Page 8: Historical Events In May - 19

1983  Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Washington DC   

1983  Jean Rey, Belgian minister, dies   

1984  "King Of Suede" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #62.   

1984  STS 41-D vehicle moves to launch pad   

1987  Alice B[radley] Sheldon, sci-fi author (Byte Beautiful), dies at 71   

1988  Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90   

1989  Dow Jones average passes 2500 mark for inaugural time, closes at 2501.1   

1989  Sue Ellen (Linda Gray) last appearance on Dallas   

1989  Able J Herzberg, Russ/Neth lawyer (Eichmann in Jerusalem), dies.   

1991  Willy T Ribbs is recorded as becoming inaugural black driver to make Indianapolis 500   

1991  Douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch), dies   

1992  27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary   

1992  Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in Massapequa Long Island New York   

1992  Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 lbs, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet, 3 inches   

1992  In this year, Ric Flair claims NWA wrestling title   

1992  Vice President Dan Quayle sites Murphy Brown as a poor example of family values.   

1993  Dow Jones closes above 3500 for inaugural time (3500.03)   

1993  In this year, Juventus claims 22th UEFA Cup at Torino.   

1993  Nemesio Antunes, Chilean painter, dies at 75   

1994  Final Episode of LA Law after 8 year run.   

1994  Omar Sharif suffers a mild heart attack   

1994  Tennis star Jennifer Capriati (18), checks into a drug rehab center   

1994  Henry Morgan, TV panalist (To Tell the Truth), dies of cancer at 74   

1995  World's youngest doctor, Balamurali Ambati, 17, graduates Mount Sinai.   

1996  STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit.   

1996  Johnny "Guitar" Watson, musician, dies at 61   

1997  Millie, dog of President Bush (Millie's Book), dies at 12   

2004  Tony Randall, actor (Felix Unger in The Odd Couple) dies aged 84   

2005  Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith released, effectively completing the Star Wars movie saga begun by George Lucas in 1977 and shattering the opening day box-office record with $50013859   

2005  The Canadian House of Commons members narrowly pass two budget bills at second reading allowing the minority Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin to stay in power   

2007  The 126th FA Cup Final is held, the inaugural at the new Wembley Stadium. Chelsea defeat Manchester United 1-0.   

2009  Sri Lanka announces victory in its 27 year war again e terrori organisation, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.   

2010  Protests in Bangkok, Thailand ends with a bloody military crackdown, killing 91 and more than 2100 injured   

2012  Chelsea defeat Bayern Munich in penalty shootout to win the UEFA Champion's League   

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1469  Giovanni della robbia: Ital's sculptor   

1611  Innocent xi: [benedetto odescalchi], italy, 240th pope (1676-89)   

1616  Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer   

1700  José de escandón: Spanish colonial governor   

1724  Augustus hervey: 3rd earl of bristol, british admiral and politician   

1744  Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz: Charlotte of mecklenburg-strelitz (d. 1818)   

1746  Johann friedrich peter: Composer   

1755  Gabriele prota: Composer   

0804  Death of Alcuin of york: English scholar,   

0988  Death of Dunstan[us]: English archbishop of canterbury,   

1125  Vladimir monomakh: Russian prince (b. 1053)   

1296  Death of Celestine v: [pietro del murrone], pope (1294),   

1319  Death of Louis d'Évreux: Son of philip iii of france (b. 1276)   

1389  Dmitri donskoi: Grand prince of muscovy (b. 1350)   

1526  Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan: Emperor go-kashiwabara of japan (b. 1464)   

1531  Death of Jan Łaski: Polish statesman and diplomat (b. 1456)