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May 13, 2005

On May 13, 2005, andijan uprising, Uzbekistan: Troops open fire on crowds of protestors after a prison break; at least 187 people were killed according to official estimates. The year's #1 song was "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey. Jack Hinshelwood, Danielle Marsh, Antonio Nusa would arrive in the same year.

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2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2005th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 5th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 6th year of the 2000s decade.

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On May 13, 2005

  1. 2005 Andijan uprising, Uzbekistan: Troops open fire on crowds of protestors after a prison break; at least 187 people were killed according to official estimates.

    Violent incident in Andijan, Uzbekistan

    On 13 May 2005, protests erupted in Andijan, Uzbekistan. At one point, troops from the Uzbek National Security Service (SNB) fired into a crowd of protesters. Estimates of those killed on 13 May range from 187, the official count of the government, to several hundred.

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Born on May 13, 2005

Romain Esse 2005– English footballer

Farewells

Died on May 13, 2005

Eddie Barclay French music producer (1921–2005)
George Dantzig American mathematician (1914–2005)

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Others born in 2005

Jack Hinshelwood 2005– English footballer
Danielle Marsh 2005– South Korean-Australian singer
Antonio Nusa 2005– Norwegian footballer
Adrián Liso 2005– Spanish footballer
Tallyn Da Silva 2005– Australian rugby league player
Alex Sarr 2005– French basketball player

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