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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[919]] &ndash; The nobles of [[Franconia]] and [[Duchy of Saxony|Saxony]] elect [[Henry the Fowler]] at the [[Imperial Diet (Holy Roman Empire)|Imperial Diet]] in [[Fritzlar]] as king of the [[East Francia|East Frankish Kingdom]].
*[[1218]] &ndash; The [[Fifth Crusade]] leaves [[Acre, Israel|Acre]] for [[Egypt]].
*[[1276]] &ndash; [[Magnus Ladulås]] is crowned [[King of Sweden]] in [[Uppsala Cathedral]].
*[[1487]] &ndash; The ten-year-old [[Lambert Simnel]] is crowned in [[Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin]], Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten [[Henry VII of England|King Henry VII]]'s reign.
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Erik XIV of Sweden]] and his guards [[Sture Murders|murder]] five incarcerated Swedish nobles.
*[[1595]] &ndash; ''[[Nomenclator (nomenclature)|Nomenclator]]'' of [[Leiden University Library]] appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]], the first permanent English colony in [[North America]], is founded.<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=46|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> 
*[[1621]] &ndash; The [[Protestant Union]] is formally dissolved.
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Peter Minuit]] buys [[Manhattan]].
*[[1667]] &ndash; The [[French Royal Army (1652–1830)|French Royal Army]] crosses the border into the [[Spanish Netherlands]], starting the [[War of Devolution]] opposing [[Kingdom of France|France]] to the [[Spanish Empire]] and the [[Triple Alliance (1668)|Triple Alliance]].
*[[1683]] &ndash; The [[Ashmolean Museum]] in [[Oxford]], England, opens as the world's first university museum.
*[[1689]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of England|English Parliament]] passes the [[Act of Toleration 1689|Act of Toleration]] protecting [[Protestantism|dissenting Protestants]] but excluding [[Roman Catholics]].
*[[1738]] &ndash; [[John Wesley]] is [[Born again (Christianity)|converted]], essentially launching the [[Methodism|Methodist movement]]; the day is celebrated annually by [[Methodists]] as [[Aldersgate Day]] and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
*[[1798]] &ndash; The [[Irish Rebellion of 1798]] led by the [[Society of United Irishmen|United Irishmen]] against British rule begins.
*[[1813]] &ndash; South American independence leader [[Simón Bolívar]] enters [[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida]], leading the invasion of [[Venezuela]], and is proclaimed ''El Libertador'' ("The Liberator").
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Battle of Pichincha]]: [[Antonio José de Sucre]] secures the independence of the [[Presidency of Quito]].
*[[1832]] &ndash; The [[First Kingdom of Greece]] is declared in the [[London Conference of 1832|London Conference]].
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Samuel Morse]] sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a [[Bible|biblical]] quotation, [[Book of Numbers|Numbers]] 23:23) from a committee room in the [[United States Capitol]] to his assistant, [[Alfred Vail]], in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], to inaugurate a commercial [[Telegraphy|telegraph]] line between Baltimore and Washington D.C.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/collections/samuel-morse-papers/articles-and-essays/invention-of-the-telegraph |title=Invention of the Telegraph |website=Library of Congress |access-date=January 8, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] and his men [[Pottawatomie massacre|kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops occupy [[Alexandria, Virginia]], with Colonel [[Elmer E. Ellsworth]] becoming the first Union officer to be killed during the war.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Death of Colonel Ellsworth|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-death-of-colonel-ellsworth-878695/|author=Edwards, Owen|website=smithsonianmag.com|publisher=Smithsonian Magazine|date=April 2011|access-date=May 24, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Patrick Francis Healy]] becomes the first black president of a predominantly white university in the United States.<ref name="july31">{{Cite web|title=Today in History - July 31|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-31/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628080321/https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/july-31/|archive-date=June 28, 2020|access-date=June 29, 2020|website=Library of Congress}}</ref>
*[[1883]] &ndash; The [[Brooklyn Bridge]] in [[New York City]] is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Second Boer War]]: The United Kingdom annexes the [[Orange Free State]].

===1901–present===
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]] declares war on [[Austria-Hungary]], joining the conflict on the side of [[Allies of World War I|the Allies]].
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Amy Johnson]] lands in [[Darwin, Northern Territory]], becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on [[May 5]] for the 11,000 mile flight).
*[[1935]] &ndash; The first [[night game]] in [[Major League Baseball]] history is played in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] beating the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] 2–1 at [[Crosley Field]].
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Igor Sikorsky]] performs the first successful single-rotor [[helicopter]] flight.
*1940 &ndash; Acting on the orders of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] leader [[Joseph Stalin]], [[NKVD]] agent [[Iosif Grigulevich]] orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary [[Leon Trotsky]] in [[Coyoacán]], Mexico.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Battle of the Atlantic]]: In the [[Battle of the Denmark Strait]], the [[German battleship Bismarck|German battleship ''Bismarck'']] sinks the pride of the [[Royal Navy]], {{HMS|Hood}}, killing all but three crewmen.
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Börse Berlin]] building burns down after being hit in an air raid during [[World War II]].<ref>Götz Eckardt (ed.) And others: '' Fates of German monuments in the Second World War ''. Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft, Berlin 1978, vol. 1, p. 45</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/21-amazing-aerial-shots-of-bombed-out-berlin-after-thewar.html|title=Must See : 21 Amazing Aerial Shots of Bombed Out Berlin Shortly After The War.....|date=January 26, 2016|website=warhistoryonline}}</ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Congress of Përmet]] occurs which establishes a provisional government in [[Albania]] in areas under [[National Liberation Movement (Albania)|partisan]] control, the first independent Albanian government since [[Italian invasion of Albania|1939]]. In honor of this the [[Coat of arms of Albania|national emblem of Albania]] inscribed this date from 1946 until 1992.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Washburn |first=John |date=1972 |title=The People's Republic of Albania: Shall We Now Enter An Era Of Negotiation With It After Twenty-Five Years Of Confrontation ? |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/40704797 |journal=The International Lawyer |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=722–723 |jstor=40704797 }}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[1948 Arab–Israeli War|Arab–Israeli War]]: Egypt [[Battle of Yad Mordechai|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.
*[[1956]] &ndash; The first [[Eurovision Song Contest]] is held in [[Lugano]], Switzerland.<ref name="CBOD">{{cite book |last1=Fergusson |first1=Rosalind |title=Book of Days: A miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar |date=2004 |publisher=[[Chambers (publisher)|Chambers]] |isbn=0550100830 |pages=254–255}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[United Press International]] is formed through a merger of the [[United Press]] and the [[International News Service]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; Following the [[1960 Valdivia earthquake]], the largest ever recorded earthquake, [[Puyehue-Cordón Caulle#1960 eruption|Cordón Caulle begins to erupt]].
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[American civil rights movement]]: [[Freedom Riders]] are arrested in [[Jackson, Mississippi]], for "disturbing the peace" after disembarking from their bus.
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Project Mercury]]: American [[astronaut]] [[Scott Carpenter]] orbits the Earth three times in the ''[[Aurora 7]]'' [[space capsule]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Egypt]] imposes a blockade and siege of the [[Red Sea]] coast of [[Israel]].
*  1967   &ndash; [[Belle de Jour (film)|Belle de Jour]], directed by [[Luis Buñuel]], is released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Revue de presse de « Belle de jour » (Luis Buñuel, 1966) – La Cinémathèque française |url=https://www.cinematheque.fr/article/1562.html |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=www.cinematheque.fr}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; The [[Judgment of Paris (wine)|Judgment of Paris]] takes place in France, launching [[California]] as a worldwide force in the production of quality [[wine]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; Ecuadorian president [[Jaime Roldós Aguilera]], his wife, and his presidential committee die in an aircraft accident while travelling from Quito to Zapotillo minutes after the president gave a famous speech regarding the 24 de mayo anniversary of the [[Battle of Pichincha]].
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Liberation of Khorramshahr]]: [[Iran]]ians recapture of the port city of [[Khorramshahr]] from the [[Iraqis]] during the [[Iran–Iraq War]].
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Section 28]] of the United Kingdom's [[Local Government Act 1988]], a controversial amendment stating that a [[Local government in England|local authority]] cannot intentionally promote [[homosexuality]], is enacted.
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Israel]] conducts [[Operation Solomon]], evacuating [[Ethiopia]]n Jews to Israel.
*[[1992]] &ndash; The last [[Thailand|Thai]] dictator, General [[Suchinda Kraprayoon]], resigns following pro-democracy protests.
*  1992   &ndash; The ethnic cleansing in [[Kozarac]], Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town.
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Eritrea]] gains its independence from [[Ethiopia]].<ref name="CBOD"/>
*  1993   &ndash; Roman Catholic Cardinal [[Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo]] and five other people are assassinated in a shootout at [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport]] in Mexico.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/a-25-anos-asesinato-del-cardenal-posadas-sigue-en-la-impunidad/1240906|title=A 25 años, asasinato del Cardinal Posadas sigue en la impunidad|newspaper=Excelsior|date=24 May 2018|location=Mexico City|language=es|trans-title=25 years later, assassination of Cardinal Posadas still unresolved}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; Four men are convicted of [[1993 World Trade Center bombing|bombing the World Trade Center in New York]] in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison.
*[[1995]] &ndash; While attempting to return to [[Leeds Bradford Airport]] in the [[United Kingdom]], [[Knight Air Flight 816]] crashes in [[Dunkeswick]], [[North Yorkshire]], killing all 12 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASN Aircraft accident Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante G-OEAA Leeds/Bradford Airport (LBA)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19950524-0|last=Ranter|first=Harro |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]|access-date=2020-05-23}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; The [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]] in [[The Hague]], Netherlands indicts [[Slobodan Milošević]] and four others for [[war crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]] committed in [[Kosovo]].
*[[2000]] &ndash; Israeli troops withdraw from [[southern Lebanon]] after 22 years of occupation.
*[[2002]] &ndash; Russia and the United States sign the [[Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty|Moscow Treaty]].
*[[2014]] &ndash; A 6.4 magnitude [[2014 Aegean Sea earthquake|earthquake]] occurs in the [[Aegean Sea]] between [[Greece]] and [[Turkey]], injuring 324 people.
*  2014   &ndash; At least three people are killed in a [[Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting|shooting]] at Brussels' [[Jewish Museum of Belgium]].
*[[2019]] &ndash; Twenty-two students die in a [[2019 Surat fire|fire]] in [[Surat]] ([[India]]).<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/gujarat-surat-coaching-centre-fire-casualties-injured-fire-department-live-updates-1533860-2019-05-24|title=Surat fire: 22 killed in coaching centre blaze, horrific visuals show kids falling off burning building|date=May 26, 2019 |magazine=India Today}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; Under pressure over her handling of [[Brexit]], British Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] announces her resignation as Leader of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], effective as of June 7.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heather |first1=Stewart |title=Theresa May announces she will resign on 7 June |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/24/theresa-may-steps-down-resigns-tory-leader-conservative-brexit |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=17 August 2024 |date=24 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; A [[Uvalde school shooting|mass shooting]] occurs at Robb Elementary School in [[Uvalde, Texas]], United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children.<ref name="ksat">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/05/24/active-shooter-reported-at-uvalde-elementary-school-district-says/|title=15 killed in shooting at Uvalde elementary school; gunman dead, Gov. Abbott says|last1=Ibañez |first1=Rebecca |last2=Salinas|first2=David |date=May 24, 2022|website=KSAT}}</ref>
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==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
*[[15 BC]] &ndash; [[Germanicus]], Roman general (d. 19)
*[[1335]] &ndash; [[Margaret of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary]] (d. 1349)
*[[1494]] &ndash; [[Pontormo]], Italian painter (d. 1557)
*[[1522]] &ndash; [[John Jewel]], English bishop (d. 1571)
*[[1544]] &ndash; [[William Gilbert (astronomer)|William Gilbert]], English physician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1603)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Gilbert {{!}} Biography & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Gilbert |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=27 May 2024 |language=en |date=20 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[1576]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Carey, Lady Berkeley]], English courtier (d. 1635)

===1601–1900===
*[[1616]] &ndash; [[John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale]], Scottish politician, [[Secretary of State, Scotland]] (d. 1682)
*[[1628]] &ndash; [[Marek Sobieski (1628–1652)|Marek Sobieski]], Polish noble (d. 1652)
*[[1669]] &ndash; [[Emerentia von Düben]], Swedish royal favorite (d. 1743)
*[[1671]] &ndash; [[Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (d. 1737)
*[[1686]] &ndash; [[Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit]], Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the [[Fahrenheit|Fahrenheit scale]] (d. 1736)
*[[1689]] &ndash; [[Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea]], English politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (d. 1769)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Jean-Paul Marat]], Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (d. 1793)<ref>{{cite book |first1=Ernest Belfort |last1=Bax |title=Jean-Paul Marat: The People's Friend |page=15 |publisher=Grant Richards |date=1901 |location=London |edition=2nd}}</ref>
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[Cathinka Buchwieser]], German operatic singer and actress (d. 1828)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[William Whewell]], English priest and philosopher (d. 1866)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Alexander von Nordmann]], Finnish biologist and paleontologist (d. 1866)
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[Abraham Geiger]], German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874)
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Emanuel Leutze]], German-American painter (d. 1868)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Queen Victoria]] of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)<ref>{{cite web |title=Victoria {{!}} Biography, Reign, Family, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victoria-queen-of-United-Kingdom |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=16 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Alexei Savrasov]], Russian painter and academic (d. 1897)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Arthur Wing Pinero]], English actor, director, and playwright (d. 1934)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland]], Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (d. 1940)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[George Grey Barnard]], American sculptor (d. 1938)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Charlie Taylor (mechanic)|Charlie Taylor]], American engineer and mechanic (d. 1956)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Benjamin N. Cardozo]], American lawyer and judge (d. 1938)
*  1870   &ndash; [[Jan Smuts]], South African lawyer and politician, 2nd [[Prime Minister of South Africa]] (d. 1950)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874–1878)|Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine]] (d. 1878)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Robert Garrett]], American discus thrower and shot putter (d. 1961)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Lillian Moller Gilbreth]], American psychologist and engineer (d. 1972)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[H. B. Reese]], American candy maker, created [[Reese's Peanut Butter Cups]] (d. 1956)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Paul Paray]], French organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1979)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Mick Mannock]], Irish soldier and pilot, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1918)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[William F. Albright]], American archaeologist, philologist, and scholar (d. 1971)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Foreman Lewis]], American author and educator (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite book|first=Anne|last=Commire|title=Yesterday's Authors of Books for Children|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale|year=1978|page=243|isbn=978-0-81030-073-6}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr.]], American publisher, founded [[Advance Publications]] (d. 1979)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Suzanne Lenglen]], French tennis player (d. 1938)
*  1899   &ndash; [[Henri Michaux]], Belgian-French poet and painter (d. 1984)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Eduardo De Filippo]], Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[José Nasazzi]], Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 1968)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Lionel Conacher]], Canadian football player and politician (d. 1954)
*  1902   &ndash; [[Sylvia Daoust]], Canadian sculptor (d. 2004)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Chūhei Nambu]], Japanese jumper and journalist (d. 1997)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/72553 |title=Chuhei Nanbu |website=[[Olympedia]] |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[George Nakashima]], American woodworker and architect<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/18/obituaries/george-nakashima-is-dead-at-85-designer-and-master-woodworker.html|title=George Nakashima Is Dead at 85; Designer and Master Woodworker|newspaper=The New York Times|date=18 June 1990|access-date=25 October 2018|last1=Saxon|first1=Wolfgang}}</ref> (d. 1990)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Mikhail Sholokhov]], Russian novelist and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1984)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Wilbur Mills]], American banker and politician (d. 1992)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Demaret]], American golfer (d. 1983)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Joe Abreu]], American baseball player and soldier (d. 1993)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Lilli Palmer]], German-American actress (d. 1986)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Roden Cutler]], Australian lieutenant and politician, 32nd [[Governor of New South Wales]] (d. 2002)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway]], English lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Coleman Young]], American politician, 66th [[Mayor of Detroit]] (d. 1997)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Siobhán McKenna]], Irish actress (d. 1986)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Philip Pearlstein]], American soldier and painter (d. 2022)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Carmine Infantino]], American illustrator and educator (d. 2013)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Mai Zetterling]], Swedish actress and director (d. 1994)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Stanley Baxter]], Scottish actor and screenwriter
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[William Trevor]], Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer (d. 2016)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Arnold Wesker]], English playwright and producer (d. 2016)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Jane Byrne]], American lawyer and politician, 50th [[Mayor of Chicago]] (d. 2014)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Réal Giguère]], Canadian television host and actor (d. 2019)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Aharon Lichtenstein]], French-Israeli rabbi and author (d. 2015)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Joan Micklin Silver]], American director and screenwriter (d. 2020)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Harold Budd]], American composer and poet (d. 2020)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Maryvonne Dupureur]], French runner and educator (d. 2008)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Archie Shepp]], American saxophonist and composer
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Prince Buster]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2016)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Tommy Chong]], Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Joseph Brodsky]], Russian-American poet and essayist, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1996)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Bob Dylan]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1941   &ndash; [[Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham]], English academic and politician (d. 2018)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Ali Bacher]], South African cricketer and manager
*  1942   &ndash; [[Hannu Mikkola]], Finnish race car driver (d. 2021)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Ichirō Ozawa]], Japanese lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan)|Japanese Minister of Home Affairs]]
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Gary Burghoff]], American actor
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Patti LaBelle]], American singer-songwriter and actress
*  1944   &ndash; [[Dominique Lavanant]], French actress
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Terry Callier]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2012)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Steven Norris]], English engineer and politician
*  1945   &ndash; [[Richard Ottaway]], English lieutenant and politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs]]
*  1945   &ndash; [[Priscilla Presley]], American actress and businesswoman
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Tansu Çiller]], Turkish politician, [[Prime Minister of Turkey]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Jalalzai |first1=Farida |title=Shattered, Cracked, Or Firmly Intact?: Women and the Executive Glass Ceiling Worldwide |year= 2013 |publisher=OUP USA |isbn=978-0-19-994353-1 |page=214 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q5yOS_qcK2oC&pg=PA214 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Jesualdo Ferreira]], Portuguese footballer and manager
*  1946   &ndash; [[Irena Szewińska]], Russian-Polish sprinter (d. 2018)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Albert Bouchard]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
*  1947   &ndash; [[Mike De Leon]], Filipino director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer
*  1947   &ndash; [[Mike Reid (singer)|Mike Reid]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and American football player
*  1947   &ndash; [[Waddy Wachtel]], American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer
*  1947   &ndash; [[Martin Winterkorn]], German businessman
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Richard Dembo]], French director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Jim Broadbent]], English actor
*  1949   &ndash; [[Roger Deakins]], English cinematographer
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Alfred Molina]], English actor
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Rosanne Cash]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1955   &ndash; [[Philippe Lafontaine]], Belgian singer and songwriter
*  1955   &ndash; [[Rajesh Roshan]], Indian composer
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[R. B. Bernstein]], American constitutional historian (d. 2023)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Larry Blackmon]], American singer-songwriter and producer
*  1956   &ndash; [[Dominic Grieve]], English lawyer and politician, [[Attorney General for England and Wales]]
*  1956   &ndash; [[Michael Jackson (bishop)|Michael Jackson]], Irish archbishop
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Chip Ganassi]], American race car driver, team owner and businessman
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Pelle Lindbergh]], Swedish-American ice hockey player (d. 1985)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Barry O'Farrell]], Australian politician, 43rd [[Premier of New South Wales]]
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Guy Fletcher]], English keyboard player, guitarist, and producer
*  1960   &ndash; [[Bill Harrigan]], Australian rugby league referee and sportscaster
*  1960   &ndash; [[Kristin Scott Thomas]], English actress
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Lorella Cedroni]], Italian philosopher and theorist (d. 2013)
*  1961   &ndash; [[Alain Lemieux]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Héctor Camacho]], Puerto Rican-American boxer (d. 2012)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Gene Anthony Ray]], American actor, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2003)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Ivan Capelli]], Italian race car driver and sportscaster
*  1963   &ndash; [[Michael Chabon]], American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
*  1963   &ndash; [[Joe Dumars]], American basketball player
*  1963   &ndash; [[Rich Rodriguez]], American football player and coach
*  1963   &ndash; [[Valerie Taylor (computer scientist)|Valerie Taylor]], American computer scientist and educator
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Liz McColgan]], Scottish educator and runner
*  1964   &ndash; [[Adrian Moorhouse]], English swimmer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Isidro Pérez]], Mexican boxer (d. 2013)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Pat Verbeek]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[John C. Reilly]], American actor
*  1965   &ndash; [[Shinichirō Watanabe]], Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Eric Cantona]], French footballer and actor
*  1966   &ndash; [[Ricky Craven]], American race car driver and sportscaster
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Tamer Karadağlı]], Turkish actor
*  1967   &ndash; [[Andrey Borodin]], Russian-English economist and businessman
*  1967   &ndash; [[Eric Close]], American actor
*  1967   &ndash; [[Heavy D]], Jamaican-American rapper, producer, and actor (d. 2011)
*  1967   &ndash; [[Carlos Hernández (catcher)|Carlos Hernández]], Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Martin McCague]], Northern Irish-English cricketer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Jacob Rees-Mogg]], English politician
*  1969   &ndash; [[Rich Robinson]], American guitarist and songwriter
*  1969   &ndash; [[Mandar Agashe]], Indian music director and businessman<ref>{{cite book|last=Ranade|first=Sadashiv|title=Agashe Kula-vr̥ttānta|author-link=Sadashiv Ranade|year=1974|url=https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchArg1=74903020&argType1=phrase&searchCode1=K010&searchType=2&combine2=and&searchArg2=&argType2=all&searchCode2=GKEY&combine3=and&searchArg3=&argType3=all&searchCode3=GKEY&location=all&place=all&type=all&language=all&recCount=10|language=mr|page=70|oclc=20388396|lccn=74903020}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Kris Draper]], Canadian ice hockey player and manager
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Greg Berlanti]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Rodrigo (musician)|Rodrigo]], Argentinian singer-songwriter (d. 2000)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Bartolo Colón]], Dominican-American baseball player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Shirish Kunder]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1973   &ndash; [[Vladimír Šmicer]], Czech footballer and manager
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Sébastien Foucan]], French runner and actor
*  1974   &ndash; [[Masahide Kobayashi]], Japanese baseball player and coach
*  1974   &ndash; [[Magnus Manske]], German biochemist and computer programmer, developed [[MediaWiki]]
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Will Sasso]], Canadian actor and comedian 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Marc Gagnon]], Canadian speed skater
*  1975   &ndash; [[Giannis Goumas]], Greek footballer and coach
*  1975   &ndash; [[Maria Lawson]], English singer-songwriter
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Cortini]], Italian-American singer and keyboard player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Catherine Cox (netball)|Catherine Cox]], New Zealand-Australian netball player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Silje Vige]], Norwegian singer
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Jeet Gannguli]], Indian score composer, music director and singer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Elijah Burke]], American wrestler
*  1978   &ndash; [[Johan Holmqvist]], Swedish ice hockey player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Brad Penny]], American baseball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Rose (French singer)|Rose]], French singer, songwriter and composer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Tracy McGrady]], American basketball player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Kareem McKenzie]], American football player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Jason Babin]], American football player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Anthony Minichiello]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Andy Lee (comedian)|Andy Lee]], Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Issah Gabriel Ahmed]], Ghanaian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Rian Wallace]], American football player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Custódio Castro]], Portuguese footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Pedram Javaheri]], Iranian-American meteorologist and journalist
*  1983   &ndash; [[Woo Seung-yeon]], South Korean model and actress (d. 2009)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Sarah Hagan]], American actress
*  1984   &ndash; [[Dmitri Kruglov]], Estonian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Masaya Takahashi]], Japanese wrestler
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Tim Bridgman]], English race car driver
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Mark Ballas]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, dancer, and actor
*  1986   &ndash; [[Giannis Kontoes]], Greek footballer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Guillaume Latendresse]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Artem Anisimov]], Russian ice hockey player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Monica Lin Brown]], American sergeant
*  1988   &ndash; [[Billy Gilman]], American musician<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p425379/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Billy Gilman biography|last=Huey|first=Steve|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2009-03-26}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Lucian Wintrich]], American political artist and White House correspondent
*  1988   &ndash; [[Denis Petrić]], Slovenian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Denis Petrić |url= https://www.fcnantes.com/groupepro/20212022/fiche.php?numjoueur=321 |publisher= FC Nantes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220725172212/https://www.fcnantes.com/groupepro/20212022/fiche.php?numjoueur=321 |archive-date=25 July 2022 }}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[G-Eazy]], American rapper<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christiantoday.com/article/g-eazy-news-rappers-new-album-the-beautiful-damned-to-come-out-on-dec-15/118696.htm|title=G-Eazy news: Rapper's new album 'The Beautiful & Damned' to come out on Dec. 15|first=Emmanuel Panti 16 November 2017 &#124; 6:31|last=AM|website=www.christiantoday.com|date=16 November 2017 }}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[Andrew Jordan (racing driver)|Andrew Jordan]], English race car driver
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kalin Lucas]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/international/players/kalin-lucas-1.html|title=Kalin Lucas International Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Mattias Ekholm]], Swedish ice hockey player
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Joey Logano]], American race car driver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nascar.com/drivers/joey-logano|title=Joey Logano NASCAR Driver Page|website=NASCAR.com|access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Aled Davies (field athlete)|Aled Davies]], Welsh discus thrower
*  1991   &ndash; [[Cody Eakin]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Marcus Bettinelli]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=66524/|title=Marcus Bettinelli |website=soccerbase.com |access-date=24 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Rodrigo De Paul]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Rodrigo De Paul |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/174466/rodrigo-de-paul |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Jarell Martin]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/martija01.html|title=Jarell Martin Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Emily Nicholl]], Scottish netball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Emily Nicholl |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/emily-nicholl/ |website=Team Scotland |access-date=14 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Daiya Seto]], Japanese swimmer<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Daiya Seto|url=https://www.olympic.org/daiya-seto|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Emily Temple-Wood|Emily Temple Wood]], American  2016 [[Wikipedian of the Year]] award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/emilytemplewood/status/724317244789035008|title=Twitter|website=mobile.twitter.com|access-date=2020-01-29}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Shu Uchida]], Japanese voice actress<ref name="Shu Uchida">{{cite web|title=Shu Uchida|url=https://uchida-shu.com/|access-date=27 Jun 2024}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Tarjei Sandvik Moe]], Norwegian actor<ref>{{cite web|author=Sofie Braseth|title=Tarjei (17) hylles for "Skam"-rollen. Men kan han vinne Gullruten?|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/tarjei-17-hylles-for-skam-rollen-men-kan-han-vinne-gullruten/66281395|work=[[Dagbladet]]|date=15 December 2016 |access-date=2018-05-24 |language=no}}</ref>
*  2001   &ndash; [[Emily Austin (journalist)| Emily Austin]],  journalist and social media influencer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/emilyraustin/status/1794001345235796018|title=Emily Austin|website=Twitter|date=31 May 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[688]] &ndash; [[Ségéne]], bishop of Armagh (b. c. 610)
*[[1089]] &ndash; [[Lanfranc]], Archbishop of Canterbury
*[[1136]] &ndash; [[Hugues de Payens]], first [[Grand Masters of the Knights Templar|Grand Master of the Knights Templar]] (b. c. 1070)
*[[1153]] &ndash; [[David I of Scotland]] (b. 1083)
*[[1201]] &ndash; [[Theobald III, Count of Champagne]] (b. 1179)
*[[1351]] &ndash; [[Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman]], Moroccan sultan (b. 1297)
*[[1408]] &ndash; [[Taejo of Joseon]]  (b. 1335)
*[[1425]] &ndash; [[Murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany]], Scottish politician (b. 1362)
*[[1456]] &ndash; [[Ambroise de Loré]], French commander (b. 1396)
*[[1543]] &ndash; [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], Polish mathematician and astronomer (b. 1473)
===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] &ndash; [[Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (b. 1563)
*[[1627]] &ndash; [[Luis de Góngora]], Spanish poet and cleric (b. 1561)
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[Robert Hues]], English mathematician and geographer (b. 1553)
*[[1665]] &ndash; [[Mary of Jesus of Ágreda]], Spanish [[Franciscan]] [[abbess]] and [[Spanish mystics|mystic]] (b. 1602)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://catholicsaints.info/sister-maria-de-jesus-de-agreda/|title=Sister María de Jesús de Agreda|date=2009-12-26|website=CatholicSaints.Info|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref>
*[[1734]] &ndash; [[Georg Ernst Stahl]], German physician and chemist (b. 1660)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney]], English admiral and politician, 16th [[Governor of Newfoundland]] (b. 1718)
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll]], Scottish field marshal and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire]] (b. 1723)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Sylvestre François Lacroix]], French mathematician and academic (b. 1765)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Annette von Droste-Hülshoff]], German author and composer (b. 1797)<ref>{{NDB|4|129|132|Droste zu Hülshoff, Anna (Annette) Elisabeth Franziska Adolphine Wilhelmine Louise Maria Freiin von|Ernst Alker|118527533}}</ref>
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Elmer E. Ellsworth]], American colonel (b. 1837)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld]], German painter and illustrator (b. 1794)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[William Lloyd Garrison]], American journalist and activist (b. 1805)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Samuel Palmer]], English painter and illustrator (b. 1805)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Louis-Zéphirin Moreau]], Canadian bishop (b. 1824)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Old Tom Morris]], Scottish golfer and architect (b. 1821)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[John Condon (British Army soldier)|John Condon]], Irish-English soldier (b. 1896)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Amado Nervo]], Mexican poet, journalist, and educator (b. 1870)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Rolf Skår]], Norwegian engineer (b. 1941)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Rolf Skår |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Rolf_Skår |access-date=16 March 2024 |last=Rossen |first=Eirik |date= 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |language=no}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Nikolai von Meck]], Russian engineer (b. 1863)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Fanny Searls]], American biologist (b. 1851)<ref>{{cite journal |last=Tiehm |first=Arnold |title=Fanny Searls (1851-1939)| journal=Brittonia |volume=37 |number=1 |year=1985 |page=43| doi=10.1007/BF02809668|bibcode=1985Britt..37...41T |s2cid=87755152 }}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Lancelot Holland]], English admiral (b. 1887)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Robert Ritter von Greim]], German field marshal and pilot (b. 1892)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Jacques Feyder]], Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Alexey Shchusev]], Russian architect, designed [[Lenin's Mausoleum]] and [[Moscow Kazanskaya railway station]] (b. 1873)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell]], English field marshal and politician, 43rd [[Governor-General of India]] (b. 1883)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Thomas N. Heffron]], American actor, director, screenwriter (b. 1872)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Martha Annie Whiteley]], English chemist and mathematician (b. 1866)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-46421|title=Whiteley, Martha Annie (1866–1956), chemist|last=Barrett|first=Anne|date=September 23, 2004|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/46421|isbn=9780198614128|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-08-12}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Frank Rowe (public servant)|Frank Rowe]], Australian public servant (b. 1895)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[John Foster Dulles]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd [[United States Secretary of State]] (b. 1888)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Elmore James]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Sonny Boy Williamson II]], American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (b. 1908)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Duke Ellington]], American pianist and composer (b. 1899)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Denise Pelletier]], Canadian actress (b. 1923)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Ernest Bullock]], English organist, composer, and educator (b. 1890)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Herbert Müller (racing driver)|Herbert Müller]], Swiss race car driver (b. 1940)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Vince McMahon Sr.]], American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded [[WWE]] (b. 1914)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Freddie Frith]], English motorcycle road racer (b. 1909)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Arthur Villeneuve]], Canadian painter (b. 1910)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Gene Clark]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist  (b. 1944)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Hitoshi Ogawa]], Japanese race car driver (b. 1956)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Harold Wilson]], English academic and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1916)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Thomas F. Connolly]], American admiral (b. 1909)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Connolly |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31302 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=23 March 2024 }}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Enrique Álvarez Félix]], Mexican actor (b. 1934)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Joseph Mitchell (writer)|Joseph Mitchell]], American journalist and author (b. 1908)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Edward Mulhare]], Irish actor (b. 1923)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Kurt Schork]], American journalist and scholar (b. 1947)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1919)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Wallace Markfield]], American author (b. 1926)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Rachel Kempson]], English actress (b. 1910)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Henry Ries]], German-American photographer (b. 1917)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Milton Shulman]], Canadian author and critic (b. 1913)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Edward Wagenknecht]], American critic and educator (b. 1900)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Carl Amery]], German activist and author (b. 1922)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Arthur Haulot]], Belgian journalist and poet (b. 1913)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Guy Tardif]], Canadian academic and politician (b. 1935)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Henry Bumstead]], American art director and production designer (b. 1915)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Claude Piéplu]], French actor (b. 1923)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Dick Martin (comedian)|Dick Martin]], American actor, comedian, and director (b. 1922)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Jimmy McGriff]], American organist and bandleader (b. 1936)
*  2008 – [[Andrew Stephen Wilson]], British-American astronomer (b.1947)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Jay Bennett]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1963)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Ray Alan]], English ventriloquist, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Paul Gray (American musician)|Paul Gray]], American bass player and songwriter (b. 1972)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Raymond V. Haysbert]], American businessman and activist (b. 1920)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Petr Muk]], Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1965)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Anneliese Rothenberger]], German soprano and actress (b. 1926)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Huguette Clark]], American heiress, painter, and philanthropist (b. 1906)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Hakim Ali Zardari]], Indian-Pakistani businessman and politician (b. 1930)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Klaas Carel Faber]], Dutch-German [[SS]] officer (b. 1922)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Kathi Kamen Goldmark]], American journalist and author (b. 1948)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jacqueline Harpman]], Belgian psychoanalyst and author (b. 1929)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Juan Francisco Lombardo]], Argentinian footballer (b. 1925)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Lee Rich]], American production manager and producer (b. 1918)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Helmut Braunlich]], German-American violinist and composer (b. 1929)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ron Davies (footballer, born 1942)|Ron Davies]], Welsh footballer (b. 1942)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Gotthard Graubner]], German painter (b. 1930)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Haynes Johnson]], American journalist and author (b. 1931)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Pyotr Todorovsky]], Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[David Allen (cricketer)|David Allen]], English cricketer (b. 1935)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Stormé DeLarverie]], known as the "Rosa Parks of the lesbian community" (b. 1920)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/30/nyregion/storme-delarverie-early-leader-in-the-gay-rights-movement-dies-at-93.html|title=Storme DeLarverie, Early Leader in the Gay Rights Movement, Dies at 93|date=2014-05-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-06-02|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  2014 &ndash; [[Mahafarid Amir Khosravi]], Iranian businessman (b. 1969)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Knowlton Nash]], Canadian journalist and author (b. 1927)
*  2014 &ndash; [[John Vasconcellos]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Dean Carroll]], English rugby player (b. 1962)
*  2015 &ndash; [[Kenneth Jacobs]], Australian lawyer and judge (b. 1917)
*  2015 &ndash; [[Tanith Lee]], English author (b. 1947)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanith Lee obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/01/tanith-lee |website=The Guardian |access-date=26 July 2022 |language=en |date=1 June 2015}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[TotalBiscuit|John Bain]] (TotalBiscuit), English gaming commentator and critic (b. 1984)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/game-critic-totalbiscuit-has-died-1826310517|title=Game Critic Totalbiscuit Dies At 33|last=Grayson|first=Nathan|date=24 May 2018 }}</ref>
*  2018 &ndash; [[Gudrun Burwitz]], daughter of [[Margarete Himmler]] and [[Heinrich Himmler]] (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/gudrun-burwitz-ever-loyal-daughter-of-nazi-mastermind-heinrich-himmler-dies-at-88/2018/06/30/6d57d42a-7c76-11e8-93cc-6d3beccdd7a3_story.html |title=Gudrun Burwitz, ever-loyal daughter of Nazi mastermind Heinrich Himmler, dies at 88 |date=July 1, 2018 |work=WashingtonPost |access-date=July 1, 2018}}</ref>
*  [[2023]] &ndash; [[Tina Turner]], American-Swiss rock and pop singer, dancer, actress and author (b. 1939)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tina Turner, 'Queen of Rock n Roll', dies aged 83 |url=https://news.sky.com/story/tina-turner-dies-aged-83-12888593 |access-date=May 24, 2023 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Doug Ingle]], American musician (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2024-05-26 |title=Doug Ingle Dies: Iron Butterfly's Founding Member & Lead Singer Was 78 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/doug-ingle-dead-lead-singer-iron-butterfly-1235941415/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Kabosu (dog)|Kabosu]], Japanese dog and Internet meme celebrity (b. 2005)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kabosu dies: Shiba inu dog was meme and face of Dogecoin |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czkkr8l7jjxo |access-date=2024-05-25 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[Aldersgate Day]]/[[John Wesley|Wesley]] Day ([[Methodism]])
* [[Battle of Pichincha Day]] ([[Ecuador]])
* [[Bermuda Day]] ([[Bermuda]]), celebrated on the nearest weekday if May 24 falls on the weekend.
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Anna Pak Agi]] (one of The [[Korean Martyrs]])
** [[Donatian and Rogatian]]
** [[Jackson Kemper]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]])
** [[Joanna, wife of Chuza|Joanna]]
** [[Mary, Help of Christians]]
** [[Saint Sarah|Sarah]] (celebrated by the [[Romani people]] of [[Camargue]])
** [[Vincent of Lérins]]
** [[May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Commonwealth Day (Belize)]]
* [[Independence Day (Eritrea)]], celebrates the independence of [[Eritrea]] from [[Ethiopia]] in 1993.
* [[Lubiri Memorial Day]] ([[Buganda]])
* [[Saints Cyril and Methodius Day]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]], Julian Calendar) and its related observance:
** [[Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day]] ([[Bulgaria]])
** [[Saints Cyril and Methodius, Slavonic Enlighteners' Day]] ([[North Macedonia]])
* [[Victoria Day]]; celebrated on Monday on or before May 24. (Canada), and its related observance:
** [[National Patriots' Day]] or ''Journée nationale des patriotes'' (Quebec)

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/24 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=24}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/24 Historical Events on May 24]

{{months}}

[[Category:Days of May]]