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GEBEURTENISSEN OP 24 MEI
John Brown (abolitionist)
Jaar:
1856
John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.
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American Civil War
Jaar:
1861
American Civil War: Union troops occupy Alexandria, Virginia, with Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth becoming the first Union officer to be killed during the war.
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Samuel Morse
Jaar:
1844
Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C.
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Kingdom of Greece
Jaar:
1832
The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference.
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Simón Bolívar
Jaar:
1813
South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").
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Battle of Pichincha
Jaar:
1822
Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.
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Patrick Francis Healy
Jaar:
1873
Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first black president of a predominantly white university in the United States.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Jaar:
1883
The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.
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Igor Sikorsky
Jaar:
1940
Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight.
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World War II
Jaar:
1941
World War II: Battle of the Atlantic: In the Battle of the Denmark Strait, the German battleship Bismarck sinks the pride of the Royal Navy, HMS Hood, killing all but three crewmen.
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GEBOORTEN OP 24 MEI
Tommy Chong
Geboortejaar:
1938
Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
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Maryvonne Dupureur
Geboortejaar:
1937
Maryvonne Dupureur, French runner and educator (died 2008)
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Archie Shepp
Geboortejaar:
1937
Archie Shepp, American saxophonist and composer
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Harold Budd
Geboortejaar:
1936
Harold Budd, American composer and poet (died 2020)
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Prince Buster
Geboortejaar:
1938
Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)
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Joseph Brodsky
Geboortejaar:
1940
Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)
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Hannu Mikkola
Geboortejaar:
1942
Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver (died 2021)
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Ichirō Ozawa
Geboortejaar:
1942
Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs
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Bob Dylan
Geboortejaar:
1941
Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, artist, writer, and producer; Nobel Prize laureate
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Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham
Geboortejaar:
1941
Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, English academic and politician (died 2018)
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OVERLIJDENS OP 24 MEI
Freddie Frith
Sterfjaar:
1988
Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (born 1909)
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Sylvestre François Lacroix
Sterfjaar:
1843
Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (born 1765)
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Gene Clark
Sterfjaar:
1991
Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944)
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John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll
Sterfjaar:
1806
John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (born 1723)
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Vincent J. McMahon
Sterfjaar:
1984
Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded WWE (born 1914)
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Herbert Müller (racing driver)
Sterfjaar:
1981
Herbert Müller, Swiss race car driver (born 1940)
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Duke Ellington
Sterfjaar:
1974
Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (born 1899)
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Denise Pelletier
Sterfjaar:
1976
Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (born 1923)
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Ernest Bullock
Sterfjaar:
1979
Ernest Bullock, English organist, composer, and educator (born 1890)
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Harold Wilson
Sterfjaar:
1995
Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1916)
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FEESTDAGEN OP 24 MEI
Independence Day (Eritrea)
Independence Day (Eritrea), celebrates the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia in 1993.
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May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Vincent of Lérins
Christian feast day: Vincent of Lérins
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Lubiri
Lubiri Memorial Day (Buganda)
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Day of Slavonic Alphabet, Bulgarian Enlightenment and Culture
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Eastern Orthodox Church, Julian Calendar) and its related observance: Bulgarian Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day (Bulgaria)
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National Patriots' Day
Victoria Day; celebrated on Monday on or before May 24. (Canada), and its related observance: National Patriots' Day or Journée nationale des patriotes (Quebec)
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Public holidays in North Macedonia
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Eastern Orthodox Church, Julian Calendar) and its related observance: Saints Cyril and Methodius, Slavonic Enlighteners' Day (North Macedonia)
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Aldersgate Day
Aldersgate Day/Wesley Day (Methodism)
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Saint Sarah
Christian feast day: Sarah (celebrated by the Romani people of Camargue)
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Donatian and Rogatian
Christian feast day: Donatian and Rogatian
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