Historical Events In May - 24

1979  Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar on this day in history.   

1979  USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on May - 24.   

1979  Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies on this day in history.   

1980  "Rock Lobster" by B-52's hits #56 on this day in history.   

1980  Iran rejects a call by the World Court in The Hague to release the American hostages on this day in history.   

1980  Stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2 on May - 24.   

1980  On this day in history stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2   

1981  On this day in history bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indianapolis 500   

1981  On May - 24 hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain   

1981  George Jessel, actor (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1983  Fred Sinowatz succeeds Bruno Kreisky as chancellor of Austria on May - 24.   

1983  Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students on May - 24.   

1983  The Brooklyn Bridge, linking the New York boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, opens to traffic on May - 24.   

1985  On May - 24 "View to a Kill" premieres in US   

1985  On May - 24 cyclone hits Bangladesh; about 10,000 die   

1986  Country Singer Garth Brooks marries Sandy Mahl on this day in history.   

1986  Margaret Thatcher becomes first British PM to visit Israel on May - 24.   

1986  On May - 24 reginald Huffstetler treds water for 985 hours   

1986  Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1 on May - 24.   

1986  Gunnar Bjornstrand, actor (7th Seal, Devil's Eye), dies at 76 on May - 24.   

1986  On May - 24 stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4 games to 1   

1987  On this day in history al Unser Sr, 47, wins his 4th Indianapolis 500   

1987  On this day in history hermione Ferdinanda Gingold, actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89   

1988  John Moschitta set record for fast talking 586 words per minute on May - 24.   

1988  On May - 24 porntip Nakhirunkanok, 19, of Thailand, crowned 37th Miss Universe   

1988  On this day in history power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals   

1988  James "Hamish" Hamilton, Brit publisher (Salinger/Mitford), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1988  John Moschitta set record for fast talking: 586 words per minute on this day in history.   

1989  "Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade" premieres on May - 24.   

1989  AC Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona on May - 24.   

1989  On this day in history french war criminal Paul Touvier arrested in monastery in Nice   

1989  NHL's New York Rangers fire general manager & coach Phil Esposito on this day in history.   

1989  Weird Al Yankovic records his UHF soundtrack on this day in history.   

1989  Herwig Hensen [Flor Mielants], Flemish dramatist/poet, dies at 72 on May - 24.   

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1522  On May - 24 birth of john Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)   

1544  William Gilbert, Essex England, physicist (researcher into magnetism) was born on May - 24.   

1605  Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church was born on May - 24.   

1610  On May - 24 birth of giovanni Battista Chinelli, composer   

1616  On May - 24 birth of john Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)   

1619  Philips Wouwerman(s), Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1650  On this day in history birth of john Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough, English general strategist   

1671  On this day in history birth of gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)   

1144  Petronella, wife of earl Floris II the Vette of Holland/regent, dies on May - 24.   

1153  David I, King of Scotland, dies on this day in history.   

1351  On this day in history death of abu al-Hasan 'Ali, Sultan of Morocco (b. circa 1297)   

1408  Death of Taejo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (b. 1335) on this day in history.   

1425  On this day in history death of murdoch Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany, Scottish politician (b. 1362)   

1456  Death of Ambroise de Loré, French military commander (b. 1396) on this day in history.   

1543  On this day in history nicolas Copernicus, astronomer, dies in Poland   

1612  On May - 24 robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48