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May 24
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on May 24. From 1900 until now.
May 24 is under the sign of Gemini.
Famous birthdays on this day include Bob Dylan (1941), Laure Sainclair (1972) and Eric Cantona (1966).
Several movies were released around May 24 over the years, such as Stalker in 1979 directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and Dead Poets Society in 1989 directed by Peter Weir.
But much more happened on May 24 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around May 24 over the years?
Stalker
Release year: 1979
Directed by: Andrei Tarkovsky
Starring: Alisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko
Country: United States of America
Dead Poets Society
Release year: 1989
Directed by: Peter Weir
Starring: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles
Country: United States of America
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Release year: 1964
Directed by: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Margaret Lacey, Marie Burke
Wild Reeds
Release year: 1994
Directed by: André Téchiné
Starring: Élodie Bouchez, Gaël Morel, Stéphane Rideau, Frédéric Gorny
The Italian Job
Release year: 1969
Directed by: Peter Collinson
Starring: Michael Caine, Noël Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 24?
- Aldersgate Day (Methodism).
- Canada: Victoria Day, on this date or the Monday before it. In Quebec, it is known as National Patriotes Day (JournTe nationale des patriotes). The holiday is often referred to as "May Two-Four," -- a "two-four" being slang for a case of beer with 24 bottles or cans.
- Bermuda: Bermuda Day.
- Eritrea: National Day.
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Holidays
- 2019 Iran–United States relations: U.S. President Donald Trump orders 1,500 troops and several Patriot missile launchers to the Persian Gulf as tensions rise with Iran. (CBS)
- 2018 Mississauga restaurant bombing: Fifteen people are injured after two suspects detonate an improvised explosive device at a restaurant in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The suspects immediately fled the scene. (Reuters), (BBC)
- 2017 2017 Manchester Arena bombing: As part of an ongoing investigation, British police arrest six people in connection with Monday's deadly explosion, including a 23-year-old man who was taken into custody Tuesday. (ABC News) (Reuters) (Reuters²)The father, Ramadan Abedi, and younger brother, Hashem Abedi, of suspected bomber Salman Abedi are arrested in Tripoli by the Libyan Counter-Terrorism forces. (Chicago Tribune) (Hindustan Times)
- 2016 Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir: Jaish-e-Mohammed operations chief is killed in a gun battle with police. (ABC News)
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Events
- Bob Dylan: American musician, songwriter and poet,...
- Laure Sainclair
- Eric Cantona: French soccer player, one of the most...
- Priscilla Presley: German-American actress, news figure,...
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Famous Birthday
- Paul Gray: American bassist (Slipknot) (Born 1972).
- Harold Wilson: British politician who became Prime...
- Willy Ley: German-born rocket scientist (Born...
- Edward Mulhare: Cork City, Ireland -- Actor (Daniel...
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 24 over the years?
- 2017 Despacito - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
- 2016 Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling!
- 2015 See You Again - Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
- 2014 John Legend - All Of Me
- 2013 Macklemore - Can't Hold Us
- 2012 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
- 2011 Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- 2010 Usher - OMG
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- 2008 Rihanna - Take A Bow
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Believer - Imagine Dragons
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Shut Up And Dance - WALK THE MOON
- 2014 Paramore - Ain't It Fun
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Linkin Park - Burn It Down
- 2011 Rope - Foo Fighters
- 2010 Stone Temple Pilots - Between The Lines
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around May 24 over the years?
From Here To Eternity
Year: 1951
By: James Jones
Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Year: 1955
By: Jim Bishop
The Day Lincoln Was Shot is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of April 14, 1865: the day President Abraham Lincoln was tragically assassinated.It
The Breaking Wave
Year: 1955
By: Nevil Shute
The Breaking Wave is one of Nevil Shute’s most poignant and psychologically suspenseful novels, set in the years just after World War II.Sidelined
We Are Our Mothers' Daughters
Year: 1998
By: Cokie Roberts
In this revised and expanded tenth-anniversary edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller, renowned political commentator Cokie Roberts once again examines the nature of women's roles through the revealing lens