Historical Events In May - 24

1979  On this day in history billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar   

1979  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

1979  Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies on May - 24.   

1980  On May - 24 "Rock Lobster" by B-52's hits #56   

1980  On May - 24 iran rejects a call by the World Court in The Hague to release the American hostages   

1980  Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2   

1981  On May - 24 bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500   

1981  Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain on May - 24.   

1981  George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83 on May - 24.   

1983  Fred Sinowatz succeeds Bruno Kreisky as chancellor of Austria on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students   

1983  The Brooklyn Bridge, linking the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, opens to traffic on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history "View to a Kill" premieres in US   

1985  Cyclone hits Bangladesh; about 10,000 die on this day in history.   

1986  On May - 24 country Singer Garth Brooks marries Sandy Mahl   

1986  On this day in history margaret Thatcher becomes first British PM to visit Israel   

1986  Reginald Huffstetler treds water for 985 hours on May - 24.   

1986  On May - 24 stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1   

1986  Gunnar Bjornstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76 on May - 24.   

1986  On this day in history stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1   

1987  On this day in history al Unser Sr, 47, wins his 4th Indianapolis 500   

1987  On May - 24 hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89   

1988  On this day in history john Moschitta set record for fast talking 586 words per minute   

1988  Porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe on May - 24.   

1988  Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals on May - 24.   

1988  James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1988  John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute on this day in history.   

1989  "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade" premieres on May - 24.   

1989  On this day in history aC Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona   

1989  French war criminal Paul Touvier arrested in monastery in Nice on May - 24.   

1989  NHL's New York Rangers fire general manager & coach Phil Esposito on this day in history.   

1989  On May - 24 weird Al Yankovic records his UHF soundtrack   

1989  On May - 24 herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72   

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1522  John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571) was born on May - 24.   

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on May - 24.   

1605  On May - 24 birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

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  On this day in history birth of philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter   

1650  John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist was born on this day in history.   

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on May - 24.   

1144  On this day in history petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies   

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on May - 24.   

1351  On this day in history death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  On this day in history death of taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335)   

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

1456  On this day in history death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)   

1543  On May - 24 nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland   

1612  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on May - 24.