| 100 years anniversary |
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05 May 1924
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birth
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Theo Olof: German / Netherlands violinist / prodigy / concert master
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05 May 1924
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event
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Unions terminate Twentse textile strike
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05 May 1924
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death
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A. Sabapathy, Sri Lankan journalist and politician (b. 1853) |
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| 75 years anniversary |
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05 May 1949
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birth
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Anna Bergman: Stockholm, Sweden -- Actress (Agent 69)
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05 May 1949
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death
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Maurice Maeterlinck: Belg playwright (Grand Fairie, Nobel 1911)
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05 May 1949
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event
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Council of Europe forms
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05 May 1949
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event
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KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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05 May 1949
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event
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Statue of Council of Europe drawn
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05 May 1949
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event
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Tiger 2nd baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame
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05 May 1949
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event
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The Treaty of London establishes the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as the first European institution working for European integration. |
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05 May 1949
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birth
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Eppie Bleeker, Dutch speed skater |
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| 50 years anniversary |
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05 May 1974
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event
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Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
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05 May 1974
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birth
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Jens Fredrik Ryland, Norwegian guitarist (Borknagar) |
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05 May 1974
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birth
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Seiji Ara, Japanese race car driver |
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05 May 1974
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music
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Television appeared at CBGB's in New York City, supported by the Stillettoes (later to become Blondie, who were playing their first show at CBGB).
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| 25 years anniversary |
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05 May 1999
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death
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Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1920) |
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05 May 1999
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birth
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Nathan Chen, American figure skater |
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| 20 years anniversary |
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05 May 2004
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death
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Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (Melocure) (b. 1959) |
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| 10 years anniversary |
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05 May 2014
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event
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22 people die after two boats carrying illegal immigrants collide in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece. |
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05 May 2014
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event
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11 people are missing after a Chinese cargo ship collides with a Marshall Islands registered container ship off the coast of Hong Kong. |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Jackie Lynn Taylor, American actress (b. 1925) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Michael Otedola, Nigerian journalist and politician, 9th Governor of Lagos State (b. 1926) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Eduardo Mac Entyre, Argentinian painter (b. 1929) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Billy Frank, Jr., American activist (b. 1931) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Butler Derrick, American lawyer and politician (b. 1936) |
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05 May 2014
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death
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Timothy John Byford, English-Serbian director and screenwriter (b. 1941) |
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