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536 CE, March 24

A mysterious atmospheric event causes a dense fog over Europe and the Middle East, believed to have been caused by a volcanic eruption.

1071 CE, March 24

The Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Empire, opening the door for Turkish conquest of Asia Minor.

1093 CE, March 24

Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy, tries to take England but is repelled by King William II.

1314 CE, March 24

Jacques de Molay, the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake.

1525 CE, March 24

Battle of Pavia: Charles V's Imperial army defeats the French, capturing King Francis I of France.

1571 CE, March 24

Queen Elizabeth I prohibits foreign vessels from fishing in English waters.

1599 CE, March 24

Miguel de Cervantes is released after five years as a captive in Algiers.

1601 CE, March 24

Treaty of Lyons: France, Savoy, and Spain agree to end hostilities.

1603 CE, March 24

Queen Elizabeth I of England dies childless on March 24, 1603 and James VI of Scotland, the son of Mary, Queen of Scots becomes James I of England, uniting the crowns of England and Scotland under one monarch for the first time.

1603 CE, March 24

Queen Elizabeth I of England dies; James VI of Scotland ascends to the English throne as James I.

1655 CE, March 24

Christiaan Huygens discovers Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

1882 CE, March 24

Robert Koch publishes his findings on Tuberculosis, stating that the disease was infectious and caused by a bacterium. The believe at the time was that tuberculosis was an inherited disease. He presented his findings before the German Physiological Society at Berlin, that the causative agent of the disease was the slow-growing Mycobacterium tuberculosis. More

1989 CE, March 24

The oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil and causing one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S. history. More

1999 CE, March 24

NATO begins airstrikes against Yugoslavia, marking the start of the Kosovo War.

2006 CE, March 24

The UN Human Rights Council holds its first session in Geneva, replacing the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.

2014 CE, March 24

The co-pilot of a German airliner deliberately flies the plane into the French Alps, killing himself and the other 149 people onboard. The Germanwings flight 9525 had been traveling from Barcelona, Spain, to Dusseldorf, Germany. More