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Saturday, 29 March 2025
1983 John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80 on this day in history. 
1985 The first husband and wife team to win a major marathon, Ken and Lisa Maratin, won over $50,000 for their first-place finishes in the Pittsburgh Marathon on this day in history.
1986 On May - 05 jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76
1987 On this day in history congress begins Iran-Contra hearings
1987 On this day in history france performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1988 On May - 05 a live broadcast from the top of Mt Everest is made for the first time, by Japanese TV
1988 Eugene Antonio Marino became the first black Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States on May - 05.
1988 On May - 05 george Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68
1989 Mike Tyson gets 2nd speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany NY on May - 05.
1989 Frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies on May - 05.
1990 Paul Hogan & Linda Koslowski wed in Byron Bay, Eastern Australia on this day in history.
1991 On this day in history william De Acutis, dies at 33
1992 On May - 05 country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection
1992 On this day in history ben Frommer, dies at 78
1993 On May - 05 balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], Indies guru, dies at 73
1994 On this day in history labour beats Conservatives in British local elections
1994 On May - 05 north-Yemen air force bombs Aden South Yemen
1994 Hein Salomonson, architect, dies at about 83 on this day in history.
1995 On this day in history last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics)
1995 On this day in history official CN opening ceremony for a new tunnel between Sarnia, Ont and Port Huron, MI. The tunnel can handle full height double stack container cars.
1995 Anthony Wagner, genealogist, dies at 86 on May - 05.
1996 Renette Cruz, Vancouver British Columbia, wins Miss Canadian Universe on May - 05.
1996 On May - 05 ai Qing, poet, dies at 86
1997 "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV on this day in history.
1997 Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful on May - 05.
2005 The United Kingdom votes in the 205 general election. The Labour Party is re-elected with a substantially reduced majority on this day in history.
2005 On May - 05 two homemade bombs explode outside the British consulate in New York, USA.2006 NASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior.
2006 Fiat chairman Sergio marionne announces that the Alfa Romeo automobile brand will return to the United States in 2008, after a 13-year hiatus on this day in history.
2006 NASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior on this day in history.
2007 Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon on May - 05.
2012 17 people are killed and 47 missing after a flash flood in Nepal on May - 05.
2013 On this day in history 10 people are killed in a church attack in Njilan, Nigeria
2014 China announces it will upgrade Ethiopia's infrastructure in an effort to improve a China-Africa strategic partnership on this day in history.
2014 The World Health Organization identifies the spread of poliomyelitis in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency on May - 05.
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