May
05 May 1260
Kublai Khan elected ruler of the Mongol Empire. 750 years.
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06 May 1910
Coronation of George V following death of Edward VII. 100 years.
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09 May 1860
Birth of J.M. Barrie. Author of Peter Pan. 150 years.
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12 May 1985
Death of Jean Dubuffet, French painter, sculptor and printmaker who developed art brut, or 'raw art'. 25 years.
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13 May 1950
Stevie Wonder, American musician, is born. 60 years.
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14 May 1610
Assasination of Henry IV of France by fanatcial Catholic. 400 years.
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17 May 1510
Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter during the Early Renaissance, died. 500 years.
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15 May 1930
Jasper Johns, American abstract expressionist painter, was born. 80 years.
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19 May 1935
T.E. Lawrence died in a motorcycle accident. 75 years
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20 May 1940
Auschwitz camp opens. 60 years.
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22 May 1910
Jules Renard died. French author and member of the Académie Goncourt. 100 years.
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23 May 1910
Birth of Sir Hugh Casson, British architect, interior designer and artist. 100 years.
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27 May 1930
Inauguration of the Chrysler Building in New York. 80 years.
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29 May 1935. 75 years.
Construction of the Hoover Dam in Nevada was completed
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29 May 1935
Death of Kazimir Malevich, Russian artist, pioneer of geometric abstract art, and founder of the Avant-garde Suprematist movement. 75 years.
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