March 24th (2008) was a Monday. It's the 83rd day of the year (84th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 282 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 24th March, 2008
» Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its Bhutanese general election, 2008 named first ever general election.
March 24th Famous Deaths for 2008
» Chalmers Alford, American guitarist (b. 1955)
» Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (b. 1941)
» Rafael Azcona, Spanish author and screenwriter (b. 1926)
» Hal Riney, American advertiser, founded Publicis & Hal Riney (b. 1932)
» Richard Widmark, American actor (b. 1914)
March 24th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Catherine of Vadstena
» Mac Cairthinn of Clogher
» Óscar Romero (Anglican Communion, Lutheranism)
» Paul Couturier (Calendar of saints (Church of England) called Church of England)
» Simon of Trent (cult suppressed)
» Walter Hilton (Church of England)
» March 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Public holidays in Kyrgyzstan named Day of National Revolution (Kyrgyzstan)
» Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice (Argentina)
» National Tree Planting Day Uganda e.g National Tree Planting Day (Uganda)