Historical Events
- 39th Belmont: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Tanya wins in 2:08
Famous Birthdays
- George Nakashima, American furniture maker and architect (American Craft Movement), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 1990)
- Mikhail Sholokhov, Soviet writer (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965), born in Veshenskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire (d. 1984)
- Zdeněk Blažek, Czech composer and music theorist (Verchovina), born in Žarošice, Moravia (d. 1988)
About May 24, 1905
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 118 years, 10 months and 30 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Gemini
