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Bill Gates regains his position as the world's richest man with $72.7 billion after losing the position in 2008
- Human stem cells are successfully cloned
Event of Interest
Pope Francis calls for ethical financial reform to fight speculation
Famous Deaths
- Bernard Waber, American children's book author ("The House on East 88th Street"; "Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile"), dies from kidney failure at 88
- Dick Trickle, American auto racer (7 x ARTGO C'ships, ASA AC-Delco Challenge C'ship 1984, 85; NASCAR Rookie of the Year 1989), dies by self inflicted gunshot at 71
- Heinrich Rohrer, Swiss physicist (tunneling microscope-Nobel 1986), dies at 79 [1]
- Paul Shane, English comedian and actor, dies at 72
Died in 2013 2013 Highlights
About May 16, 2013
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 10 years, 11 months and 12 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Taurus
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#1 Song: Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton
#1 Song: Get Lucky - Daft Punk Ft. Pharrell Williams
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