March 24 in History
March 24 is the anniversary of the death of Biruté Galdikas (2026). Below are deaths, events for March 24, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Yue Fei, Chinese military general was born in 1103, while Harun al-Rashid, Arab caliph died in 809.
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Famous people who died on March 24
2026
Biruté Galdikas (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Canadian primatologist and conservationist (1946–2026)
What happened on March 24
- 2026
OpenAI announces that their flagship Sora app and API are shutting down.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2024
The 2024 Senegalese presidential election is held following anti-government protests.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2023
An EF4 tornado strikes the towns of Rolling Fork and Silver City, Mississippi, causing mass destruction.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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 source (opens in a new tab) - 2015
Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2008
Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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 source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 39 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, open fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1998
Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performs the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1992
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-45.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with the last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1989
In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.
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Editor's picks
Born on March 24
- 1103 — Yue Fei, Chinese military general (died 1142)
- 1441 — Ernest, Elector of Saxony, German ruler of Saxony (died 1486)
- 1494 — Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist and scholar (died 1555)
Died on March 24
- 809 — Harun al-Rashid, Arab caliph (born 763)
- 832 — Wulfred, archbishop of Canterbury
- 1284 — Hugh III of Cyprus (born 1235)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for March 24
Quick answers
Who died on March 24? Biruté Galdikas (2026), Tracy Kidder (2026), Mel Schilling (2026).
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