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SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Sun May 15th, 2011, 2:22 am

May 15: The 120th Anniversary of the Birth of Mikhail Bulgakov (Russia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bulgakov

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SGM · Post by **SGM** » Sun May 15th, 2011, 9:49 am

[quote=""Madeleine""]I didn't know who he is either, but he created the Mister Men/Little Misses children's books, which are hugely popular in the UK.[/quote]

He was the UK's top selling author for several years which must indicate something about the market for books for very young kids. The TV programmes probably helped.

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Sun May 15th, 2011, 11:21 am

[quote=""SGM""]He was the UK's top selling author for several years which must indicate something about the market for books for very young kids. The TV programmes probably helped.[/quote]

I think it's got something of a cult following too

Loved the images.

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Mon May 16th, 2011, 3:56 pm

May 14: Paraguay's Independence Day

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SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Wed May 18th, 2011, 5:37 pm

May 19: The 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Nellie Melba (Australia)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Melba

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SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Fri May 20th, 2011, 4:27 am

May 20: Doodle 4 Google Winner Matteo Lopez's 'Space Life' (US)

May 20: The 160th Anniversary of the Birth of Emile Berliner (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emile_Berliner

May 20: The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Annie M. G. Schmidt (Netherlands)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_M._G._Schmidt

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Ash · Post by **Ash** » Fri May 20th, 2011, 12:03 pm

Google doodle finalists:

http://www.google.com/doodle4google/winners_state.html

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Wed May 25th, 2011, 5:41 pm

May 25: Africa Day (Selected Countries in Africa)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Day

May 25: Independence Day (Jordan)

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SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Fri May 27th, 2011, 5:39 pm

May 24: Education and Culture and Slavonic Literature Day (Bulgaria)

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SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Sun May 29th, 2011, 5:27 pm

May 27: The 679th Anniversary of the Birthday of Ibn Khaldun (Selected Countries, mostly Middle East)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Khaldun

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