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Anniversary on the 6th of May 1650

Anniversary
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100 years anniversary
06 May 1924   Mimi Benzell: Bridgeport, Connecticut -- Operatic soprano (Gilda-Rigoletto)
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06 May 1924   Carel S Adama van Scheltema: Poet / writer (socialism), dies at 47
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06 May 1924   Denny Wright, English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992)
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06 May 1924   Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American author (d. 2006)
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06 May 1924   Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 2014)
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75 years anniversary
06 May 1949   David Cornell Leestma: Muskegon, Michigan -- USN / Astronaut (STS 41-G, 28, 45)
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06 May 1949   P-M-B Maurice Maeterlinck: Belg philosopher (Nobel 1911), dies at 86
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06 May 1949   EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.
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06 May 1949   Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian-French poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
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06 May 1949 WW2 HMS Mauritius was recommissioned into service. 
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06 May 1949 EDSAC
EDSAC

   EDSAC (computer science)
EDSAC, the first practicable stored-program computer, runs its first program at Cambridge University, to calculate a table of squares.
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50 years anniversary
06 May 1974   Bundy victim Roberta Parks disappears from OSU, Corvallis, Ore
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06 May 1974   Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer found in London
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06 May 1974   W German chancellor W Brandt resigns
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06 May 1974   Patrick Tang, Hong Kong actor and singer
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06 May 1974   Faruk Namdar, German-Turkish footballer
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06 May 1974   Daniela Bártová, Czech pole vaulter and gymnast
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06 May 1974   Bernard Barmasai, Kenyan runner
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25 years anniversary
06 May 1999   The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.
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20 years anniversary
06 May 2004   The series finale of the television sitcom Friends is aired on NBC. The finale attracts 52.46 million viewers, making it the sixth most watched television series finale in U.S. history.
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06 May 2004   Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1923)
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06 May 2004   Philip Kapleau, American monk and educator (b. 1912)
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06 May 2004   Virginia Capers, American actress (b. 1925)
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06 May 2004   A sale at Christie's in London, England became the most successful pop auction in the company's history after Beatles memorabilia sold for a record £788,643. The auction included a leather collar worn by John Lennon which sold for £117,250. A signed copy of a management deal with The Beatles and manager Brian Epstein sold for £122,850. A Vox Kensington guitar used by Lennon and Harrison went for £100,000. Also sold - a coloured felt-pen drawing by Lennon (£10,000), a letter with his signature (£5,500), and a pen-and-ink drawing called Happy Fish (£9,500).
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15 years anniversary
06 May 2009   Viola Wills, American singer (b. 1939)
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06 May 2009   Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978)
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06 May 2009   A former publicist for Michael Jackson was suing the singer for $44m (£29m) for his alleged failure to pay her for her services. Raymone Bain said Mr Jackson had agreed to give her 10% of any business deals arranged with her assistance. Ms Bain acted as Mr Jackson's publicist during his 2005 trial for child abuse.
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10 years anniversary
06 May 2014   Six people are injured in a knife attack at a Chinese train station in Guangzhou.
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06 May 2014   Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1921)
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06 May 2014   Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (b. 1919)
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06 May 2014   Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)
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06 May 2014   Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)
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06 May 2014   Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (b. 1940)
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06 May 2014   Bill Dana, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
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06 May 2014   Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (b. 1925)
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