| 100 years anniversary |
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04 May 1925
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birth
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Peter Blum: German / South African / English poet (Capricorn)
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04 May 1925
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event
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League of Nations conference on arms control and poison gas usage
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04 May 1925
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birth
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Maurice R. Greenberg, American businessman and philanthropist |
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04 May 1925
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birth
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Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (d. 2015) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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04 May 1950
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birth
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Darryl Hunt: English pop bassist (Pogues-Pair of Brown Eyes)
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04 May 1950
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birth
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Hilly Hicks: Los Angeles, California -- Actor (Roll Out, Roots)
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04 May 1950
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birth
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Darryl Hunt, English bass player (The Pogues and Plummet Airlines) |
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| 50 years anniversary |
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04 May 1975
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birth
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Pablo Ruiz: Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Spanish singer
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04 May 1975
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death
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Moe Howard [Moses Horowitz]: Comedian (3 Stooges), dies at 77
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04 May 1975
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event
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Flyers 1-Isles 0-Semis-Flyers hold 3-0 lead-Isles held to 14 shots
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04 May 1975
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event
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Maria Astrologes wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
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04 May 1975
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death
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Moe Howard, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1897) |
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04 May 1975
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birth
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Catherine Trudeau, Canadian actress |
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04 May 1975
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music
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Mud were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Buddy Holly hit from 1958 'Oh Boy'. Their third and final No.1 single.
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04 May 1975
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music
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Elvis Presley kicked off a 31 date North American Tour by playing two shows at the Civic Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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| 25 years anniversary |
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04 May 2000
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event
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Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London. |
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04 May 2000
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death
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Hendrik Casimir, Dutch physicist and academic (b. 1909) |
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04 May 2000
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music
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Metallica were demanding online music service Napster cut off 335,000 users who they claimed had been illegally trading their songs. The band had passed on the names of all those they considered to be "stealing" their material over the internet in the latest development in an ongoing battle over the protection of music copyrights on the web.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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04 May 2005
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death
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David Hackworth, American colonel and journalist (b. 1930) |
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| 15 years anniversary |
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04 May 2010
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death
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Ernie Harwell, American sportscaster (b. 1918) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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04 May 2015
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death
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Joshua Ozersky, American historian, journalist, and critic (b. 1967) |
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04 May 2015
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death
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Andrew Lewis, Guyanese boxer (b. 1970) |
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04 May 2015
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death
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Marv Hubbard, American football player (b. 1946) |
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04 May 2015
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death
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Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (b. 1913) |
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04 May 2015
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death
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William Bast, American screenwriter and author (b. 1931) |
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