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▲ 3 r/onthisdayinworld

OTD | May 20, 1984: Cambodia declared May 20th as National Day of Remembrance, to commemorate the victims of the genocide in Cambodia that took place between 1975 and 1979.

National Day of Remembrance 🕯️🇰🇭

hmd.org.uk

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 2 days ago

▲ 21 r/LGBTnews

Barney Frank: one of the first openly gay US congressmen dies

bbc.com

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 2 days ago

▲ 1 r/onthisdayinworld

OTD | May 19, 1542: The Burmese Prome/Pyay kingdom fell to Toungoo/Taungoo dynasty forces, ending the state.

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 3 days ago

▲ 7 r/lgbthistory+1 crossposts

OTD | May 19, 2005: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was first observed. It raises awareness about the impact of HIV, risk, and stigma in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

med.unc.edu

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 3 days ago

▲ 5 r/BlackHistory

OTD | May 19, 1972: Malcolm X Day was celebrated for the first time in Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Happy Malcolm X Day! 🇺🇸

zinnedproject.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 3 days ago

▲ 1 r/onthisdayinworld

OTD | May 18, 1695: The 8.0 magnitude Linfen earthquake took place in Shanxi, China.

ngdc.noaa.gov

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 4 days ago

▲ 2 r/onthisdayinworld

OTD | May 17, 1943: Malaysian monarch Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail was born. Sirajuddin is the current Raja of Perlis state in Malaysia and served as the King of Malaysia from 2001-2006.

Selamat hari lahir, Happy birthday! 🎂

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 5 days ago

▲ 3 r/WOMENEUROPEANHISTORY

OTD | May 16, 1862: British lepidopterist (someone who studies butterflies and moths) and world traveller Margaret Fountaine was born. Fountaine was an accomplished natural history illustrator, traveller, and collected butterfly specimens throughout the world.

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 6 days ago

▲ 1 r/AmericanHistory

OTD | May 16, 1992: Canadian professional ice hockey player Jeff Skinner was born. Skinner is the youngest player ever to play in the NHL All-Star Game, as well as any All-Star game within the four major North American sports leagues.

Happy birthday! 🎂

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 6 days ago

▲ 42 r/USHistory

OTD | May 16, 1917: Military pilot Ben Kuroki, of Japanese descent, was born. Kuroki was the only Japanese American in the U.S. Army Air Forces to serve in combat operations in the Pacific theater of World War II.

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 6 days ago

▲ 1 r/BlackHistory

OTD | May 16, 2014: Two improvised explosive devices were detonated simultaneously in the Gikomba market in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 12 people and injuring 70.

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 6 days ago

▲ 2 r/onthisdayinworld

OTD | May 16, 1956: The Razak Report was formally endorsed by the Federal Legislative Assembly of Malaysia, shaping the country's educational system.

Selamat Hari Guru, Happy Teachers' Day! 🇲🇾

teachformalaysia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 6 days ago

▲ 5 r/onthisdayinworld

OTD | May 15, 1960: Sri Lankan politician Hon. R. Kuhaneswaran was born. Kuhaneswaran served as member of parliament for Vanni District, twice, from 1989-1994 and 2000-2004..

Happy birthday, பிறந்தநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள்! 🎂

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 7 days ago

▲ 4 r/BlackHistory

OTD | May 15, 1975: U.S. former professional American footballer Ray Lewis was born. Lewis is considered one of the greatest linebackers of all time.

Happy birthday! 🎂

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 7 days ago

▲ 5 r/USHistory

OTD | May 15, 1978: Former artistic gymnast and physician Amy Chow was born. Chow is best known for being a member of the Magnificent Seven, which won the United States' first team gold medal in Olympic gymnastics and she was the first Asian-American woman to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics.

Happy birthday! 🎂

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 7 days ago

▲ 5 r/AmericanHistory

OTD | May 15, 1989: Canadian writer and ethnographer Luc Lacourcière passed away. Lacourcière established himself as a lead figure in folklore studies in Quebec.

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 7 days ago

▲ 1 r/WOMENEUROPEANHISTORY

OTD | May 15, 1857: Scottish-American (born in Scotland) astronomer Williamina Fleming (née Stevens) was born. Fleming contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to develop a common designation system for stars, and discovered the Horsehead Nebula in 1888.

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 7 days ago

▲ 1 r/InternationalNews

Revisited - Bangalore: India's Silicon Valley, a city straining under pressure

france24.com

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 7 days ago

▲ 3 r/WOMENEUROPEANHISTORY

OTD | May 14, 1925: Mrs. Dalloway, a novel written by English writer Virginia Woolf (née Adeline V. Stephen), was first published. 80 years later, it was included on TIME Magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since its first issue in 1923.

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 8 days ago

▲ 5 r/BlackHistory

OTD | May 14, 2015: U.S. professional blues guitarist and record producer B.B. King (né Riley B. King) passed away in his sleep from vascular dementia. King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and is one of the most influential blues musicians in history.

en.wikipedia.org

u/HowDoIUseThisThing- — 8 days ago

u/HowDoIUseThisThing-

OTD | May 20, 1984: Cambodia declared May 20th as National Day of Remembrance, to commemorate the victims of the genocide in Cambodia that took place between 1975 and 1979.

Barney Frank: one of the first openly gay US congressmen dies

OTD | May 19, 1542: The Burmese Prome/Pyay kingdom fell to Toungoo/Taungoo dynasty forces, ending the state.

OTD | May 19, 2005: National Asian &amp; Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was first observed. It raises awareness about the impact of HIV, risk, and stigma in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

OTD | May 19, 1972: Malcolm X Day was celebrated for the first time in Washington D.C., U.S.A.

OTD | May 18, 1695: The 8.0 magnitude Linfen earthquake took place in Shanxi, China.

OTD | May 17, 1943: Malaysian monarch Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail was born. Sirajuddin is the current Raja of Perlis state in Malaysia and served as the King of Malaysia from 2001-2006.

OTD | May 16, 1862: British lepidopterist (someone who studies butterflies and moths) and world traveller Margaret Fountaine was born. Fountaine was an accomplished natural history illustrator, traveller, and collected butterfly specimens throughout the world.

OTD | May 16, 1992: Canadian professional ice hockey player Jeff Skinner was born. Skinner is the youngest player ever to play in the NHL All-Star Game, as well as any All-Star game within the four major North American sports leagues.

OTD | May 16, 1917: Military pilot Ben Kuroki, of Japanese descent, was born. Kuroki was the only Japanese American in the U.S. Army Air Forces to serve in combat operations in the Pacific theater of World War II.

OTD | May 16, 2014: Two improvised explosive devices were detonated simultaneously in the Gikomba market in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 12 people and injuring 70.

OTD | May 16, 1956: The Razak Report was formally endorsed by the Federal Legislative Assembly of Malaysia, shaping the country's educational system.

OTD | May 15, 1960: Sri Lankan politician Hon. R. Kuhaneswaran was born. Kuhaneswaran served as member of parliament for Vanni District, twice, from 1989-1994 and 2000-2004..

OTD | May 15, 1975: U.S. former professional American footballer Ray Lewis was born. Lewis is considered one of the greatest linebackers of all time.

OTD | May 15, 1978: Former artistic gymnast and physician Amy Chow was born. Chow is best known for being a member of the Magnificent Seven, which won the United States' first team gold medal in Olympic gymnastics and she was the first Asian-American woman to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics.

OTD | May 15, 1989: Canadian writer and ethnographer Luc Lacourcière passed away. Lacourcière established himself as a lead figure in folklore studies in Quebec.

OTD | May 15, 1857: Scottish-American (born in Scotland) astronomer Williamina Fleming (née Stevens) was born. Fleming contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to develop a common designation system for stars, and discovered the Horsehead Nebula in 1888.

Revisited - Bangalore: India's Silicon Valley, a city straining under pressure

OTD | May 14, 1925: Mrs. Dalloway, a novel written by English writer Virginia Woolf (née Adeline V. Stephen), was first published. 80 years later, it was included on TIME Magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since its first issue in 1923.

OTD | May 14, 2015: U.S. professional blues guitarist and record producer B.B. King (né Riley B. King) passed away in his sleep from vascular dementia. King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and is one of the most influential blues musicians in history.

OTD | May 19, 2005: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was first observed. It raises awareness about the impact of HIV, risk, and stigma in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.