Births on March 24

Hanno Drechsler

Born on March 24, 1931

Hanno Drechsler, German educator and politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 2003)

Hanno Drechsler (24 March 1931 – 4 January 2003) was the Lord Mayor of the City of Marburg, Germany between 1970 and 1992, and the instigator of its restoration after urban renewal; he was also an important Social Democratic politician and political scientist.

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Events on 1931

20 Feb

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
The Congress of the United States approves the construction of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
19 Mar

Nevada
Gambling is legalized in Nevada.
23 Mar

Indian independence movement
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar are hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during the Indian struggle for independence.
1 Oct

Women's suffrage
Spain adopts women's suffrage.
7 Nov

October Revolution
The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

Births on March 24

Hanno Drechsler

Born on March 24, 1931

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Events on 1931

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Nevada

Indian independence movement

Women's suffrage

October Revolution