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May 24, 2013

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of May 22, 2013, covering May 24, 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

2013Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (born 1929)[†]

Helmut Braunlich was a German-American violinist, composer, and musicologist.

2013Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (born 1942)[†]

Ronald Tudor Davies was a Welsh footballer, who played as a centre forward. He spent most of his career with Southampton in the Football League First Division, and also for the Welsh national team.

Gotthard Graubner

2013Gotthard Graubner, German painter (born 1930)[†]

Gotthard Graubner was a German painter, born in Erlbach, in Saxony, Germany.

Haynes Johnson

2013Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (born 1931)[†]

Haynes Bonner Johnson was an American journalist, author, and television analyst. He reported on most of the major news stories of the latter half of the 20th century and was widely regarded as one of the top American political commentators.

Pyotr Todorovsky

2013Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (born 1925)[†]

Pyotr Yefimovich Todorovsky was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer.

Historical Context for May 24, 2013

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