Historical Events In March - 24

1964  On this day in history kennedy half-dollar issued   

1964  Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1965  On March - 24 uS Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of crater Alphonsus   

1965  On March - 24 uS Ranger 9 strikes Moon, 10 miles (16 km) NE of crater Alphonsus   

1966  On this day in history selective Service announces college deferments based on performance   

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

1967  On this day in history marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63   

1968  Mickey Wright wins Port Malabar Golf Invitational on March - 24.   

1968  Howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1969  Joseph Kasavubu, president Congo (1960-65), dies at about 55 on March - 24.   

1970  On this day in history dutch cartoonist Frans Piët ends "Sjors &Sjimmie" strip   

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  On this day in history professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile   

1973  On this day in history harley Race beats Dory Funk Jr in Kansas City, to become NWA champ   

1974  Uganda crushes coup attempt against President Idi Amin following machine-gun and mortar battle with rebels on March - 24.   

1974  36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: NC State beats Marquette 76-64 on this day in history.   

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

1975  On this day in history muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 to retain the heavyweight boxing title   

1975  On this day in history muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1975  On March - 24 muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60   

1976  On this day in history argentine President Isabel Perón deposed by country's military   

1976  British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery dies. He defeated the Germans at El Alamein on this day in history.   

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

1976  Bernard L Montgomery, British general, defeated Rommel, dies at 88 on March - 24.   

1977  On this day in history former Australian cabinet minister Don Chipp resigns from the Liberal Party; later he establishes the Australian Democrats   

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 March - 24.   

1979  On this day in history columbia flown on aircraft carrier lands at Kennedy Space Center   

1979  First appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes on this day in history.   

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

1980  ABC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline" on this day in history.   

1980  Capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1630  On March - 24 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 March - 24.   

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 March - 24.   

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

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 this day in history.