What Happened on May 24, 2020

Historical Events

Event of Interest

British PM Boris Johnson refuses to sack his senior aide Dominic Cummings, after it is revealed he broke the country's lockdown rules to drive across the country

Millions of cicadas in a once in 17-year event about to emerge from the earth in the US south posing crop danger and noise issues, according to scientists from Virginia Tech
The New York Times prints front page with nearly 1,000 names of people who have died from COVID-19, as the US toll nears 100,000

Events in 2020

Famous Deaths

Al Rex [Piccirilli], American rock upright bass player (Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around The Clock"), dies at 91
[Wilbur James] Jimmy Cobb, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis' First Great Sextet), dies of lung cancer at 91

Died in 2020 2020 Highlights