May 24 Deaths |
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| May 24th, 2008 (May 24 2008) | Death | Dick Martin American comedian (born in 1922) | |
| May 24th, 2007 (May 24 2007) | Death | Bill Johnston, Australian cricket player (born in 1922) | |
| 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, 2005 (May 24 2005) | Death | Carl Amery, German writer (born in 1922) | |
| May 24th, 2005 (May 24 2005) | Death | Arthur Haulot, Belgian journalist (born in 1913) | |
| May 24th, 2005 (May 24 2005) | Death | Vivian Liberto, first wife of Johnny Cash (born in 1934) | Johnny Cash Quotes |
| May 24th, 2004 (May 24 2004) | Death | Henry Ries, American photographer (born in 1917) | |
| May 24th, 2004 (May 24 2004) | Death | Milton Shulman, Canadian author and critic (born in 1913) | |
| May 24th, 2004 (May 24 2004) | Death | Edward Wagenknecht, American literary critic (born in 1900) | |
| May 24th, 2003 (May 24 2003) | Death | Rachel Kempson, English actress (born in 1910) | |
| May 24th, 2002 (May 24 2002) | Death | Wallace Markfield, American writer (born in 1926) | |
| May 24th, 2000 (May 24 2000) | Death | Kurt Schork, American reporter (born in 1947) | |
| May 24th, 1999 (May 24 1999) | Death | Owen Hart, Professional Wrestler (b.1965) | Owen Hart Quotes |
| May 24th, 1997 (May 24 1997) | Death | Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (born in 1923) | |
| May 24th, 1995 (May 24 1995) | Death | Harold Wilson, British politician (born in 1916) | |
| May 24th, 1992 (May 24 1992) | Death | Hitoshi Ogawa, Japanese racing driver (born in 1956) | |
| May 24th, 1991 (May 24 1991) | Death | Gene Clark, American singer and songwriter (The Byrds) (born in 1944) | |
| May 24th, 1991 (May 24 1991) | Death | Miriam di San Servolo, Italian actress (born in 1912) | |
| May 24th, 1984 (May 24 1984) | Death | Vincent J. McMahon, American pro wrestling promoter (born in 1914) | Vince McMahon Quotes |
| May 24th, 1974 (May 24 1974) | Death | Duke Ellington, American composer and musician (born in 1899) | Duke Ellington Quotes |
| May 24th, 1969 (May 24 1969) | Death | Willy Ley, German-born rocket scientist (born in 1906) | |
| May 24th, 1963 (May 24 1963) | Death | Elmore James, American musician (born in 1918) | |
| May 24th, 1959 (May 24 1959) | Death | John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State (born in 1888) | |
| May 24th, 1950 (May 24 1950) | Death | Archibald Wavell, British general (born in 1883) | |
| May 24th, 1949 (May 24 1949) | Death | Aleksey Shchusev, Russian architect (born in 1873) | |
| May 24th, 1948 (May 24 1948) | Death | Jacques Feyder, Belgian director and screenwriter (born in 1885) | |
| May 24th, 1947 (May 24 1947) | Death | C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (born in 1878) | |
| May 24th, 1945 (May 24 1945) | Death | Robert Ritter von Greim, German field marshal (born in 1892) | |
| May 24th, 1941 (May 24 1941) | Death | Lancelot Holland, British admiral, died in sinking of the HMS Hood (51) (born in 1887) | |
| May 24th, 1919 (May 24 1919) | Death | Amado Nervo, Mexican poet (born in 1870) | |
| May 24th, 1883 (May 24 1883) | Death | Abdel Kadir, Algerian leader (born in 1808) | |
| May 24th, 1881 (May 24 1881) | Death | Samuel Palmer, English artist (born in 1805) | |
| May 24th, 1879 (May 24 1879) | Death | William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist and publisher (born in 1805) | William Lloyd Garrison Quotes |
| May 24th, 1876 (May 24 1876) | Death | Georgi Benkovski, Bulgarian revolutionary (born in 1843) | |
| May 24th, 1872 (May 24 1872) | Death | Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (born in 1794) | |
| May 24th, 1861 (May 24 1861) | Death | Elmer E. Ellsworth, American Civil War officer (born in 1837) | |
| May 24th, 1843 (May 24 1843) | Death | Sylvestre Francois Lacroix, French mathematician (born in 1765) | |
| May 24th, 1806 (May 24 1806) | Death | John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, British field marshal (born in 1723) | |
| May 24th, 1792 (May 24 1792) | Death | George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, British naval officer (born in 1718) | |
| May 24th, 1749 (May 24 1749) | Death | Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman | |
| May 24th, 1734 (May 24 1734) | Death | Georg Ernst Stahl, German physician and chemist (born in 1660) | |
| May 24th, 1725 (May 24 1725) | Death | Jonathan Wild, English criminal (born in 1682) | |
| May 24th, 1627 (May 24 1627) | Death | Luis de Gongora, Spanish poet (born in 1561) | |
| May 24th, 1612 (May 24 1612) | Death | Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English statesman (born in 1563) | |
| May 24th, 1543 (May 24 1543) | Death | Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer (born in 1473) | Nicolaus Copernicus Quotes |
| May 24th, 1456 (May 24 1456) | Death | Ambroise de Lore, French military commander (born in 1396) | |
| May 24th, 1425 (May 24 1425) | Death | Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (born in 1362) | |
| May 24th, 1408 (May 24 1408) | Death | Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (born in 1335) | |
| May 24th, 1351 (May 24 1351) | Death | Abu al-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Morocco (born in circa 1297) | |
| May 24th, 1153 (May 24 1153) | Death | King David I of Scotland (born in 1084) | |
