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May 14 Lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Raiders), dies of cancer at 43. 
May 15 Bruce Hopkins, performer/director, dies at 44
May 15 Colombo '92 opens in Genoa Italy
May 15 In Kyrgyzstan a 6.2 quake resulted in three people killed, 5500 houses completely destroyed and more than 4000 houses damaged
May 15 New York department store chain Alexanders announces closing of all 11 stores.
May 16 "Smells Like Nirvana" by Weird Al Yankovic hits #35
May 16 Marisa Mell, actress (Hostages), dies of cancer at 53
May 16 Polls show Perot, Bush and Clinton could be in a deadlock.
May 16 US space shuttle STS-49 lands (maiden voyage of Endeavour).
May 17 Bandleader Laurence Welk dies at age 89.
May 17 George Hurrell, Hollywood photographer, dies of cancer at 87.
May 18 Lawrence Welk, bandleader (L Welk Show), dies of pneumonia at 89
May 18 Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs.
May 19 27th Amendment ratified, prohibits Congress from raising its salary
May 19 Amy Fisher shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco in Massapequa Long Island New York
May 19 Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 lbs, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet, 3 inches
May 19 In this year, Ric Flair claims NWA wrestling title
May 19 Vice President Dan Quayle sites Murphy Brown as a poor example of family values.
May 20 In this year, FC Barcelona claims 373 Europe Cup 1 at London.
May 20 India launches its inaugural satellite independently
May 20 Rap singer raps 597 syllables in 55.12 seconds
May 20 Roger Keith Coleman, American convict
May 21 Brendan Nulholland, Daily Mail reporter, dies at 59
May 21 New Jersey senate overrides Governor Florio's veto and lowers sales tax to 6%
May 22 California Angels are involved in a bus crash in New Jersey.
May 22 India launches its Agni rocket
May 22 Johnny Carson's final appearance as host of the Tonight Show
May 23 Atahualpa Yupanqui, Argentine singer/composer/poet/guitarist, dies
May 23 President Bush orders Coast Guard to intercept boats with Haitian refugees
May 24 Jay Leno makes his Tonight Show debut as permanent host, succeeding Johnny Carson
May 24 Joan Sanderson, actress (Young Wives' Tale, Fawlty Towers), dies at 79.
May 25 Danny Biasone, persuaded NBA to use 24 second clock, dies at 83.
May 25 Jay Leno is recorded as becoming permanent host of "The Tonight Show"
May 25 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro elected President of Italy.
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