The 24t o Mairch is the 83t day o the year (84t in lowp years) in the Gregorian Calendar, wi 282 days ti come.
1989 : The Exxon Valdez
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1494 - Georgius Agricola , German scientist (d. 1555 )
1733 - Joseph Priestley , Inglis theologian, chemist an philosopher (d. 1804 )
1874 - Luigi Einaudi , Italian statesman (d. 1961 )
1874 - Harry Houdini , Hungarian-American magician an actor (d. 1926 )
1884 - Peter Debye , Dutch-American pheesicist (d. 1966 )
1893 - Walter Baade , German astronomer (d. 1960 )
1911 - Joseph Barbera , American animator, director an producer (d. 2006 )
1921 - Vasily Smyslov , Roushie chess player (d. 2010 )
1926 - Dario Fo , Italian writer an playwricht (d. 2016 )
1930 - Steve McQueen , American actor (d. 1980 )
1935 - Mary Berry , Inglis cookery writer an presenter
1947 - Archie Gemmill , Scots fitbawer
1957 - Michael Weir , Scots politeecian
1960 - Nena , German sangster
1961 - Yanis Varoufakis , Greek economist an politeecian
1963 - Eric Vloeimans , Dutch jazz muisicker an record producer
1970 - Lara Flynn Boyle , American actress
1973 - Jim Parsons , American actor
1974 - Alyson Hannigan , American actress
1977 - Jessica Chastain , American actress
1986 - Nathalia Dill , Brazilian actress
1987 - Ramires , Brazilian fitbawer
1455 - Pape Nicholas V (b. 1397 )
1603 - Queen Elizabeth I o Ingland (b. 1533 )
1844 - Bertel Thorvaldsen , Dens sculptor (b. 1770 )
1882 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow , American poet (b. 1807 )
1905 - Jules Verne , French writer (b. 1828 )
1946 - Alexander Alekhine , Roushie chess player (b. 1892 )
1953 - Mary o Teck (b. 1867 )
2008 - Richard Widmark , American actor (b. 1914 )
2012 - Jocky Wilson , Scots darts player (b. 1950 )
2016 - Johan Cruyff , Dutch fitbawer (b. 1947 )
2016 - Garry Shandling , American actor an comedian (b. 1949 )
Warld Tuberculosis Day
Day o Remembrance for Truth an Justice (Argentinae )
Auld Ne'er's Even unner the Julian calendar (until 1599 in Scotland , until 1752 in the rest o the Breetish Empire )
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