On March 24, history records 44 notable events, 226 famous births and 88 deaths, spanning the years 1401 to 1829.
Events on this day include: Turco-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. (1401); James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I. (1603).
Notable people born on March 24 include Yue Fei (1103), An-Nasir Muhammad (1285), Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441).
Notable figures who died on this day include Harun al-Rashid (809), Wulfred (832), Hugh III of Cyprus (1284).
Events on 24 March 44
See all →James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.
Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shogun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.
The Province of Carolina is granted by charter to eight Lords Proprietor in reward for their assistance in restoring Charles II of England to the throne.
Count Frederick of Hesse-Kassel is elected King of Sweden by the Riksdag of the Estates, after his consort Ulrika Eleonora abdicated the throne on 29 February
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.
Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
In 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.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, allowing Catholics to serve in Parliament.
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Birthdays on 24 March 226
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Deaths on 24 March 88
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