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May 23, 2013

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Riding the Wave

By Bee-Shyuan Chang

‘Beach hair,’ once an unavoidable result of summer weather and activities, has taken on a certain artfulness.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 22, 2013, covering May 23, 2013.

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    Album cover for Golden by Lady Antebellum

    Golden

    Lady Antebellum

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    Album cover for The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film by Soundtrack

    The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film

    Soundtrack

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    Album cover for NOW 46 by Various Artists

    NOW 46

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for To Be Loved by Michael Buble

    To Be Loved

    Michael Buble

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    Album cover for Annie Up by Pistol Annies

    Annie Up

    Pistol Annies

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Notable Deaths

Epy Guerrero

2013Epy Guerrero, Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (born 1942)[†]

Epifanio Obdulio "Epy" Guerrero was a Dominican baseball scout who signed more than 50 Major League Baseball (MLB) players for the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers. Epy was the brother of former shortstop Mario Guerrero, and had two sons, Epy Jr. (Sandy) and Mike, who played and Coached minor league ball.

2013Hayri Kozakçıoğlu, Turkish police officer and politician, 15th Governor of Istanbul Province (born 1938)[†]

Hayri Kozakçıoğlu was a Turkish high-ranking civil servant and politician. He served as district governor, police chief, province governor in various administrative divisions. He was known as the first regional governor in the state of emergency ("OHAL") imposed in the provinces of Southeastern Anatolia and governor of Istanbul Province. He was found dead on the morning of May 23, 2013, in his house at Sarıyer, Istanbul.

Georges Moustaki

2013Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1934)[†]

Georges Moustaki was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Greek-Jewish origin. He wrote about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in France, including Édith Piaf, Dalida, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine, Herbert Pagani, France Gall, Cindy Daniel, Juliette GrĂ©co, Pia Colombo, and Tino Rossi, as well as for himself.

Flynn Robinson

2013Flynn Robinson, American basketball player (born 1941)[†]

Flynn James Robinson was an American professional basketball player.

Historical Events

Interstate 5 in Washington

2013A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington.[†]

Interstate 5 (I-5) is an Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States that serves as the region's primary north–south route. It spans 277 miles (446 km) across the state of Washington, from the Oregon state border at Vancouver, through the Puget Sound region, to the Canadian border at Blaine. Within the Seattle metropolitan area, the freeway connects the cities of Tacoma, Seattle, and Everett.

Historical Context for May 23, 2013

In 2013, the world population was approximately 7,291,793,585 people[†]