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Events for the 27th of June from Wikipedia:

• 2015: Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_New_Taipei_water_park_fire
• Birth (1944) of Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist (d. 2019) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Sercu
• Holiday: Crescens, one of the Seventy disciples https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crescens
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Events for the 26th of June from Wikipedia:

• 2007: Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI
• Birth (1969) of Geir Moen, Norwegian sprinter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geir_Moen
• Death (2021) of Mike Gravel, American politician (b. 1930) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gravel
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Events for the 25th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1941: World War II: The Continuation War between the Soviet Union and Finland, supported by Nazi Germany, began. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War
• Birth (1858) of Georges Courteline, French author and playwright (d. 1929) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Courteline
• Holiday: Christian feast of William of Montevergine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_of_Montevergine
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Events for the 24th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1973: The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UpStairs_Lounge_arson_attack
• Holiday: Midsummer Day (England) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
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Events for the 23rd of June from Wikipedia:

• 1860: The United States Congress establishes the Government Printing Office. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress
• Birth (1935) of Maurice Ferré, Puerto Rican-American politician, 32nd Mayor of Miami (d. 2019) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Ferr%C3%A9
• Death (2011) of Peter Falk, American actor (b. 1927) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Falk
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Events for the 22nd of June from Wikipedia:

• 1807: In the Chesapeake–Leopard affair, the British warship HMS Leopard attacks and boards the American frigate USS Chesapeake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake%E2%80%93Leopard_affair
• Birth (1981) of Aquivaldo Mosquera, Colombian footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquivaldo_Mosquera
• Holiday: Anti-Fascist Struggle Day (Croatia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Fascist_Struggle_Day
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Events for the 21st of June from Wikipedia:

• 1864: American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
• Birth (1915) of Wilhelm Gliese, German soldier and astronomer (d. 1993) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Gliese
• Death (2018) of Charles Krauthammer, American columnist and conservative political commentator (b. 1950) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Krauthammer
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Events for the 20th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1900: Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion
• Birth (1995) of Carol Zhao, Canadian tennis player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Zhao
• Death (1888) of Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player (b. 1842) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Zukertort
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Events for the 18th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1873: Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony
• Birth (1946) of Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabio_Capello
• Death (2012) of Tom Maynard, Welsh cricketer (b. 1989) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Maynard
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Events for the 17th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1929: The town of Murchison, New Zealand is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murchison,_New_Zealand
• Birth (1821) of E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (d. 1888) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._G._Squier
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Events for the 16th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1811: Survivors of an attack the previous day by Tla-o-qui-aht on board the Pacific Fur Company's ship Tonquin, intentionally detonate a powder magazine on the ship, destroying it and killing about 100 attackers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tla-o-qui-aht_First_Nations
• Birth (1941) of Mumtaz Hamid Rao, Pakistani journalist (d. 2011) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumtaz_Hamid_Rao
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Events for the 15th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1934: The United States Great Smoky Mountains National Park is founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park
• Birth (1984) of Luke Hodge, Australian footballer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Hodge
• Death (1881) of Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (b. 1862) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franjo_Kre%C5%BEma
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Events for the 14th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1926: Brazil leaves the League of Nations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil
• Birth (1877) of Jane Bathori, French soprano (d. 1970) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Bathori
• Death (1995) of Els Aarne, Ukrainian-Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1917) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Els_Aarne
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Events for the 13th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1381: In England, the Peasants' Revolt, led by Wat Tyler, comes to a head, as rebels set fire to the Savoy Palace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasants%27_Revolt
• Birth (1868) of Wallace Clement Sabine, American physicist and academic (d. 1919) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Clement_Sabine
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Events for the 12th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1821: Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Isma'il Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, ending the existence of that Sudanese kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badi_VII
• Birth (1913) of Desmond Piers, Canadian admiral (d. 2005) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Piers
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Events for the 11th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1981: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golbaf
• Birth (1979) of Amy Duggan, Australian footballer and sportscaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Duggan
• Death (2012) of Teófilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer and engineer (b. 1952) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%B3filo_Stevenson
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Events for the 10th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1805: First Barbary War: Yusuf Karamanli signs a treaty ending the hostilities between Tripolitania and the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Barbary_War
• Birth (1891) of Al Dubin, Swiss-American songwriter (d. 1945) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Dubin
• Death (2014) of Jack Lee, American radio host and politician (b. 1920) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lee_(politician)
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Events for the 9th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1923: Bulgaria's military takes over the government in a coup. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria
• Birth (1980) of Mike Fontenot, American baseball player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Fontenot
• Death (2014) of Elsie Quarterman, American ecologist and academic (b. 1910) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Quarterman
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Events for the 8th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1992: The first World Oceans Day is celebrated, coinciding with the Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Oceans_Day
• Birth (1946) of Graham Henry, New Zealand rugby player and coach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Henry
• Death (1970) of Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (b. 1908) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Maslow
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Events for the 5th of June from Wikipedia:

• 1968: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy
• Birth (1819) of John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1892) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Couch_Adams
• Death (2000) of Don Liddle, American baseball player (b. 1925) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Liddle
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Events for 4 June from Wikipedia:

• 1989: Ufa train disaster: A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufa_train_disaster
• Birth (1971) of Joseph Kabila, Congolese soldier and politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kabila
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Events for 04/06 from Wikipedia:

• 1580: One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1580_Dover_Straits_earthquake
• Birth (1911) of Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_Felix_Konrad_Lynen
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Events for 06/03 from Wikipedia:

• 1940: World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
• Birth (1969) of Dean Pay, Australian rugby league player and coach https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Pay
• Death (2002) of Lew Wasserman, American talent agent and manager (b. 1913) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lew_Wasserman
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Events for 06/02 from Wikipedia:

• 1676: Franco-Dutch War: France ensured the supremacy of its naval fleet for the remainder of the war with its victory in the Battle of Palermo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Dutch_War
• Birth (1973) of Neifi Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neifi_P%C3%A9rez
• Death (910) of Richilde of Provence (b. 845) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richilde_of_Provence
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Events for 06/01 from Wikipedia:

• 1868: The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Bosque_Redondo
• Birth (1892) of Amanullah Khan, sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, (d. 1960) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanullah_Khan
• Holiday: Christian feast of Herculanus of Piegaro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculanus_of_Piegaro
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Events for 05/31 from Wikipedia:

• 1805: French and Spanish forces begin the assault against British forces occupying Diamond Rock, Martinique. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Diamond_Rock
• Birth (1898) of Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (d. 1993) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Vincent_Peale
• Death (1370) of Vitalis of Assisi, Italian hermit and monk (b. 1295) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalis_of_Assisi
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Events for 05/23 from Wikipedia:

• 2016: Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_Syria
• Birth (1884) of Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (d. 1965) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrado_Gini
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Events for 05/22 from Wikipedia:

• 1943: Joseph Stalin disbands the Comintern. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Stalin
• Birth (1927) of George Andrew Olah, Hungarian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2017) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Andrew_Olah
• Death (1457) of Rita of Cascia, Italian nun and saint (b. 1381) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_of_Cascia
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Events for 05/21 from Wikipedia:

• 2014: Random killings occurred on the Bannan Line of the Taipei MRT, killing four and injuring 24. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Taipei_Metro_attack
• Birth (1957) of Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Soutendijk
• Death (1995) of Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1938) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Aspin
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Events for 05/20 from Wikipedia:

• 794: While visiting the royal Mercian court at Sutton Walls with a view to marrying princess Ælfthryth, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia is taken captive and beheaded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercia
• Birth (1942) of Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper (d. 1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock
• Holiday: Ivo of Chartres https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_of_Chartres
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Events for 05/19 from Wikipedia:

• 1535: French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cartier
• Birth (1941) of Nora Ephron, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_Ephron
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Events for 05/18 from Wikipedia:

• 1863: American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg begins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
• Birth (1977) of Li Tie, Chinese footballer and manager https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Tie
• Death (1922) of Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1845) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Louis_Alphonse_Laveran
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Events for 05/17 from Wikipedia:

• 2004: The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage
• Birth (1956) of Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (d. 2022) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Saget
• Death (1551) of Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shin_Saimdang
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Events for 05/16 from Wikipedia:

• 1584: Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_Vera
• Birth (1978) of Scott Nicholls, English motorcycle racer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Nicholls
• Death (2002) of Alec Campbell, Australian soldier (b. 1899) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Campbell
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Events for 05/15 from Wikipedia:

• 1940: World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
• Birth (1808) of Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and conductor (d. 1870) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_William_Balfe
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Events for 05/14 from Wikipedia:

• 1836: The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaties_of_Velasco
• Birth (1951) of Jay Beckenstein, American saxophonist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Beckenstein
• Death (2003) of Robert Stack, American actor and producer (b. 1919) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stack
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Events for 05/13 from Wikipedia:

• 2005: Andijan uprising, Uzbekistan; Troops open fire on crowds of protestors after a prison break; at least 187 people were killed according to official estimates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Andijan_Unrest
• Birth (1981) of Michael Mantenuto, American actor (d. 2017) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Mantenuto
• Holiday: Rotuma Day (Rotuma) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotuma_Day
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Events for 05/12 from Wikipedia:

• 1975: Indochina Wars: Democratic Kampuchea naval forces capture the SS Mayaguez. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indochina_Wars
• Birth (1957) of Ziya Onis, Turkish economist and academic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziya_Onis
• Death (1992) of Robert Reed, American actor (b. 1932) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Reed
• Holiday: Christian feast of Modoald https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Modoald
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Events for 05/11 from Wikipedia:

• 1880: Seven people are killed in the Mussel Slough Tragedy, a gun battle in California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mussel_Slough_Tragedy
• Birth (1963) of Natasha Richardson, English actress (d. 2009) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natasha_Richardson
• Death (1983) of Zenna Henderson, American writer (b. 1917) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenna_Henderson
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Events for 05/10 from Wikipedia:

• 2017: Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last footholds of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Al-Tabqah, bringing the Battle of Tabqa to an end. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_civil_war
• Birth (1984) of Edward Mujica, Venezuelan baseball player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mujica
• Holiday: Christian feast of Comgall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comgall
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Events for 05/09 from Wikipedia:

• 1960: The Food and Drug Administration announces it will approve birth control as an additional indication for Searle's Enovid, making Enovid the world's first approved oral contraceptive pill. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_and_Drug_Administration
• Birth (1956) of Jana Wendt, Australian television host https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Wendt
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Events for 05/08 from Wikipedia:

• 2019: British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage_therapy
• Birth (1987) of Felix Jones, American football player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Jones
• Holiday: Christian feast of Our Lady of Luján https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Luj%C3%A1n
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Events for 05/07 from Wikipedia:

• 558: In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses, twenty years after its construction. Justinian I immediately orders that the dome be rebuilt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople
• Birth (1978) of Stian Arnesen, Norwegian guitarist, drummer, and songwriter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stian_Arnesen
• Holiday: Christian feast of Rose Venerini https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Venerini
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Events for 05/06 from Wikipedia:

• 1863: American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by the Army of Northern Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville
• Birth (1948) of Frankie Librán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Libr%C3%A1n
• Holiday: National Azulejo Day (Portugal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azulejo
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Events for 05/05 from Wikipedia:

• 1494: On his second voyage to the New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica, landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus
• Birth (1942) of Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Wynette
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Events for 05/04 from Wikipedia:

• 1493: Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_VI
• Birth (1936) of El Cordobés, Spanish bullfighter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Cordob%C3%A9s
• Death (1483) of George Neville, Duke of Bedford (b. 1457) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Neville,_Duke_of_Bedford
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Events for 05/03 from Wikipedia:

• 1963: The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama
• Holiday: Christian feast of Abhai (Syriac Orthodox Church) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhai_(saint)
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