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Wouter Weylandt Microsoft announces the acquisition of Internet phone service Skype for US$8.5 billion. Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt (pictured) dies in a crash during the third stage of the Giro d'Italia, becoming the first cyclist killed on a Grand Tour since 1995. In the Group Representation Constituency . In A.C. Milan win their 18th Serie A title. Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao retains his WBO Welterweight championship after defeating American Shane Mosley. Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros dies after a three-year battle with cancer. Recent deaths – More current events...
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May 11 Emperor Constantine the Great (bust pictured). British House of Commons, Spencer Perceval became the first, and to date only, British Prime Minister to be assassinated. 1813 – William Lawson, Gregory Blaxland and William Wentworth departed westward from Sydney on an expedition to become the first Europeans confirmed to cross the Blue Mountains. 1880 – A land dispute between the Southern Pacific Railroad and settlers in Hanford, California, turned deadly when a gun battle broke out, leaving seven dead. 1946 – The United Malays National Organisation, today Malaysia's largest political party, was founded, originally to oppose the constitutional framework of the Malayan Union. bested Garry Kasparov in six games . More anniversaries: May 10 – May 11 – May 12 List of historical anniversaries It is now May 11, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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