_rule_(Northern_Ireland)))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina))
- **1977** — Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morarji_Desai))
- **1980** — El Salvadorian Archbishop Óscar Romero is assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdus_Sattar_(president)))
- **1986** — The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loscoe))
- **1989** — In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_William_Sound))
- **1990** — Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_intervention_in_the_Sri_Lankan_civil_war))
- **1992** — Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-45. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Atlantis))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Westside_Middle_School_shooting))
- **1998** — A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tornado))
- **1998** — Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCdiger_Marmulla))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_War))
- **1999** — A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc_Tunnel_fire))
- **2008** — Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan))
- **2015** — Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war))
- **2018** — Students across the United States stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States))
- **2023** — An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, causing mass destruction. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Rolling_Fork_tornado))
- **2024** — The 2024 Senegalese presidential election is held following anti-government protests. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Senegalese_presidential_election))
- **2026** — OpenAI announces that their flagship Sora app and API are shutting down. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI))

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## Notable births on March 24

- **2004** — **Gonzalo García** — Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_Garc%C3%ADa_(footballer%2C_born_2004)))
- **2001** — **Clara Burel** — French tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Burel))
- **1999** — **Katie Swan** — English tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Swan))
- **1998** — **Christopher Briney** — American actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Briney))
- **1998** — **Ethel Cain** — American singer-songwriter, record producer, and model ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Cain))
- **1998** — **Damar Hamlin** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damar_Hamlin))
- **1997** — **Mina** — Japanese singer and dancer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_(Japanese_singer)))
- **1996** — **Myles Turner** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myles_Turner))
- **1995** — **Enzo Zidane** — French-Spanish footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Zidane))
- **1993** — **Daniel Sazonov** — Finnish politician ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Sazonov))

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## Notable deaths on March 24

- **2026** — **Biruté Galdikas** — Canadian primatologist and conservationist (born 1946) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birut%C3%A9_Galdikas))
- **2026** — **Tracy Kidder** — American writer (born 1945) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Kidder))
- **2026** — **Mel Schilling** — Australian TV personality and coach (born 1972) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Schilling))
- **2025** — **Dick Carlson** — American journalist and diplomat (born 1941) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Carlson))
- **2024** — **Lou Whittaker** — American mountaineer, mountain guide, and businessman (born 1929) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Whittaker))
- **2023** — **Gordon Moore** — American businessman, engineer and co-founder of Intel Corporation (born 1929) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Moore))
- **2023** — **Pradeep Sarkar** — Indian writer and director (born 1955) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pradeep_Sarkar))
- **2022** — **Dagny Carlsson** — Swedish blogger and influencer (born 1912) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagny_Carlsson))
- **2021** — **Jessica Walter** — American actress and voice artist (born 1941) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Walter))
- **2020** — **Albert Uderzo** — French comic book artist (born 1927) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Uderzo))

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