deaths
May 24, 1996
Thomas F. Connolly, American admiral (born 1909)
Thomas F. Connolly
Vice Admiral Thomas Francis Connolly Jr. was a three-star rank admiral in the United States Navy, aviator, and gymnast. As a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team, he won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
May 24
May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 221 days remain until the end of the year.