Birthdays occurring on March, 24

1926

Dario Fo was born on March 24, 1926 Italian playwright, manager-director and actor-mime, 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature, b.1926 Our homeland is the whole world. Our law is liberty. We have but one thought, revolution in our hearts. More quotations from Dario Fo

1930

Steve Mcqueen was born on March 24, 1930 Afghan born American actor, 1930-1980 I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth. More quotations from Steve Mcqueen

1936

David Suzuki was born on March 24, 1936 Canadian environmentalist, scientist and broadcaster b.1936 The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home. More quotations from David Suzuki

Deaths occurring on March, 24

1603

Elizabeth I died on March 24, 1603 Queen of England 1533-1603 The past cannot be cured. More quotations from Elizabeth I

1773

Lord Chesterfield died on March 24, 1773 British statesman, diplomat and wit, 1694-1773 He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. More quotations from Lord Chesterfield

1877

Walter Bagehot died on March 24, 1877 British political analyst, economist and editor, one of the most influential journalists of the mid-Victorian period.1826-1877 The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. More quotations from Walter Bagehot

1882

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died on March 24, 1882 the most popular American poet in the 19th century, 1807-1882 As unto the bow the cord is, / So unto the man is woman; / Though she bends him, she obeys him, / Though she draws him, yet she follows; / Useless each without the other! More quotations from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1905

Jules Verne died on March 24, 1905 French author whose writings laid much of the foundation of modern science fiction. 1828-1905 To those who were not familiar with the motions of the moon, they demonstrated that she possesses two distinct motions, the first being that of rotation upon her axis, the second being that of revolution round the earth, accomplishing both together in an equal period of time, that is to say, in twenty-seven and one-third days. More quotations from Jules Verne