On This Day

May 24

Born on This Day

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  • In these groups:
  • Best Song Oscar Winners
  • Famous Lefties
  • Famous Geminis

  Bob Dylan

  Songwriter, Singer / 1941 -

  Bob Dylan is a folk rock singer and songwriter whose career began in the early 1960s with songs that chronicled social issues like war and civil rights.

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  Bob Dylan

  Born: May 24, 1941
  Age: 71 years old
  Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota, United States
  Occupation: Songwriter, Singer
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  • In these groups:
  • Elvis and Priscilla Presley
  • Pucker Uppers
  • Famous Lookalikes

  Priscilla Presley

  Film Actress, Television Actress, Entrepreneur / 1945 -

  Priscilla Presley is an American businesswoman and actress best known for marrying Elvis Presley, with whom she had a daughter, Lisa Marie Presley.
  

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  Priscilla Presley

  1945 | 67 years old
  Film Actress, Television Actress, ...

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  • Famous Geminis
  • Famous Singers
  • Famous Guitarists

  Roseanne Cash

  Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1955 -

  Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash.

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  Roseanne Cash

  1955 | 57 years old
  Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer

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  • Famous Geminis
  • Famous Actresses
  • Famous Film Actresses

  Kristin Scott Thomas

  Film Actress / 1960 -

  Actress Kristin Scott Thomas starred in the films Four Weddings and a Funeral, The Horse Whisperer and The English Patient, for which she earned an Oscar nod.
  

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  Kristin Scott Thomas

  Born: May 24, 1960
  Age: 52 years old
  Birthplace: Redruth, England
  Occupation: Film Actress
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  • In these groups:
  • Famous Black Entertainers
  • Soul Train Guests
  • Tax Truants

  Patti LaBelle

  Film Actress, Singer / 1944 -

  Patti LaBelle is an African American singer and actress who has been called the Godmother of Soul. She is best known for her numbers #1 hits.
  

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  Patti LaBelle

  1944 | 68 years old
  Film Actress, Singer

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  • In these groups:
  • Notable Female Leaders
  • Famous Geminis
  • Famous Queens

  Queen Victoria

  Political Leader, Queen / 1819 - 1901

  Queen Victoria, Queen of Great Britain from 1837 - 1901, is best known for the longest reign of any other British monarch in history.

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  Queen Victoria

  1819 | 81 years old
  Political Leader, Queen

May 24

Died on This Day

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  • Famous Pisceans
  • Famous Astronomers
  • Famous Scientists

  Nicolas Copernicus

  Astronomer / 1473 - 1543

  Nicholas Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who proposed that the planets rotate around the Sun and not vice versa.

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  Nicolas Copernicus

  Died: May 24, 1543
  Age: 70 years old
  Place: Frauenburg , Poland
  Occupation: Astronomer
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  • Famous Lookalikes
  • Famous Sagittarians
  • Famous Activists

  William Lloyd Garrison

  Activist, Publisher, Journalist / 1805 - 1879

  William Lloyd Garrison was anAmerican journalistic crusader who helped lead the successful abolitionist campaign against slavery in the United States.

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  William Lloyd Garrison

  1879 | 73 years old
  Activist, Publisher, Journalist

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  • In these groups:
  • Famous Black Entertainers
  • Famous Harlem Residents
  • Famous Jazz Musicians

  Duke Ellington

  Songwriter, Conductor, Pianist / 1899 - 1974

  An originator of big-band jazz, Duke Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader who composed thousands of scores over his 50-year career.

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  Duke Ellington

  1974 | 75 years old
  Songwriter, Conductor, Pianist