Historical Events In March - 24

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

1920  Gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma) on this day in history.   

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 March - 24.   

1923  In China a 7.3 earthquake resulted in 5,000 dead. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on this day in history.   

1923  Greece becomes a republic on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1926  On March - 24 the first Safeway's Supermarket opens in Maryland, USA   

1926  The Beehive in the Hague opens 1st escalator in Netherlands on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history cuban chess champion, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie   

1927  On this day in history dutch first Chamber condemns Belgian &Netherlands' Wielingen Treaty   

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

1930  Planet Pluto named on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history the birth of Steve McQueen, American actor   

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

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

1932  George Robert Canning, cricketer (the 4th Lord Harris), dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in 16 mins & 30 seconds of 6th period Stanley Cup game lasts 9 periods (176 mins), ends 1-0   

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

1937  National Gallery of Art established by Congress on March - 24.   

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

1941  On March - 24 british troops defeat British Somalia   

1941  German troops occupy El Agheila Libya on this day in history.   

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

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

1944  811 British bombers attack Berlin on this day in history.   

1944  In occupied Rome, Nazis executed more than 300 civilians on this day in history.   

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

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 March - 24.   

1607  On March - 24 birth of michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune)   

1628  On this day in history birth of sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)   

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on March - 24.   

1657  On March - 24 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  Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44 on March - 24.   

1284  Death of King Hugh III of Cyprus on this day in history.   

1381  On March - 24 death of saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint   

1396  On this day in history death of walter Hilton, English mystic   

1400  On March - 24 florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies   

1455  Nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57 on March - 24.   

1471  On this day in history thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55   

1558  On March - 24 anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies