Monday
Salvador Dalí, the renowned surrealist artist, was born on this date in 1904.
Tuesday
Dorothy Hodgkin was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on 05-12 in 1964 for her work on the structure of important biochemical substances.
Wednesday
Georges Braque, a prominent French painter and pioneer of Cubism, passed away on May 13th, 1963.
Thursday
On May 14th, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was appointed as the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
Friday
L. Frank Baum, the author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," was born on this date in 1856.