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On This Day: Accra Sports Stadium stampede kills 126

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On This Day: Accra Sports Stadium stampede kills 126

May 9 (UPI) -- On May 9, 2001, at least 126 people were killed during a stampede at a soccer match in Accra, Ghana.

Famous birthdays for May 9: Candice Bergen, Noah Centineo

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Famous birthdays for May 9: Candice Bergen, Noah Centineo

On This Day: V-E Day marks end of World War II in Europe

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On This Day: V-E Day marks end of World War II in Europe

Famous birthdays for May 8: Stephen Amell, Bill de Blasio

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Famous birthdays for May 8: Stephen Amell, Bill de Blasio

On This Day: Joan of Arc canonized as saint

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On This Day: Joan of Arc canonized as saint

On May 16, 1920, Joan of Arc was canonized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.

Famous birthdays for May 16: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Boreanaz

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Famous birthdays for May 16: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Boreanaz

May 16 (UPI) -- Actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster turns 31 and actor David Boreanaz turns 52, among the famous birthdays for May 16.

On This Day: Eisenhower accepts Nazi Germany's surrender

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On This Day: Eisenhower accepts Nazi Germany's surrender

May 7 (UPI) -- On May 7, 1945, U.S. Army Gen. Dwight Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany from Gen. Alfred Jodl.

Famous birthdays for May 7: J Balvin, Alexander Ludwig

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Famous birthdays for May 7: J Balvin, Alexander Ludwig

May 7 (UPI) -- Singer J Balvin turns 36 and actor Alexander Ludwig turns 29, among the famous birthdays for May 7.

On This Day: John Paul II is 1st pope to enter mosque

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On This Day: John Paul II is 1st pope to enter mosque

May 6 (UPI) -- On May 6, 2001, John Paul II became the first pope to enter a mosque -- the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria.

Famous birthdays for May 6: George Clooney, Willie Mays

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Famous birthdays for May 6: George Clooney, Willie Mays

May 6 (UPI) -- Actor George Clooney turns 60 and baseball legend Willie Mays turns 90, among the famous birthdays for May 6.

On This Day: Alan Shepard is 1st American in space

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On This Day: Alan Shepard is 1st American in space

May 5 (UPI) -- On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard became the United States' first man in space in a brief sub-orbital flight from Cape Canaveral.

Famous birthdays for May 5: Danielle Fishel, Henry Cavill

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Famous birthdays for May 5: Danielle Fishel, Henry Cavill

May 5 (UPI) -- Actor Danielle Fishel turns 40 and actor Henry Cavill turns 38, among the famous birthdays for May 5.

Famous birthdays for May 4: Rory McIlroy, Katherine Jackson

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Famous birthdays for May 4: Rory McIlroy, Katherine Jackson

May 4 (UPI) -- Golfer Rory McIlroy turns 32 and Jackson family matriarch Katherine Jackson turns 91, among the famous birthdays for May 4.

On This Day: Kent State shootings leave 4 students dead

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On This Day: Kent State shootings leave 4 students dead

May 4 (UPI) -- On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen killed four students at Kent State University in Ohio during a demonstration against the Vietnam War.

On This Day: Plains tornado outbreak kills 50 people

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On This Day: Plains tornado outbreak kills 50 people

May 3 (UPI) -- On May 3, 1999, 76 tornadoes tore across the U.S. Plains states, killing about 50 people and injuring hundreds.

Famous birthdays for May 3: Eric Church, Christina Hendricks

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Famous birthdays for May 3: Eric Church, Christina Hendricks

May 3 (UPI) -- Country singer Eric Church turns 44 and actor Christina Hendricks turns 46, among the famous birthdays for May 3.

On This Day: Cyclone Nargis kills thousands in Myanmar

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On This Day: Cyclone Nargis kills thousands in Myanmar

May 2 (UPI) -- On May 2, 2008, Tropical Cyclone Nargis slammed into densely populated southern Myanmar. The death toll was eventually raised to nearly 140,000 people.

Famous birthdays for May 2: Christine Baranski, Princess Charlotte

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Famous birthdays for May 2: Christine Baranski, Princess Charlotte

May 2 (UPI) -- Actor Christine Baranski turns 69 and Britain's Princess Charlotte turns 6, among the famous birthdays for May 2.

On This Day: Obama announces Osama bin Laden's death

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On This Day: Obama announces Osama bin Laden's death

May 1 (UPI) -- On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced that al-Qaida founder Osama bin Laden, architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks was killed.

Famous birthdays for May 1: Joanna Lumley, Tim McGraw

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Famous birthdays for May 1: Joanna Lumley, Tim McGraw

May 1 (UPI) -- Actor Joanna Lumley turns 75 and singer Tim McGraw turns 54, among the famous birthdays for May 1.

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