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| - | [[May]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [Apr 2007] | + | {|class="toc hlist" id="toc" summary="Contents" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; text-align:center;" |
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| - | == Art and culture == | + | |- |
| - | *[[1536]] - [[Anne Boleyn]], the second wife of [[Henry VIII of England]], is [[beheaded]] for [[adultery]]. | + | ! style="text-align:right; width:310px;"| << [[May 18]] |
| - | *[[1897]] - [[Oscar Wilde]] is released from prison in England. | + | ! style="width:125px;"| |
| - | *[[1962]] - [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s sings her [[Happy Birthday, Mr. President|infamous rendition]] of ''Happy Birthday''. | + | ! style="text-align:left; width:310px;"| [[May 20]] >> |
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| + | ==Events== | ||
| + | *[[1536]] – [[Anne Boleyn]], the second wife of [[Henry VIII of England]], is beheaded for [[adultery]], [[treason]], and [[incest]]. | ||
| + | *[[1897]] – [[Oscar Wilde]] is released from [[Reading (HM Prison)|Reading Gaol]]. | ||
| + | *[[1962]] – A birthday salute to U.S. President [[John F. Kennedy]] takes place at [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]. The highlight is [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s [[Happy Birthday, Mr. President|rendition]] of "[[Happy Birthday to You]]". | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| - | *[[1593]] - [[Jacob Jordaens]], Flemish painter | + | *[[1593]] – [[Jacob Jordaens]], Flemish painter (d. 1678) |
| - | *[[1890]] - [[Ho Chi Minh]], Vietnamese leader. | + | *[[1762]] – [[Johann Gottlieb Fichte]], German philosopher (d. 1814) |
| - | *[[1925]] - [[Malcolm X]], American civil rights activist. | + | *[[1890]] – [[Ho Chi Minh]], Vietnamese leader (d. 1969) |
| - | * 1925 - [[Pol Pot]], Cambodian dictator. | + | *[[1924]] – [[Sandy Wilson]], British composer |
| - | *[[1939]] - [[James Fox]]. | + | *[[1925]] – [[Malcolm X]], American civil rights activist (d. 1965) |
| - | *[[1948]] - [[Grace Jones]], Jamaican singer and actress. | + | * 1925 – [[Pol Pot]], Cambodian dictator (d. 1998) |
| + | *[[1939]] – [[James Fox]], English actor | ||
| + | *[[1947]] – [[Michele Placido]], Italian actor and director | ||
| + | *[[1948]] – [[Grace Jones]], Jamaican singer and actress | ||
| + | *[[1951]] – [[Joey Ramone]], American musician ([[The Ramones]]) (d. 2001) | ||
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| + | ==Deaths== | ||
| + | *[[1536]] – [[Anne Boleyn]], second wife of [[Henry VIII of England]] | ||
| + | *[[1825]] – [[Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon]], French political philosopher (b. 1760) | ||
| + | *[[1864]] – [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], American author (b. 1804) | ||
| + | *[[1898]] – [[William Ewart Gladstone]], [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1809) | ||
| + | *[[1912]] – [[Bolesław Prus]], Polish writer (b. 1847) | ||
| + | *[[1918]] – [[Ferdinand Hodler]], Swiss painter. | ||
| + | *[[1925]] – [[Viking Eggeling]], Swedish artist and filmmaker. | ||
| + | *[[1935]] – [[T. E. Lawrence]], English soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia (b. 1888) | ||
| + | *[[1954]] – [[Charles Ives]], American composer (b. 1874) | ||
| + | *[[1984]] – [[John Betjeman]], English poet and [[Poet Laureate]] (b. 1906) | ||
| + | *[[1992]] – [[Bob Mizer]], creator of the [[Athletic Model Guild]] | ||
| + | *[[1995]] – [[Derek Ford]], British film director. | ||
| + | *[[2002]] – [[Raymond Durgnat]], British film critic. | ||
| - | == Deaths == | + | {{GFDL}} |
| - | *[[1536]] - [[Anne Boleyn]], second wife of Henry VIII of England. | + | |
| - | *[[1864]] - [[Nathaniel Hawthorne]], American author. | + | |
| - | *[[1898]] - [[William Ewart Gladstone]], Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and flagellation afficionado. | + | |
| - | *[[1918]] - [[Ferdinand Hodler]], Swiss painter. | + | |
| - | *[[1925]] - [[Viking Eggeling]], Swedish artist and filmmaker. | + | |
| - | *[[1935]] - [[T. E. Lawrence]], English soldier. | + | |
| - | *[[1992]] - [[Bob Mizer]], creator of the [[Athletic Model Guild]] | + | |
| - | *[[1995]] - [[Derek Ford]], British film director. | + | |
| - | *[[2002]] - [[Raymond Durgnat]], British film critic. | + | |
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Events
- 1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
- 1897 – Oscar Wilde is released from Reading Gaol.
- 1962 – A birthday salute to U.S. President John F. Kennedy takes place at Madison Square Garden, New York City. The highlight is Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday to You".
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Births
- 1593 – Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (d. 1678)
- 1762 – Johann Gottlieb Fichte, German philosopher (d. 1814)
- 1890 – Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese leader (d. 1969)
- 1924 – Sandy Wilson, British composer
- 1925 – Malcolm X, American civil rights activist (d. 1965)
- 1925 – Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (d. 1998)
- 1939 – James Fox, English actor
- 1947 – Michele Placido, Italian actor and director
- 1948 – Grace Jones, Jamaican singer and actress
- 1951 – Joey Ramone, American musician (The Ramones) (d. 2001)
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Deaths
- 1536 – Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England
- 1825 – Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon, French political philosopher (b. 1760)
- 1864 – Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (b. 1804)
- 1898 – William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
- 1912 – Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (b. 1847)
- 1918 – Ferdinand Hodler, Swiss painter.
- 1925 – Viking Eggeling, Swedish artist and filmmaker.
- 1935 – T. E. Lawrence, English soldier known as Lawrence of Arabia (b. 1888)
- 1954 – Charles Ives, American composer (b. 1874)
- 1984 – John Betjeman, English poet and Poet Laureate (b. 1906)
- 1992 – Bob Mizer, creator of the Athletic Model Guild
- 1995 – Derek Ford, British film director.
- 2002 – Raymond Durgnat, British film critic.
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