May 24
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Significant events that happened (or will happen) on May 24.
Events
- 1985 – University Diner closes its doors on The Corner after 57 years of operation [1]
- 2007 – Developer Frank Cox appeared on a panel discussion about rural area protection and growth management [2]
Deaths
- 1950 – Yan Huiqing dies in Shanghai. A diplomat and politician who successively worked under the Qing dynasty, the Republic of China, and the People's Republic of China (most-notably serving as the acting president of the ROC in 1926), Huiqing studied political science at the University of Virginia and became the first international student to graduate with a bachelor's degree from the university. Yen House, one of the constituent residential buildings of UVA's International Residential College, was renamed after Huiqing in 2017.
- 1957 – Lafayette Johnson dies. A World War I veteran, Johnson had his portrait photograph prominently included within the Holsinger Studio Collection. [citation needed]
Business openings
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References
- ↑ Print: Elements, Election Top News, Daniel W. Lehman, Daily Progress, Worrell Newspaper group January 1, 1986, Page A10.
- ↑ Web. Developer Frank Cox calls for local government leadership and rural area protection, Sean Tubbs & Brian Wheeler, Charlottesville, Virginia, May 29, 2007, retrieved June 25, 2007.