Victoria Day commemorates the May 24, 1819, birthday of Britain’s Queen Victoria (who since has had a whole era named for her—the Victorian era). The British have always celebrated the birthday of the ruling monarch. After Queen Victoria’s death in 1901, the people of Canada continued to mark her birthday to show loyalty to the British Empire. In the early 1890s, this day was known as Empire’s Day. In 1947, the name was changed to Commonwealth Day. Today it is again known as Victoria Day, and it is a legal holiday in all Canadian provinces except Quebec.
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Monday, May 24, 2027
Died
- Nicolaus Copernicus (astronomer) –
- William Lloyd Garrison (writer) –
- Duke Ellington (jazz composer, pianist, & bandleader) –
- Milton Shedd (co-founder of Sea World) –
- Dick Martin (comedian) –
- Tina Turner (singer) –
Born
- Queen Victoria (British monarch) –
- George Grey Barnard (sculptor) –
- Bob Dylan (musician) –
- Gary Burghoff (actor) –
- Patti LaBelle (singer) –
- Priscilla Presley (actress) –
- Jim Broadbent (actor) –
- Kristin Scott Thomas (actress) –
- John C. Reilly (actor) –
- Billy Gilman (country singer) –
Events
- Canada’s first medical graduate, William Logie, awarded degree by McGill University –
- Samuel Morse transmitted the first telegraphic message from the U.S. Supreme Court room, Washington, D.C., to Baltimore. The message: What hath God wrought –
- The steamer, Victoria, sank in Thames River near London, Ontario –
- Ohio Anti-Saloon League founded, Oberlin, Ohio –
- The Goodyear B-class (B-1) blimp made its inaugural flight. –
- First major league baseball night game was played in Cincinnati, Ohio –
- Aurora 7 took flight. It was the second U.S. manned orbital space flight –
- United States and USSR agreed to cooperate in space exploration –
- Crop circle discovered in Haysville, Kansas –
- Canada’s famous clock on the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa stopped for the first time –
Weather
- Snowstorm across Kentucky with accumulations of 4 to 6 inches of snow –
- Hail fell to a depth of 6 to 8 inches near Ada, Oklahoma –
- Snow whitened the Green Mountains of Vermont –
- The high temperature in Callville Bay, Nevada, reached 116 degrees Fahrenheit. –