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May 2

Deaths: 2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan at age 54.; 1972 J. Edgar Hoover, first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924-72) dies of a heart attack at 77.

Events: 1946 The Battle of Alcatraz takes place, killing two guards and three inmates.; 1918 General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.

Events: 1939 Lou Gehrig ends 2 -130 game streak - Yankees beat Tigers 22-2.; 1968 Israelli television begins.

Deaths: 2010 Lynn Redgrave, in London, England, British–American actress.; 2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan at age 54.

Events: 1949 Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for Death of a Salesman.; 1956 US Lab detects high-temperature microwave radiation from Venus.

Births: 1946 Leslie Gore, in Tenafly NJ, cries at her own party.; 1972 Dwayne Johnson, in Hayward, California, known by his ring name The Rock, American actor, producer, retired professional wrestler.

Births: 1904 Bing Crosby, crooner, actor (Going My Way).; 1946 Leslie Gore, in Tenafly NJ, cries at her own party.

Births: 1902 Brian Aherne, actor.; 1660 Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer.

Deaths: 1972 J. Edgar Hoover, first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1924-72) dies of a heart attack at 77.; 1984 Jack Barry, american game show emcee (Joker's Wild), dies of cardiac arrest at 66.

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