Page 7: Historical Events In March - 24

1964  Kennedy half-dollar issued on March - 24.   

1964  Peter Lorre, Hungarian/US actor (Maltese Falcon, Raven), dies at 59 on March - 24.   

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

1965  On this day in history 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  U of Mich holds 1st "Teach-in" after bombing of North Vietnam on March - 24.   

1967  On March - 24 marc Lavry, composer, dies at 63   

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

1968  On March - 24 howard Petrie, actor (Border River, Bounty Hunter), dies at 61   

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

1970  Dutch cartoonist Frans Piët ends "Sjors &Sjimmie" strip on March - 24.   

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 March - 24 professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile   

1973  On March - 24 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  On this day in history doris Deane, dies at 74   

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

1975  Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on March - 24.   

1975  Muriel Hutchinson, actor (Another Thin Man), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1976  On March - 24 argentine President Isabel Perón deposed by country's military   

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

1976  Argentine Pres Isabel Peron deposed by country's military on March - 24.   

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

1977  Former Australian cabinet minister Don Chipp resigns from the Liberal Party; later he establishes the Australian Democrats on March - 24.   

1977  Saburo Moroi, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1978  Wings release "With a Little Luck" on March - 24.   

1978  On this day in history brackett Hamilton Leigh, [Douglass], author (Ginger Star), dies at 62   

1979  Columbia flown on aircraft carrier lands at Kennedy Space Center on this day in history.   

1979  First appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes on March - 24.   

1979  On this day in history yvonne Mitchell, writer, dies at 53   

1980  On this day in history aBC's nightly Iran Hostage crisis program renamed "Nightline"   

1980  On this day in history capitol Records releases some rare Beatles tracks   

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1188  On this day in history birth of ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders/son of Sancho I   

1441  Ernst I, elector of Saxon (1464-86) was born on March - 24.   

1494  Georgius Agricola, Germany, mineralogist (De Re Metallica) was born on this day in history.   

1607  Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent, Dune) was born on March - 24.   

1628  Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.   

1630  Jose Saenz d'Aguirre, Spanish cardinal was born on March - 24.   

1657  On March - 24 birth of arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)   

1693  John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776) was born on March - 24.   

0809  Harun al-Rashid, caliph of the Abbasid empire (786-809), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

1284  On this day in history death of king Hugh III of Cyprus   

1381  Death of Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint on this day in history.   

1396  Death of Walter Hilton, English mystic on March - 24.   

1400  On this day in history florens Radewijns, Dutch priest/leader Modern Devotion, dies   

1455  On March - 24 nicholas V, [Tommaso Parentucelli], Italian Pope (1447-55), dies at 57   

1471  On this day in history thomas Malory, author (Le Morte d'Arthur), dies at 55   

1558  Anna van Buren, countess of Egmond/Buren/Lingen, dies on March - 24.