May 24
People born on this day are Gemini.
- 1992
The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests.
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Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia.
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Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo and five other people are assassinated in a shootout at Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport in Mexico.
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Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison.
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While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick, North Yorkshire, killing all 12 people on board.
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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.
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Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
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Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
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A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people.
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At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.
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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.
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A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children.
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2001Emily Austin, journalist and social media influencer
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1999Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Norwegian actor
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1994Rodrigo De Paul, Argentine footballer
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1994Jarell Martin, American basketball player
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1994Emma McKeon, Australian swimmer
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1994Emily Nicholl, Scottish netball player
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1994Daiya Seto, Japanese swimmer
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1994Emily Temple Wood, American 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award
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1992Marcus Bettinelli, English footballer
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1991Aled Davies, Welsh discus thrower
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1991Cody Eakin, Canadian ice hockey player
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1990Mattias Ekholm, Swedish ice hockey player
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