- 1603 24 Mar Elizabeth I dies and is succeeded by James VI of Scotland, unifying the English and Scottish crowns.
- 1944 24 Mar In the 'Great Escape' from Stalag Luft III in Germany, 79 Allied airmen flee but 50 are caught and shot.
- 1999 24 Mar Nato begins bombing Serb forces in Kosovo, where atrocities are being committed against ethnic Albanians.
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