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Amorous or Loving? The Highly Peculiar Tale of English and the English .. English was a marginal dialect in the late ninth century, spoken by just a couple of hundred thousand. So how did it become the most common language in the world, spoken by 1.6 billion people today? Sir Rupert Gavin charts the evolution of English, and argues that it is ideal as the global language, not just by accident of history, but by fundamental construction and constitution. Gavin has been a central figure in the UKs cultural, historical, media and business worlds for the last 40 years. He has held senior roles at companies including British Telecom, Odeon Cinemas and Historic Royal Palaces. He is currently chairman of the English National Ballet, and the cinema chain The Living Room Cinema, and has produced or co-produced over 200 theatre shows.
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Address : Hay Festival
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- 04 May – Keith Haring (1958–1990), American artist
- 04 May – Michael Barrymore (1952–), English actor, comedian & TV presenter of game shows/light entertainment. Born Michael Ciaran Parker
- 07 May – Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893), Russian composer
- 08 May – Tom of Finland (1920–1991), Finnish artist
- 09 May – Alan Bennett (1934–), English playwright, screenwriter, actor & author
- 10 May – Scott Brison (1967–), Canadian politician & federal Cabinet Minister
- 10 May – Steve Gunderson (1951–), American politician & business executive, former Republican congressman
- 11 May – Christopher Bailey (1971–), English business exec, fashion designer, & CEO Burberry Group Inc.
- 11 May – Valentino (1932–), Italian fashion designer
- 12 May – Jared Polis (1975–), American Democratic congressman (Colorado), entrepreneur & philanthropist
- 12 May – Gerry Studds (1937–2006), American politician, former Democratic congressman
- 12 May – Robbie Rogers (1987–), American professional soccer player
- 13 May – Armistead Maupin (1944–), American writer
- 13 May – Réal Ménard (1962–), Canadian politician, political scientist & lawyer
- 14 May – Magnus Hirschfeld (1868–1935), German physician & gay rights advocate
- 16 May – Liberace (1919–1987), American entertainer & pianist
- 16 May – Joey Graceffa (1991–), American YouTuber
- 17 May – Robin Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham (1916–1981), British novelist, playwright
- 17 May – Howard Ashman (1950–1991), American playwright & lyricist
- 17 May – Annise Parker (1956–), American politician & Mayor of Houston
- 18 May – Charles Trenet (1913–2001), French singer & songwriter
- 18 May – Don Bachardy (1934–), American portrait artist
- 19 May – Sam Smith (1992–), British singer-songwriter
- 20 May – Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850), French novelist & playwright
- 20 May – Gregory Gray (1959–2019), Northern Irish singer-songwriter
- 21 May – Raymond Burr (1917–1993), Canadian actor
- 21 May – Tom Daley (1994–), British diver & TV personality
- 21 May – Frederick of Hohenau (1857–1914), German aristocrat
- 22 May – Harvey Milk (1930–1978), American politician
- 22 May – Morrissey (1959–), English singer-songwriter
- 22 May – Dale Winton (1955–2018), English radio DJ & TV presenter
- 24 May – Greg Berlanti (1972–), American television writer, producer & director
- 25 May – Robert Ross (1869–1918), Canadian journalist & art critic
- 25 May – Sir Ian McKellen (1939–), English actor
- 25 May – Julian Clary (1959–), English actor, comedian, novelist & presenter
- 26 May – Alan Hollinghurst (1954–), English novelist, poet & short story writer
- 26 May – Henry Holland (1983–), English fashion designer, businessman & blogger
- 27 May – Chris Colfer (1990–), American actor
- 29 May – Rupert Everett (1959–), English actor
- 29 May – Gene Robinson (1947–), American Episcopalian bishop
- 30 May – Bertrand Delanoë (1950–), French politician & former Mayor of Paris
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- 31 May – Walt Whitman (1819–1892), American poet, essayist & journalist
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