Thursday March 24, 2011: on this day

March 24, 2011 was a Thursday and it was the 83rd day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

March 24, 2011 can also be written as 3/24/2011 in the US and as 24/3/2011 in UK and Europe.

March 24, 2011 in March 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on March 24, 2011:

• Arab spring
• Protests in jordan: 500 people march in amman, jordan's capital, demanding the resignation of marouf al-bakhit, prime minister, and other reforms.
• Protests in syria 2011:
• Witnesses and rights advocates claim that syrian government security forces killed at most 15 protestors in daraa. this brings the total death toll for this week to 21.
• In response to unrest in syria, the government has promised a series reforms including the lifting of the emergency law and the allowing of other political parties.
• 2011 libyan civil war:
• Representatives from muammar gaddafi's opposition in the libyan rebel movement were invited to addis ababa, ethiopia for a friday african union meeting.
• In an attempt to destabilize gaddafi’s government, coalition air strikes continue on tripoli targets for the sixth day.
• A french plane destroys a libyan aircraft that violated the no fly zone.
• After the rocket attacks by palestinian militants on israel's beersheba, ashkelon and ashkelon, israel, the israeli air force launched early morning airstrikes against smuggling tunnels near gaza-egypt borders.
• South korea releases a report on the sinking roks 'cheonan, critiquing the navy's readiness.
• Two british soldiers of the 1st battalion irish guards were killed while fighting in afghanistan's helmand province.
• Cyberattack on the european commission.
• Ten farc rebels are killed by colombian army forces in choco, western colombia.
• According to the united states census bureau, new york city was the largest us city with 8175,133 residents as of april 1, 2010.
• Cephalon, a delaware federal district court, wins a patent infringement case it brought against a generic drug manufacturer.
• The africa carbon exchange is africa's first carbon trading platform that will allow carbon credits to be traded in a form carbon pricing.
• Two earthquakes of great magnitude were recorded in northeastern burma, near the border with laos or thailand. they killed at least two people.
• In tasmania, flash flooding has left thousands of people stranded due to record rainfall. roads are closed and blackouts can occur. people are evacuated in helicopters.
• Tsunami, earthquake and nuclear events in japan
• Following the recent events, several countries in asia-pacific including australia and hong kong have banned the import of food from the fukushima 1 nuclear power plant.
• According to the japanese national police agency, the official death count from the 2011 tohoku earthquake/tsunami is 9,700. there are 16,500 people still missing.
• After being warned about high levels of radioactive iodine in water, parents in tokyo and the greater tokyo area rush to get bottled water.
• Infants should not drink water from a purification station in kawaguchi, saitama prefecture.
• The radiation levels in tokyo's tap water have fallen by half, which is well below the country’s maximum limit for infants.
• According to the united nations, six million north koreans require international food assistance.
• Lian yang, a us citizen, pleads guilty to conspiring to violate the arms export control act by trying to sell radiation-hardenedampquot military and aerospace technology to the people's republic of china.
• Delroy grant, serial rapist, is convicted in london of 18 sexual assaults and/or rapes. there are fears that he could have committed hundreds more.
• British police discover sian o'callaghan, 22, in oxfordshire five days after she disappeared in swindon (wiltshire). police are searching for the body and identity of an unidentified missing woman, 47 years old, who is suspected of murder.
• Two 11-year-old girls and eight years old were murdered at their krailling home in bavaria (germany).
• European council
• Moriarty tribunal, ireland
• Michael lowry, a former minister to the government, refuses the seat he resigned in dail eireann after the moriarty tribunal's finding that he helped denis o'brien, a billionaire businessman, to obtain a mobile phone licence for esat digifone. these actions were deemed ampquotdisgraceful & insidiousampquot. fine gael received a donation from esat worth thousands of dollars at the time, taoiseach enda kenneny admitted. (''the daily
• Declan ganley, libertas chairman and founder declan ganley, urges michael lowry not to resign. he calls it "ampquotembarrassing" for ireland to have someone such as that in dail eireannampquot.
• Sarah carey, a journalist, uses her column in "the irish times" to call her lies before the tribunal a "black spot on my recordampquot." this is amid calls for her to be dismissed immediately by the newspaper.
• Julia gillard, the australian prime minister, is one of the mps who were revealed in the most recent mps' interest register to have received gifts from bono, including concert tickets and ipods.
• Jerry brown, governor of california, signs off on billions in budget savings but admits that more revenue or savings are needed to address the ongoing budget crisis.
• John milnor, a mathematician, wins the 2011 abel prize in mathematics for his contributions to topology and geometry.
• 2011 syrian protests. witnesses and activists claim that security forces from syria killed at least 15 protesters in daraa. this brings the total number of deaths for the week to 21. (the australian) (bbc). the syrian government promises a series reforms to address the unrest. this includes lifting the emergency law and allowing political parties.
• Libyan civil war 2011:: muammar gaddafi's representatives and those of his rivals in the libyan rebel movement were invited to addis ababa, ethiopia for a friday african union meeting. (voa). (globe and mail). six days of coalition air strikes continue in tripoli, libya to try and destabilize gaddafi’s government. (cnn) (the australian). a french jet kills a libyan aircraft that violated the no fly zone.
• Three workers from the fukushima nuclear power plant were exposed to high levels radiation. two of them had to be hospitalized.
• Michael lowry, a former minister to the government, refuses the seat he resigned in dail eireann after the moriarty tribunal's finding that he helped billionaire denis o'brien in obtaining a mobile phone licence for esat digifone. the tribunal deemed lowry's actions "disgraceful" and "insidious". fine gael received a donation of thousands from esat at that time, taoiseach enda kenney has admitted.
• Judge moriarty says michael lowry and his associates "went great lengths" in covering up thousands of payments and misleading the tribunal.
• Better place inaugurates the first israeli battery-swapping station for electric cars. there are over 1000 charging stations already installed.

March 24, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on March 24, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $82.78
• Apple AAPL: opens at $341.85
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.60
• General Electric GE: opens at $19.68
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $160.23

Exchange Rates on March 24, 2011:

• 1 USD = 80.99 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9764 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9081 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.559 CNY
• 1 EUR = 114.78 JPY

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for March 24th is Aries.

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March 24, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for March 24, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on March 24, 2011 was Last Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on March 24, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on March 24, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 59% full, rising at 12:25 am and setting at 10:49 am.

The previous full moon was on Mar 19, 2011 while the next full moon would come on Apr 18, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on March 24, 2011

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Whose famous birthday is on March 24th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on March 24th:

• Jessica Chastain

  Jessica chastain is a highly acclaimed movie actress known for her roles in films such as zero dark thirty and the help.

• R. Lee Ermey

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• Steve McQueen

  American actor known for his tough-guy roles.

• Jim Parsons

  American film and television actor.

• Alyson Hannigan

  Alyson hannigan is an american actress known for her roles in the tv shows buffy the vampire slayer and how i met your mother.

• Curtis Hanson

  American screenwriter and producer of director films.

• Robert Carradine

  American actor-producer.

• Tommy Trinder

  British stand-up comedian who is ebullient and funny in movies, tv and radio.

• Joseph Barbera

  American cartoonist (born 1911).

• Peter Jacobson

  American actor.

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You are 13 years 1 month old,

or 157 months

or 682 weeks and 6 days old,

or 4780 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on March 24, 2011?

There are 334 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Monday March 24th 2025.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on March 24, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on March 24, 2011.

Famous people died on March 24, 2011:

• Bertus van Ellinkhuizen
• Robert Knights
• Lanford Wilson
• Hernán Carvallo
• Julijan Gbur
• Gloria Valencia de Castaño

What famous deaths happened on March 24th?

Famous deaths on March 24th:

• Richard Widmark

  American actor who played a psychotic killer in the 1947 film "kiss of death".

• Robert Culp

  American actor, stage, film, and television.

• Garry Shandling

  American comedian, writer, actor.

• John Hersey

  American pulitzer prize-winning author hiroshima dies at the age of 78 (born in 1914).

• Sam Jaffe

  Actor dr zorba ben casey dies from cancer at 93.

• Yvonne Mitchell

  Writer dies at 53.

• Julias Verne

  French novelist known for his pioneering science fiction and adventure novels.

• Rim Banna

  Palestinian singer known for her activism and cultural contributions.

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Holidays on March 24, 2011:

• World Tuberculosis Day [WHO]
• Ancient Latvia - Kazimiras Diena observed.

Observances on March 24, 2011:

• International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims

Saints celebrated on March 24, 2011:

• Saint Simeon (died 1475)
• Saint Catharine of Sweden ((died 1381)

March 24, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on March 24, 2011 was Born This Way by Lady GaGa, according to the music chart for the week March 21st and March 27th.

March 24, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on March 24, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week March 21st and March 27th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Lady GaGa - Born This Way
2. Cee Lo Green - F**K You (Forget You)
3. Katy Perry - E.T.
4. Rihanna - S&M
5. Jennifer Lopez - On The Floor

March 24, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on March 24, 2011 was Moment 4 Life by Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, according to the R&B music chart for the week March 21st and March 27th.

March 24, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on March 24, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week March 21st and March 27th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake - Moment 4 Life
2. Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
3. Trey Songz - Love Faces
4. Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz - 6 Foot 7 Foot
5. Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake - Fall For Your Type

March 24, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on March 24, 2011 was Corazon Sin Cara by Prince Royce, according to the Latin music chart for the week March 21st and March 27th.

March 24, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on March 24, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week March 21st and March 27th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
2. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin & Yandel - No Me Digas Que No
3. Fidel Rueda - Me Encantaria
4. Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda - Ni Lo Intentes
5. Tito "El Bambino" El Patron - Llueve El Amor