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On This Day · The 144th day of the year

May 24

From 1567 to 2026, May 24 gathers 459 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♊ZodiacGemini ◈BirthstoneEmerald ❀Birth flowerLily of the Valley

Gemini is the sign for May 24 — read more on the Gemini page, or see May's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on May 24?

May 24 is the 144th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1567 and 2026. Famous people born on May 24 include Bob Dylan, Joseph Brodsky and Queen Victoria.

Released on May 24

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Movie Kulong

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1567

    Erik XIV

  2. 1798

    Irish Rebellion of 1798

  3. 1883

    Brooklyn Bridge

  4. 1930

    Amy Johnson

  5. 1941

    World War II

  6. 1948

    1948 Arab–Israeli War

  7. 1962

    Project Mercury

  8. 1988

    Section 28

  9. 2022

    Uvalde school shooting

  10. 2026

    2026 Quetta train bombing

Famous birthday twins

Born on May 24

Bob Dylan

b. 1941

Joseph Brodsky

b. 1940

Queen Victoria

b. 1819

Terry Callier

b. 1945

Patti LaBelle

b. 1944

Lillian Moller Gilbreth

b. 1878

Mikhail Sholokhov

b. 1905

George Nakashima

b. 1905

Deaths

  • 2010Anneliese Rothenberger
  • 2005Carl Amery
  • 1974Duke Ellington
  • 1848Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
  • 1734Georg Ernst Stahl
  • 1543Nicolaus Copernicus

Holidays & observances

  • —Aldersgate Day/Wesley Day (Methodism)
  • —Battle of Pichincha Day (Ecuador)
  • —Bermuda Day (Bermuda), celebrated on the nearest weekday if May 24 falls on the weekend.
  • —Christian feast day: Anna Pak Agi (one of The Korean Martyrs)
  • —Christian feast day: Donatian and Rogatian
  • —Christian feast day: Jackson Kemper (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Joanna
  • —Christian feast day: Juan de Prado

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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