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What happened in history on this day: March 24?
On March 24 in ...
- 1913 - Netherlands soccer team's first victory over England.
- 1922 - Grand National at Aintree sees only three horses out of 32 starters finish.
- 1930 - R˙nsburgse Boys soccer team forms.
- 1941 - Long Island University beats Ohio University 56-42 for NIT basketball championship.
- 1950 - Gracie de Moss wins LPGA Pro-Ladies Golf Championship.
- 1950 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman.
- 1950 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button.
- 1961 - New York Senate approves US$55 million for a baseball stadium at Flushing Meadows.
- 1962 - 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59.
- 1962 - Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title; he dies ten days later.
- 1968 - Mickey Wright wins Port Malabar Golf Invitational.
- 1973 - Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52 to win AIAW Basketball title.
- 1973 - Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile.
- 1973 - San Francisco 49ers' president Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams.
- 1974 - 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64; this ends UCLA's 7-year reign as NCAA basketball champions.
- 1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds to retain the heavyweight boxing title.
- 1979 - Ten rebounds and ten assists, as the Spartans cruise to a 101-67 by University of Pennsylvania; Michigan State's Earvin "Magic" Johnson registers triple-double 29 points.
- 1979 - First appearance as Australian cricket captain for Kim Hughes.
- 1980 - 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54.
- 1980 - The Australia Olympic Committee announces it will send an Olympic delegation to Moscow, despite objections by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.
- 1981 - Bombay beats Delhi by innings and 46 to win Ranji Cricket Trophy.
- 1984 - International Olympic Committee agrees to six-team exhibition baseball tournament in Olympics.
- 1984 - Igor Malkov skates world record 10 km (14:01.51).
- 1984 - Andrea Schöne skates ladies' world record 5 km (7:04.52).
- 1985 - Jan Stephenson wins LPGA GNA Golf Classic.
- 1985 - Norman Gifford makes cricket ODI debuts at age 44 (v Australia, Sharjah).
- 1987 - Western Australia wins the Sheffield Shield by drawing cricket final versus Victoria.
- 1988 - Quarterback Dan Fouts retires.
- 1990 - Tom Hunter swims world record 50-metre freestyle (21.81 seconds).
- 1991 - Barcelona Dragons beat New York/New Jersey Knights 19-7 in their first WLAF game.
- 1991 - Danielle Ammaccapane wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament.
- 1991 - New York Yankees beat New York Mets, 9-3.
- 1996 - Laura Davies wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament.
- 2001 - During an exhibition baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the pitch sends it over the catcher's head.
- 2008 - In Greece, the Olympic torch begins its journey to Beijing, China.
Births of sports figures on March 24
- 1866 - Birth of Jack McAuliffe US lightweight boxing champion, hall of famer.
- 1885 - Birth of Charlie Daniels US swimmer (Olympics-4 gold-1904, 1908).
- 1893 - Birth of George Sisler baseball hall of fame first baseman (257 hits in 1920).
- 1929 - Birth of Cuan McCarthy; cricket player (36 Test wickets for South Africa, one career no-ball).
- 1931 - Birth of Thelma Kalama; American 4 X 100 metre relay swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1938 - Birth of Larry Wilson; NFL back (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1943 - Birth of Jesus Alou; baseball outfielder (San Francisco Giants).
- 1943 - Birth of Marika Kilius; German Federal Republic pairs ice skating-Franz Ningel/Hans Jurgen Baumler, (Olympics-silver-1960, 64).
- 1944 - Birth of Denny McLain; baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, 31 wins in 1968).
- 1951 - Birth of Pat Bradley in Westford, Massachusetts, USA; LPGA golfer (1981 US Women's Open).
- 1953 - Birth of Steve Lubbers; cricket player (captain of Dutch World Cup team 1996).
- 1956 - Birth of Ijaz Faqih; cricket player (Pakistan off-spin all-rounder in five Tests 1980-88).
- 1959 - Birth of Renaldo Nehemiah; American hurdler (110 metre at 12.93)/NFL player (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1961 - Birth of Dean Jones; cricket player (dashing Australian batsman and fielder 1984-92).
- 1961 - Birth of James T Gallagher Jr in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA; PGA golfer (1990 Greater Milwaukee).
- 1962 - Birth of Penny Hammel in Decatur, Illinois, USA; LPGA golfer (Jamie Farr Toledo-1985, 1989).
- 1963 - Birth of Raimond van der Gouw; Dutch soccer goalie (Vitesse, Manchester).
- 1963 - Birth of Sammy Giammatva in Houston, Texas, USA; tennis star.
- 1964 - Birth of Hans Schwaier in West Germany; tennis star.
- 1965 - Birth of Angela Zuckerman in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1965 - Birth of Ben Torriero; WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores).
- 1965 - Birth of Jeff Reese in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1965 - Birth of Marian Vajda in Czechoslovakia; tennis star.
- 1966 - Birth of Penny Toler; WNBA guard (Los Angeles Sparks).
- 1967 - Birth of Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel in Florida, USA; tennis player (Virginia Slims of Arkansas 1987).
- 1967 - Birth of Richard Gillam in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; pairs skater (and Erin Moorad).
- 1969 - Birth of Yoko Zetterlund in San Francisco, California, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Marques Bragg; NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1970 - Birth of Mike Vanderjagt; Canadian Football League kicker (Toronto Argonauts).
- 1970 - Birth of Shannon Lemora in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; 1.5km runner.
- 1973 - Birth of Atle Larsen; WLAF kicker (Rhein Fire).
- 1973 - Birth of Chip McCaw in Chicago, Illinois, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of David Moravec; hockey forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1973 - Birth of Josh Lakatos in Pasadena, California, USA; trap shooter (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Philippe Boucher in Saint Apollinaire, California, USA; NHL defense (Los Angeles Kings, Olympics-Gold-1998).
- 1974 - Birth of Terry Killens; linebacker (Tennessee Oilers).
- 1975 - Birth of Debbie Keller in Winfield, Illinois, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Julia Bikbova in Kiev, Ukraine; dance skater (and John Lee).
- 1976 - Birth of Danielle Garrett in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1984 - Birth of Chris Bosh, American basketball player.
Deaths of sports figures on March 24
- 1899 - Billy Barnes, cricket player (725 runs in 21 Tests for England), dies.
- 1911 - Matthew Stanley Robison, president (Saint Louis Cardinals), dies.
- 1932 - George Robert Canning, cricket player (the 4th Lord Harris), dies.
- 1980 - Death of Pierre Etchebaster, French real tennis player (born 1893).
- 1999 - Death of Birdie Tebbetts, baseball player and manager (born 1912).
- 2009 - Death of George Kell, third baseman (Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Baseball Hall of Fame), in his sleep at age 86 in Swifton, Arkansas.
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