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100 years anniversary | ||||
13 May 1924 | Harry Schwarz, German-South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 13th South African Ambassador to the United States (d. 2010) | |||
13 May 1924 | Theodore Mann, American director and producer (d. 2012) | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
13 May 1949 | Franklin Ajaye: Brooklyn, New York -- Comedian / actor (Jazz singer, Car Wash) | |||
13 May 1949 | John Glover: Conductor | |||
13 May 1949 | Overend Watts: Rock bassist (Mott the Hoople-All the Young Dudes) | |||
13 May 1949 | Zoe Wanamaker: Actress (Raggedy Rawney) | |||
13 May 1949 | 1st British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its 1st test flight | |||
13 May 1949 | Zoë Wanamaker, American-English actress | |||
13 May 1949 | Jane Glover, English conductor and scholar | |||
13 May 1949 | WW2 | The English Electric Canberra, Britain's first Jet bomber, took its first flight. | ||
13 May 1949 | WW2 | He Yingqin resigned his government postings and would soon depart China for Hong Kong and later Taiwan. | ||
13 May 1949 | Franklin Ajaye Brooklyn NY, comedian/actor (Jazz Singer, Car Wash) | |||
13 May 1949 | John Glover conductor | |||
13 May 1949 | Zoe Wanamaker actress (Raggedy Rawney) | |||
13 May 1949 | 1st British-produced jet bomber, Canberra, makes its 1st test flight | |||
13 May 1949 |
Gas turbine to pump natural gas In 1949, the first gas turbine to pump natural gas was installed at Wilmar, Ark by the Mississippi River Fuel Corp. |
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50 years anniversary | ||||
13 May 1974 | Albert Connell: Wide receiver (Washington Redskins) | |||
13 May 1974 | Lisa Jacob: 800m freestyle relay (1996 Olympics) | |||
13 May 1974 | Arthur J. Burks, American colonel and author (b. 1898) | |||
13 May 1974 | Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican poet and diplomat (b. 1902) | |||
13 May 1974 | Forty-three people were arrested and more than fifty were injured after youths started throwing bottles outside a Jackson Five concert at RFK stadium in Washington DC. | |||
13 May 1974 | Albert Connell wide receiver (Washington Redskins) | |||
13 May 1974 | Lisa Jacob 800 meter freestyle relay (Olympics-96) | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
13 May 1999 | Gene Sarazen, American golfer and journalist (b. 1902) | |||
13 May 1999 | Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Saudi Arabian scholar and academic (b. 1910) | |||
13 May 1999 |
death Roy Albert Crowson Died 13 May 1999 at age 84 (born 22 Nov 1914). British taxonomist. |
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15 years anniversary | ||||
13 May 2009 | Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (b. 1914) | |||
13 May 2009 | Frank Aletter, American actor (b. 1926) | |||
13 May 2009 | Meir Brandsdorfer, Belgian rabbi (b. 1934) | |||
10 years anniversary | ||||
13 May 2014 | Major floods in Southeast Europe kill at least 47 people. | |||
13 May 2014 | An explosion at an underground coal mine in south-western Turkey kills 301 miners. | |||
13 May 2014 | Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, American occultist and author (b. 1948) | |||
13 May 2014 | Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949) | |||
13 May 2014 | J. F. Coleman, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918) | |||
13 May 2014 | Malik Bendjelloul, Swedish director and producer (b. 1977) | |||
13 May 2014 | David Malet Armstrong, Australian philosopher and author (b. 1926) |