March 24 in history
Events on March 24
Notable events that happened on March 24 in past years.
- 2026
OpenAI announces that their flagship Sora app and API are shutting down.
Wikipedia article: OpenAI - 2018
Students across the United States stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
Wikipedia article: United States - 1999
Kosovo War: NATO begins attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
Wikipedia article: Kosovo War - 1998
Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany.
Wikipedia article: Rüdiger Marmulla - 1989
In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.
Wikipedia article: Prince William Sound - 1977
Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress.
Wikipedia article: Morarji Desai - 1949
Hanns Albin Rauter, a chief SS and Police Leader in the Netherlands, is convicted and executed for crimes against humanity.
Wikipedia article: Hanns Albin Rauter - 1939
The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch takes place; approximately 40 members of the VBDL starting from Nendeln march towards Vaduz with the intention of overthrowing the government and provoking Liechtenstein's annexation into Germany.
Wikipedia article: 1939 Liechtenstein putsch - 1922
The McMahon killings take place in Belfast. Six Catholic civilians are shot dead, two others wounded and a female family member assaulted. Police were suspected as being responsible, but no one was prosecuted.
Wikipedia article: McMahon killings - 1882
Robert Koch announces the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis.
Wikipedia article: Robert Koch - 1869
The last of Tītokowaru's forces surrender to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising.
Wikipedia article: Tītokowaru - 1829
The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.
Wikipedia article: Parliament of the United Kingdom - 1721
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046–1051.
Wikipedia article: Johann Sebastian Bach - 1603
Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.
- 1199
King Richard I of England is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting in France, leading to his death on April 6.
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