Historical Events In May - 24

1990  Andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game on May - 24.   

1990  Stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 on May - 24.   

1990  Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1 on May - 24.   

1991  Gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1992  Jay Leno makes his Tonight Show debut as permanent host, succeeding Johnny Carson on May - 24.   

1992  On May - 24 joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79   

1993  Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia after 30-year civil war on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history kim Basinger files for bankruptcy to avoid paying $7.4 million settlement   

1993  On this day in history kurd rebellion kills 33 soldiers & 5 citizens in Turkey   

1993  On this day in history jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66   

1994  Poison singer Bret Michaels gets into a car crash on May - 24.   

1994  Jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history harold Wilson, British PM (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79   

1996  On this day in history "Spy Hard" starring Leslie Nielsen is released   

1996  Alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83 on May - 24.   

1997  Actor Tim Allen arrested for drunk driving in Michigan on this day in history.   

1997  Edward Mulhare, actor (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of lung cancer at 74 on this day in history.   

2006  East Timor's Foreign Minister Horta officially requests military assistance from the governments of Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Portugal on this day in history.   

2007  General election in the Republic of Ireland. Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and his Fianna Fáil party win a majority of seats for the third election in a row on this day in history.   

2013  Rafael Correa is sworn into a third term as President of Ecuador on this day in history.   

2014  Yingluck Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, is detained by army after a military coup on this day in history.   

2017  On May - 24 uEFA Europa League won by Manchester United 2-0 against Ajax in Stockholm   

2018  On this day in history record US fentanyl seizure of 120lbs (54kg) confirmed by police in Nebraska in April, enough to kill 26 million people, one of largest drug busts in US history   

2018  On this day in history actor Morgan Freeman accused of sexual harassment by several women in CNN report   

2018  At least 14 children reported mauled to death by wild dogs near Khairabad, India after closure of slaughterhouses on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 24 uS President Donald Trump cancels summit with North and South Korea because of hostile statements from North Korea   

2018  On this day in history uS President Trump posthumously pardons boxer Jack Johnson for racially orientated criminal conviction - transporting a white woman across state lines   

2018  World's largest cat-proof fence (44km) completed at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, central Australia to protest endangered species on this day in history.   

2018  Bangladeshi police reported to have shot 52 suspected drug traffickers in anti-narcotics crackdown in 10 days on May - 24.   

2018  On May - 24 uS President Trump signs into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act easing financial regulations and reducing oversight for banks   

2018  Foreign journalists report that tunnels in the Punggye-ri nuclear test site have been destroyed by the North Korean government in a move to reduce regional tensions on this day in history.   

2019  A prison riot in Acarigua, Venezuela, leaves 29 prisoners dead and 19 guards injured.May 26 - Amazonas prison massacres: More than 50 prisoners are killed in a series of riots at four different prisons in Amazonas, Brazil on this day in history.   

2020  British PM Boris Johnson refuses to sack his senior aide Dominic Cummings, after it is revealed he broke the country's lockdown rules to drive across the country on this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history mining corporation Rio Tinto admits to blowing up the 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge caves in the Pilbara area of Western Australia. The firm later issues an apology to the two Aboriginal peoples who are the traditional owners of the site.   

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1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)   

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on this day in history.   

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.   

1610  Giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1616  On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)   

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on May - 24.   

1650  On this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist   

1671  On May - 24 birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)   

1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on this day in history.   

1153  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies   

1351  On May - 24 death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on May - 24.   

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on May - 24.   

1456  On May - 24 death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on this day in history.   

1612  On this day in history robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48