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. |
