Today in History
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1992 The Italian mafia murder Giovanni Falcone
Falcone, a judge, was the mafia's most prominent adversary. After he, together with his wife and thr
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1969 The Who release Tommy
The British rock band's fourth album is considered the first musical work of the rock opera genre.
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1951 Delegates of the Dalai Lama sign the Seventeen Point Agreement
The contract affirmed Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. According to Tibetan officials, the document w
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1949 The Federal Republic of Germany is established
The proclamation of the Grundgesetz, Germany's current constitution, marked the birth hour of the re
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1844 Siyyid `Alí Muḥammad Shírází founds Bábism
The Báb, as he called himself, created the religion which was a forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith. His
Births On This Day,
May, 23
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1972 Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian race car driver
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1954 Marvelous Marvin Hagler
American boxer
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1921 Humphrey Lyttelton
English trumpet player, composer
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1848 Otto Lilienthal
German pilot, engineer
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1707 Carl Linnaeus
Swedish botanist, physician, zoologist
Deaths On This Day,
May, 23
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2009 Roh Moo-hyun
South Korean politician, 16th President of South Korea
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1995 Harold Wilson
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1937 John D. Rockefeller
American businessman, philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company
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1906 Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian poet, playwright, director
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1868 Kit Carson
American soldier
