May 24: Day of the Week
May 24, 2022 was the 144th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 221 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Tuesday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Kayōbi.
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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.
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May 24 Historical Event(s)
- 1276Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.
- 1856John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
- 1861American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia.
- 1900Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
- 1948Arab–Israeli War: Egypt captures the Israeli kibbutz of Yad Mordechai, but the five-day effort gives Israeli forces time to prepare enough to stop the Egyptian advance a week later.
- 1956Conclusion of the Sixth Buddhist Council on Vesak Day, marking the 2,500 year anniversary after the Lord Buddha’s Parinibbāna.
- 1956The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland
- 1967Egypt imposes a blockade and siege of the Red Sea coast of Israel.
- 1982Liberation of Khorramshahr: Iranians recapture of the port city of Khorramshahr from the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War.
- 1991Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel.
Who were born on May 24?
- 15 BCJulius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. 19)
- 1886Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (d. 1979)
- 1923Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986)
- 1925Mai Zetterling, Swedish-born entertainer (d. 1994)
- 1953Nell Campbell, American actress and singer
- 1966Ricky Craven, American NASCAR driver
- 1974Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player
- 1982DaMarcus Beasley, American footballer
- 1984Brodney Pool, American football player
- 1991Erika Umeda, Japanese singer
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