Today in History
24 May
191 births · 102 deaths · 57 events recorded
Notable Births
All 191 ›
Emily Austin
b. 2001
American influencer (born 2001)
Tarjei Sandvik Moe
b. 1999
Norwegian actor (born 1999)
Rodrigo De Paul
b. 1994
Argentine footballer (born 1994)
Jarell Martin
b. 1994
American basketball player (born 1994)
Patti LaBelle
b. 1944
American singer and actress (born 1944)
Bob Dylan
b. 1941
American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Queen Victoria
b. 1819
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
Germanicus
b. -15
Roman general (15 BC–19 AD)
Notable Deaths
All 102 ›
Doug Ingle
d. 2024
American musician (1945–2024)
Kabosu (dog)
d. 2024
Memed Japanese pet dog (c. 2005 – 2024)
Tina Turner
d. 2023
Singer-songwriter and actress (1939–2023)
TotalBiscuit
d. 2018
British game critic and commentator (1984–2018)
Gudrun Burwitz
d. 2018
Daughter of Heinrich Himmler (1929–2018)
Dean Carroll
d. 2015
English rugby league footballer
Duke Ellington
d. 1974
American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)
Nicolaus Copernicus
d. 1543
Mathematician and astronomer (1473–1543)
On This Day in History
All 57 ›
2022
A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children.
Uvalde school shooting
2019
Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India).
2019 Surat fire
2019
Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7.
Brexit
2014
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people.
2014 Aegean Sea earthquake
2014
At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.
Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting
2002
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
2000
Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
Southern Lebanon
1999
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia