Saturday March 23, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

March 23: Day of the Week

March 23, 2024 was the 83rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 283 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Saturday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Doyōbi.

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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

March 23 Historical Event(s)

1801
Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael’s Castle.
1868
The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law.
1905
Eleftherios Venizelos calls for Crete’s union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as the Theriso revolt.
1909
Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society.
1931
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for murder during the Indian struggle for independence.
1939
The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of Slovak air force in the city of Spišská Nová Ves, kills 13 people and began the Slovak–Hungarian War.
1965
NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States’ first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young).
1978
The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line.
1983
Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.
2005
Texas City Refinery explosion: During a test on a distillation tower liquid waste builds up and flows out of a blowout tower. Waste fumes ignite and explode killing 15 workers.

Who were born on March 23?

1699
John Bartram, American botanist (d. 1777)
1874
J. C. Leyendecker, German American Illustrator (d. 1951)
1895
Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian (d. 2001)
1937
Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder
1962
Steve Redgrave, British rower
1965
Gary Whitehead, American poet
1976
Michelle Monaghan, American actress
1979
Mark Buehrle, American baseball player
1981
Erin Crocker, American race car driver
1992
Vanessa Morgan, Canadian actress and singer

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