What happened on May 24 ?

15 BC - Julius Caesar Germanicus, Roman commander (d. 19)

1494 - Pontormo, Italian painter (d. 1557)

1522 - John Jewel, English bishop (d. 1571)

1544 - William Gilbert, English natural philosopher (d. 1603)

1616 - John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, (d. 1682)

1671 - Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1737)

1686 - Gabriel Fahrenheit, German physicist and engineer (d. 1736)

1689 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769)

1743 - Jean-Paul Marat, French revolutionary (d. 1793)

1794 - William Whewell, English scientist, philosopher, and historian of science (d. 1866)

1810 - Charles Clark, Governor of Mississippi (d. 1877)

1810 - Abraham Geiger, German rabbi and scholar (d. 1874)

1816 - Emanuel Leutze, German-born painter (d. 1868)

1819 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1901)

1830 - Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (d. 1897)

1836 - Joseph Rowntree, British social reformer (d. 1925)

1854 - John Riley Banister, American law officer and cowboy (d. 1918)

1855 - Arthur Wing Pinero, English playwright (d. 1934)

1863 - George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (d. 1938)

1868 - Charles E. Taylor, First aircraft maintenance professional (d. 1956)

1870 - Benjamin Cardozo, American jurist (d. 1938)

1870 - Jan Christian Smuts, Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1950)

1878 - Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American engineer (d. 1972)

1886 - Paul Paray, French conductor and composer (d. 1979)

1891 - William F. Albright, American archeologist and Biblical scholar (d. 1971)

1899 - Suzanne Lenglen, French tennis player (d. 1938)

1899 - Henri Michaux, French poet (d. 1984)

1900 - Lionel Conacher, Canadian athlete and politician (d. 1954)

1900 - Eduardo De Filippo, Italian actor and screenwriter (d. 1984)

1901 - José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1968)

1905 - Michail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov, Russian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)

1909 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (d. 1992)

1914 - Lilli Palmer, German-born actress (d. 1986)

1923 - Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (d. 1986)

1925 - Mai Zetterling, Swedish-born entertainer (d. 1994)

1926 - Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor

1928 - William Trevor, Irish writer

1930 - Hans-Martin Linde, German conductor

1934 - Jane Byrne, Mayor of Chicago

1934 - Barry Rose, English choir-trainer and organist

1935 - Joan Micklin Silver, American director

1936 - Harold Budd, American musician

1938 - Tommy Chong, Canadian-born actor and comedian

1940 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1996)

1941 - Bob Dylan, American singer and songwriter

1943 - Gary Burghoff, American actor

1944 - Patti LaBelle, American singer

1945 - Priscilla Presley, American actress

1946 - Irena Kirszenstein-Szewinska, Russian-born Polish athlete

1949 - Jim Broadbent, English actor

1955 - Rosanne Cash, American singer

1956 - Michael Jackson, Northern Irish clergyman

1959 - Pelle Lindbergh, Swedish professional goaltender (d. 1985)

1960 - Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress

1962 - Gene Anthony Ray, American actor (d. 2003)

1963 - Joe Dumars, American basketball player

1963 - Kathy Leander, Swiss singer

1964 - Adrian Moorhouse, British swimmer

1964 - Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player

1965 - John C. Reilly, American actor

1966 - Eric Cantona, French footballer

1967 - Heavy D, American rapper and actor

1969 - Rich Robinson, American musician (Black Crowes)

1970 - Tommy Page, American singer

1971 - Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings)

1972 - Greg Berlanti, American television writer and producer

1973 - Bartolo Colón, Dominican Major League Baseball player

1973 - Dermot O'Leary, English television presenter

1973 - Ruslana, Ukrainian singer

1975 - Marc Gagnon, Canadian short track speed skater

1976 - Alessandro Cortini, Italian musician

1978 - Bryan Greenberg, American actor

1978 - Brian Ching, Hawai'i soccer player

1979 - Tracy McGrady, American basketball player

1980 - Cecilia Cheung, Hong Kong actress

1982 - Issah Ahmed,Ghana footbal player

1984 - Sarah Hagan, American actress

1987 - Dominika Kasprzycka, Polish singer

1988 - Billy Gilman, American singer