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Historical Events In May - 24

Thursday, 28 March 2024

1990  On this day in history andre Dawson receives a record 5 intentional walks in a game  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  On May - 24 stanley Cup Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1990  On May - 24 stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1991  Gene Clark, folk-rocker (Byrds-Tambourine Man), dies at 49 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1992  Jay Leno makes his Tonight Show debut as permanent host, succeeding Johnny Carson on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1992  On May - 24 joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia after 30-year civil war on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  Kim Basinger files for bankruptcy to avoid paying $7.4 million settlement on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  On May - 24 kurd rebellion kills 33 soldiers & 5 citizens in Turkey  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1993  On this day in history jesus Posadas Ocampo, Mexican cardinal/archbishop, shot dead at 66  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1994  Poison singer Bret Michaels gets into a car crash on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1994  On May - 24 jean-Pierre E Plooij, Dutch writer (Bird House), dies at 48  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1995  On this day in history harold Wilson, British PM (1964-70, 74-76), dies of cancer at 79  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1996  "Spy Hard" starring Leslie Nielsen is released on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1996  On this day in history alexander Langsdorf, physicist, dies at 83  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1997  Actor Tim Allen arrested for drunk driving in Michigan on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1997  On May - 24 edward Mulhare, actor (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of lung cancer at 74  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2007  On this day in history 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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2013  Rafael Correa is sworn into a third term as President of Ecuador on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2014  Yingluck Shinawatra, former prime minister of Thailand, is detained by army after a military coup on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2017  UEFA Europa League won by Manchester United 2-0 against Ajax in Stockholm on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  On May - 24 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  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  Actor Morgan Freeman accused of sexual harassment by several women in CNN report on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  At least 14 children reported mauled to death by wild dogs near Khairabad, India after closure of slaughterhouses on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  On this day in history uS President Donald Trump cancels summit with North and South Korea because of hostile statements from North Korea  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  On May - 24 world's largest cat-proof fence (44km) completed at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, central Australia to protest endangered species  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  Bangladeshi police reported to have shot 52 suspected drug traffickers in anti-narcotics crackdown in 10 days on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2018  US President Trump signs into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act easing financial regulations and reducing oversight for banks on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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 May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

2020  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 on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Days In May

List Of Important Days In May

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Famous Birthdays In May - 24

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1544  On May - 24 birth of william Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1605  On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1610  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1616  John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1650  On this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1671  Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737) was born on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In May - 24

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1351  On this day in history death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1425  Death of Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362) on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1456  On May - 24 death of ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396)  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1543  Nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland on May - 24.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

1612  Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 on this day in history.  Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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