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David Leo Diamond was an American composer of classical music. He is considered one of the preeminent American composers of his generation. Many of his works are tonal or modal. Hi…
David Diamond, American pianist and composer (born 1915)
Carlo Maria Giulini was an Italian conductor. From the age of five, when he began to play the violin, Giulini's musical education was expanded when he began to study at Italy's for…
Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (born 1914)
Mimi Parent was a Canadian surrealist artist. For many years she lived and worked in Paris, France. Her art is known for its symbolism, and the metaphorical use of existing objects…
Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (born 1924)
Suzanne Flon was a French stage, film, and television actress. She won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the 1961 film Thou Shalt Not Kill. Flon also received t…
Suzanne Flon, French actress (born 1918)
Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez was a teacher, novelist, playwright, critic, and newspaper columnist from Moca, Puerto Rico. He is the author of the 1935 novel La Llamarada, which ha…
Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican-American author and critic (born 1906)
Manuel Sadosky was an Argentine mathematician, civil servant and author who was born in Buenos Aires to Jewish Russian immigrants who had fled the pogroms in Europe.
Manuel Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (born 1914)
John Lawrence Collins Jr. was an American writer and historian.
Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (born 1929)
Jack St. Clair Kilby was an American electronics engineer who took part, along with Robert Noyce of Fairchild Semiconductor, in the realization of the first integrated circuit whil…
Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)
Syed Mushtaq Ali was an Indian cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman who holds the distinction of scoring the first overseas Test century by an Indian player when he scored 112…
Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (born 1914)
A conclave was held on 18 and 19 April 2005 to elect a new pope to succeed John Paul II, who had died on 2 April 2005. Of the 117 eligible cardinal electors, all but two attended. …
Joseph Alois Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of the papal conclave
The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus from 2003 to 2021. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck…
The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France
Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Following his resignation, he chose to be known as "pope em…
Pope Benedict XVI began the beatification process for his predecessor Pope John Paul II, waiving the standard five years
Vladimir Arutyunian is a Georgian national who, on 10 May 2005, attempted to assassinate United States President George W. Bush and Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili by throwi…
Vladimir Arutyunian attempted to assassinate U
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a body of the Government of Uzbekistan that is charged with the internal affairs of Uzbekistan and oversees the n…
Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500
Vanity Fair is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.
A Vanity Fair article revealed that the secret informant known as "Deep Throat", who had provided information about the
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a 2006 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, and co-published by Bethesda Softworks and 2K Games. It is the fourth installm…
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion publicly debuted at the Electronic Entertainment Expo
A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements. R…
The world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, U
On May 30, 2005, Natalee Ann Holloway, an 18‑year‑old recent high‑school graduate from Mountain Brook, Alabama, disappeared while on a trip to Aruba. She was last seen outside the …
American student Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a high-school graduation trip to Aruba
On May 30, 2005, Natalee Ann Holloway, an 18‑year‑old recent high‑school graduate from Mountain Brook, Alabama, disappeared while on a trip to Aruba. She was last seen outside the …
American student Natalee Holloway disappeared on a high-school graduation trip to Aruba
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. In North America, the term is commonly used to describe all forms of automobile sport including non…
Only six race cars competed in the United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana,
Nicoll Highway is a major arterial road in Singapore which links the junctions of Guillemard Road, Sims Way and Mountbatten Road in Kallang to the junctions of Esplanade Drive, Raf…
The Nicoll Highway in Singapore collapses, killing four workers
On 21 April 2004, a series of large car bomb explosions ripped through Basra, Iraq. Seventy-four people died and more than 100 were injured. The attacks were some of the deadliest …
Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160
Economic sanctions or embargoes are commercial and financial penalties applied by states or institutions against states, groups, or individuals. Economic sanctions are a form of co…
The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in elim
The March for Women's Lives was a protest demonstration held on April 25, 2004 at the National Mall in Washington, D. C. There was approximately 1.3 million participants. The demon…
The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D