Historical Events In March - 24

1964  Kennedy half-dollar issued on this day in history.  

1964  On March - 24 peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59  

1965  US Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of crater Alphonsus on this day in history.  

1965  US Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) NE of crater Alphonsus on this day in history.  

1966  Selective Service announces college deferments based on performance on this day in history.  

1967  On March - 24 u of Mich holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam  

1967  Marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63 on March - 24.  

1968  On March - 24 mickey Wright wins Port Malabar Golf Invitational  

1968  Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61 on March - 24.  

1969  On March - 24 joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55  

1970  Dutch cartoonist Frans Piët ends "Sjors &Sjimmie" strip on this day in history.  

1970  Dutch cartoonist Frans Piet ends "Sjors & Sjimmie" strip on March - 24.  

1972  Great Britain imposes direct rule over Northern Ireland on March - 24.  

1973  Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile on this day in history.  

1973  Harley Race beats Dory Funk Jr in Kansas City, to become NWA champ on March - 24.  

1974  On this day in history uganda crushes coup attempt against President Idi Amin following machine-gun and mortar battle with rebels.  

1974  On March - 24 36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: NC State beats Marquette 76-64  

1974  Doris Deane, dies at 74 on March - 24.  

1975  On March - 24 muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 to retain the heavyweight boxing title  

1975  Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on March - 24.  

1975  Muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60 on March - 24.  

1976  Argentine President Isabel Perón deposed by country's military on March - 24.  

1976  British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery dies. He defeated the Germans at El Alamein on March - 24.  

1976  On March - 24 argentine Pres Isabel Peron deposed by country's military  

1976  On this day in history bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88  

1977  Former Australian cabinet minister Don Chipp resigns from the Liberal Party; later he establishes the Australian Democrats on March - 24.  

1977  On March - 24 saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73  

1978  Wings release "With a Little Luck" on March - 24.  

1978  Brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1979  Columbia flown on aircraft carrier lands at Kennedy Space Center on this day in history.  

1979  On this day in history first appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes  

1979  Yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

1980  On this day in history aBC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline"  

1980  On March - 24 capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks  

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

1441  On this day in history birth of ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86)  

1494  On March - 24 birth of georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica)  

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on March - 24.  

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on March - 24.  

1630  On March - 24 birth of jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal  

1657  On March - 24 birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)  

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on March - 24.  

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

1284  Death of King Hugh III of Cyprus on March - 24.  

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

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

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

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

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

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