Historical Events -  May 24

1844: Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, send the first sign language message from Washington to Baltimore.

1994 : Four Muslim terrorists were sentenced to 240 years in prison each for February 26, 1993, the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York.

2000 : Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee inaugurated INSAT-3B, a satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

2001 : Sherpa Tebba Trethi became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest at the age of 18.

2002 : Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.

 

Famous Birthdays  - May 24

1686: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker. 

1819: Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

1896: Kartar Singh Sarabha, an Indian revolutionary.

1899: Kazi Nazrul Islam, a Bengali poet, writer, musician, and the national poet of Bangladesh.

1954: Bachendri Pal, an Indian mountaineer.

1955: Rajesh Roshan, a Hindi cinema music director, and composer.

1965: Rajdeep Sardesai, an Indian news anchor, multimedia journalist, and author.

 

Death Anniversaries - May 24

1543: Nicolaus Copernicus, a mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic clergyman.

1950: Archibald Wavell, former Viceroy of India.

1984: Vincent James McMahon, Founder of WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment).

1993: Bulo C Rani, a prominent Indian music director. 

1995: Harold Wilson, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 

2000: Majrooh Sultanpuri, an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist.