What Day of the Week
March 24: Day of the Week
March 24, 2022 was the 83rd day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 282 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.
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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.
- 1896A. A. Popov makes the first radio signal transmission in history.
- 1944World War II: In an event later dramatized in the movie The Great Escape, 76 prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III.
- 1973Kenyan athlete Kip Keino defeats Jim Ryun at the first-ever professional track meet in Los Angeles, California.
- 1976In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a 7-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process. Since 2006, a public holiday known as Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice is held on this day.
- 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.
- 1998A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India killing 250 people and injuring 3000 others.
- 1999Mont Blanc Tunnel fire kills 38 people
- 2003The Arab League votes 21-1 in favor of a resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional removal of U.S. and British soldiers from Iraq.
Who were born on March 24?
- 1755Rufus King, American politician (d. 1827)
- 1828Horace Gray, American jurist and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 1902)
- 1886Athenagoras I, 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
- 1910Richard Conte, American actor (d. 1975)
- 1912Dorothy Height, American activist (d. 2010)
- 1923Michael Legat, England writer (d. 2011)
- 1973Jacek Bąk, Polish footballer
- 1984Park Bom, South Korean singer (2NE1)
- 1986Kohei Hirate, Japanese racing driver
- 1990Starlin Castro, American baseball player
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