What Happened On This Day ? May 23
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1992
The Italian mafia murder Giovanni Falcone
Falcone, a judge, was the mafia's most prominent adversary. After he, together with his wife and three bodyguards, fell victim to a car bomb, Falcone became a folk hero in Italy.
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1969
The Who release Tommy
The British rock band's fourth album is considered the first musical work of the rock opera genre.
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1951
Delegates of the Dalai Lama sign the Seventeen Point Agreement
The contract affirmed Chinese sovereignty over Tibet. According to Tibetan officials, the document was signed under duress and is, therefore, invalid.
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1949
The Federal Republic of Germany is established
The proclamation of the Grundgesetz, Germany's current constitution, marked the birth hour of the republic. The foundation of West Germany came four years after the demise of the Nazi regime and the end of World War II.
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1844
Siyyid `Ali Mu?ammad Shirazi founds Babism
The Bab, as he called himself, created the religion which was a forerunner of the Baha'i Faith. His teachings were seen as a threat by the Islamic clergy, and his followers were brutally persecuted by the Persian government.
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1972
Rubens Barrichello
Brazilian race car driver
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1954
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
American boxer
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1921
Humphrey Lyttelton
English trumpet player, composer
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1848
Otto Lilienthal
German pilot, engineer
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1707
Carl Linnaeus
Swedish botanist, physician, zoologist
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2009
Roh Moo-hyun
South Korean politician, 16th President of South Korea
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1995
Harold Wilson
English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
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1937
John D. Rockefeller
American businessman, philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company
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1906
Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian poet, playwright, director
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1868
Kit Carson
American soldier