March 24
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[edit] Events
- 1603 - James VI of Scotland also becomes James I King of England.
- 1944 - 76 Allied prisoners begin breaking out of Stalag Luft III.
[edit] Births
- 1888 - Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. 1922)
- 1903 - Adolf Butenandt, German chemist (d. 1995)
[edit] Deaths
- 1381 - Catherine of Sweden, Swedish saint
- 1999 - Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, NSDAP women's leader (b. 1902)
