May 24th, 1997

Born on May 24th, 1997

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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, 1997

29

Putri Ayu

Indonesian singer

*May 24th, 1997, Sibolga

29

Jordan Johnstone

English professional rugby league footballer

*May 24th, 1997, Whitehaven

29

Julieta Toledo

Mexican fencer

*May 24th, 1997, Tijuana

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Born in 1997

29

Zheng Siwei

Chinese badminton player

*February 26th, 1997, Wenzhou

28

Chirag Shetty

Indian badminton player

*July 4th, 1997, Mumbai

28

Zara Larsson

Swedish singer and songwriter

*December 16th, 1997, Solna Municipality

29

Becky G

American singer and actress

*March 2nd, 1997, Inglewood

28

Young Miko

Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter and former footballer

*November 8th, 1997, Añasco

29

Bad Gyal

Spanish singer, songwriter, DJ and model

*March 7th, 1997, Vilassar de Mar

28

Apache 207

German rapper

*October 23rd, 1997, Ludwigshafen

29

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

28

Megan Moroney

American country music singer

*October 9th, 1997, Savannah

28

Dardan

German rapper

*October 2nd, 1997, Stuttgart

29

Bella Poarch

American singer and social media personality

*February 9th, 1997, Philippines

28

Marion Borras

French bicycle racer

*November 24th, 1997, Pontcharra

29

Dechapol Puavaranukroh

Thai badminton player

*May 20th, 1997, Chonburi

29

Li Yinhui

Chinese badminton player

*March 11th, 1997, Wuhan

29

Omah Lay

Nigerian singer

*May 19th, 1997, Rivers State

29

Princesa Alba

Chilean singer

*February 16th, 1997, Santiago

28

Leony

German singer-songwriter

*June 25th, 1997, Chammünster

29

Chloë Grace Moretz

American actress (born 1997)

*February 10th, 1997, Atlanta

28

Charles Leclerc

Monegasque racing driver

*October 16th, 1997, Monte Carlo

28

Malala Yousafzai

Pakistani children's education activist

*July 12th, 1997, Mingora

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, 1997
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1997 is a normal year and no leap year.

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