Historical Events In May - 13

1992 Final episode of "Night Court" airs on NBC-TV

1993 6th annual business person run held in Wall Street

1993 Arsenio Hall's 1,000th show retrospective seen in Netherlands

1993 CBS' Knots Landing ends 14 year run with 334th show in Netherlands

1993 Methane gas explosion in Secunda coal mine South-Africa, kills 50

1995 6.5 earthquake hits Greece

1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, of USA, crowned 44th Miss Universe;

1995 New Zealand beats US for the America's Cup

1996 OJ Simpson appears on British TV discussing his not guilty verdict

1846 The United States declare war on Mexico

1927 Black Friday' in Germany, the day when the economic collapse of Germany begins.

1944 Hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR

1981 Pope John Paul II is shot and wounded

1265 The birth of Dante Alighieri, Italian poet

1907 The birth of Daphne du Maurier, English novelist

1950 The birth of Stevie Wonder, American singer

2005 Uzbek troops kill up to 70 during protests in eastern Uzbekistan over the trials of 23 accused Islamic extremists. President Islam Karimov defends the act.

2005 The United States Department of Defense issues a list of bases to be closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process (BRAC 205).

2005 The final episode of the TV series Star Trek: Enterprise is broadcast in the United States. This episode marks the first time since 1987 that a Star Trek series is not in production.2006 Liverpool F.C. defeat West Ham United F.C. on penalties in the 2006 FA Cup Final following a 3-3 draw after extra time.

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