100 years anniversary |
02 May 1924
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birth
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Aafje Heynis: Dutch singer
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02 May 1924
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birth
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Theodore Bikel: Austrian / US folk singer / actor (Russians Are Coming)
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02 May 1924
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event
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Netherlands refuses to recognize USSR
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02 May 1924
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birth
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Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan |
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02 May 1924
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birth
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Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American actor and singer |
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02 May 1924
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birth
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Jamal Abro, Pakistani lawyer and author (d. 2004) |
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02 May 1924
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history
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WW2
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A Douglas DT-2 torpedo bomber was launched from the carrier USS Langley, while the ship was at anchor in Pensacola Bay, Florida, United States.
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75 years anniversary |
02 May 1949
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birth
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Joey Phillips: Percussionist (Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover)
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02 May 1949
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event
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Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman"
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02 May 1949
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event
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Bolivian state of siege proclaimed
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02 May 1949
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event
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Don Newcombe, 1st start, shuts out Cincinnati on 5 hits to win 3-0
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02 May 1949
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birth
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Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author |
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50 years anniversary |
02 May 1974
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birth
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Miles Joseph: West Springfield, Massachusetts -- Soccer forward (1996 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
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02 May 1974
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event
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Former VP Spiro Agnew disbarred
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02 May 1974
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death
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James O. Richardson, American admiral (b. 1878) |
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02 May 1974
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birth
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Janek Meet, Estonian footballer |
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02 May 1974
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birth
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Andy Johnson, English-Welsh footballer |
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02 May 1974
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birth
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Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor and actor |
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02 May 1974
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birth
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Horacio Carbonari, Argentinian footballer and manager |
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02 May 1974
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birth
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Matt Berry, English actor and singer |
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25 years anniversary |
02 May 1999
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event
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Panamanian election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. |
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02 May 1999
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death
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Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938) |
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02 May 1999
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death
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Douglas Harkness, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1903) |
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02 May 1999
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death
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Augie Blunt, American actor (b. 1929) |
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02 May 1999
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music
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St Vincent and the Grenadines issued a *NSYNC postage stamp in honour of the boy band.
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20 years anniversary |
02 May 2004
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event
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Yelwa massacre ended. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims attacked the Christians of Yelwa killing more than 78 Christians including at least 48 who were worshipping inside a church compound. More than 630 nomad Muslims were killed by Christians in Nigeria. |
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02 May 2004
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music
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Total Guitar magazine's readers voted Guns N' Roses' anthem Sweet Child O' Mine as the greatest guitar riff ever ahead of Nirvana's grunge anthem Smells Like Teen Spirit. Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love came third, followed by Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water. Total Guitar editor Scott Rowley said: "To a new generation of guitarist's, Guns N' Roses are more thrilling than the Sex Pistols."
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15 years anniversary |
02 May 2009
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death
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Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (b. 1935) |
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02 May 2009
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death
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Kiyoshiro Imawano, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (RC Succession) (b. 1951) |
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02 May 2009
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death
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Marilyn French, American author and academic (b. 1929) |
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02 May 2009
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music
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A rare Motown seven-inch single sold for £25,742, ($38,378), setting a new world record. Kenny Burrell, from Fife in Scotland, put the unreleased 1965 single 'Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)' by Frank Wilson up for auction; the single was one of only two in the world. Motown boss Berry Gordy had all other copies destroyed after Wilson moved into songwriting and producing. British Record dealer John Manship, who organised the sale, said the buyer wished to remain anonymous. Wilson went on to write hits for The Supremes and The Four Tops.
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02 May 2009
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music
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Bob Dylan mingled unnoticed with other Beatles tourists during a minibus tour to John Lennon's childhood home. He was one of 14 tourists to examine photos and documents in the National Trust-owned home, where Lennon grew up with his aunt Mimi and uncle George. Dylan who was on a day off on a European tour paid £16 for the public trip to the 1940s house in Woolton, Liverpool.
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10 years anniversary |
02 May 2014
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event
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Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing. |
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02 May 2014
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death
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Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (b. 1918) |
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02 May 2014
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death
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Nigel Stepney, English mechanic (b. 1958) |
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02 May 2014
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death
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Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
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02 May 2014
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death
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Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, Iranian setar player and composer (b. 1947) |
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02 May 2014
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death
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Jessica Cleaves, American singer (The Friends of Distinction and Earth, Wind & Fire) (b. 1948) |
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02 May 2014
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death
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Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (b. 1922) |
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02 May 2014
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death
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Chelokee, American race horse (b. 2004) |
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