Historical Events In March - 24

1920  On this day in history 1st US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC)   

1920  On March - 24 gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma)   

1921  Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1922  Grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32 starters finish on this day in history.   

1923  On March - 24 in China a 7.3 earthquake resulted in 5,000 dead. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.   

1923  On this day in history greece becomes a republic.   

1924  Greece becomes a republic on March - 24.   

1925  On March - 24 kSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions   

1926  The Beehive in the Hague opens first escalator in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history the first Safeway's Supermarket opens in Maryland, USA   

1926  The Beehive in the Hague opens 1st escalator in Netherlands on March - 24.   

1927  Cuban chess champion, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie on this day in history.   

1927  Dutch first Chamber condemns Belgian &Netherlands' Wielingen Treaty on this day in history.   

1927  On March - 24 cuban chess champ, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie   

1930  On March - 24 planet Pluto named   

1930  The birth of Steve McQueen, American actor on this day in history.   

1930  1st religious services telecast in US (W2XBS NYC) on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history 1st US radio broadcast from a moving train (Belle Baker WABC from MD)   

1932  George Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies on March - 24.   

1933  On March - 24 peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency   

1934  On this day in history uS declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945   

1935  Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour goes national on NBC Radio Network on this day in history.   

1936  Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 mins & 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 mins), ends 1-0 on March - 24.   

1937  Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem IL) on March - 24.   

1937  National Gallery of Art established by Congress on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois)   

1941  British troops defeat British Somalia on March - 24.   

1941  On this day in history german troops occupy El Agheila Libya   

1941  On March - 24 glenn Miller begins work on his first movie for 20th Century Fox   

1944  On March - 24 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) later made into a movie   

1944  On March - 24 811 British bombers attack Berlin   

1944  On March - 24 in occupied Rome, Nazis executed more than 300 civilians   

1944  On this day in history 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape)   

1945  On March - 24 150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin.   

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1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on this day in history.   

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on March - 24.   

1494  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born on this day in history.   

1607  On this day in history birth of michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune)   

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on this day in history.   

1657  Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725) was born on March - 24.   

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

0809  On this day in history harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44   

1284  On March - 24 death of king Hugh III of Cyprus   

1381  Death of Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint on this day in history.   

1396  Death of Walter Hilton, English mystic on March - 24.   

1400  Florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies on March - 24.   

1455  On this day in history nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57   

1471  Thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55 on March - 24.   

1558  On this day in history anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies