What happened on May 24

58 documented historical events happened on May 24, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The mentally ill King Erik XIV of Sweden (pictured) and his guards murdered five incarcerated nobles, including some members of the influential Sture family. On the same day, in another year: Led by King Louis XIV, the French army invaded the Spanish Netherlands, beginning the War of Devolution. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on May 24, including Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., Suzanne Lenglen, Henri Michaux. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

102 people with a Wikipedia article died on May 24, including Lanfranc, Hugues de Payens, David I of Scotland. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

20 observances are celebrated on May 24 around the world: Aldersgate Day/Wesley Day (Methodism), Battle of Pichincha Day (Ecuador), Bermuda Day (Bermuda), celebrated on the nearest weekday if May 24 falls on the weekend., Christian feast day: Anna Pak Agi (one of The Korean Martyrs), Christian feast day: Donatian and Rogatian, Christian feast day: Jackson Kemper (Episcopal Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.