Today in History for 24th May 2017:
Historical Events
1370 – Hanzesteden signs peace treaty with Danish king Waldemar IV
1830 – “Mary Had A Little Lamb” by Sarah Josepha Hale is first published by Boston firm Marsh, Capen and Lyon
1968 – French President Charles De Gaulle proposes referendum and students set fire to Paris bourse
1981 – Hostage situation ends at Central Bank in Barcelona Spain
1998 – Indianapolis 500: Eddie Cheever Jr wins in 3:26:40.524 (233.604 km/h)
2003 – 48th Eurovision Song Contest: Sertab Erener for Turkey wins singing “Everyway That I Can” in Riga
Famous Birthdays
1605 – Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Russian-orthodox church
1616 – John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale (d. 1682)
1887 – Edward “Mick” Mannock, Irish WWI flying ace (d. 1918)
1923 – Paul Bramley, oral surgeon
1933 – Joaquín Vaquero Turcios, Spanish painter
1974 – Marcus Coleman, free safety (NY Jets)
Famous Deaths
1153 – David I, King of Scots (1124-53), dies at about 68
1696 – Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau, dies at 62
1792 – George Brydges, 1st baron Rodney/admiral, dies
1986 – Yakima Canutt, actor/director (Diary of a Young Comic), dies at 91
1996 – John Abbott, British actor (Lady Jane, Quest), dies at 90
2007 – Bill Johnston, Australian cricketer (b. 1922)