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100 years anniversary | ||||
12 May 1925 | John Simon: Theater critic (NY Times) | |||
12 May 1925 | Tony Hancock: Birmingham, England -- Actor (Rebel, Wrong Box) | |||
12 May 1925 | Alfred Milner: British Governor (Cape Colony) / minister, dies at 71 | |||
12 May 1925 | Amy Lowell: Writer, dies at 51 | |||
12 May 1925 | Artur Napoleao dos Santos: Composer, dies at 82 | |||
12 May 1925 | Uzbekistan and Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet Republics | |||
12 May 1925 | Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament | |||
12 May 1925 | Amy Lowell, American poet and author (b. 1874) | |||
12 May 1925 | Yogi Berra, American baseball player and manager | |||
12 May 1925 | John Simon theater critic (New York Times) | |||
12 May 1925 | Lawrence "Yogi" Berra New York Yankee catcher/coach/manager, Mets, Astros | |||
12 May 1925 | Tony Hancock Birmingham England, actor (Rebel, Wrong Box) | |||
12 May 1925 | Alfred Milner British Governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71 | |||
12 May 1925 | Amy Lowell writer, dies at 51 | |||
12 May 1925 | Artur Napoleao dos Santos composer, dies at 82 | |||
12 May 1925 | Uzbekistan & Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics | |||
12 May 1925 | Walter Hagen wins PGA golf tournament | |||
12 May 1925 |
Tyre In 1925, a treaded pneumatic tyre was patented in the U.S. by Alden Putnam (No. 1,537,879) |
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75 years anniversary | ||||
12 May 1950 | Gabriel Byrne: Dublin, Ireland -- Actor (Hello Again, Cool World) | |||
12 May 1950 | Jocko Marcellino: Rocker (Sha Na Na) | |||
12 May 1950 | Renate Stecher-Meissner: German DR, sprinter (1972 Olympics - Gold Medalist) | |||
12 May 1950 | Shozo Fujii: Judoka | |||
12 May 1950 | Darius Milhauds opera "Bolivar, " premieres in Paris | |||
12 May 1950 | Renate Stecher, German sprinter | |||
12 May 1950 | Billy Squier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist | |||
12 May 1950 | Louise Portal, Canadian actress, singer, and director | |||
12 May 1950 | Jenni Murray, English journalist | |||
12 May 1950 | Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, Scottish lawyer, academic, and politician | |||
12 May 1950 | Gabriel Byrne, Irish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter | |||
12 May 1950 | Bruce Boxleitner, American actor and author | |||
12 May 1950 | birth Billy Squier, US guitarist, singer, (1982 hit 'The Stroke', 1984 US No.15 single 'Rock Me Tonight'). | |||
12 May 1950 | Billy Squier Wellesley Hills MA, heavy metal guitarist (Don't Say No) | |||
12 May 1950 | Bruce Boxleitner Elgin IL, actor (Scarecrow & Mrs King, Babylon 5) | |||
12 May 1950 | Gabriel Byrne Dublin Ireland, actor (Hello Again, Cool World) | |||
12 May 1950 | Jocko Marcellino rocker (Sha Na Na) | |||
12 May 1950 | Renate Stecher-Meissner German Democratic Republic, sprinter (Olympics-gold-72) | |||
12 May 1950 | Shozo Fujii judo champion | |||
12 May 1950 | Darius Milhauds opera "Bolivar" premieres in Paris France | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
12 May 1975 | Lawrence Phillips: Running back (St. Louis Rams) | |||
12 May 1975 | US Merchant ship Mayaguez seized by Cambodian forces | |||
12 May 1975 | Mayaguez incident: The Cambodian navy seizes the American merchant ship SS Mayaguez in international waters. | |||
12 May 1975 | Lawrence Phillips, American-Canadian football player | |||
12 May 1975 | Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player | |||
12 May 1975 | Jefferson Starship gave a free concert in New York's Central Park in front of 60,000 fans. The band and concert sponsor, WNEW-FM, were forced to pay $14,000 for cleaning up and damage done to the park after the event. | |||
12 May 1975 | Lawrence Phillips running back (St Louis Rams) | |||
12 May 1975 | US merchant ship Mayaguez seized by Cambodian forces | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
12 May 2000 | Adam Petty, American race car driver (b. 1980) | |||
12 May 2000 | Thieves stole the gates to Strawberry Fields the Merseyside landmark immortalised by The Beatles song. The 10' high iron gates were later found at local scrap metal dealers in Liverpool. | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
12 May 2005 | Monica Zetterlund, Swedish singer and actress (b. 1937) | |||
12 May 2005 | Martin Lings, English author and scholar (b. 1909) | |||
12 May 2005 | Ömer Kavur, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944) | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
12 May 2015 | A 7.3-magnitude earthquake and six major aftershocks hit Nepal, killing over 200 people. | |||
12 May 2015 | A train derailment in Philadelphia kills 8 people and injures over 200. | |||
12 May 2015 | Saulat Mirza, Pakistani murderer (b. 1971) | |||
12 May 2015 | William MacDonald, English-Australian serial killer (b. 1924) | |||
12 May 2015 | Bobby Jameson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945) | |||
12 May 2015 | Bill Guthridge, American basketball player and coach (b. 1937) | |||
12 May 2015 | Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1923) | |||
12 May 2015 | Tony Ayala, Jr., American boxer (b. 1963) | |||
12 May 2015 | Abu Ala al-Afri, Iraqi terrorist (b. 1957) |