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Britain's King George VI died of lung cancer. His daughter, Elizabeth II, succeeded him.
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Natalie Cole, vocalist (Pink Cadillac, Miss You Like Crazy, Mona Lisa), was born in LA, Calif.
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Bob Marley (d.1981), reggae superstar, was born in Jamaica. He is best remembered for his songs "Buffalo Soldier" and "Fire on the Mountain." (HN, 2/6/99)(SFC, 12/14/04
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MacArthur reported the fall of Manila, and the liberation of 5,000 prisoners.
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The French government executed Robert Brasillach, writer and Nazi propagandist. He had been arrested in January, was tried for treason and convicted. In 2000 Alice Kaplan authored "The Collaborator: The Trial and Execution of Robert Brasillach." (SFEC, 8/13/00
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Russian Red Army crossed the river Oder.
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Kwajalein Island in the Central Pacific fell to U.S. Army troops.
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Displaying results 197-203 (of 264) |
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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2004 –
Princess Louise of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Princess of Belgium
1989 –
Craig Cathcart, Irish footballer
1988 –
Allison Holker, American dancer
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Bailey Hanks, American actress
1986 –
Alice Greczyn, American actress
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Brendan Taylor, Zimbabwean cricketer
1986 –
U-Know, leader of Korean group TVXQ
1985 –
Joji Kato, Japanese speedskater
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Kris Humphries, American basketball player
1985 –
Yang Yu, Chinese swimmer
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February, 6
- Births
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2008,
John McWethy, American journalist (b. 1947)
2008,
Tony Rolt, English racing driver (b. 1918)
2007,
Lew Burdette, American baseball player (b. 1926)
2007,
Lee Hoffman, American author (b. 1932)
2007,
Len Hopkins, Canadian politician (b. 1930)
2007,
Frankie Laine, American singer (b. 1913)
2007,
Willye White, American athlete (b. 1939)
2005,
Lazar Berman, Russian pianist (b. 1930)
2005,
Karl Haas, American radio presenter (b. 1913)
2002,
Max Perutz, Austrian molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1914)
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February, 6
- Deaths
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