May 24

Events

 * - The leaves  for.
 * - crowned  in.
 * -  is crowned as "" at.
 * -  of appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
 * - formally dissolved.
 * - buys.
 * - The  passes the  protecting  ( are intentionally excluded).
 * - is, essentially launching the ; the day is celebrated annually by  as.
 * - led by the  against  rule begins.
 * - : secures the independence of the  of.
 * - by  is published.
 * 1830  - The first revenue trains in the  begin service on the  between  and.
 * - The is declared in the.
 * - sent the message "What hath God wrought" (a  quotation,  23:23) from the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the  to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in.
 * - :  captures.
 * - and his men murder five slavery supporters at,.
 * - : troops occupy.
 * - Turkey cedes and  back to.
 * - The in  is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
 * - The opens in.
 * - becomes the first personage from the  to be ed.
 * - The first public in the  is opened in.
 * - : The annexes the.
 * - 78 miners die in pit disaster in.
 * - The opened.
 * - : declares war on.
 * - The trial of opens.
 * - , the first film to star the, opens.
 * - lands in, becoming the first woman to fly from  to  (she left on  for the 11,000 mile flight).
 * - in, hosts major-league baseball's first night game ever as the  beat the  2-1.
 * - performs the first successful single-rotor  flight.
 * - : In the, the sinks the  killing all but three crewmen on what was the pride of the.
 * - : becomes chief medical officer in.
 * - The ends the 11-month.
 * - and followers suffer auto accident in.
 * - The first is held in,  and is won by the host nation.
 * 1956  - Conclusion of the  on  Day, marking the 2,500 year anniversary after the Lord 's.
 * - is formed through a merger of the  and the.
 * - : are arrested in  for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.
 * 1961  -  enters the.
 * - :   orbits the  three times in the .
 * - Students set fire to the.
 * 1968  -  separatists bomb the   in.
 * - The of the  begins in the
 * - resigns as  and Leader of the Lords.
 * - A group of 80 reporters and cameramen are the first Westerners allowed to leave in  since it fell to communist forces on.
 * - to   service begins.
 * - The calls for the release of   s in . The hostages would not be freed  until  the following.
 * - First for.
 * -, recapture of the port city of  from the  during
 * - is passed as law by  in the.
 * - Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of the, is awarded a six-figure sum in after winning a  action against .
 * - A car carrying  activists  and  explodes in, critically injuring both.
 * - conducts, evacuating  s to.
 * - The last,  , resigns following pro-democracy protests.
 * - gains its independence from.
 * 1993  -  unveils.
 * - Four men convicted of bombing 's in 1993 are each sentenced to 240 years in prison.
 * - enters the.
 * - i troops withdraw from after 22 years of occupation.
 * - : 15-year-old  becomes the youngest person to climb to the top of.
 * 2001  - The  collapse in, , kills 23 and injures over 200 in 's worst-ever civil disaster.
 * 2001  - The  gain control of the  for the first time since 1994 when Senator  of  abandons the  and declares himself an independent.
 * - and the  sign the.

Births

 * -, Roman commander (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, English bishop (d. )
 * -, English natural philosopher (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, inventor and thermometer maker (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, French revolutionary (d. )
 * -, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (d. )
 * -, Finnish zoologist (d. )
 * -, Governor of Mississippi (d. )
 * 1810  -, German rabbi and scholar (d. )
 * -, German-born painter (d. )
 * - Queen (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, British social reformer (d. )
 * -, American law officer and cowboy (d. )
 * -, English playwright (d. )
 * -, American sculptor (d. )
 * -, First aircraft maintenance professional (d. )
 * -, American jurist (d. )
 * 1870  -,  (d. )
 * -, American engineer (d. )
 * -, American inventor of and founder (d. )
 * -, French conductor and composer (d. )
 * -, American archeologist and Biblical scholar (d. )
 * -, French tennis player (d. )
 * 1899  -, French poet (d. )
 * -, Canadian athlete and politician (d. )
 * 1900  -, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. )
 * -, Uruguayan footballer (d. )
 * -, Russian writer, laureate (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, The oldest living survivor of the Titanic disaster
 * -, German-born actress (d. )
 * 1914 -, Italian baritone
 * -, Australian diplomat and war hero (d. )
 * -, Irish actress (d. )
 * -, Swedish-born entertainer (d. )
 * -, Scottish actor
 * -, Irish writer
 * -, German conductor
 * -, French actor
 * -, Mayor of Chicago
 * 1934  -, English choir-trainer and organist
 * -, American director
 * -, American musician
 * -, Canadian-born actor and comedian
 * -, Russian-born poet, laureate (d. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * -, American actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, Russian-born Polish athlete
 * -, English actor
 * -, American judge
 * -, London-born Spanish-Italian actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, Northern Irish clergyman
 * -, Swedish professional goaltender (d. )
 * -, English actress
 * 1960  -, British keyboardist
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1962  -, American author and screenwriter
 * -, Italian racing driver
 * 1963  -, American author
 * 1963  -, American basketball player
 * 1963  -, Swiss singer
 * 1963  -, American football coach
 * -, British swimmer
 * 1964  -, Canadian  player
 * -, American actor
 * 1965  -, Japanese anime director
 * -, French footballer
 * 1966  -, American NASCAR driver
 * -, baseball player
 * 1967  -, American bassist
 * -, American musician
 * -, American singer
 * -, Canadian player
 * -, American television writer and producer
 * -, Dominican player
 * 1973  -, English television presenter
 * 1973  -, Ukrainian singer
 * -, actor and comedian
 * -, Canadian short track speed skater
 * 1975  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Italian musician
 * 1976  -, Australian netballer
 * -, American soccer player
 * 1978  -, American actor
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1979  -, former  Heavyweight Champion
 * -, Hong Kong actress and singer
 * -, Czech model and  of the month July
 * -, Ghana football player
 * -, American actress
 * 1984  -, American football player
 * -, British racing driver
 * -, English actor
 * -, Polish singer
 * 1987  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American concert pianist
 * -, Japanese singer

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * -, Scottish politician (b. )
 * -, French military commander (b. )
 * -, Polish astronomer (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, Spanish poet (b. )
 * -, English criminal (b. )
 * -, German physician and chemist (b. )
 * -, Polish nobleman
 * -, British naval officer (b. )
 * -, British field marshal (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, officer (b. )
 * -, German painter (b. )
 * -, American abolitionist and publisher (b. )
 * -, English artist (b. )
 * -, Algerian leader (b. )
 * -, Mexican poet (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, Swiss writer (b. )
 * -, Belgian director and screenwriter (b. )
 * -, Russian architect (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, German-born rocket scientist (b. )
 * -, American composer and musician (b. )
 * -, American pro wrestling promoter (b. )
 * -, American singer and songwriter (b. )
 * 1991  -, Italian actress (b. )
 * -, Japanese racing driver (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, Irish actor (b. )
 * -, Professional Wrestler (b.)
 * -, American reporter (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, English actress (b. )
 * -, American photographer (b. )
 * 2004  -, Canadian author and critic (b. )
 * 2004  -, American literary critic (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * 2005  -, Belgian journalist (b. )
 * 2005  -, first wife of  (b. )
 * -, American art director (b. )
 * 2006  -, Polish technician (b. )
 * -, Australian cricket player (b. )
 * -, Australian cricket player (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * :, on this date if it falls on a Monday or the before it. In , it is known as  (Journée nationale des patriotes). In some provinces, the holiday is often referred to as "May Two-Four," -- a "" being slang for a case of beer with 24 bottles or cans.
 * in  tradition. In addition, the following secular observances are recognized, in the association with the works of Cyril and Methodius Day
 * Bulgarian Education and Culture, and Slavonic Literature Day
 * Saints Cyril and Methodius, Slavonic Enlighteners' Day
 * Slavonic Literature and Culture Day
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Liturgical feasts

 * is celebrated in, by the  (or Gypsies).
 * is celebrated in, by the  (or Gypsies).
 * is celebrated in, by the  (or Gypsies).
 * is celebrated in, by the  (or Gypsies).