Today in History for 24th May 2022:
Historical Events
1086 – Abbott Dauferio/Desiderius becomes Pope Victor III
1276 – Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral
1595 – Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library
1870 – Memoria of Jackson Kemper, 1st Missionary Bishop in US
1940 – Dutch Queen Wilhelmina speaks on BBC radio
1983 – Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students
Famous Birthdays
1794 – William Whewell, English polymath and philosopher (History of Inductive Science), born in Lancaster, Lancashire, England (d. 1866)
1803 – Alexander von Nordmann, Finnish zoologist, born in Kotka, Finland (d. 1866)
1942 – Ali Bacher, South African cricketer (South African batsman and captain in 60’s), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1945 – Priscilla Presley, American actress (Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun), born in Brooklyn, New York
1975 – Maria Lawson, British soul and RandB singer (Ti.Pi.Cal.), born in London
1986 – Mark Ballas, American professional dancer (Dancing with the Stars), born in Houston, Texas
Famous Deaths
1826 – Friedrich Fesca, German violinist and composer, dies of tuberculosis at 37
1871 – Francisco Salvador Daniel, French composer, and ethno-musicologist, dies at 40
1919 – Amado Nervo [Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo], Mexican writer and poet, dies at 48
2003 – Rachel Kempson, English actress (b. 1910)
2010 – Raymond V. Haysbert, African-American business executive and civil rights leader (b. 1920)
2010 – Morrie Martin, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1949-59 (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), and double Purple Heart Army veteran, dies at 87