100 years anniversary |
25 May 1924
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death
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Theodore Morse: Composer, dies at 51
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25 May 1924
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birth
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István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (d. 2005) |
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25 May 1924
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death
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Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (b. 1889) |
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25 May 1924
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death
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Theodore Morse composer, dies at 51
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75 years anniversary |
25 May 1949
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birth
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Jamaica Kincaid [Elaine P Richardson]: Antigua / US journalist (NYer)
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25 May 1949
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death
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Simon H Spoor: Intelligence officer / General (WWII), dies at 47
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25 May 1949
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event
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Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai
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25 May 1949
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birth
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Jamaica Kincaid, Caribbean-American author and academic |
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25 May 1949
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birth
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Joe Unger, American actor |
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25 May 1949
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birth
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Barry Windsor-Smith, English painter and illustrator |
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25 May 1949
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birth
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Jamaica Kincaid [Elaine P Richardson] Antigua/US journalist (New Yorker)
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25 May 1949
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birth
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Lalith Kaluperuma cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982)
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25 May 1949
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death
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Simon H Spoor intelligence officer/general (WWII), dies at 47
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25 May 1949
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event
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Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai
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50 years anniversary |
25 May 1974
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birth
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Dennis Stallings: Linebacker (Tennessee Oilers)
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25 May 1974
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death
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Donald Crisp: Actor / director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at 91
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25 May 1974
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birth
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Dougie Freedman, Scottish footballer and manager |
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25 May 1974
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birth
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Frank Klepacki, American drummer and composer (Home Cookin' and I Am) |
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25 May 1974
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birth
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Miguel Tejada, Dominican-American baseball player |
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25 May 1974
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music
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Rick Wakeman became the first member of the group Yes to have a No.1 UK album when 'Journey To The Centre Of The Earth' went to the top of the charts.
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25 May 1974
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birth
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Dennis Stallings linebacker (Tennessee Oilers)
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25 May 1974
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death
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Donald Crisp actor/director (Beloved Brat, Dawn Patrol), dies at 91
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25 May 1974
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death
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Frank Ward cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1936-38), dies
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25 May 1974
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death
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Pam Morrison wife of Door's vocalist Jim, dies of drug overdose
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25 years anniversary |
25 May 1999
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event
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The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details the People's Republic of China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades. |
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20 years anniversary |
25 May 2004
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death
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Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publishing Company (b. 1917) |
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25 May 2004
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music
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Madonna cancelled three shows in Israel after terrorists threatened to kill her and her kids. A spokesperson said she was targeted because she symbolises the West and not because she practises the Jewish faith Kabbalah.
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15 years anniversary |
25 May 2009
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death
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Haakon Lie, Norwegian politician (b. 1905) |
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25 May 2009
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event
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North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device. Following the nuclear test, Pyongyang also conducted several missile tests building tensions in the international community. |
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25 May 2009
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music
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A former member of Wilco, who was suing the band over a royalties claim, died at his home in Illinois at the age of 45. Jay Bennett worked as a sound engineer and played instruments for the band between 1994 and 2001. Bennett filed his legal action against Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy at the beginning of May, claiming $50,000 (£33,160) for five albums he made with the group.
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10 years anniversary |
25 May 2014
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death
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David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935) |
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25 May 2014
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death
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Lee Chamberlin, American actress (b. 1938) |
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25 May 2014
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death
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Bertha Gilkey, American activist (b. 1949) |
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25 May 2014
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death
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Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (b. 1923) |
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25 May 2014
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death
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Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor (b. 1913) |
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25 May 2014
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death
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Toaripi Lauti, Tuvaluan educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Tuvalu (b. 1928) |
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25 May 2014
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death
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Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer (b. 1954) |
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25 May 2014
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death
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Malcolm Simmons, English motorcycle racer (b. 1946) |
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25 May 2014
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death
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Bunny Yeager, American model and photographer (b. 1929) |
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