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May 5th |
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About May 5th is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. May 5th is International Midwives Day. Births 1919 - Tony Canadeo, Hall of Fame running back, quarterback 1959 - Brian Williams, journalist, news anchor (NBC Nightly News) 1988 - Jessica Dubroff, child pilot (died during takeoff at age 7) Deaths 1988 - Michael Shaara, fiction author (The Killer Angels) Events 1945 - During World War II, the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria is liberated by U.S. Army troops. |
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