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Matthias Corvinus (1440-1490), the son of John Hunyadi, was elected king of Hungary. Under his rule Hungary was the most important state in central Europe. For his fighting force he ordered every 20 houses to provide one horse soldier. “Husz” is 20 in Hungarian and so the light cavalryman became know as a Hussar. His illuminated breviary is held by the Vatican library.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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1988 –
Jade Ewen, English singer
1986 –
Mischa Barton, English-born American actress
1986 –
Raviv Ullman, Israeli-born American actor
1984 –
Scott Kazmir, American baseball player
1984 –
Witold Kieltyka, Polish drummer (Decapitated) (d. 2007)
1983 –
Scott Speed, American race car driver
1983 –
Shaun Maloney, Scottish footballer
1981 –
Travis Hanson, American baseball player
1980 –
Nicole Marie Lenz, American actress
1980 –
Rocky Boiman, American football player
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January, 24
- Births
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2009,
Reg Gutteridge, British Boxing Journalist (b. 1924)
2009,
Kay Yow, North Carolina State Univ. women's basketball head coach (b. 1942)
2009,
Gérard Blanc, French singer
2008,
Randy Salerno, co-anchor of Chicago's CBS 2 News (b. 1963)
2007,
Krystyna Feldman, Polish actress (b. 1916)
2007,
Guadalupe Larriva, Ecuadorian politician (b. 1956)
2007,
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, World's Oldest Military Veteran (b. 1891)
2006,
Fayard Nicholas, American tap dancer, one-half of The Nicholas Brothers (b. 1914)
2006,
Schafik Handal, Salvadoran politician (b. 1930)
2006,
Chris Penn, American actor (b. 1965)
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January, 24
- Deaths
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