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| May 22nd |
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| About May 22nd is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 223 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. May 22nd is World Biodiversity Day. Births 1942 - Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber 1957 - Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator (Alaska) 1963 - David Bloom, journalist (Weekend Today) 1979 - Maggie Q, actress, fashion model (Mission: Impossible III) 1982 - Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic gold medalist, speed skater 1986 - CariDee English, fashion model (America's Next Top Model) 1987 - Novak Djokovic, professional tennis player Deaths 1802 - Martha Washington, the first 1st Lady of the United States 1975 - Lefty Grove, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher 1990 - Rocky Graziano, professional boxer Events 2004 - A powerful 2.5 mile wide F4 tornado strikes Hallam, Nebraska, wiping out most of the town and killing one resident. |
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