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A 19-year-old Chinese soldier died of the virulent strain of bird flu, the country's 16th reported death from the virus.
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A car parked near a police station and an open-air market exploded in Balad Ruz, northeast of Baghdad, killing nine civilians and one policeman and wounding 25 other people. Elsewhere in Diyala province gunmen stopped a commuter minibus and raked its passengers with gunfire, killing five people and injuring seven. American helicopter gunships attacked targets in Mahdi Army-dominated Shiite east Baghdad, killing four suspected militants. Mahdi Army militiamen battled with Iraqi troops and local police searching for two militia leaders in the southern city of Diwaniyah. At least three people were killed and 24 wounded. 4 US soldiers died in a single roadside bombing northwest of Baghdad. Two other soldiers were killed and five were wounded along with an Iraqi interpreter in two separate roadside bombings.
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A strong earthquake shook a hilly southwestern Chinese region near the border with Laos, killing at least three people.
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A severe landslide has nearly obliterated one of Russia's most noted natural wonders, the Valley of Geysers. A snow-covered mound collapsed "within seconds" and caused a massive landslide, about a mile long and 600 feet wide, burying two-thirds of the valley.
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A suicide car bomber drove through a roadblock guarding the home of the Somali prime minister and rammed the vehicle into a wall. PM Ali Mohamed Gedi was whisked to safety, but at least five people were killed in the explosion.
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After attending the MTV Movie Awards, Paris Hilton reported to jail to serve a 45-day sentence for a probation violation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case. Hilton was released after three days behind bars for an unspecified medical condition, but a Los Angeles County judge ordered her back to jail.
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Australia’s PM John Howard ditched his opposition to a greenhouse gas reduction target for Australia with a pledge to set a national pollution limit next year.
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MAY, 23
- Current / Future Events
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2006 –
Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, Member of the Dutch Royal Family
1989 –
Katie Hoff, American swimmer
1987 –
Lalaine, American actress and singer
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Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress
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Adrián Vallés, Spanish racing driver
1986 –
Al Horford, Dominican basketball player
1986 –
Alexandros Karageorgiou, Greek archer
1986 –
Brenden Richard Jefferson, American actor
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Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player
1986 –
Tomas Verner, Czech ice skater
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June, 3
- Births
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2009,
David Carradine, actor, famous for his roles in Kung Fu and Kill Bill (b. 1936)
2009,
Koko Taylor, American blues musician, popularly known as the "Queen of the Blues." (b. 1928)
2009,
Sam Butera, American jazz musician (b. 1927)
2006,
Johnny Grande, original accordion/piano/keyboard player for Bill Haley's Comets (b. 1932)
2005,
Harold Cardinal, Cree political leader, writer, and lawyer (b. 1945)
2004,
Frances Shand Kydd, mother of Diana, Princess of Wales (b. 1936)
2004,
Quorthon, Swedish musician (Bathory) (b. 1966)
2003,
Felix de Weldon, Austrian sculptor (b. 1907)
2001,
Anthony Quinn, Mexican-born actor (b. 1915)
1998,
Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (b. 1922)
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June, 3
- Deaths
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