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| May 24th, 2006 (May 24 2006) | Death | Henry Bumstead, American art director (born in 1915) | |
| May 24th, 2006 (May 24 2006) | Death | Michal Zyczkowski, Polish technician (born in 1930) | |
| May 24th, 1986 (May 24 1986) | Birth | Jordan Metcalfe, English actor | |
| May 24th, 1976 (May 24 1976) | Event | The London to Washington, D.C. Concorde service begins. | |
| May 24th, 1976 (May 24 1976) | Birth | Alessandro Cortini, Italian musician | |
| May 24th, 1976 (May 24 1976) | Birth | Catherine Cox, Australian netballer | |
| May 24th, 1976 (May 24 1976) | Birth | Bob Maesen, Belgian flatwater canoer | |
| May 24th, 1966 (May 24 1966) | Birth | Eric Cantona, French footballer | Eric Cantona Quotes |
| May 24th, 1966 (May 24 1966) | Birth | Ricky Craven, American NASCAR driver | |
| May 24th, 1956 (May 24 1956) | Event | Conclusion of the Sixth Buddhist Council on Vesak Day, marking the 2,500 year anniversary after the Lord Buddha s Parinibbana. | |
| May 24th, 1956 (May 24 1956) | Birth | Michael Jackson, Northern Irish clergyman | Michael Jackson Quotes |
| May 24th, 1946 (May 24 1946) | Birth | Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Russian-born Polish athlete | |
| May 24th, 1936 (May 24 1936) | Birth | Harold Budd, American musician | |
| May 24th, 1926 (May 24 1926) | Birth | Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor | |
| May 24th, 1916 (May 24 1916) | Birth | Roden Cutler, Australian diplomat (died in 2002) | |
| May 24th, 1886 (May 24 1886) | Birth | Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (died in 1979) | |
| May 24th, 1876 (May 24 1876) | Death | Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian revolutionary (born in 1843) | |
| May 24th, 1856 (May 24 1856) | Event | John Brown and his men murder five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas. | |
| May 24th, 1846 (May 24 1846) | Event | Mexican-American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey. | Zachary Taylor Quotes |
| May 24th, 1836 (May 24 1836) | Birth | Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (died in 1925) | |
| May 24th, 1816 (May 24 1816) | Birth | Emanuel Leutze, German-born painter (died in 1868) | |
| May 24th, 1806 (May 24 1806) | Death | John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (born in 1723) | |
| May 24th, 1686 (May 24 1686) | Birth | Gabriel Fahrenheit, inventor and thermometer maker (died in 1736) | |
| May 24th, 1626 (May 24 1626) | Event | Peter Minuit buys Manhattan. | |
| May 24th, 1616 (May 24 1616) | Birth | John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (died in 1682) | |
| May 24th, 1456 (May 24 1456) | Death | Ambroise de Lore, French military commander (born in 1396) | |
| May 24th, 1276 (May 24 1276) | Event | Magnus Ladulas is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral. | |
