24 May

May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 221 days remain until the end of the year.

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about May 24^th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about May 24^th in history!

Table of Contents

1. Global Celebrations
2. Historic Events
3. Famous Birthdays
4. Heartbreaking Deaths

Global Celebrations

• World Schizophrenia Day
• National Escargot Day
• National Brothers Day
• International Tiara Day

Historic Events

What Happened On This Day – May 24

2001: 23 die in the Jerusalem wedding hall disaster

Hundreds of wedding guests fell two stories deep when a portion of the third floor collapsed. The tragedy was Israel’s worst civil disaster.

1970: Engineers begin drilling the world’s deepest hole

The Kola Superdeep Borehole had reached the unsurpassed depth of 12,262 meters (40,230 feet) before the project was abandoned due to a lack of funding.

1956: The first Eurovision Song Contest is held

Lys Assia won the first edition for Switzerland. The ESC is a major song contest in Europe and one of the world’s longest-running TV programs. It is held in a different country each year.

1930: Amy Johnson flies solo from England to Australia

The English aviatrix was the first woman to achieve this feat. Her 18,000 km (11,000 mi) flight aboard a de Havilland Gypsy Moth aircraft took her from Croydon, U.K. to Darwin, Australia in 19 days.

1830: Mary had a little lamb is published

Sarah Josepha Hale’s poem is one of the best-known English language nursery rhymes.

1986: A Soviet army crew clears off the highly radioactive debris from the roof of reactor 3 at Chernobyl Nuclear Facility within a time limit of 90 seconds. The extreme levels of radiation, nearly 40 times the lethal dose, restricted each crew to only one use. 1986

1978: Michael Jackson as Charlie Chaplin, 1978

1931: Albert Einstein holding his own puppet, 1931

Famous Birthdays

Births On This Day, May 24

1963: Michael Chabon, American author

1945: Priscilla Presley, American actress, businesswoman

1941: Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer

1819: Queen Victoria, of the United Kingdom

1671: Gian Gastone de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Heartbreaking Deaths

Deaths On This Day, May 24

2007: Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer

1974: Duke Ellington, American pianist, composer, bandleader

1632: Robert Hues, English mathematician, geographer

1543: Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician, astronomer

1153: David I of Scotland