Portal:Germany/Anniversaries/March/March 24
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![Georg Agricola](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Georg_Agricola.jpg/640px-Georg_Agricola.jpg)
- 1490 - Birth of scientist Georg Agricola (pictured)
- 1882 - Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis
- 1927 - Birth of author Martin Walser
- 1955 - Death of politician Otto Gessler