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What Happened In March 1924 In History

Historical Events for March, 1924

  • 3rd » The thirteen-century-old Islamic caliphate is abolished when Abdul Mejid II e.g Caliph Abdul Mejid II of the Ottoman Empire is deposed. The last remnant of the old regime gives way to the reformed Turkey of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk known as Kemal Atatürk.
  • 3rd » The Free State of Fiume is annexed by Kingdom of Italy.
  • 8th » The Castle Gate mine disaster kills 172 coal miners near Castle Gate, Utah.
  • 16th » In accordance with the Treaty of Rome, 1924 known as Treaty of Rome, Rijeka e.g Fiume becomes annexed as part of Italy.
  • 25th » On the anniversary of Greek War of Independence called Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1924

  • 1st » Arnold Drake, American author and screenwriter (d. 2007)
  • 1st » Deke Slayton, American pilot and astronaut (d. 1993)
  • 2nd » Cal Abrams, American baseball player (d. 1997)
  • 2nd » Renos Apostolidis, Greek philologist, author, and critic (d. 2004)
  • 2nd » William Howie, Baron Howie of Troon, English politician
  • 3rd » Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Japan
  • 3rd » Lilian Velez, Filipino actress (d. 1948)
  • 3rd » Ali Faik Zaghloul, Egyptian radio host (d. 1995)
  • 6th » Ottmar Walter, German footballer (d. 2013)
  • 6th » William H. Webster, American lawyer and jurist, 14th Director of Central Intelligence
  • 7th » Bill Boedeker, American football player (d. 2014)
  • 8th » Anthony Caro, English sculptor (d. 2013)
  • 8th » Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-French physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
  • 8th » Sean McClory, Irish actor (d. 2003)
  • 11th » Kuno Pajula, Estonian clergyman (d. 2012)
  • 12th » Claude-Gilles Gosselin, Canadian politician
  • 12th » Donald A. Haggar, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
  • 12th » Henri Rochon, Canadian tennis player (d. 2005)
  • 14th » Jacques Antoine, French game show producer, created 'The Crystal Maze' and 'Fort Boyard (TV series) called Fort Boyard' (d. 2012)
  • 15th » Walter Gotell, German-English actor (d. 1997)
  • 16th » Beryl Davis, English-American singer (d. 2011)
  • 17th » Stephen Dodgson, English composer (d. 2013)
  • 19th » Joe Gaetjens, Haitian footballer (d. 1964)
  • 19th » Mary Wimbush, English actress (d. 2005)
  • 20th » Jozef Kroner, Slovak actor (d. 1998)
  • 21st » Dov Shilansky, Israeli politician (d. 2010)
  • 22nd » Al Neuharth, American journalist and author, founded 'USA Today' (d. 2013)
  • 22nd » Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian colonel, pilot, and engineer (d. 1960)
  • 22nd » Bill Roost, English footballer (d. 2013)
  • 22nd » Bill Wendell, American television announcer (d. 1999)
  • 23rd » Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American politician (d. 2013)
  • 23rd » Bette Nesmith Graham, American inventor, invented Liquid Paper (d. 1980)
  • 23rd » Olga Kennard, English crystallographer
  • 24th » Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)
  • 25th » Roberts Blossom, American actor (d. 2011)
  • 25th » Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress
  • 27th » Ian Black (footballer born 1924) e.g Ian Black, Scottish footballer (d. 2012)
  • 27th » Hideko Takamine, Japanese actress (d. 2010)
  • 27th » Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990)
  • 28th » Freddie Bartholomew, English-American actor (d. 1992)
  • 28th » Byrd Baylor, American author
  • 28th » Fred Flanagan, Australian footballer (d. 2013)
  • 30th » Alan Davidson (food writer) known as Alan Davidson, English historian and author (d. 2003)
  • 31st » Leo Buscaglia, American author (d. 1998)
  • 31st » Charles Guggenheim, American director and producer (d. 2002)

Famous Deaths for March 1924

  • 1st » Louis Perrée, French fencer (b. 1871)
  • 22nd » William Macewen, Scottish surgeon (b. 1848)
  • 27th » Walter Parratt, English organist and composer (b. 1841)
  • 29th » Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer and conductor (b. 1852)
  • 31st » George Charles Haité, English painter and illustrator (b. 1855)

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