What Day of the Week
March 24: Day of the Week
March 24, 2022 is the 83rd day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 282 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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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.
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March 24: This Day in History
March 24th is the 365th and last day of the year in many European implementations of the Julian calendar.
March 24 Historical Event(s)
- 1832In Hiram, Ohio a group of men beat, tar and feather Mormon leader Joseph Smith, Jr.
- 1878The British frigate HMS Eurydice sinks, killing more than 300.
- 1896A. A. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history.
- 1923Greece becomes a republic.
- 1958Rock'N'Roll teen idol Elvis Presley is drafted in the U.S. Army.
- 1986The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
- 1989Exxon Valdez oil spill: In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240000 oilbbl of petroleum after running aground.
- 1993Discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
- 1998A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others.
- 1999Kosovo War: NATO commences air bombardment against Yugoslavia, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
Who were born on March 24?
- 1903Malcolm Muggeridge, British author and scholar (d. 1990)
- 1907Paul Sauvé, Quebec politician (d. 1960)
- 1917Constantine Andreou, Greek-Brazilian artist (d. 2007)
- 1919Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American author and publisher
- 1926Dario Fo, Italian writer, Nobel laureate
- 1944R. Lee Ermey, American actor
- 1955Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1972Steve Karsay, American baseball player
- 1982Jimmy Hempte, Belgian footballer
- 1984Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player
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