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May 24: Day of the Week
May 24, 2024 is the 145th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 221 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 24 Historical Event(s)
1218
The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt.
1487
The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII’s reign.
1822
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.
1943
Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
1956
The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland
1960
Following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest ever recorded earthquake, Cordón Caulle begins to erupt.
1961
American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi for “disturbing the peace” after disembarking from their bus.
1991
Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
2001
The Versailles wedding hall disaster in Jerusalem, Israel, kills 23 and injures over 200
2002
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
Who were born on May 24?
1686
Gabriel Fahrenheit, German inventor and thermometer maker (d. 1736)
1899
Henri Michaux, French poet (d. 1984)
1913
Joe Abreu, Portuguese American Major League Baseball infielder (d. 1993)
1923
Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986)
1963
Rich Rodriguez, American football coach
1964
Liz McColgan, British runner
1965
John C. Reilly, American actor
1967
Steve McDonald, American bassist (Redd Kross)
1973
Vladimír Šmicer, Czech footballer
1978
Bryan Greenberg, American actor
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters TBBUUIEK? Check your answers here: Word search TBBUUIEK. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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