Page 9: Historical Events In May - 24

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

1979  On May - 24 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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

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

1980  On May - 24 stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2   

1981  Bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500 on May - 24.   

1981  On this day in history hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain   

1981  On this day in history george Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83   

1983  On May - 24 fred Sinowatz succeeds Bruno Kreisky as chancellor of Austria   

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

1983  On May - 24 the Brooklyn Bridge, linking the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, opens to traffic   

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

1985  On May - 24 cyclone hits Bangladesh; about 10,000 die   

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

1986  Margaret Thatcher becomes first British PM to visit Israel on May - 24.   

1986  On this day in history reginald Huffstetler treds water for 985 hours   

1986  Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1 on this day in history.   

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  Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89 on May - 24.   

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  On this day in history power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals   

1988  James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 on May - 24.   

1988  On May - 24 john Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute   

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

1989  AC Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona on May - 24.   

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 May - 24.   

1989  Weird Al Yankovic records his UHF soundtrack on this day in history.   

1989  Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history birth of nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church   

1610  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer   

1616  John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1619  On May - 24 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  On May - 24 david I, King of Scotland, dies   

1351  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland   

1612  On May - 24 robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48