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Historical Events Happened In May - 02

Monday, 20 May 2013

1986 On this day in history henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956)

1988 Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000 on this day in history.

1988 Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump on this day in history.

1990 South Africa &African National Congress open talks to end apartheid on this day in history.

1990 David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38 on this day in history.

1991 Hal Bell, dies at 65 on this day in history.

1992 Yugoslav Army seize Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic on this day in history.

1992 On this day in history joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34

1993 Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82 on this day in history.

1994 On this day in history bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed

1994 On this day in history dr Kevokian found innocent on assisting suicides

1994 Michael Bolton found to have plagiarized Isley Brothers "Love is Wonderful Thing" on this day in history.

1994 On this day in history louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65

1995 On this day in history serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six

1996 Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97 on this day in history.

1997 On this day in history donald Trump &Marla Maples announce they are separating

1997 On this day in history mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber

1997 Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders on this day in history.

1999 Central Manitoba Railway takes over the operation of the former CN Pine Falls subdivisions on this day in history.

2005 A blast at an illegal munitions store in northern Afghanistan kills 28 people and injures at least 13 others on this day in history.

2010 The Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agree to a €110 billion bailout package for Greece. The package involves sharp Greek austerity measures on this day in history.

2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan on this day in history.

2012 On this day in history edvard Munch's famous painting 'The Scream' sells at auction for $119,922,500

2012 A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for US$120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In May - 02

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1360 On this day in history birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)

1451 René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.

1458 On this day in history birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)

1551 On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)

1601 Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.

1660 On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)

1695 On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)

1702 Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In May - 02

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1230 On this day in history death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)

1250 Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.

1300 On this day in history death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)

1450 On this day in history death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)

1459 On this day in history pierozzi Antoninus, Italian archbishop of Florence/saint, dies

1488 On this day in history jacob van Horne, Burgundy statesman, dies

1519 Leonardo Da Vinci, artist/scientist, dies at 67 on this day in history.

1564 Death of Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (b. 1500) on this day in history.