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George Harrison (1943–2001) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. By 1965 Harrison had begun to lead the other Beatles into folk rock through his interest in the Byrds and Bob Dylan, and towards Indian classical music through his use of the sitar on "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)". He developed an interest in the Hare Krishna movement and became an admirer of Indian culture and mysticism, introducing them to the other Beatles and their Western audience. Following the band's break-up in 1970, Harrison released several best-selling singles and albums as a solo performer, and in 1988 co-founded the platinum-selling supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. A prolific recording artist, he was featured as a guest guitarist on tracks by Badfinger, Ronnie Wood and Billy Preston, and collaborated on songs and music with Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Tom Petty, among others. He also organized the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh with Ravi Shankar, a precursor to later benefit concerts such as Live Aid. Harrison was also a music and film producer, founding Dark Horse Records in 1974 and co-founding HandMade Films in 1978. (Full article...)

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... that the threat due to deforestation in the wildlife of Mali (pictured) resulted in economic damage of an estimated 5.35 per cent of GDP, in 1997?

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... that the barque Skomvær was the first sailing ship constructed with steel in Norway?

... that the veterinarian René Malbrant was a member of all legislatures of the Fourth Republic, representing French citizens in French Equatorial Africa?

... that since 1970 London's Raphael Portrait of Pope Julius II has been recognized as the first or prime version, rather than the Uffizi's?

... that John Gunther's description of Knoxville as the "ugliest city" in America in his book Inside U.S.A. spurred the establishment of the city's annual Dogwood Arts Festival?

... that Maria van Oosterwijck included a specific species of butterfly in most of her major paintings?

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Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands

Indian national Sarabjit Singh, imprisoned in Pakistan on charges of espionage, dies after being attacked by fellow inmates on death row.

Following the planned abdication of his mother Beatrix, Willem-Alexander (pictured) becomes King of the Netherlands.

The European Union passes a two-year ban on neonicotinoid insecticides, which are suspected to be the primary cause of colony collapse disorder.

The Herschel Space Observatory, a far-infrared space telescope, ends its mission after running out of liquid helium coolant.

NBA player Jason Collins becomes the first active player of the four major men's professional sports leagues in North America to publicly come out as gay.

The Independence Party and the Progressive Party win the most seats in the Icelandic parliamentary election.

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May 4: Holy Saturday (Eastern Christianity, 2013); Star Wars Day

1436 – Swedish rebel and later national hero Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson was assassinated in the midst of the Engelbrekt rebellion.

1836 – The Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish Catholic fraternal organization, was founded in New York City.

1959 – The inaugural Grammy Awards ceremony was held, recognizing outstanding achievement in the American music industry.

1974 – An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu (pictured) in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000-meter peak.

1982 – Falklands War: HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile, killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the first Royal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II.

1990 – The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR declared the restoration of independence of Latvia, stating that the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact and the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 were illegal.

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Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993), in a promotional still for Love in the Afternoon (1957). Hepburn made her Hollywood debut with Roman Holiday in 1953, after shooting several films in Britain. She is one of only eleven people to win an Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

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