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Sir Simon Rattle, orchestra conductor (Berlin Philharmonic), was born in England.
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A presidential news conference was filmed for television for the first time, with permission from President Eisenhower.
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Scrabble debuted in the board game market.
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In South Korea American pilots summarized their air strikes at Sansong as “excellent results.” An investigative commission later found that the attack, which killed at least 51 villagers and no enemy troops, was indiscriminate and unjustified.
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Communist Chinese leader Mao recognized the Republic of Vietnam.
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The Chiang Government moved the capital of China to Canton.
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The French opened a drive on Hue, Indochina (Vietnam).
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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399 –
Pulcheria, Byzantine empress (d. 453)
1992 –
Logan Lerman, American actor
1992 –
Shawn Johnson, American gymnast
1991 –
Erin Sanders, American actress
1989 –
Josh Hill, Australian rules footballer
1987 –
Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
1986 –
Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, American ice dancer
1985 –
Benny Feilhaber, American soccer player
1985 –
Esteban Guerrieri, Argentine racing driver
1985 –
Rika Ishikawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)
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January, 19
- Births
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2008,
Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (b. 1937)
2008,
John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (b. 1939)
2008,
Don Wittman, Canadian sportscaster for CBC (b. 1936)
2007,
Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American professional wrestler (b. 1961)
2007,
Hrant Dink, Turkish-Armenian newspaper editor (b. 1954)
2007,
Denny Doherty, Canadian singer (The Mamas and the Papas) (b. 1940)
2007,
Murat Nasyrov, Russian singer and composer (b. 1969)
2006,
Anthony Franciosa, American actor (b. 1928)
2006,
Wilson Pickett, American singer (b. 1941)
2006,
Aoun Al-Sharif Qasim, Sudanese writer and Islamic scholar (b. 1933)
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January, 19
- Deaths
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