Page 5: Historical Events In March - 24

1920  1st US coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC) on March - 24.   

1920  On this day in history gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma)   

1921  Deodat de Severac, composer, dies at 48 on March - 24.   

1922  Grand National at Aintree sees only 3 horses out of 32 starters finish on March - 24.   

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

1923  Greece becomes a republic on March - 24.   

1924  On March - 24 greece becomes a republic   

1925  On this day in history kSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions   

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

1926  The first Safeway's Supermarket opens in Maryland, USA on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history the Beehive in the Hague opens 1st escalator in Netherlands   

1927  Cuban chess champion, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie on March - 24.   

1927  On March - 24 dutch first Chamber condemns Belgian &Netherlands' Wielingen Treaty   

1927  Cuban chess champ, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie on March - 24.   

1930  On March - 24 planet Pluto named   

1930  On March - 24 the birth of Steve McQueen, American actor   

1930  On March - 24 1st religious services telecast in US (W2XBS NYC)   

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

1932  On this day in history george Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies   

1933  On this day in history peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency   

1934  US declares the Philippines to become independent in 1945 on March - 24.   

1935  Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour goes national on NBC Radio Network on March - 24.   

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 March - 24.   

1937  On March - 24 bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois)   

1941  On this day in history british troops defeat British Somalia   

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

1941  Glenn Miller begins work on his first movie for 20th Century Fox on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) later made into a movie   

1944  On this day in history 811 British bombers attack Berlin   

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

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

1945  150 bombers fly from Italy to bomb Berlin on this day in history.   

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1188  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I was born on March - 24.   

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

1494  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born on March - 24.   

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on this day in history.   

1628  On March - 24 birth of sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)   

1630  On this day in history birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal   

1657  On this day in history birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)   

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  Death of King Hugh III of Cyprus on this day in history.   

1381  On this day in history death of saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint   

1396  On March - 24 death of walter Hilton, English mystic   

1400  On this day in history florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies   

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

1471  On March - 24 thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55   

1558  Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies on March - 24.