Every yearMay 24
Everything May 24 celebrates
5 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for May 24 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Asparagus DayLead | Food | |
| 02 | Brother's Day | Community | |
| 03 | International Tiara Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | National Escargot Day | Food | |
| 05 | Scavenger Hunt Day | Kids & Family |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on May 24 in some years.
Pentecost — 2026
Born on May 24
Historic figures
- Queen Victoria1819–1901Queen of the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901
- Joseph Brodsky1940–1996Russian-American poet and essayist, Nobel Prize laureate
- Jean-Paul Marat1743–1793Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician
- Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit1686–1736Polish-German physicist and engineer, developed the Fahrenheit scale
- William Gilbert1544–1603English physician, physicist, and astronomer
- Suzanne Lenglen1899–1938French tennis player
- Pontormo1494–1556Italian painter
- Jan Smuts1870–1950South African lawyer and politician
- José Nasazzi1901–1968Uruguayan footballer and manager
- Irena Szewińska1946–2018Russian-Polish sprinter
Celebrities & public figures
- Bob Dylanb. 1941American singer-songwriter
- Priscilla Presleyb. 1945American actress and businesswoman
- Alfred Molinab. 1953English actor
- Kristin Scott Thomasb. 1960English actress
- John C. Reillyb. 1965American actor
- Jim Broadbentb. 1949English actor
- Rodrigo De Paulb. 1994Argentine footballer
- Tracy McGradyb. 1979American basketball player
- Jacob Rees-Moggb. 1969English politician
- Michael Chabonb. 1963American novelist
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers May 24 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see May 24, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.