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This Day in History
By The Associated Press - 05/22/2007
Today Tuesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2007. There are 223 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight: In 1907, actor-director Laurence Olivier was born in Dorking, Surrey, England.
On this date: In 1813, composer Richard Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany.
In 1972, the island nation of Ceylon became the republic of Sri Lanka.
In 1992, after a reign lasting nearly 30 years, Johnny Carson hosted NBC’s “Tonight Show” for the last time.
Birthdays Movie reviewer Judith Crist is 85. Singer Charles Aznavour is 83. Actor Michael Constantine is 80. Conductor Peter Nero is 73. Former CNN anchor Bernard Shaw is 67. Singer Morrissey is 48. Actress Ann Cusack is 46. Rock musician Dan Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) is 40. Model Naomi Campbell is 37. Actress Anna Belknap is 35. Actress Alison Eastwood is 35. Singer Donell Jones is 34. Actress A.J. Langer is 33.
Worth repeating ...
“Always do your best. You can’t do more and you mustn’t do less.” — Laurence Olivier, British actor (1907-1989)
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