On This Day: 24 March

24 March in Indian history

• 1998A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others.India
• 1990Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka.India
• 1977Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress.India
• 1946A British Cabinet Mission arrives in India to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Raj to Indian leadership.India

24 March in world history

• 2018Syrian civil war: The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of Afrin District, marking the end of the Afrin offensive.
• 2006Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus as an actress whose alter ego is the titular character, premiered.
• 2002At the 74th Academy Awards, Halle Berry became the first African American to win Best Actress, winning for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball.
• 1982Bangladeshi President Abdus Sattar is deposed in a bloodless coup led by Army Chief Lieutenant general Hussain Muhammad Ershad, who suspends the Constitution and imposes martial law.
• 1976In Argentina, the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government of President Isabel Perón and start a seven-year dictatorial period self-styled the National Reorganization Process.
• 1964Royal assent was given to Prince Edward Island's Provincial Flag Act, which outlined the design of its provincial flag.
• 1922Irish War of Independence: In Belfast, two men wearing police uniforms broke into a house and murdered a Catholic family in what was believed to be a reprisal for the deaths of two policemen the day before.
• 1921The inaugural Women's Olympiad, the first international women's sports event, opened at the International Sporting Club of Monaco in Monte Carlo.
• 1900Robert Anderson Van Wyck, mayor of New York City, broke ground for a new underground Rapid Transit Railroad that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
• 1870A Chilean prospecting party led by José Díaz Gana discovers the silver ores of Caracoles in the Bolivian portion of Atacama Desert, leading to the last of the Chilean silver rushes and a diplomatic dispute over its taxation between Chile and Bolivia.
• 1860Japanese chief minister Ii Naosuke was assassinated by rōnin samurai upset with his role in opening Japan to foreign powers.
• 1794In Kraków, Tadeusz Kościuszko announces a general uprising against Imperial Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia, and assumes the powers of the Commander in Chief of all of the Polish forces.
• 1765Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
• 1387Hundred Years' War: An English fleet led by Richard Fitzalan attacked 250 to 360 French, Flemish and Castilian vessels in the Battle of Margate.

Born on 24 March

• 1984Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey playerIndia
• 1983T. J. Ford, American basketball player
• 1909Clyde Barrow, American criminal (died 1934)
• 1886Edward Weston, American photographer (died 1958)
• 1855Andrew W. Mellon, American banker, financier, and diplomat, 49th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1937)
• 1775Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer (died 1835)India

Died on 24 March

• 2007Shripad Narayan Pendse, Indian Marathi novelist (born 1913)[citation needed]India
• 1980Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (born 1917)
• 1953Mary of Teck, Queen Consort of George V of the United Kingdom, Empress Consort of India (born 1867)India
• 832Wulfred, archbishop of Canterbury

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 24 March in history?

2018: Syrian civil war: The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of Afrin District, marking the end of the Afrin offensive. 2006: Hannah Montana, starring Miley Cyrus as an actress whose alter ego is the titular character, premiered. 2002: At the 74th Academy Awards, Halle Berry became the first African American to win Best Actress, winning for her role as Leticia Musgrove in Monster's Ball. 1998: A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others.

What happened on 24 March in Indian history?

1998: A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others. 1990: Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka. 1977: Morarji Desai becomes the prime minister of India, the first prime minister not to belong to Indian National Congress.

Which famous people were born on 24 March?

Adrian D'Souza, Indian field hockey player (1984); T. J. Ford, American basketball player (1983); Clyde Barrow, American criminal (died 1934) (1909); Edward Weston, American photographer (died 1958) (1886).

Which day is observed on 24 March?

World Tuberculosis Day; Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice (Argentina); International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims; National Tree Planting Day (Uganda); World Tuberculosis Day (International).