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May 24 is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 221 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. The Fifth Crusade ( 1217 &ndash 1221) was an attempt to take back Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land by first conquering the powerful This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral. Magnus III Birgersson (1240–1290 usually called Magnus Ladulås (Magnus Barnlock) was king of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290 The monarch is the Head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. Sweden being a Constitutional monarchy with a Representative democracy based on a The Cathedral of Uppsala (Uppsala domkyrka located centrally in the city of Uppsala, Sweden, dates back to the late 13th century and at a height
• 1487 - Lambert Simnel is crowned as "King Edward VI" at Dublin, Ireland. Lambert Simnel (c 1477 &ndash c 1525 was a child Pretender to the throne of England. Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• 1595 - Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library. In Cryptography, a substitution cipher is a method of Encryption by which units of plaintext are substituted with Ciphertext according to a regular system Leiden University Library ( Leiden, The Netherlands) is a library founded in 1575 in Leiden, the Netherlands.
• 1621 - The Protestant Union is formally dissolved. The Protestant Union or League of Evangelical Union (also known as the Evangelical Union or Union of Auhausen) was a coalition of Protestant
• 1626 - Peter Minuit buys Manhattan. Peter Minuit (1589 &ndash August 5, 1638) was a Walloon from Wesel, today North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, then part of Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York
• 1689 - The English Parliament passes the Act of Toleration protecting Protestants. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Roman Catholics are intentionally excluded.
• 1738 - John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Aldersgate Day is a holiday celebrated by Methodists on May 24 to commemorate the day in 1738 when John Wesley experienced his conversion
• 1798 - Irish Rebellion of 1798 led by the United Irishmen against British rule begins. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 Turn Oot 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally was an uprising in 1798 lasting several months against the The Society of United Irishmen was founded as a Liberal political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought Parliamentary reform The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
• 1822 - Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the The Battle of Pichincha took place on 24 May, 1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano 3500 meters above sea-level right next to the city of Quito Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá ( February 3 1795 &ndash June 4 1830) was a South American independence leader The word presidency is often used to describe the administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office Quito, officially San Francisco de Quito, is the Capital of Ecuador in northwestern South America.
• 1830 - "Mary Had a Little Lamb" by Sarah Josepha Hale is published. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is a Nursery rhyme of 19th-century American origin Sarah Josepha Buell Hale (October 24 1788 - April 30 1879 was an American Writer.
• 1830 - The first revenue trains in the United States begin service on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road between Baltimore, Maryland and Ellicott's Mills, Maryland. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ( B&O) was one of the Oldest railroads in the United States and the first Common carrier railroad Ellicott City is an Unincorporated community and Census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States.
• 1832 - The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The Kingdom of Greece ( Greek:, Vasíleion tīs Elládos) was a state established in 1832 in the Convention of London by the Great The London Conference of 1832 was an international conference convened to establish a stable government in Greece.
• 1844 - Samuel F. B. Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a Bible quotation, Numbers 23:23) from the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Samuel Finley Breese Morse ( April 27, 1791 &ndash April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin The Book of Numbers, ( Bamidbar, meaning in the wilderness) is the fourth book of the Torah, the Tanakh, and the Old Testament. Alfred Lewis Vail ( September 25, 1807, in Morristown New Jersey – January 18, 1859) was a Machinist and Inventor
• 1846 - Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Zachary Taylor (November 24 1784 &ndash July 9 1850 was an American military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. This article is about the Mexican city for other uses see Monterrey (disambiguation.
• 1856 - John Brown and his men murder five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Brown (May 9 1800 December 2 1859 was an American Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed Insurrection as a means to end all Slavery The Pottawatomie Massacre occurred during the night of May 24 and the morning of May 25, 1856. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American "
• 1861 - American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Alexandria is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• 1881 - Turkey cedes Thessaly and Arta back to Greece. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Arta (Άρτα is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the Epirus periphery Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 1883 - The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Brooklyn Bridge, one of the oldest Suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5989 feet (1825 m over the East River connecting the The City of New York
• 1895 - Henry Irving becomes the first personage from the theatre to be knighted. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Henry Irving ( February 6 1838 &ndash October 13 1905) born John Henry Brodribb was an English stage actor in the Victorian era Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages.
• 1900 - Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Republic of the Orange Free State (Oranje-Vrystaat Dutch: Oranje-Vrijstaat) was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa
• 1901 - Seventy-eight miners die in the Caerphilly pit disaster in South Wales. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Caerphilly (Caerffili is a town in the County borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney Valley, with South Wales (De Cymru is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south and Mid Wales and West Wales
• 1915 - World War I: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1921 - The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti opens. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22 1891 – August 23 1927 and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11 1888 – August 23 1927 were two Italian-born American laborers
• 1930 - Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight). Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
• 1940 - Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Igor Sikorsky (25 May 1889 &ndash 26 October 1972 was born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Игорь Иванович Сикорский History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys.
• 1941 - World War II: In the North Atlantic, the German Battleship Bismarck sinks the HMS Hood killing all but three crewmen on what was the pride of the Royal Navy. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Background Design of the ship started in the early 1930s following on from Germany's development of the ''Deutschland'' class cruisers and the ''Scharnhorst'' class History Construction Construction of Hood began at the John Brown & Company shipyards in Clydebank, Scotland, on 1 September The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service)
• 1943 - Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Dr Josef Mengele ( March 16, 1911 – February 7, 1979) was a German SS officer and a Physician in the "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial
• 1949 - The Soviet Union ends the 11-month Berlin Blockade. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Berlin Blockade (24 June 1948 – 11 May 1949 was one of the first major international crises of the Cold war.
• 1956 - Conclusion of the Sixth Buddhist Council on Vesak Day, marking the 2,500 year anniversary after the Lord Buddha's Parinibbāna. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Sixth Buddhist Council (Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana as it styled itself was a general council of Theravada Buddhism held in Kaba Aye in Yangon (Rangoon Vesak is an annual holiday observed by practicing Buddhists in many Asian countries like Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Siddhārtha Gautama ( Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual Teacher from Ancient India and the founder In Buddhism, parinirvana ( Sanskrit: परिनिर्वाण parinirvāṇa; Pali: परिनिब्बाण parinibbāṇa
• 1958 - United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. International News Service (INS was a US-based News agency - or wire service - founded by newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst in 1909
• 1961 - American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African Freedom Rider is also a song by Traffic and later Rascal Flatts Civil Rights activists called Freedom Riders rode in interstate buses
• 1961 - Cyprus enters the Council of Europe. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949
• 1962 - Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Malcolm Scott Carpenter (born May 1 1925 in Boulder Colorado) is a former Test pilot, Astronaut, and Aquanaut. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 A space capsule is an often manned Spacecraft which has a simple shape for the main section without any wings or other features to create lift during Atmospheric reentry
• 1968 - FLQ separatists bomb the U. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Front de libération du Québec ( Québec Liberation Front commonly known as the FLQ, and sometimes referred to as Front de libération Québécois S. consulate in Quebec City. Quebec City ( French: Ville de Québec, or simply Québec) (kwɨˈbɛk or /keˈbɛk/ is the Capital of the Canadian province
• 1970 - The drilling of the Kola Superdeep Borehole begins in the Soviet Union. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scientific drilling is a way to probe down into the Earth allowing scientists and students to obtain samples of sediments crust and upper mantle The Kola Superdeep Borehole (Кольская сверхглубокая скважина was the result of a Scientific drilling project of the former USSR.
• 1973 - Earl Jellicoe resigns as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the Lords. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. George Patrick John Rushworth Jellicoe 2nd Earl Jellicoe, KBE, DSO, MC, PC, FRS ( 4 April 1918 &ndash The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom ranking beneath the
• 1976 - The London to Washington, D.C. Concorde service begins. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1980 - The International Court of Justice calls for the release of United States embassy hostages in Tehran, Iran. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) See also International Commission of Jurists The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ; Cour A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The hostages would not be freed until the following January. Events in January Holidays New Year's Day - January 1 Coptic Christmas - January 7
• 1981 - First International Women's Day for Disarmament. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 International Women's Day ( IWD) is marked on March 8 every year Disarmament refers to the act of reducing limiting or abolishing Weapons.
• 1982 - Liberation of Khorramshahr, Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran-Iraq War. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Liberation of Khorramshahr was the Iranian recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis on May 24 1982 during the Iran–Iraq War Iran's population was declared 70049262 in the 2006 census with nearly one quarter of its people being 15 years of age or younger Khorramshahr (خرمشهر is a Port city in Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. Background Iraq was known in the west as Mesopotamia until the 20th century
• 1988 - Section 28 is passed as law by Parliament in the United Kingdom. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 was a controversial amendment to the United Kingdom 's Local Government Act 1986 enacted on 24 May TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
• 1989 - Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of the Yorkshire Ripper, is awarded a six-figure sum in damages after winning a libel action against Private Eye. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Peter William Sutcliffe (born 2 June 1946 in Bingley, United Kingdom) is an English Serial killer who was dubbed Peter William Sutcliffe (born 2 June 1946 in Bingley, United Kingdom) is an English Serial killer who was dubbed In Law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a Claimant (England Pursuer (Scotland or Plaintiff (US following a successful Private Eye is a fortnightly British satirical Magazine, edited by Ian Hislop.
• 1990 - A car carrying American Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney explodes in Oakland, California, critically injuring both. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Earth First! is a radical environmental advocacy group that emerged in the Southwestern United States in 1979 Judi Bari ( November 7, 1949 &ndash March 2, 1997) was an American Environmentalist and labor leader a Darryl Cherney is a musician and environmental activist He is member of the Earth First! radical environmental movement Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U
• 1991 - Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Operation Solomon was a 1991 covert Israeli military operation to take Ethiopian Jews to Israel NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• 1992 - The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Suchinda Kraprayoon (สุจินดา คราประยูร born August 6 1933) was Prime Minister of Thailand from 7 April 1992 until
• 1993 - Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
• 1994 - Four men convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in prison. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan
• 1999 - Venezuela enters the Antarctic Treaty System. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate International relations with respect to
• 2000 - Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. South Lebanon redirects here For other uses see South Lebanon (disambiguation.
• 2001 - Mountain climbing: 15-year-old Sherpa Temba Tsheri becomes the youngest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of For other uses of the word Sherpa see Sherpa (disambiguation. Temba Tsheri is a Sherpa from Nepal. On May 23 2001, at the age of 16 years 14 days he became the youngest ever person to climb Mount Everest Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in
• 2001 - The Versailles wedding hall disaster in Jerusalem, Israel, kills 23 and injures over 200 in Israel's worst-ever civil disaster. The Versailles wedding hall ( אולמי ורסאי) located in Talpiot, Jerusalem, is the site of the worst civil disaster in Israel 's history Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• 2001 - The Democrats gain control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since 1994 when Senator James Jeffords of Vermont abandons the Republican Party and declares himself an independent. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords (born May 11, 1934) is a former U Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
• 2002 - Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions ( SORT) better known as the Moscow Treaty "represents
• 2004 - Communications in North Korea: North Korea bans mobile phones. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Based on the limited information available in the early 1990s about the country's telecommunications network telephone services – an estimated 30000 telephones in 1985 – mainly were available North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia,
• 2008 - Emperor's Cup of Sumo - First European to win it - Kaloyan Mahlyanov
• 2008 - The Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade, Serbia is won by Russia, for their song Believe, sung by Dima Bilan. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common is a competitive Contact sport where two Wrestlers ( rikishi) attempt to force one another out of a circular ring ( Dohyo) or to touch the ground Kotoōshū Katsunori (琴欧洲 勝紀 (born February 19 1983 as Kaloyan Stefanov Mahlyanov, Калоян Стефанов Махлянов in Veliko Tarnovo 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Dima Bilan (Дима Билан birth name Viktor Nikolaevich Belan, ru Виктор Николаевич Белан 24 December, 1981 in Ust-Dzheguta
• 2008 - New Bengaluru International Airport opens in Bangalore, India. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Bengaluru International Airport ( Kannada:ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ವಿಮಾನ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ is a International It replaced the old It replaced the old HAL Bangalore International Airport. HAL Bangalore International Airport, also known as HAL Airport or Hindustan Airport, is the Airport of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

Births

• 15 BC - Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. Germanicus Julius Caesar ( 24 May 16 BC or 15 BC&ndash October 10, 19) 19)
• 1494 - Pontormo, Italian painter (d. Year 19 was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Jacopo Carucci ( May 24, 1494 — January 2, 1557) usually known as Jacopo da Pontormo, Jacopo Pontormo or simply 1557)
• 1522 - John Jewel, English bishop (d. John Jewel (sometimes spelled Jewell) ( May 24, 1522 - September 23, 1571) was an English Bishop of Salisbury. 1571)
• 1544 - William Gilbert, English natural philosopher (d. William Gilbert, also known as Gilbard ( Colchester, England, May 24, 1544 &ndash London, England, November 30 1603)
• 1616 - John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. John Maitland 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale 3rd Lord Thirlestane ( May 24, 1616, Lethington, East Lothian - 1682 was a Scottish 1682)
• 1671 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. Gian Gastone de' Medici ( May 24, 1671 &ndash July 9, 1737) was the last Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (1723-1737 1737)
• 1686 - Gabriel Fahrenheit, inventor and thermometer maker (d. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1736)
• 1689 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Daniel Finch 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham, KG, PC ( 24 May 1689 – 2 August 1769) was a British politician 1769)
• 1743 - Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (d. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1793)
• 1794 - William Whewell, English scientist and philosopher (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Whewell ( May 24, 1794 &ndash March 6, 1866) was an English Polymath, Scientist, Anglican Priest 1866)
• 1803 - Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Alexander von Nordmann ( May 24, 1803 - June 25, 1866) was a Finnish Zoologist. 1866)
• 1810 - Charles Clark, Governor of Mississippi (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles Clark (May 24 1811 December 18 1877 was a Mississippi Democratic Political figure, as well as a major general in the Confederate 1877)
• 1810 - Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Abraham Geiger (1810&ndash1874 was a German Rabbi and scholar who led in the foundation of Reform Judaism, seeking to remove all nationalistic elements 1874)
• 1816 - Emanuel Leutze, German-born painter (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze ( May 24, 1816 &ndash July 18, 1868) was a German American history painter best-known for 1868)
• 1819 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1901)
• 1830 - Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov (Алексе́й Кондра́тьевич Савра́сов ( May 24, 1830 &ndash October 8, 1897) was 1897)
• 1836 - Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Joseph Rowntree ( 24 May 1836 – 24 February 1925) was a Quaker Philanthropist and businessman from York, England 1925)
• 1854 - John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year John Riley Banister ( May 24, 1854 &ndash 1918 was an American law officer Cowboy and Texas Ranger. 1918)
• 1855 - Arthur Wing Pinero, English playwright (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Sir Arthur Wing Pinero ( 24 May 1855 - 23 November 1934) was an English Dramatist. 1934)
• 1863 - George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Grey Barnard ( May 24, 1863 - April 24, 1938) was an American sculptor. 1938)
• 1868 - Charles E. Taylor, First aircraft maintenance professional (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Charles Edward Taylor ( May 24, 1868 &ndash January 30, 1956) built the first aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers 1956)
• 1870 - Benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benjamin Nathan Cardozo ( May 24, 1870 &ndash July 9, 1938) was a well-known American Lawyer and Jurist, remembered 1938)
• 1870 - Jan Christiaan Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, PC, ED, KC, FRS (24 May 1870 &ndash 11 September 1950 was a prominent The Prime Minister of South Africa was the Head of government in South Africa between 1910 and 1984 1950)
• 1878 - Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American engineer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lillian Moller Gilbreth PhD, ( May 24 1878 &ndash January 2, 1972) was one of the first working female Engineers holding 1972)
• 1879 - H. B. Reese, American inventor of Reese's and founder (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harry Burnett (HB Reese ( May 24, 1879 &ndash May 16, 1956) was the inventor of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and founder of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are Chocolates with a peanut butter flavored filling 1956)
• 1885 - Susan Sutherland Isaacs, English educational psychologist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Susan Sutherland Isaacs (née Fairhurst (1885–1948 was an English educational Psychologist and Psychoanalyst. 1948). Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1886 - Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paul Paray (born Le Tréport, May 24, 1886 - died Monte Carlo, October 10, 1979) was a French conductor 1979)
• 1887 - Edward "Mick" Mannock, Irish WWI flying ace (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Major Edward Corringham "Mick" Mannock VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC & Bar ( 24 May, 1887 &ndash 26 July World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All 1918)
• 1891 - William F. Albright, American archeologist and Biblical scholar (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Foxwell Albright ( May 24, 1891 – September 19 / September 20, 1971) was an American archaeologist, 1971)
• 1895 - Samuel Irving Newhouse, American publisher (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr ( May 24, 1895 - August_29, 1979 was a U 1979)
• 1899 - Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen ( 24 May 1899 &ndash 4 July, 1938) was a French Tennis player who won 31 Grand Slam 1938)
• 1899 - Henri Michaux, French poet (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henri Michaux ( May 24, 1899 - October 18, 1984) was a highly idiosyncratic Belgian Poet, Writer and painter 1984)
• 1900 - Lionel Conacher, Canadian athlete and politician (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Lionel Pretoria Conacher, MP ( May 24, 1900 – May 26, 1954 nicknamed "The Big Train", was Canada 's top all-around 1954)
• 1900 - Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Eduardo De Filippo, often called simply Eduardo ( 24 May, 1900 - 31 October 1984) was an Italian actor playwright screenwriter 1984)
• 1901 - José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting José Nasazzi Yarza ( May 24, 1901 in Montevideo &ndash June 17, 1968) was the Uruguayan footballer who captained his country 1968)
• 1905 - Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov, Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov ( Russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Шо́лохов mʲɪxɐˈil əlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈʂoləxəf ( – The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1984)
• 1909 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Wilbur Daigh Mills ( May 24, 1909 - May 2, 1992) was a powerful Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives 1992)
• 1911 - Barbara West, English survivor of the Titanic sinking (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Barbara Joyce Dainton (née West; 24 May 1911 &ndash 16 October 2007) was the second to last remaining survivor of the sinking of Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland 2007)
• 1914 - Lilli Palmer, German-born actress (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lilli Palmer, born Lillie Marie Peiser, ( May 24, 1914 – January 27, 1986) was a Golden Globe nominated German actress 1986)
• 1914 - Giuseppe Valdengo, Italian baritone (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Giuseppe Valdengo ( May 24, 1914, Turin - October 3, 2007, Aosta) was an Italian operatic Baritone. 2007)
• 1916 - Roden Cutler, Australian diplomat (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Arthur Roden Cutler, VC, AK, KCMG, KCVO, CBE (24 May 1916 – 22 February 2002 usually known simply as Roden Cutler 2002)
• 1923 - Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Siobhán McKenna ( May 24, 1923 - November 16, 1986) was an Irish stage and screen actress 1986)
• 1925 - Mai Zetterling, Swedish-born entertainer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mai Elisabeth Zetterling ( maɪ seteɭɪŋ May 24, 1925 - March 17, 1994) was a Swedish Actress and Film director. 1994)
• 1926 - Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor
• 1928 - William Trevor, Irish writer
• 1930 - Hans-Martin Linde, German conductor
• 1931 - Michael Lonsdale, French actor
• 1932 - Arnold Wesker, English dramatist
• 1934 - Jane Byrne, American politician
• 1934 - Barry Rose, English choir-trainer and organist
• 1935 - Joan Micklin Silver, American director
• 1936 - Harold Budd, American musician
• 1938 - Tommy Chong, Canadian-born actor and comedian
• 1938 - David Viscott, American psychiatrist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stanley Baxter, (born 24 May 1926 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a comic actor and impressionist, best known for his UK Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Trevor, KBE (born 24 May 1928 is an Irish Short story writer novelist and playwright Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans-Martin Linde (born May 24, 1930 in Werne, Germany) is a noted virtuoso Flute and Recorder player of (mainly baroque Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Lonsdale, sometimes billed as Michel Lonsdale ( May 24, 1931, in Paris) is an Anglo-French Actor who has appeared Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Arnold Wesker (born Stepney 24 May, 1932) is a prolific British Dramatist known for his contributions to Kitchen sink drama Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jane Margaret Byrne (born May 24, 1934) was the first and to date only female Mayor of Chicago. Barry Michael Rose (born 24 May 1934) is a choir trainer and Organist. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Micklin Silver (b May 24, 1935) is an American director She was born in Omaha Nebraska and received her B Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Budd ( May 24 1936) is an American ambient / Avant-garde composer Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas "Tommy" B Kin Chong (born May 24 1938 is a Canadian Comedian, Actor and Musician who is well-known for his stereotypical David Viscott ( May 24, 1938 - October 10, 1996) was an American Psychiatrist, author businessman and media personality 1996)
• 1940 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Brodsky ( May 24, 1940 — January 28, 1996) born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Иосиф Александрович Бродский The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1996)
• 1941 - Bob Dylan, American singer and songwriter
• 1941 - George Lakoff, American linguist and political activist
• 1943 - Gary Burghoff, American actor
• 1944 - Patti LaBelle, American singer
• 1945 - Priscilla Presley, American actress
• 1946 - Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Russian-born Polish athlete
• 1947 - Martin Winterkorn, German automotive executive
• 1949 - Jim Broadbent, English actor
• 1950 - Larry Seidlin, American judge
• 1953 - Alfred Molina, London-born Spanish-Italian actor
• 1955 - Rosanne Cash, American singer
• 1956 - Michael Jackson, Northern Irish clergyman
• 1959 - Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish hockey player (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Lakoff" and "Professor Lakoff" redirect here Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Richard Burghoff (born May 24 1943 is an American actor best known for playing the character Corporal Walter Eugene "Radar" O'Reilly in the Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, (born Priscilla Ann Wagner; May 24, 1945) is an American Actress and Businesswoman. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irena Szewińska (born Irena Kirszenstein on May 24 1946 in Leningrad, USSR) is a retired Polish sprinter Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Professor Dr Martin Winterkorn (born 24 May 1947 in Leonberg, Germany) is the Chairman of the Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James "Jim" Broadbent (born 24 May 1949 is an English Academy Award -winning theatre film and television Actor. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Seidlin (born May 24, 1950 in The Bronx, New York) was a State Court Judge for the Circuit Court of the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alfred Molina (born 24 May 1953 is a Tony Award -nominated British / American Actor. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Rosanne Cash (born May 24, 1955) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter and occasional Author, who is known for Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Right Reverend Dr Michael Jackson (born 24 May 1956) has been the Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher since 2002 The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Göran Per-Eric "Pelle" Lindbergh ('pɛlɛ ˈlindbærj May 24, 1959 – November 11, 1985) was a Swedish Professional 1985)
• 1960 - Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress
• 1960 - Guy Fletcher, British keyboardist (Dire Straits)
• 1962 - Gene Anthony Ray, American actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kristin A Scott Thomas, OBE (born 24 May 1960) is a highly acclaimed Olivier Award, BAFTA winning and Academy Award Guy Fletcher (born May 24, 1960 in Maidstone, Kent, England) Fletcher is a Multi-instrumentalist, best known for his Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gene Anthony Ray ( May 24, 1962 – November 14, 2003) was an American Actor, Dancer and choreographer 2003)
• 1962 - Mo Willems, American author and screenwriter
• 1963 - Ivan Capelli, Italian racing driver
• 1963 - Michael Chabon, American author
• 1963 - Joe Dumars, American basketball player
• 1963 - Kathy Leander, Swiss singer
• 1963 - Rich Rodriguez, American football coach
• 1964 - Adrian Moorhouse, British swimmer
• 1964 - Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1965 - John C. Reilly, American actor
• 1965 - Shinichiro Watanabe, Japanese anime director
• 1966 - Eric Cantona, French footballer
• 1966 - Ricky Craven, American NASCAR driver
• 1967 - Carlos Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1967 - Steve McDonald, American bassist (Redd Kross)
• 1969 - Rich Robinson, American musician (Black Crowes)
• 1970 - Tommy Page, American singer
• 1971 - Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)
• 1972 - Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer
• 1973 - Bartolo Colón, Dominican baseball player
• 1973 - Dermot O'Leary, English television presenter
• 1973 - Ruslana, Ukrainian singer
• 1974 - Will Sasso, Canadian actor and comedian
• 1974 - Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player
• 1975 - Marc Gagnon, Canadian short track speed skater
• 1975 - Maria Lawson, British Singer
• 1975 - Yannis Goumas, Greek footballer
• 1976 - Alessandro Cortini, Italian musician
• 1976 - Catherine Cox, Australian netballer
• 1977 - Kym Valentine. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Mo Willems (born February 11, 1968) is an American writer Animator, and Children's books author/illustrator Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivan Franco Capelli (born in Milan, May 24, 1963) is an Italian former Formula One driver Michael Chabon (pron SHAY-bon (born May 24 1963 is an American author and "one of the most celebrated writers of his generation" according to the The Virginia Joe Dumars III (born May 24 1963 in Shreveport Louisiana) is a former Basketball player in the NBA, and currently the Detroit Pistons Rich "Rod" Rodriguez (born May 24, 1963 in Grant Town, West Virginia) is the head football coach at the University Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Adrian David Moorhouse MBE (born May 24, 1964) is a British former swimmer who dominated British swimming in the late 1980s Patrick Verbeek (born on May 24, 1964 in Sarnia Ontario) is a Canadian -born former Ice hockey player who played for the New Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. John Christopher Reilly (born May 24, 1965) is an Academy Award - and two-time Golden Globe -nominated American Actor. is a Japanese Anime director and writer He is known for his popular Anime series Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Éric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966 is a French former footballer of the late 1980s and 1990s } Richard Allen Craven (born May 24 1966 in Newburgh Maine) is a former NASCAR driver Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Carlos Alberto Almeida Hernández (born May 24, 1967 in San Félix, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher Steven Shane McDonald (born May 24, 1967) was the bass player in the Los Angeles Alternative rock / Power pop band Redd Kross, a rock band from Hawthorne California had their roots in 1978 in a band called The Tourists begun by Jeff and Steve Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rich Robinson (born May 24 1969) is a musician and a founding member of the rock group The Black Crowes. The Black Crowes are an American, blues -oriented Hard rock Jam band that has sold over 20 million albums Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tommy Page (born Thomas Alden Page on May 24, 1970 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American Singer, best Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Kris Draper (born May 24 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player and Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Detroit Red Wings are a professional Ice hockey team based in Detroit Michigan, and current Stanley Cup champions Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greg Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American Television writer and producer. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Bartolo Colón (born May 24 1973 in Altamira, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox Seán Dermot Fintan O'Leary Jr (born 24 May, 1973 in Colchester, England) better known as Dermot O'Leary, is an British Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Will Sasso (born May 24, 1975) is a Canadian Comedian and Actor. Masahide (Masa Kobayashi (小林 雅英 born May 24, 1974 in Ōtsuki, Yamanashi, Japan) is a Major League Baseball Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc Gagnon (born May 24, 1975 in Chicoutimi Quebec) is a French Canadian short track speed skater. Maria Lawson, (born 24 May 1975) is an English singer who appeared on The X Factor. Giannis Goumas (Γιάννης Γκούμας was born on 24 May 1975 in the village of Ambelonas near Larisa. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alessandro Cortini (born May 24, 1976) is an Italian musician best known for touring with the American Industrial rock band Nine Inch Catherine Cox (born May 24 1976 in Whangarei New Zealand) is an Australian Netball player Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Kym Valentine (born May 24, 1977 in Blacktown New South Wales) is a Maltese Australian actress best known for her portrayal of Libby Kennedy Australian actress
• 1978 - Brian Ching, American soccer player
• 1978 - Bryan Greenberg, American actor
• 1978 - Brad Penny, American baseball player
• 1978 - Johan Holmqvist, Swedish hockey player
• 1979 - Tracy McGrady, American basketball player
• 1979 - Frank Mir, American UFC fighter
• 1980 - Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress and singer
• 1981 - Marketa Janska, Czech model and Playboy Playmate
• 1982 - Issah Ahmed, Ghana football player
• 1982 - DaMarcus Beasley, American soccer player
• 1984 - Sarah Hagan, American actress
• 1984 - Brodney Pool, American football player
• 1985 - Tim Bridgman, British racing driver
• 1986 - Jordan Metcalfe, English actor
• 1987 - Dominika Kasprzycka, Polish singer
• 1987 - Guillaume Latendresse, French-Canadian hockey player
• 1988 - Billy Gilman, American singer
• 1989 - Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Brian Ching ( Chinese: 程拜仁 Pinyin: Chéng Bàirén born May 24 1978 in Haleiwa Hawaii) is a U Bryan E Greenberg (born May 24, 1978) is an American Actor and Musician, known for his role as Jake Jagielski in the Bradley Wayne Penny (born May 24, 1978 in Blackwell Oklahoma) is a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Los Johan Holmqvist (born May 24, 1978 in Tolfta, Sweden) is a Swedish professional Ice hockey goaltender Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr (born May 24 1979 in Bartow Florida) is an American professional Basketball player currently positioned at starting Francisco Santos "Frank" Mir III (born May 24, 1979 in Las Vegas Nevada) is an American Mixed martial artist. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC is a US -based Mixed martial arts (MMA organization currently recognized as the largest MMA promotion in the world Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Cecilia Cheung Pak-Chi is a Eurasian Actress and Cantopop singer based in Hong Kong. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Markéta Jánská (born May 24, 1981 in Most, Czechoslovakia - present Czech Republic) is a Czech model. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy For the word "playmate" in the common sense see its definition in Wiktionary. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Issah Gabriel Ahmed or Issah Gabarel Ahmad (born 24 May 1982) is an Ghanaian football defender who currently as of May 2006 plays for Randers DaMarcus Lamont Beasley (born May 24 1982 in Fort Wayne Indiana) is an American Soccer player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sarah Margaret Hagan (born May 24, 1984) is an American Television and movie actress. Brodney Pool (born May 24, 1984 in Houston Texas) is an American football safety for the Cleveland Browns of the Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Tim Bridgman (born May 24 1985 in Harlow) is a British Race car driver from England. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jordan Metcalfe (born 24 May 1986 22 Hull, England) is an English actor Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Dominika Kasprzycka (born May 24 1987 in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland) is a Polish singer who Guillaume Latendresse (born May 24, 1987 in Sainte-Catherine, Québec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Billy Gilman (born William Wendell Gilman III, May 24, 1988) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Tara Correa-McMullen ( May 24, 1989 – October 21, 2005) was the Stage name of Shalvah McMullen, an American 2005)
• 1990 - Luke Temple, American Concert pianist
• 1991 - Erika Umeda, Japanese singer
• 1992 - Travis T. Flory, American Actor
• 1995 - Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein

Deaths

• 1153 - King David I of Scotland (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Luke Temple is an American pop - folk Singer-songwriter, born in Salem Massachusetts. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. is a member of the J-pop group °C-ute, under Hello! Project. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Travis T Flory (born May 24, 1992) is an American Television actor, who is best known for his role as Joey Caruso on Everybody Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim ( Modern: Daibhidh I mac Chaluim; b 1084)
• 1351 - Abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. Abu Al-Hasan 'Ali ibn 'Othman (c 1297 - May 24, 1351) (أبو الحسن علي بن عثمان was a sultan of the Marinid Dynasty who reigned This is a partial list of rulers in Morocco, including the historical precursors to the modern state circa 1297)
• 1408 - Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. Taejo of Joseon ( October 11, 1335 &ndash May 24, 1408; r 1392-1398 born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was 1335)
• 1425 - Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. Murdoch Stewart Duke of Albany (1362 &ndash 24 May 1425) was Governor of Scotland (1420 - 1424 1362)
• 1456 - Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. Ambroise de Loré (1396 château de Loré Oisseau &ndash May 24, 1446, Paris) was baron of Ivry in Normandy, a French 1396)
• 1543 - Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer (b. 1473)
• 1612 - Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman (b. Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC ( 1 June 1563 &ndash 24 May 1612) son of William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley 1563)
• 1627 - Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (b. Luis de Góngora y Argote ( July 11, 1561 &ndash May 24, 1627) was a Spanish Baroque lyric Poet. 1561)
• 1725 - Jonathan Wild, English criminal (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jonathan Wild ( baptised 6 May 1683 – 24 May 1725) was perhaps the most famous criminal of London &mdash and 1682)
• 1734 - Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Georg Ernst Stahl ( October 21, 1660 &ndash May 24, 1734) was a German Chemist and Physician. 1660)
• 1749 - Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman
• 1792 - George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, British naval officer (b. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Abraham ben Abraham, also known as Count Valentine (Valentin Walentyn Potocki (Pototzki or Pototski, is a legendary figure who is claimed to have been Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Admiral George Brydges Rodney 1st Baron Rodney, KB ( 13 February, 1719 &ndash May 24 1792) was a British 1718)
• 1806 - John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field Marshal John Campbell 5th Duke of Argyll (June 1723 &ndash 24 May 1806 styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770 was a Scottish Soldier and 1723)
• 1843 - Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sylvestre François de Lacroix ( April 28, 1765 &ndash May 24, 1843) was a French Mathematician. 1765)
• 1861 - Elmer E. Ellsworth, American Civil War officer (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth ( April 11 1837 &ndash May 24 1861) was a lawyer and soldier best known as the first conspicuous casualty of the Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South 1837)
• 1872 - Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld ( March 26 1794 - May 24 1872) was a German painter. 1794)
• 1876 - Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian revolutionary (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Georgi Benkovski (Георги Бенковски 1843–12 May 1876 was the Pseudonym of Gavril Gruev Hlatev (Гаврил Груев Хлътев a Bulgarian 1843)
• 1879 - William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist and publisher (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Lloyd Garrison ( December 12 1805 – May 24 1879) was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist and social reformer 1805)
• 1881 - Samuel Palmer, English artist (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Palmer ( January 27 1805 – May 24 1881) was an English landscape painter, Etcher and 1805)
• 1883 - Abdel Kadir, Algerian leader (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common `Abd al-Qādir al-Jazā'irī ( 6 September, 1808 - 26 May, 1883, in Arabic عبد القادر الجزائري was an 1808)
• 1919 - Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Amado Nervo (real name Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo) ( August 27, 1870 – May 24, 1919) was a Mexican Poet 1870)
• 1941 - Lancelot Holland, British admiral, died in sinking of the HMS Hood (51) (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lancelot Ernest Holland, CB ( September 13, 1887 &ndash May 24, 1941) was an admiral who commanded the British force in the History Construction Construction of Hood began at the John Brown & Company shipyards in Clydebank, Scotland, on 1 September 1887)
• 1945 - Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Robert Ritter von Greim (Robert Greim 22 June, 1892 &ndash 24 May, 1945) was a German Field Marshal, pilot 1892)
• 1947 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Ferdinand Ramuz ( September 24, 1878 &ndash May 23, 1947) was a French -speaking Swiss writer 1878)
• 1948 - Jacques Feyder, Belgian director and screenwriter (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Feyder ( 21 July 1885 &ndash 24 May 1948) was a Belgian Screenwriter and international 1885)
• 1949 - Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexey Viktorovich Shchusev (Алексе́й Ви́кторович Щу́сев September 26, 1873, Kishinev &mdash May 24, 1949 1873)
• 1950 - Archibald Wavell, British general (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell 1st Earl Wavell GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, PC (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1883)
• 1959 - John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Foster Dulles ( February 25, 1888 &ndash May 24, 1959) served as U The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs 1888)
• 1963 - Elmore James, American musician (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elmore James ( January 27, 1918 &ndash May 24, 1963) was an American Blues Guitarist, Singer 1918)
• 1969 - Willy Ley, German-born rocket scientist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willy Ley was a German-American science writer and space advocate who helped popularize rocketry and spaceflight in Germany and the United States. 1906)
• 1974 - Duke Ellington, American composer and musician (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. 1899)
• 1984 - Vincent J. McMahon, American pro wrestling promoter (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Vincent James McMahon, better known as Vince McMahon Sr ( July 6, 1914 – May 24, 1984) was a U 1914)
• 1991 - Gene Clark, American singer and songwriter (The Byrds) (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Gene Clark, born Harold Eugene Clark (born Tipton Missouri, November 17, 1944 - May 24, 1991) was an American The Byrds were a popular American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964 1944)
• 1991 - Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miriam di San Servolo ( May 31, 1923 - May 24, 1991) was an Italian actress born in Rome as Miria Petacci 1912)
• 1992 - Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) was a Japanese racing car driver Ogawa won the 1989 All Japan Formula 3000 Championship and finished 2nd in the same championship the following year 1956)
• 1995 - Harold Wilson, British politician (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 James Harold Wilson Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, PC (11 March 1916 &ndash 24 May 1995 was one of the most prominent British politicians 1916)
• 1997 - Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Edward Mulhare ( 8 April, 1923 - 24 May, 1997) was an Irish popular television leading man from 1956 to 1995 1923)
• 1999 - Owen Hart, Professional Wrestler (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Owen James Hart (May 7 1965 – May 23 1999 As those attempts were unsuccessful he decided to give wrestling a chance and see where it took him 1965)
• 2000 - Kurt Schork, American reporter (b. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Kurt Schork (1947 – May 24, 2000) was an American Reporter and War correspondent. 1947)
• 2002 - Wallace Markfield, American writer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Wallace Markfield ( August 12, 1926, Brooklyn New York, USA — May 24, 2002, Roslyn New York) was an American 1926)
• 2003 - Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Rachel Kempson Lady Redgrave ( 28 May, 1910 &ndash 24 May, 2003) was an English actress. 1910)
• 2004 - Henry Ries, American photographer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Henry Ries ( September 22, 1917 - May 24, 2004) was a photographer who worked for the New York Times. 1917)
• 2004 - Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Milton Shulman ( September 1, 1913 – May 24, 2004) was a Canadian author film and theatre critic 1913)
• 2004 - Edward Wagenknecht, American literary critic (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward (Charles Wagenknecht 1900)
• 2005 - Carl Amery, German writer (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Amery (9 April 1922 &ndash 24 May 2005 the Pen name of Christian Anton Mayer, was a German Writer and environmental activist 1922)
• 2005 - Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Baron Arthur Haulot ( Angleur near Liège, November 15, 1913 - May 24, 2005) was a Belgian Journalist 1913)
• 2005 - Vivian Liberto, first wife of Johnny Cash (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vivian Dorraine Liberto ( April 23, 1934 – May 24, 2005) was the first wife of Country music singer Johnny Cash, Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. 1934)
• 2006 - Henry Bumstead, American art director (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lloyd Henry Bumstead ( March 17 1915 &ndash May 24 2006) was an American cinematic art director and Production designer 1915)
• 2006 - Michał Życzkowski, Polish technician (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Michał Życzkowski ( 12 April 1930 in Kraków – 24 May 2006 in Kraków was a Polish Technician, professor 1930)
• 2007 - Bill Johnston, Australian cricket player (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. William ("Little Bill" Johnston ( November 2, 1894 in San Francisco California – May 1, 1946 in San Francisco California 1922)
• 2008 - Dick Martin American comedian (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Thomas Richard Martin ( January 30 1922 &ndash May 24 2008) was an American comedian and director best known for his role 1922)

Holidays and observances

• Canada: Victoria Day, on this date if it falls on a Monday or the Monday before it. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. In Quebec, it is known as National Patriotes Day (Journée nationale des patriotes). Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk National Patriotes' Day (French Journée nationale des Patriotes) is a paid Statutory holiday observed annually in Quebec, Canada, on the Monday
• Saints Cyril and Methodius Day in Eastern Orthodox tradition. Saints Cyril and Methodius (Κύριλλος και Μεθόδιος Old Church Slavonic: Кѷриллъ и Меѳодїи) were two Byzantine Greek brothers born The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world In addition, the following secular observances are recognized, in the association with the works of Cyril and Methodius Day
  • Republic of Macedonia: Saints Cyril and Methodius, Slavonic Enlighteners' Day
  • Russia: Slavonic Literature and Culture Day
  • Bulgaria: Slavonic Literature and Culture Day
• Bermuda: Bermuda Day. The Republic of Macedonia (Република Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Bermuda Day is a Public holiday in the Islands of Bermuda. Like certain other public holidays it is always celebrated on May 24th, or the
• Eritrea: National Day. Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country.
• Aldersgate Day (Methodism). Aldersgate Day is a holiday celebrated by Methodists on May 24 to commemorate the day in 1738 when John Wesley experienced his conversion Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations
• Saint Sarah is celebrated in Camargue, France by the Roma people (or Gypsies). Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kali ("Sara the black" Sara e Kali is the mythic Patron saint of the Roma (Gypsy people The Camargue ( Occitan: Camarga in classical norm or Camargo in Mistralian norm is located south of Arles, France, between the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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