May 24th, 1971

Born on May 24th, 1971

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 24th?

May 24th, 2014

A gunman involved in Islamic extremism opened fire at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels, killing four people.

May 24th, 2006

An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary film that has been credited for raising international public awareness of climate change and re-energizing the environmental movement, was released.

May 24th, 1991

The Israel Defense Forces began Operation Solomon, a covert operation to bring thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel (evacuees pictured).

May 24th, 1988

Section 28 of the United Kingdom's Local Government Act of 1988, a controversial amendment stating that a local authority cannot intentionally promote homosexuality, was enacted.

May 24th, 1986

A stationary front began over the central Caribbean Sea, leading to severe floods that over two weeks killed dozens of people in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

May 24th, 1970

On the Kola Peninsula in Russia, drilling began on the Kola Superdeep Borehole, which eventually reached a depth of 12,262 metres (40,230 ft), making it the deepest borehole ever drilled and the lowest artificial point on Earth.

May 24th, 1963

United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy met with African American author James Baldwin in an unsuccessful attempt to improve race relations.

May 24th, 1962

Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbited the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.

May 24th, 1956

The first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland.

May 24th, 1948

Arab–Israeli War: After five days of fighting, Egyptian forces captured the Israeli community of Yad Mordechai after the defenders had abandoned it.

May 24th, 2022

An 18-year old gunman shot and killed nineteen students and two teachers in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

May 24th, 1941

Second World War: The German battleship Bismarck sank the British battlecruiser Hood at the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

May 24th, 1930

English aviator Amy Johnson landed in Darwin, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.

May 24th, 1913

Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia married Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover; the occasion was one of the last great social events of European royalty before World War I began.

May 24th, 1883

New York City's Brooklyn Bridge opened as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 24th

Born on May 24th, 1971

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Kris Draper

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 24th, 1971, Toronto

55

Thomas Langmann

French film producer, actor

*May 24th, 1971, Paris

55

Julien Seri

French film director, film producer and screenwriter

*May 24th, 1971, Paris

Same year
Born in 1971

54

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

55

Susi Susanti

Indonesian badminton player

*February 11th, 1971, Tasikmalaya

54

Christina Cox

Canadian actress

*July 31st, 1971, Toronto

54

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

54

Billy Bush

American radio and television host (born 1971)

*October 13th, 1971, Manhattan

55

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

54

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

54

Anna Netrebko

Russian and Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

55

Elon Musk

Canadian–American businessman (born 1971 in Pretoria)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

54

John 5

American guitarist

*July 31st, 1971, Grosse Pointe

55

Marco Bülow

German politician

*June 14th, 1971, Dortmund

54

Martin Gerster

German politician

*August 30th, 1971, Biberach an der Riss

54

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

55

Tarek Al-Wazir

German politician

*January 3rd, 1971, Offenbach am Main

55

Jeremy Renner

American actor, producer, and musician

*January 7th, 1971, Modesto

55

Pep Guardiola

Spanish association football manager (born 1971)

*January 18th, 1971, Santpedor

55

Ewan McGregor

Scottish-American actor

*March 31st, 1971, Perth

54

Lance Armstrong

Cyclist from the United States

*September 18th, 1971, Plano

55

Julian Assange

Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

*July 3rd, 1971, Townsville

55

Idina Menzel

American actress and singer

*May 30th, 1971, Manhattan

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 24th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Saints Cyril and Methodius Day , Victoria Day; celebrated on Monday on or before May 24.) which are celebrated on May 24th.

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Born on May 24th, 1971
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1971 is a normal year and no leap year.

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