05-20-2005, 05:39 AM
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May 20th
1772 ~ Birthday of Sir William Congreve, English inventor.
1806 ~ Birthday of John Stuart Mill, English philosopher.
1873 ~ Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
1883 ~ The eruption of Krakatoa began, leading ultimately to the volcano's destruction three months later.
1896 ~ Death of Clara Schumann, German Pianist and Composer.
1901 ~ Birthday of Max Euwe, Dutch world chess champion.
1927 ~ By the Treaty of Jedda, the United Kingdom recognized the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merged to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1980 ~ In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejected by a 60% vote the proposal from its government to move towards independence from Canada.
2000 ~ Death of Jean Pierre Rampal, French flutist.
2002 ~ East Timor gained independence from Indonesia.
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