On this day: May 24
Events
Hundred Years' WarMay 24, 1337 – October 9, 1453 · Wars & Conflicts
War of DevolutionMay 24, 1667 – May 2, 1668 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Who Made WhoMay 24, 1986 · Music
- Release of De Mysteriis Dom SathanasMay 24, 1994 · Music
- Release of 12:08 East of BucharestMay 24, 2006 · Film
Release of Forza Motorsport 2May 24, 2007 · Gaming- Release of Subway SurfersMay 24, 2012 · Gaming
Release of The PaperboyMay 24, 2012 · Film
Release of Fast & Furious 6May 24, 2013 · Film- Release of The ImmigrantMay 24, 2013 · Film
Release of Overwatch (2016 video game)May 24, 2016 · Gaming- Release of AtlasMay 24, 2024 · Film
Born on this day
William GilbertMay 24, 1544 – November 30, 1603 · Culture
Philips Wouwermancirca May 24, 1619 – May 19, 1668 · Art
John MayowMay 24, 1640 – September 1679 · Science
Daniel Gabriel FahrenheitMay 24, 1686 – September 16, 1736 · Technology
Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst BachMay 24, 1759 – December 25, 1845 · Music
William WhewellMay 24, 1794 – March 6, 1866 · Science
Emanuel LeutzeMay 24, 1816 – July 18, 1868 · Art
Ivan AguéliMay 24, 1869 – October 1, 1917 · Culture
Jan Christiaan SmutsMay 24, 1870 – September 11, 1950 · Culture
Lillian Moller GilbrethMay 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972 · Technology
Marcel JancoMay 24, 1895 – April 21, 1984 · Art- Henri MichauxMay 24, 1899 – October 19, 1984 · Art
Aram KhachaturianMay 24, 1903 – May 1, 1978 · Music
George TaboriMay 24, 1914 – July 23, 2007 · Film
Seijun SuzukiMay 24, 1923 – February 13, 2017 · Film
Mai ZetterlingMay 24, 1925 – March 17, 1994 · Film- William TrevorMay 24, 1928 – November 20, 2016 · Art
Michael LonsdaleMay 24, 1931 – September 21, 2020 · Art
Harold BuddMay 24, 1936 – December 8, 2020 · Music
Archie SheppMay 24, 1937 – present · Music
Tommy ChongMay 24, 1938 – present · Film
Prince BusterMay 24, 1938 – September 8, 2016 · Music
Joseph BrodskyMay 24, 1940 – January 28, 1996 · Culture
Bob DylanMay 24, 1941 – present · Music
Fraser StoddartMay 24, 1942 – December 30, 2024 · Science
Patti LaBelleMay 24, 1944 – present · Music
Susana BacaMay 24, 1944 – present · Music- Richard DemboMay 24, 1948 – November 11, 2004 · Film
Gary L. FrancioneMay 24, 1954 – present · Culture
Rosanne CashMay 24, 1955 – present · Music
Kristin Scott ThomasMay 24, 1960 – present · Film
Shin'ichirō WatanabeMay 24, 1965 – present · Film
Eric CloseMay 24, 1967 – present · Film
Jia ZhangkeMay 24, 1970 – present · Film
Thomas LangmannMay 24, 1971 – present · Film
Maksim SurayevMay 24, 1972 – present · Space
Greg BerlantiMay 24, 1972 – present · Film
Ruslana LyzhychkoMay 24, 1973 – present · Music
Bryan GreenbergMay 24, 1978 – present · Film
Déborah FrançoisMay 24, 1987 – present · Film
Dimash QudaibergenMay 24, 1994 – present · Music