May 24 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 24 Calendar
May 24th Daily Holidays include:
- Asparagus Day
- Aviation Maintenance Technician Day
- Brother’s Day
- Emergency Medical Services for Children Day – May 24, 2023 (Wednesday of EMS Week)
- International Tiara Day
- International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament
- National Escargot Day
- Scavenger Hunt Day
- World Orienteering Day – May 24, 2023 (Fourth Wednesday in May)
- World Schizophrenia Awareness Day
May 24: Famous Birthdays
- May 24, 1819 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)
- May 24, 1941 – Bob Dylan, American singer, songwriter, writer, painter, and Nobel Prize laureate
- May 24, 1944 – Patti LaBelle, American singer, songwriter, and actress (Lady Marmalade)
- May 24, 1945 – Priscilla Presley, American actress, businesswoman, former wife of Elvis Presley
May 24: Historical Events
- May 24, 1607 – 100 English settlers land in Jamestown, the first English settlement in America
- May 24, 1626 – Peter Minuit buys Manhattan for the Dutch
- May 24, 1738 – John Wesley is converted and launches the Methodist movement
- May 24, 1830 – Sarah Josepha Hale publishes Mary Had a Little Lamb
- May 24, 1883 – After 14 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge is opened to traffic in New York City
- May 24, 1930 – Amy Johnson becomes the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia after landing in Darwin, Northern Territory
- May 24, 1958 – The United Press and the International News Service merge to form the United Press International
- May 24, 1994 – Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993 and are each sentenced to 240 years in prison
- May 24, 2002 – Russia and the U.S. sign the Moscow Treat
- May 24, 2014 – A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey injuring 324 people
May 24: Music Events
- May 24, 1964 – Love Me Do by the Beatles hits #1
- May 24, 1969 – The Guess Who make their American TV debut on American Bandstand and sing These Eyes and Laughing
- May 24, 1969 – Get Back by the Beatles hits #1 in America
- May 24, 1975 – Shining Star by Earth, Wind & Fire hits #1 in America
- May 24, 1997 – The Spice Girls album Spice hits #1 in the U.S.
- May 24, 1997 – MMMbop, debut single by Hanson hits #1
- May 24, 2006 – Taylor Hicks wins American Idol Season Five
May 24: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 24 is Gemini.
May Birthstone:
What is the May Birthstone? Diamond
As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
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