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May 22, 2011

On May 22, 2011, an EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and wreaking $2.8 billion in damages, the costliest and seventh-deadliest single tornado in U.S. history. The year's #1 song was "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele. Violet McGraw, Lil Bub, Violet McGraw would arrive in the same year.

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2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 11th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2010s decade.

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On May 22, 2011

  1. 2011 An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and wreaking $2.8 billion in damages, the costliest and seventh-deadliest single tornado in U.S. history.

    2011 EF5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, US

    The Joplin tornado was an extremely devastating EF5 tornado that struck the city of Joplin, Missouri during the early evening hours of Sunday, May 22, 2011, causing catastrophic damage to it and surrounding regions. m. m.

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Died on May 22, 2011

Joseph Brooks American director and composer (1938–2011)

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Violet McGraw 2011– American actress
Lil Bub 2011– American celebrity cat (died 2019)
Violet McGraw 2011– American actress
Lil Bub 2011– American celebrity cat (died 2019)
Violet McGraw 2011– American actress
Lil Bub 2011– American celebrity cat (died 2019)

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