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Events May 1 – Chandra Levy disappears while jogging. May 19 – First Apple Store opens. May 22 – The finale of 3rd Rock from the Sun airs. May 27–28 The Oldham riots take place in Oldham, UK, after a string of events create tension between White and Asian communities. May 29 – Barbara and Jenna Bush prosecuted for under-age drinking after posing as over 21 in a Texas drinking establishment. Eco-terrorists set near simultaneous arson fires at the University of Washington and at a poplar farm in Clatskanie, Ore. In Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban militia announces a law requiring Hindus to wear identity labels to distinguish them from Muslims. The measure also requires Hindu women to be veiled for the first time. Deaths May 11 – Douglas Adams, author of the cult science fiction comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, dies at the age of 49. May 12 – Perry Como, singer, dies at the age of 89. May 26 – Moven Enock Mahachi, politician, Defence Minister of Zimbabwe dies. Software SGI releases XFS under an open source licence. v • d • e List of events by month 2009: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2008: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2007: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2006: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2005: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2004: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2003: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2002: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2001: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December 2000: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
