lunes, 2 de mayo de 2011

On This Day: May 2

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On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
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On May 2, 1903, Benjamin Spock, the American pediatrician whose books on child rearing influenced generations of parents, was born. Following his death on March 15, 1998, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1519	Artist Leonardo da Vinci died.
1670	The Hudson Bay Co. was chartered by England's King Charles II.
1863	Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally wounded by his own men at Chancellorsville, Va. He died eight days later.
1890	The Oklahoma Territory was organized.
1895	Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart was born in New York City.
1932	Jack Benny's first radio show debuted on the NBC Blue Network.
1945	The Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
1957	Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., died at age 48.
1972	J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI for 48 years, died at age 77.
1994	Nelson Mandela claimed victory in South Africa's first democratic elections.
1997	Tony Blair became, at age 44, Britain's youngest prime minister in 185 years.

Current Birthdays

Christine Baranski, Actress (“The Good Wife”)

Actress Christine Baranski ("The Good Wife") turns 59 years old today.

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Actress Kay Panabaker ("No Ordinary Family") turns 21 years old today.

AP Photo/Matt Sayles

1924	Theodore Bikel, Actor, turns 87
1936	Engelbert Humperdinck, Singer, turns 75
1945	Bianca Jagger, Actress, turns 66
1946	Lesley Gore, Singer, turns 65
1946	David Suchet, Actor, turns 65
1948	Larry Gatlin, Country singer, turns 63
1950	Lou Gramm, Rock singer (Foreigner), turns 61
1972	Dwayne Johnson, Actor, wrestler, turns 39
1975	David Beckham, Soccer player, turns 36
1983	Gaius Charles, Actor ("Friday Night Lights"), turns 28
1985	Lily Allen, Singer, turns 26
1985	Sarah Hughes, Figure skater, turns 26

Historic Birthdays

Benjamin Spock5/2/1903 - 3/15/1998American pediatrician; wrote influential child-rearing books.Go to obituary »

65	Alessandro Scarlatti 5/2/1660 - 10/24/1725 Italian composer
67	Catherine II 5/2/1729 - 11/17/1796 German-born empress of Russia (1762-96)
86	Henry Martyn Robert 5/2/1837 - 5/11/1923 American army officer; author of "Robert's Rules of Order"
72	Antonio Maura 5/2/1853 - 12/13/1925 Spanish statesman; prime minister five times between 1903 and 1922
44	Theodor Herzl 5/2/1860 - 7/3/1904 Hungarian journalist; first president of the World Zionist Organization
92	James F. Byrnes 5/2/1879 - 4/9/1972 American politician; secretary of state (1945-7)
30	Vernon Castle 5/2/1887 - 2/15/1918 English-born American dancer
25	Manfred Richthofen 5/2/1892 - 4/21/1918 German fighter pilot in World War I; known as the "Red Baron"
48	Lorenz Hart 5/2/1895 - 11/22/1943 American lyricist
73	Axel Springer 5/2/1912 - 9/22/1985 German publisher; Alex Springer Verlag AG publishing house
70	Satyajit Ray 5/2/1921 - 4/23/1992 Bengali motion-picture director, writer and illustrator