100 years anniversary |
16 May 1924
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Dawda Kairaba Jawara: President (Gambia, 1970-94)
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16 May 1924
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Frank F Mankiewicz: NYC, New York -- Columnist (Perfectly Clear)
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16 May 1924
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birth
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Dawda Kairaba Jawara President (Gambia, 1970-94)
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16 May 1924
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birth
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Frank F Mankiewicz New York NY, columnist (Perfectly Clear)
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16 May 1924
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75 years anniversary |
16 May 1949
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birth
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Jimmy Hood: MP
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16 May 1949
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birth
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Rick Reuschel: Pitcher (New York Yankees)
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16 May 1949
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birth
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William Sputnik Spooner: Rock guitarist (Grateful Dead, Tubes)
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16 May 1949
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death
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William Newzam Prior Nicholson: Painter / engraver
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16 May 1949
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Rick Reuschel, American baseball player |
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16 May 1949
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WW2
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USS Segundo entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States for overhaul.
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16 May 1949
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birth
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Jimmy Hood MP
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16 May 1949
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birth
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Rick Reuschel pitcher (New York Yankees)
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16 May 1949
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birth
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William Sputnik Spooner rock guitarist (Grateful Dead, Tubes)
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16 May 1949
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death
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William Newzam Prior Nicholson painter/engraver, dies
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50 years anniversary |
16 May 1974
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birth
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Conal Groom: Northford, Connecticut -- Rower (1996 Olympics)
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16 May 1974
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birth
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Keith Thibodeaux: Cornerback (Washington Redskins)
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16 May 1974
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Helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor
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16 May 1974
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Sonny Sandoval, American singer-songwriter (P.O.D.) |
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16 May 1974
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birth
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Adam Richman, American actor and television host |
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16 May 1974
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birth
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Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer |
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16 May 1974
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Josip Broz Tito is re-elected president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. This time he is elected for life. |
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16 May 1974
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Brian May collapsed in New York while Queen were on a US tour and was flown back to England suffering from hepatitis.
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16 May 1974
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music
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Neil Young made an unannounced appearance at The Bottom Line in New York and played songs from his new album 'On The Beach.'
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16 May 1974
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birth
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Conal Groom Northford CT, rower (Olympics-1996)
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16 May 1974
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birth
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Keith Thibodeaux cornerback (Washington Redskins)
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16 May 1974
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Helmut Schmidt becomes West German chancellor
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16 May 1974
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USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
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25 years anniversary |
16 May 1999
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music
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Boyzone scored their 6th UK No.1 single with 'You Needed Me' making them the act with the most UK Top 5 hits of the 90's. The song was originally a hit for Canadian, Anne Murray 1978.
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20 years anniversary |
16 May 2004
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music
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UK band Keane started a four week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut release 'Hopes and Fears'.
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16 May 2004
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music
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Frankee started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'F.U.R.B. (F U Right Back)'. The song was a "reply" to the No.1 by Eamon that it replaced, (Fuck It, I Don't Want You Back). This is the first time that a record and its reply have both made No 1.
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15 years anniversary |
16 May 2009
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music
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Bob Dylan went to No.1 on the US album chart with Together Through Life, his 33rd studio album. The album received two Grammy Award nominations in Best Americana Album category and Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance category for 'Beyond Here Lies Nothin'. The album also is significant as the only album by Dylan to top the US and UK charts consecutively.
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10 years anniversary |
16 May 2014
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death
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Clyde Snow, American anthropologist and author (b. 1928) |
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16 May 2014
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death
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Russi Mody, Indian businessman (b. 1918) |
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16 May 2014
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death
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Vito Favero, Italian cyclist (b. 1932) |
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16 May 2014
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death
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Nicola Ghiuselev, Bulgarian actor and singer (b. 1936) |
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16 May 2014
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death
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Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1943) |
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16 May 2014
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death
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Chris Duckworth, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (b. 1933) |
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16 May 2014
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event
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Twelve people are killed in two explosions in the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. |
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