May, 24th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Thursday 24, 2001:
Wedding hall collapse in Jerusalem, Israel, kills 23 and injures over 200 in Israel's worst-ever civil disaster.

Wednesday 24, 2000:
Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.

Monday 24, 1993:
Microsoft unveils Windows NT.

Sunday 24, 1992:
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.

Friday 24, 1991:
Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.

Thursday 24, 1990:
A car carrying American Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney explodes in Oakland, California, critically injuring both.

Wednesday 24, 1989:
Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of the Yorkshire Ripper, is awarded a six-figure sum in damages after winning a libel action against Private Eye.

Tuesday 24, 1988:
Section 28 is passed as law by Parliament in the United Kingdom.

Sunday 24, 1981:
First International Women's Day for Disarmament

Saturday 24, 1980:
The International Court of Justice calls for the release of United States embassy hostages in Tehran.

Monday 24, 1976:
London to Washington, DC Concorde service begins.

Friday 24, 1974:
After a nine-year run, the Dean Martin Show airs for the last time.

Friday 24, 1968:
FLQ separatists bomb the U.S. consulate in Quebec City.

Thursday 24, 1962:
American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.

Wednesday 24, 1961:
American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.

Saturday 24, 1958:
United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.

Thursday 24, 1956:
In Lugano, Switzerland, Lys Assia wins the first Eurovision Song Contest for Switzerland singing "Refrain".

Tuesday 24, 1949:
The Soviet Union ends the 11-month Berlin Blockade.

Monday 24, 1943:
Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer in Auschwitz concentration camp.

Saturday 24, 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.

Friday 24, 1940:
Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.

Saturday 24, 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).

Friday 24, 1929:
The Cocoanuts, the first film to star the Marx Brothers, opens.

Tuesday 24, 1921:
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti opens.

Monday 24, 1915:
World War I: Italy declares war on Austria-Hungary.

Wednesday 24, 1911:
The New York Public Library opened.

Thursday 24, 1900:
Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.

Wednesday 24, 1899:
The first public parking garage in the United States is opened in Boston, Massachusetts.

Friday 24, 1895:
Henry Irving becomes the first personage from the theatre to be knighted.

Thursday 24, 1883:
The Brooklyn Bridge in New York is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.

Friday 24, 1861:
American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.

Saturday 24, 1856:
John Brown and his men murder five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas

Sunday 24, 1846:
Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey.

Friday 24, 1844:
The first electric telegram is sent by Samuel F. B. Morse, from Baltimore, Maryland, to Washington, D.C., saying "What hath God wrought?".

Monday 24, 1830:
Mary had a little lamb by Sarah Hale is published.

Friday 24, 1822:
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of Quito.

Thursday 24, 1798:
Irish nationalists rebel against British forces, believing that French troops were going to invade Ireland.

Thursday 24, 1787:
The United States Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Saturday 24, 1738:
John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day

Tuesday 24, 1689:
The Act of Toleration passes the English Parliament protecting Protestants (Roman Catholics are intentionally excluded).

Thursday 24, 1668:
Glen Cove, New York is founded.

Sunday 24, 1626:
Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.

Monday 24, 1621:
Protestant Union formally dissolved.

Wednesday 24, 1595:
Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.

Tuesday 24, 1487:
Imposter Lambert Simnel is crowned as "King Edward VI" at Dublin.

Monday 24, 1430:
Joan of Arc is captured by the forces of the Duke of Burgundy.

Sunday 24, 1276:
Magnus Ladulås crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.

Thursday 24, 1218:
The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.

Sunday 24, 1153:
Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/24-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 24

1988:
Billy Gilman, American singer (b: May 24, 1988) (Biography of Billy Gilman)

1979:
Tracy McGrady, American basketball player (b: May 24, 1979) (Biography of Tracy McGrady)

1974:
Ruslana, Ukrainian singer (b: May 24, 1974) (Biography of Ruslana)

1973:
Dermot O'Leary, English television presenter (b: May 24, 1973) (Biography of Dermot O'Leary)
Bartolo Colón, Dominican Major League Baseball player (b: May 24, 1973) (Biography of Bartolo Colón)

1972:
Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer (b: May 24, 1972) (Biography of Greg Berlanti)

1967:
Heavy D, American rapper and actor (b: May 24, 1967) (Biography of Heavy D)

1966:
Eric Cantona, French footballer (b: May 24, 1966) (Biography of Eric Cantona)

1965:
John C. Reilly, American actor (b: May 24, 1965) (Biography of John C. Reilly)

1963:
Joe Dumars, American basketball player (b: May 24, 1963) (Biography of Joe Dumars)

1962:
Gene Anthony Ray, American actor (b: May 24, 1962 ; d: November 14, 2003) (Biography of Gene Anthony Ray)

1960:
Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress (b: May 24, 1960) (Biography of Kristin Scott Thomas)

1955:
Rosanne Cash, American singer (b: May 24, 1955) (Biography of Rosanne Cash)

1953:
Alfred Molina, English actor (b: May 24, 1953) (Biography of Alfred Molina)

1949:
Jim Broadbent, English actor (b: May 24, 1949) (Biography of Jim Broadbent)

1946:
Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Russian-born Polish athlete (b: May 24, 1946) (Biography of Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska)

1945:
Priscilla Presley, American actress (b: May 24, 1945) (Biography of Priscilla Presley)

1944:
Arthur Brown, English musician (b: May 24, 1944) (Biography of Arthur Brown (musician))
Patti LaBelle, American singer (b: May 24, 1944) (Biography of Patti LaBelle)

1943:
Gary Burghoff, American actor (b: May 24, 1943) (Biography of Gary Burghoff)

1941:
Bob Dylan, American singer and songwriter (b: May 24, 1941) (Biography of Bob Dylan)

1940:
Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet (b: May 24, 1940 ; d: January 28, 1996) (Biography of Joseph Brodsky)

1938:
Tommy Chong, Canadian-born actor and comedian (b: May 24, 1938) (Biography of Tommy Chong)

1936:
Harold Budd, American musician (b: May 24, 1936) (Biography of Harold Budd)

1934:
Jane Byrne, Mayor of Chicago (b: May 24, 1934) (Biography of Jane Byrne)

1930:
Hans-Martin Linde, German conductor (b: May 24, 1930) (Biography of Hans-Martin Linde)

1928:
William Trevor, Irish writer (b: May 24, 1928) (Biography of William Trevor)

1926:
Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor (b: May 24, 1926) (Biography of Stanley Baxter)

1925:
Mai Zetterling, Swedish-born entertainer (b: May 24, 1925 ; d: March 15, 1994) (Biography of Mai Zetterling)

1914:
Lilli Palmer, German-born actress (b: May 24, 1914 ; d: January 27, 1986) (Biography of Lilli Palmer)

1909:
Wilbur Mills, American politician (b: May 24, 1909 ; d: May 2, 1992) (Biography of Wilbur Mills)

1899:
Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (b: May 24, 1899) (Biography of Suzanne Lenglen)
Henri Michaux, French poet (b: May 24, 1899) (Biography of Henri Michaux)

1891:
William F. Albright, American archeologist and Biblical scholar (b: May 24, 1891) (Biography of William F. Albright)

1886:
Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (b: May 24, 1886) (Biography of Paul Paray)

1878:
Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American engineer (b: May 24, 1878) (Biography of Lillian Moller Gilbreth)

1870:
Jan Christian Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (b: May 24, 1870) (Biography of Jan Christian Smuts)
Benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (b: May 24, 1870 ; d: July 9, 1938) (Biography of Benjamin Cardozo)

1863:
George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (b: May 24, 1863 ; d: April 24, 1938) (Biography of George Grey Barnard)

1855:
Arthur Wing Pinero, English playwright (b: May 24, 1855) (Biography of Arthur Wing Pinero)

1854:
John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy (b: May 24, 1854 ; d: August 1, 1918) (Biography of John Riley Banister)

1836:
Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (b: May 24, 1836) (Biography of Joseph Rowntree)

1819:
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (b: May 24, 1819) (Biography of Victoria of the United Kingdom)

1816:
Emanuel Leutze, German-born painter (b: May 24, 1816) (Biography of Emanuel Leutze)

1810:
Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (b: May 24, 1810) (Biography of Abraham Geiger)
Charles Clark, Governor of Mississippi (b: May 24, 1810) (Biography of Charles Clark (governor))

1794:
William Whewell, English philosopher (b: May 24, 1794) (Biography of William Whewell)

1743:
Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (b: May 24, 1743) (Biography of Jean-Paul Marat)

1738:
King George III of the United Kingdom (b: May 24, 1738) (Biography of George III)

1689:
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b: May 24, 1689 ; d: August 2, 1769) (Biography of Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea)

1686:
Gabriel Fahrenheit, German physicist and engineer (b: May 24, 1686 ; d: September 16, 1736) (Biography of Gabriel Fahrenheit)

1671:
Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b: May 24, 1671 ; d: July 9, 1737) (Biography of Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany)

1616:
John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, (b: May 24, 1616) (Biography of John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale)

1544:
William Gilbert, English scientist (b: May 24, 1544 ; d: December 10, 1603) (Biography of William Gilbert)

1522:
John Jewel, English bishop (b: May 24, 1522 ; d: September 23, 1571) (Biography of John Jewel)

1494:
Pontormo, Italian painter (b: May 24, 1494 ; d: January 2, 1557) (Biography of Pontormo)

-15:
Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (b: May 24, -15) (Biography of Julius Caesar Germanicus)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/24-may/births.html

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People who died on May 24

2005:
Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist and resistance fighter (b: November 15, 1913 ; d: May 24, 2005) (Biography of Arthur Haulot)

2004:
Henry Ries (d: May 24, 2004) (Biography of Henry Ries)

2003:
Lady Rachel Kempson, English actress (b: May 28, 1910 ; d: May 24, 2003) (Biography of Rachel Kempson)

1999:
Owen Hart, Canadian professional wrestler (b: May 7, 1965 ; d: May 24, 1999) (Biography of Owen Hart)

1997:
Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (b: April 8, 1923 ; d: May 24, 1997) (Biography of Edward Mulhare)

1996:
John Abbott (d: May 24, 1996) (Biography of John Abbott)

1995:
Harold Wilson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b: March 11, 1916 ; d: May 24, 1995) (Biography of Harold Wilson)

1981:
George Jessel, American comedian (b: April 3, 1898 ; d: May 24, 1981) (Biography of George Jessel (actor))

1974:
Duke Ellington, American jazz pianist and bandleader (b: April 29, 1899 ; d: May 24, 1974) (Biography of Duke Ellington)

1969:
Willy Ley (d: May 24, 1969) (Biography of Willy Ley)

1963:
Elmore James (d: May 24, 1963) (Biography of Elmore James)

1959:
John Foster Dulles, U.S. Secretary of State (b: February 25, 1888 ; d: May 24, 1959) (Biography of John Foster Dulles)

1950:
Archibald Wavell, British general (b: May 5, 1883 ; d: May 24, 1950) (Biography of Archibald Wavell)

1949:
Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (b: September 26, 1873 ; d: May 24, 1949) (Biography of Aleksey Shchusev)

1947:
C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (b: September 24, 1878 ; d: May 24, 1947) (Biography of Charles Ferdinand Ramuz)

1933:
Percy C. Mather (d: May 24, 1933) (Biography of Percy C. Mather)

1883:
Abdel Kadir (d: May 24, 1883) (Biography of Abdel Kadir)

1881:
Samuel Palmer, English artist (b: January 27, 1805 ; d: May 24, 1881) (Biography of Samuel Palmer)

1879:
William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist (b: December 12, 1805 ; d: May 24, 1879) (Biography of William Lloyd Garrison)

1749:
Abraham ben Abraham (d: May 24, 1749) (Biography of Abraham ben Abraham)

1734:
Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (b: October 21, 1660 ; d: May 24, 1734) (Biography of Georg Ernst Stahl)

1725:
Jonathan Wild (d: May 24, 1725) (Biography of Jonathan Wild)

1627:
Luis de Góngora, Spanish poet (b: July 11, 1561 ; d: May 24, 1627) (Biography of Luis de Góngora)

1612:
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman and spymaster (b: June 1, 1563 ; d: May 24, 1612) (Biography of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury)

1543:
Nicolas Copernicus (d: May 24, 1543) (Biography of Nicolas Copernicus)

1456:
Ambroise de Loré (d: May 24, 1456) (Biography of Ambroise de Loré)

1351:
Abu al-Hasan 'Ali (d: May 24, 1351) (Biography of Abu al-Hasan 'Ali)

1153:
David I of Scotland (d: May 24, 1153) (Biography of David I of Scotland)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/24-may/deaths.html