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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 24 MAI

Découvrez les événements historiques les plus importants qui se sont déroulés le 24 Mai et qui ont marqué le monde.

John Brown (abolitionist)

Année: 1856

John Brown and his men kill five slavery supporters at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas.

American Civil War

Année: 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.

Samuel Morse

Année: 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.

Kingdom of Greece

Année: 1832

The First Kingdom of Greece is declared in the London Conference.

Simón Bolívar

Année: 1813

South American independence leader Simón Bolívar enters Mérida, leading the invasion of Venezuela, and is proclaimed El Libertador ("The Liberator").

Battle of Pichincha

Année: 1822

Battle of Pichincha: Antonio José de Sucre secures the independence of the Presidency of Quito.

Patrick Francis Healy

Année: 1873

Patrick Francis Healy becomes the first black president of a predominantly white university in the United States.

Brooklyn Bridge

Année: 1883

The Brooklyn Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic after 14 years of construction.

NAISSANCES DU 24 MAI

Découvrez les personnalnalités célèbres nées le 24 Mai, notamment des leaders, artistes, scientifiques et icônes culturelles.

Tommy Chong

Année de naissance: 1938

Tommy Chong, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Maryvonne Dupureur

Année de naissance: 1937

Maryvonne Dupureur, French runner and educator (died 2008)

Archie Shepp

Année de naissance: 1937

Archie Shepp, American saxophonist and composer

Harold Budd

Année de naissance: 1936

Harold Budd, American composer and poet (died 2020)

Prince Buster

Année de naissance: 1938

Prince Buster, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (died 2016)

Joseph Brodsky

Année de naissance: 1940

Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)

Hannu Mikkola

Année de naissance: 1942

Hannu Mikkola, Finnish race car driver (died 2021)

Ichirō Ozawa

Année de naissance: 1942

Ichirō Ozawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, Japanese Minister of Home Affairs

DéCèS DU 24 MAI

Souvenez-vous des personnalités marquantes décédées le 24 Mai et de leur héritage durable.

Freddie Frith

Année de décès: 1988

Freddie Frith, English motorcycle road racer (born 1909)

Sylvestre François Lacroix

Année de décès: 1843

Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (born 1765)

Gene Clark

Année de décès: 1991

Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944)

John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll

Année de décès: 1806

John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, Scottish field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Argyllshire (born 1723)

Vincent J. McMahon

Année de décès: 1984

Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter and businessman, founded WWE (born 1914)

Herbert Müller (racing driver)

Année de décès: 1981

Herbert Müller, Swiss race car driver (born 1940)

Duke Ellington

Année de décès: 1974

Duke Ellington, American pianist and composer (born 1899)

Denise Pelletier

Année de décès: 1976

Denise Pelletier, Canadian actress (born 1923)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 24 MAI

Découvrez les fêtes, commémorations et célébrations spéciales ayant lieu le 24 Mai dans le monde entier.

Independence Day (Eritrea)

Independence Day (Eritrea), celebrates the independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia in 1993.

May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: May 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Vincent of Lérins

Christian feast day: Vincent of Lérins

Lubiri

Lubiri Memorial Day (Buganda)

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)

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)

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)

Aldersgate Day

Aldersgate Day/Wesley Day (Methodism)

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