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May 5 is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 240 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins. Events By Place Europe The Ostrogoth Kingdom is conquered by the Byzantines after the Battle of Mons Lactarius The Fifth Ecumenical Council (the Second Council of Constantinople was a Christian Ecumenical Council that was held at Constantinople (5 May-2 June
• 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John of England. John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death This was part of a chain of events leading to the Magna Carta signing. Magna Carta ( Latin for Great Charter, literally " Great Paper " also called Magna Carta Libertatum ( Great Charter of Freedoms
• 1260 - Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire. Early years Kublai Khan studied Chinese culture and became enamoured of it The Mongol Empire ( Mongolyn Ezent Güren or mn Их Mонгол улс Ikh Mongol Uls; 1206–1368 was the largest contiguous Empire
• 1494 - Christopher Columbus lands on the island of Jamaica and claims it for Spain. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1640 - King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament. Charles I, (19 November 1600 &ndash 30 January 1649 was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution. The Short Parliament ( 13 April - 5 May 1640) of King Charles I is so called because it lasted only three weeks
• 1762 - Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The Treaty of Saint Petersburg was concluded on May 5, 1762 and ended the fighting in the Seven Years War between Prussia and Russia
• 1789 - In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time in 150 years. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Estates-General (or States-General) of 1789 (Les États-Généraux de 1789 was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General
• 1809 - Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mary Dixon Kies ( March 21, 1752 &ndash 1837 was an early 19th-century American who was the first recipient of a Patent granted to a woman by The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an This article describes textile weaving For other senses of this word see Weaving (disambiguation. Straw is an agricultural By-product, the dry stalk of a Cereal plant after the Grain or Seed has been removed Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons This article is about the fiber product For the type of joke see Shaggy dog story.
• 1809 - The Swiss canton of Aargau denies citizenship to Jews. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the states of the Federal state of Switzerland. Aargau ( German; rarely anglicized Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• 1821 - Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Saint Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na) named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin and a British overseas territory
• 1835 - In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the Continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Mechelen ( Mechlin in English is a Dutch-speaking city and municipality in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium.
• 1862 - Cinco de Mayo in Mexico: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "5th of May" is a Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de Los Angeles in 1862 The holiday commemorates The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín ( March 25, 1829 &ndash September 8, 1862) was a General in the Mexican Army, best This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An invasion is a military offensive consisting of all or large parts of the Armed forces of one geopolitical entity aggressively entering territory The Battle of Puebla took place on May 5, 1862 near the city of Puebla during the French intervention in Mexico.
• 1864 - American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Background The battlefield was the Wilderness of Spotsylvania an expanse of nearly impenetrable scrub growth and rough terrain that encompassed more than 70 square miles (181 Spotsylvania County is a county in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia.
• 1865 - In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio), the first train robbery in the United States takes place. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year North Bend is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. Train robbery is a type of Robbery, in which the goal is to steal Money or other valuables being carried aboard Trains They were more common in the past
• 1877 - Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sitting Bull ( Lakota: Tȟatȟaŋka Iyotȟaŋka or Ta-Tanka I-Yotank, also nicknamed Slon-he or "Slow" Ca The Lakota (laˈkˣota (also Teton, Tetonwan) are a Native American tribe Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country Nelson Appleton Miles ( August 8, 1839 &ndash May 15, 1925) was an American soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian
• 1886 - The Bay View Tragedy occurs, as militia fire upon a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin killing seven. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Bay View Tragedy (often referred to locally and by labor rights activists, as the Bay View Massacre) was the culmination of events that began on Saturday
• 1891 - The Music Hall in New York City (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Music hall is a form of British theatrical Entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960 The City of New York Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east
• 1902 - The Commonwealth Public Service Act creates the Australian Public Service. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Australian Public Service (APS is the Australian Civil service, the group of people employed by departments agencies and courts under the Government of Australia
• 1904 - Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Huntington Avenue American League Base Ball Grounds is the full name of the Baseball Stadium that formerly stood in Boston Massachusetts and was home Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29 1867 – November 4 1955 was an American Baseball player who pitched for five different major league The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. A perfect game is defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a Pitcher (or combination of pitchers pitches a victory that lasts a minimum Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
• 1916 - American marines invade the Dominican Republic. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with
• 1920 - Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are arrested, accused of robbery and murder. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22 1891 – August 23 1927 and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11 1888 – August 23 1927 were two Italian-born American laborers Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22 1891 – August 23 1927 and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11 1888 – August 23 1927 were two Italian-born American laborers
• 1941 - Chanel No. 5 is released. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chanel No 5 is one of the best known Perfumes in the world It was the first fragrance from Parisian couturier, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
• 1925 - Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is served an arrest warrant for teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The " Scopes Trial " ( Scopes v State 152 Tenn 424 278 S John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 Provisions of the law The law "AN ACT prohibiting the teaching of the Evolution Theory in all the Universities Normals and all other public schools of Tennessee which
• 1925 - Afrikaans is established as an official language in South Africa. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from 17th century Dutch and classified as Low Franconian Germanic, mainly spoken in The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1936 - Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority Amharic NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
• 1940 - World War II: In London, a Norwegian government-in-exile is formed. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A government in exile is a political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power and instead resides in a foreign
• 1941 - Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; this date has been since commemorated as Liberation Day. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Haile Selassie I ( Ge'ez: am ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ "Power of the Trinity " 23 July 1892 &ndash 27 August 1975 born Tafari Makonnen, was Addis Ababa (sometimes spelled Addis Abeba, the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority Amharic Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day.
• 1945 - World War II: German troops in the Netherlands and Denmark capitulate to Canadian and British forces, liberating these countries from Nazi occupation. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German
• 1945 - World War II: Prague uprising against the Nazis. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
• 1945 - World War II: The Mauthausen concentration camp is liberated. Mauthausen Concentration Camp (known from the summer of 1940 as Mauthausen-Gusen Concentration Camp) grew to become a large group of Nazi concentration camps
• 1945 - World War II: Admiral Karl Dönitz, leader of Germany after Hitler's death, orders all U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases. Karl Dönitz (ˈdøːnɪts) (16 September 1891 &ndash 24 December 1980 was a German naval Commander who served Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers
• 1949 - The Council of Europe in Strasbourg is founded through the Treaty of London as the first European institution working for European integration. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949 Strasbourg (Strasbourg stʁazbuʁ Alsatian: Strossburi,; Straßburg) is the capital and principal City of the Alsace région European integration is the process of political legal economic (and in some cases social and cultural integration of European states including some states that are partly in Europe Since 1964, May 5 has been designated Europe Day by the Council of Europe and is celebrated since then to commemorate its founding on May 5, 1949. The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949
• 1950 - Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King Rama IX of Thailand. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช pʰuːmipʰon adunjadeːt Royal Institute: Phumiphon Adunyadet;) (born Monday 5 December 1927 Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช pʰuːmipʰon adunjadeːt Royal Institute: Phumiphon Adunyadet;) (born Monday 5 December 1927
• 1955 - West Germany gains full sovereignty. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( Sovereignty is the exclusive Right to control a Government, a country, a people or oneself
• 1961 - The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mercury-Redstone 3 was a US Mercury program human crewed space mission launched on May 5, 1961 using a Redstone rocket Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr (November 18 1923 &ndash July 21 1998 ( Rear Admiral, USN Ret Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies.
• 1964 - May 5 is declared Europe Day on the 15th anniversary of the Council of Europe. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949
• 1980 - Operation Nimrod: The Special Air Service storm the Iranian embassy in London after a six day siege. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980 was a Siege of the Iranian embassy in London after it had been taken over by Iranian Arab Separatists The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1980 - Constantine Karamanlis is elected for the first time President of Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 1987 - Iran-Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Iran-Contra affair was a political scandal which was revealed in November 1986 as a result of earlier events during the Reagan administration. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• 1991 - A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after a Salvadoran man is shot by police. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. In May 1991 rioting broke out in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington D Mount Pleasant is a Neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant of Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.
• 1992 - The 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Twenty-seventh Amendment ( Amendment XXVII) is the most recent Amendment to the United States Constitution, having been ratified in 1992, The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme Law of the United States.
• 2005 - The United Kingdom general election takes place, in which Tony Blair's Labour Party is re-elected for a third, consecutive term. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the
• 2006 - The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.
• 2007 - Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kenya Airways is the Flag carrier Airline of Kenya, based in Nairobi. Kenya Airways Flight 507 was a Boeing 737-800 flight of Kenya Airways flying from Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa.

Births

• 867 - Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. Events By Place Byzantine Empire September — Basil I becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. was the 59th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. 931)
• 1210 - King Afonso III of Portugal (d. Events By Place Europe Ramiro II of Leon becomes the King of León. Afonso III (ɐˈfõsu in Portuguese; rare English alternatives Alphonzo or Alphonse) or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese 1279)
• 1479 - Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. Guru Amar Das ( Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ ( 5 May 1479 - 1 September 1574) was the third of The 1574)
• 1546 - Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. Thomas Cecil 1st Earl of Exeter, KG ( May 5, 1542 &ndash February 8, 1623) known as Lord Burghley from 1598 to 1605 1623)
• 1747 - Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leopold II (May 5 1747 March 1 1792 born Peter Leopold Joseph Anton Joachim Pius Gotthard, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand Duke 1792)
• 1764 - Robert Craufurd, British general (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Major-General Robert Craufurd ( May 5, 1764 &ndash January 23, 1812) was a Scottish soldier and MP 1812)
• 1800 - Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Louis Christophe François Hachette ( May 5, 1800 - July 31, 1864) was a French Publisher. 1864)
• 1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (ˈsœːɐn ˈkʰiɐ̯kəˌɡ̊ɒˀ in Danish Anglicized as;) 1855)
• 1818 - Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1883)
• 1826 - Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Eugenie redirects here For other people called Eugenie see Eugenie (disambiguation Empress The last Empress of the French was born Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President 1920)
• 1830 - John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display John Batterson Stetson ( May 5, 1830 - February 18, 1906) was a U 1906)
• 1832 - H.H. Bancroft, American historian and publisher (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Hubert Howe Bancroft (&ndash March 2 1918 an American historian and ethnologist was born in Granville Ohio. 1918)
• 1833 - Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen ( May 5, 1833 &ndash October 6, 1905) was a German traveller Geographer and 1905)
• 1834 - Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Viktor Alexandrovich Hartmann ( Russian: Виктор Александрович Гартман 5 May 1834, St Petersburg - 4 August 1873)
• 1846 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1916)
• 1865 - Nellie Bly, American journalist and writer (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nellie Bly (May 5 1864 &ndash January 27 1922 was an American journalist author Industrialist, and charity worker 1922)
• 1866 - Thomas B. Thrige, Danish industrialist (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Barfoed Thrige ( May 5, 1866 – May 9, 1938) was a Danish entrepreneur industrialist and businessman 1938)
• 1869 - Hans Pfitzner, Russian-born composer (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Hans Erich Pfitzner ( May 5, 1869 &ndash May 22, 1949)
• 1883 - Archibald Wavell, British general (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell 1st Earl Wavell GCB, GCSI, GCIE, CMG, MC, PC (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950)
• 1887 - Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Geoffrey Francis Fisher Baron Fisher of Lambeth GCVO, PC ( May 5, 1887 &ndash September 15, 1972) was Archbishop The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1972)
• 1890 - Christopher Morley, American writer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common for the actor see Christopher Morley (actor Christopher Morley ( 5 May, 1890 – 28 March, 1957) 1957)
• 1899 - Freeman Gosden, American radio comedian (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy) (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Freeman Fisher "Gozzie" Gosden ( May 5, 1899 – December 10, 1982) was an American Radio Comedian, Amos 'n' Andy was a situation comedy based on Stereotypes of African-Americans and popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s 1982)
• 1901 - Blind Willie McTell, American singer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting William Samuel McTell, better known as Blind Willie McTell ( May 5, 1898 (sometimes reported as 1901 or even 1903 – August 19, 1959 1959)
• 1903 - James Beard, American chef and cookbook writer (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting James Andrew Beard ( May 5, 1903 – January 21, 1985) was an American Chef and Food 1985)
• 1908 - Kurt Böhme, German bass (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Kurt Böhme ( May 5, 1908 &ndash December 20, 1989) was a German bass. 1989)
• 1914 - Tyrone Power, American actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Tyrone Edmund Power Jr (May 5 1914 – November 15 1958 usually credited simply as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as " Ty Power " was an 1958)
• 1915 - Alice Faye, American actress (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alice Faye (born Alice Jeane Leppert on May 5, 1915 - May 9, 1998) was an American actress and Singer 1998)
• 1916 - Zail Singh, President of India (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year  Giani Zail Singh (ਜ਼ੈਲ ਸਿੰਘ May 5 1916 – December 25 1994) was an Indian politician and member of the 1994)
• 1919 - Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek dictator (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georgios Papadopoulos (Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος ( May 5, 1919 June 27, 1999) was the head of the military Coup d'état 1999)
• 1921 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Arthur Leonard Schawlow ( May 5, 1921 – April 28, 1999) was an American physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1999)
• 1923 - Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Arthur Wollheim ( 5 May, 1923 &ndash 4 November, 2003) was a British Philosopher noted for original work on 2003)
• 1925 - Leo Ryan, United States Congressman (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leo Joseph Ryan Jr (May 5 1925&ndashNovember 18 1978 was an American politician of the Democratic Party. 1978)
• 1926 - Ann B. Davis, American actress
• 1927 - Pat Carroll, American actress
• 1931 - Greg, Belgian comic-book writer (Achille Talon) (d, 1999)
• 1934 - Ace Cannon, American saxophonist
• 1935 - Douglas Marland, American television writer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Bradford Davis (born May 3 1926) Davis attended Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in Ambridge Pennsylvania, in the early 1990s Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patricia Ann “Pat” Carroll (born May 5 1927) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Regnier ( May 5, 1931 &ndash October 29, 1999) was a Belgian and later French Comics writer and artist Achille Talon is a Franco-Belgian comics series featuring an Eponymous main character created by Greg (the pseudonym of Michel Regnier Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John "Ace" Cannon (born 5 May 1934 in Grenada, Mississippi) is an American Saxophonist. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Douglas Marland (born Marland Messner, May 5, 1935 - March 6, 1993) was an American actor on and writer of Soap operas 1993)
• 1935 - Bernard Pivot, French journalist and television host
• 1935 - Robert Rehme, American film producer
• 1936 - Patrick Gowers, British composer
• 1937 - Johnnie Taylor, American singer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Bernard Pivot (born 5 May 1935) is a Journalist, interviewer and host of French cultural Television programmes Robert Rehme ( 5 May 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American film producer whose credits include the films Patriot Games Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Patrick Gowers (born May 5 1936 in London) is an English composer known for his Film scores. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnnie Harrison Taylor ( May 5 1937 &ndash May 31 2000) was an American vocalist in a wide variety of genres from 2000)
• 1938 - Michael Murphy, American actor
• 1939 - Cesare Fiorio, Italian sporting director of various Formula One teams
• 1940 - Lance Henriksen, American actor and painter
• 1940 - Michael Lindsay-Hogg, American film director
• 1941 - Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael George Murphy (born May 5, 1938) is an American film and television actor Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cesare Fiorio (born May 5 1939 in Turin, Italy) is a former Formula One sporting director for Ferrari, Ligier Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lance James Henriksen (born May 5 1940) is an American Actor, painter, and potter. Sir Michael Edward Lindsay-Hogg 5th Baronet ( May 5, 1940) is a British Television and stage director and an occasional Writer Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Pavlovich Ragulin ( Russian: Александр Павлович Рагулин May 5, 1941 in Moscow - November 17, 2004)
• 1942 - Marc Alaimo, American actor
• 1942 - Tammy Wynette, American musician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc Alaimo (born May 5, 1942) is an American actor Alaimo was born Mike Alaimo in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette ( May 5, 1942 - April 6, 1998) was an American country music singer-songwriter 1998)
• 1943 - Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian
• 1943 - Raphael, Spanish singer
• 1944 - Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer
• 1944 - Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor
• 1944 - John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
• 1945 - Kurt Loder, Entertainment reporter
• 1948 - Bill Ward, British drummer (Black Sabbath)
• 1950 - Googoosh, Faegheh Atashin (فائقه آتشین), Iranian, Persian Singer & actress
• 1950 - Mary Hopkin, Welsh singer
• 1952 - Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members Don Rafael Martos Sánchez (born May 5, 1943) Ilustrísimo Señor de la Orden de Cisneros Comendador de Isabel La Católica, often simply referred Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bo "Bosse" Larsson (born May 5, 1944) is a former Swedish football Midfielder / Striker. Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 5, 1944) is a French Actor. Born in Paris, Léaud made his debut as an actor when he was 14 as John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a British Actor and vocal actor born in England Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Kurt Loder (born May 5 1945 is an American Film critic, Author, and Television personality. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bill Ward (born William Thomas Ward, May 5, 1948, Aston, Birmingham England) is the drummer for the pioneering British heavy Black Sabbath are an Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Googoosh (alternately spelled Gogosh, Googosh or Gougoush; گوگوش, born Faegheh Atashin, فائقه آتشین Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Hopkin (born May 3 1950) is a Welsh folk Singer. She is best known as one of the first artists (along with James Taylor Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Campbell McComas ( May 5, 1952 – January 8, 2005) was an Australian comedian writer and actor 2005)
• 1954 - Dave Spector, American television personality and commentator
• 1955 - Melinda Culea, American actress
• 1956 - Robert Marien, Quebec actor, singer and songwriter
• 1957 - Richard E. Grant, British actor
• 1957 - Peter Howitt, British actor and film director
• 1958 - Ron Arad, Israeli aircraft navigator missing in action. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dave Spector (デーブ・スペクター born May 5 1954) is one of the more visible foreign celebrities ( Gaijin tarento) in Japan Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Melinda Culea (born May 5, 1955 in Western Springs Illinois) is an American actress best known for playing Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Marien, born May 5 1956 is a Québécois ( Canadian) actor singer and songwriter who has performed in the musical Les Misérables in Montreal Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Richard E Grant (born May 5 1957 is an English Actor, Screenwriter and director, perhaps most famous for portraying the world-weary drug-crazed Peter Howitt (born 5 May 1957 in Manchester) is an English actor and Film director. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Arad ( רון ארד) (born May 5, 1958) is an Israeli Air Force Weapon systems officer (WSO
• 1959 - Ian McCulloch, English singer of Echo & the Bunnymen
• 1959 - Brian Phelps, American disk jockey and actor
• 1959 - Brian Williams, American news anchor
• 1961 - Hiroshi Hase, Japanese professional wrestler and politician
• 1962 - Jenifer McKitrick, American songwriter
• 1963 - Simon Rimmer, English chef
• 1963 - Heidi Kozak, American actress
• 1963 - James LaBrie, Canadian singer (Dream Theater)
• 1965 - Glenn Seton, Australian racing driver
• 1966 - Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth)
• 1967 - Takehito Koyasu, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
• 1967 - Maro Mavri, Greek fashion model and actress
• 1970 - Kyan Douglas, American TV-personality
• 1970 - Juan Acevedo, baseball player
• 1970 - Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
• 1970 - Will Arnett, Canadian-American actor
• 1970 - Soheil Ayari, French racer
• 1971 - Mike Redmond, American baseball player
• 1971 - David Reilly, American singer (God Lives Underwater) (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Stephen McCulloch (born 5 May 1959) is an English Singer best known for his work with Echo & the Bunnymen. Echo & the Bunnymen are an English Post-punk group formed in Liverpool in 1978 Brian Phelps (born Brian Wayne Phelps on May 5, 1959 in Cambridge Illinois) is an American radio personality ( Disk jockey Brian Douglas Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the seventh anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a retired Japanese Professional wrestler who worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling, prior to transitioning to a position in the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jenifer McKitrick (born May 5, 1962 in Defiance Ohio) is a songwriter Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Simon Rimmer (born May 5, 1963) is the resident chef on BBC2 's Something for the Weekend, which first aired on Sunday 8 October 2006 Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Heidi Kozak (born May 5, 1963) is an American actress She is perhaps best known for her act as Sally Burns in Slumber Party Massacre 2 and Sandra Kevin James LaBrie (born May 5, 1963) is a Canadian vocalist who is best known for being the lead singer in Progressive metal band Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Glenn Seton (born May 5, 1965) is an Australian Racing driver. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Shawn Drover is the drummer with the bands Megadeth & Eidolon. Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. is a very popular and prolific Seiyū ( Voice actor) Career According to the Anime News Network, as of April 2008 Koyasu is the most prolific A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Maro Mavri ( Μάρω Μαύρη) (born May 5, 1967) is a Greek Actress and former Fashion model. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kyan Douglas (born Hugh Edward Douglas on May 5, 1970) was the grooming expert on the American television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Juan Carlos Acevedo (born May 5, 1970 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Naomi Klein (b 8 May 1970, Montreal Quebec) is a Canadian Journalist, Author and activist well known for her William "Will" Emerson Arnett (born May 5, 1970) is an Emmy Award -nominated Canadian Actor known for his role as Soheil Ayari (born May 5 1970) is a Race car driver born in Aix-les-bains, France. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Michael Patrick 'Mike' Redmond (born on May 5, 1971 in Seattle Washington) is a Major League Baseball catcher David Reilly ( May 5 1971 – October 16 2005) as singer and songwriting/production partner God Lives Underwater was an Industrial rock band from rural Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania (near Philadelphia formed in 1993 by band members 2005)
• 1972 - James Cracknell, British rowing champion, double Olympic gold medalist
• 1972 - Mike Dirnt, American musician (Green Day)
• 1972 - Devin Townsend, Canadian musician (Strapping Young Lad)
• 1972 - Brad Bombardir, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1973 - Muhsin Muhammad, American football player
• 1973 - Tina Yothers, American actress
• 1974 - Seiji Ara, Japanese racing driver
• 1976 - Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer
• 1976 - Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer
• 1977 - Choi Kang-hee, South Korean actress
• 1978 - Santiago Cabrera, Chilean actor
• 1978 - Bruno Cheyrou, French footballer
• 1979 - Vincent Kartheiser, American actor
• 1980 - Yossi Benayoun, Israeli Footballer
• 1981 - Craig David, English singer
• 1981 - Danielle Fishel, American actress
• 1981 - Marcelle Bittar, Brazilian supermodel
• 1981 - Chris Duncan, baseball player
• 1982 - Jay Bothroyd, English footballer
• 1982 - Randall Gay, National Football League player
• 1982 - Edyta Sliwinska, Polish ballroom dancer
• 1983 - Henry Cavill, English actor
• 1983 - Scott Ware, American footballer
• 1984 - Wade MacNeil, Canadian guitarist (Alexisonfire)
• 1984 - Eve Torres, American dancer and model
• 1985 - P. J. Tucker, American basketball player
• 1985 - Shōko Nakagawa, Japanese actress, illustrator and singer
• 1985 - Terrence Wheatley, American Football player
• 1987 - Marija Šestić, Bosnian singer
• 1988 - Jessica Dubroff, American aviator (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972 is an English rowing champion and double Olympic gold medallist Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4 1972 in Berkeley California) is the bassist and backing vocalist for the American Punk rock Green Day is an American rock trio Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian Multi-instrumentalist musician Strapping Young Lad was a Canadian Extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1995 L Brad Bombardir (born May 5, 1972 in Powell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Muhsin Muhammad II (Moo-SIN (born Melvin Campbell on May 5, 1973) is an American football Wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers Kristina Louise "Tina" Yothers (born May 5 1973 is an American former Child actress. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Seiji Ara (荒 聖治 Ara Seiji (born May 5, 1974 in Chiba, Japan) is a Race car driver. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Juan Pablo Sorín (born May 5 Anastasios “Tasos” Pantos is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Olympiacos Piraeus FC. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Choi Kang-hee (born May 5, 1977) is a South Korean Actress and Radio DJ. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Santiago Cabrera (born May 5, 1978) is a Chilean Actor, raised in and currently residing in London, England. Bruno Cheyrou (born May 5, 1978 in Suresnes, France) is a professional football player for Rennes of the Ligue 1 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Vincent Paul Kartheiser (born May 5, 1979) is an American actor Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Yosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun ( יוסי בניון, sometimes spelled Benayun, born יוסי שי בניון on 5 May 1980 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English R&B Singer-songwriter. Danielle Christine Fishel (born May 5 1981 in Mesa Arizona) is a Maltese - American Actress who is best known for her role as Topanga Marcelle Bittar de Almeida (born on May 5, 1981 in Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil) better known as Marcelle Bittar, Christopher Edward Duncan (born May 5, 1981 in Tucson Arizona) is an Outfielder / First baseman for the St Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jay Bothroyd (born May 5 1982 in Islington, London) is an English football Striker, of Guyanese descent Randall "Blue" Jerome Gay Jr (born May 5, 1982 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is an American football Cornerback for the Edyta Śliwińska (born May 6, 1981 in Warsaw, Poland) is a professional Ballroom dancer She is best known for her appearances on Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill (born 5 May 1983) is a British Actor. Scott Ware (born May 5, 1983 in Santa Rosa California) is an American football player playing the safety position Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Wade MacNeil (born May 5 1984 in Hamilton, Ontario) is one of the Guitarists vocalists and one of the founding members Alexisonfire (pronounced Alexis-on-fire is a five-piece band that formed in Eve Marie Torres (born August 21, 1984) While in Omega Phi Beta Torres was awarded for Academic Excellence at the Order of Omega Greek Awards Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Terrence Wheatley (born May 5 1985 in) is an American football Cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Marija Šestić (Марија Шестић (born May 5, 1987, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Jessica Whitney Dubroff ( May 5, 1988 – April 11, 1996) was a 7-year-old pilot trainee who was attempting to become the youngest person to fly 1996)
• 1988 - Brooke Hogan, American singer
• 1988 - Skye Sweetnam, Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1988 - Adele, English singer
• 1989 - Chris Brown, American singer

Deaths

• 200 - Sun Ce, warlord of the Han Dynasty (b. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Brooke Ellen Bollea (born May 5 1988 better known by her Stage name Brooke Hogan, is an American pop Singer and Television personality Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian Singer / Songwriter. Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988 in Enfield, North London) known professionally as Adele, is an English - Welsh Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events By Place World Human population reaches about 257 million Sun Ce (175 &ndash 200 was a military general and Warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. 175)
• 311 - Galerius, Roman Emperor
• 984 - Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia
• 1028 - King Alfonso V of Castile, León, and Galicia
• 1194 - King Casimir II of Poland (b. Events By Place Roman Empire Marcus Aurelius suppresses a revolt of the legate Avidius Cassius in Syria Events By Place Roman Empire May 5 — Galerius issues his Edict of Toleration ending Persecution of Christians Galerius Maximianus ( ca. 260&ndashlate April or early May 311 formally Gaius Galerius Valerius Maximianus was Roman Emperor from 305 to 311 The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Events By Place Asia Emperor Kazan succeeds Emperor En'yū on the throne of Japan. Gerberga of Saxony (c 913&ndash 5 May, 984) was a daughter of Henry the Fowler, King of Germany, and Matilda of Ringelheim. Alfonso V (994-1028 called the Noble, King of León, son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira García of Castile, reigned from 999 This article is about the 12th century Polish king For other uses please see Casimir. 1138)
• 1219 - King Leo II of Armenia (b. Leo II or Leon II (occasionally numbered Leo III; Լեիոն Բ Levon II; c 1150)
• 1309 - King Charles II of Naples
• 1525 - Frederick III of Saxony (b. Charles II, known as "the Lame" ( French le Boiteux, Italian lo Zoppo; 1254 &ndash 5 May 1309) was Frederick III Elector of Saxony ( 17 January 1463 &ndash 5 May 1525) also known as Frederick the Wise, was Elector 1463)
• 1586 - Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. Sir Henry Sidney ( 1529 - 5 May 1586) lord deputy of Ireland, was the eldest son of Sir William Sidney of Penshurst a prominent politician 1529)
• 1604 - Claudio Merulo, Italian composer (b. Claudio Merulo (also spelled Merlotti Merulus also Claudio da Correggio 8 April 1533 – 4 May 1604) was an Italian Composer 1533)
• 1671 - Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English politician (b. Edward Montagu 2nd Earl of Manchester KG, KB, FRS (1602 &ndash May 5, 1671) was an important commander of Parliamentary 1602)
• 1672 - Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. Samuel Cooper (1609 &ndash May 5, 1672) was an English miniature painter, and younger brother of Alexander Cooper 1609)
• 1705 - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Early life He was a younger brother of Ferdinand IV of Hungary and Mariana of Austria. 1640)
• 1760 - Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (hanged) (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers ( August 18, 1720 &ndash May 5, 1760) was the last member of the House of Lords Hanged 1720)
• 1766 - Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean Astruc ( Sauves, Auvergne, March 19, 1684 - Paris, May 5, 1766) was a famous professor of medicine at 1684)
• 1808 - Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Pierre Jean George Cabanis ( June 5, 1757 - May 5, 1808) was a French Physiologist. 1757)
• 1811 - Robert Mylne, Scottish architect (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Mylne ( 4 January 1733 &ndash 5 May 1811) was a Scottish Architect and Civil engineer, particularly 1734)
• 1821 - Napoleon I of France (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. 1769)
• 1827 - Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the king of Poland see Augustus I of Poland Frederick Augustus I (full name Frederick Augustus Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier) (Friedrich 1750)
• 1855 - Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Sir Robert Harry Inglis 2nd Baronet FRS ( 12 January 1786 &ndash 5 May 1855) was an English Conservative 1786)
• 1859 - Peter Gustav Dirichlet, German mathematician (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (ləʒœn diʀiçle February 13, 1805 &ndash May 5, 1859) was a German Mathematician 1805)
• 1892 - August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year August Wilhelm von Hofmann ( April 8, 1818 &ndash May 5, 1892) was a German Chemist. 1818)
• 1896 - Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Silas Adams ( February 9, 1839 - May 5, 1896) was a lawyer and politician from Kentucky. 1839)
• 1900 - Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian painter (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Иван Константинович Айвазовский Հովհաննես Այվազովսկի - Hovhannes Aivazovsky July 29, 1817)
• 1921 - Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian writer and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Alfred Hermann Fried (November 11 1864 in Vienna, Austria - May 5 1921 in Vienna) was an Austrian Jewish pacifist publicist journalist The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1864)
• 1931 - Glen Kidston, British aviator and racing driver (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Pearson Glen Kidston ( 23 January 1899 – 5 May 1931, Natal, South Africa) was a record-breaking Aviator 1899)
• 1941 - Natalija Obrenović, Queen of Serbia (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natalija Obrenović née Keshko ( Serbian Cyrillic Наталија Обреновић 15 May, 1859, Florence - 8 1859)
• 1942 - Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Qemal Stafa ( 20 March 1920 in Elbasan - 5 May 1942) was a founding member of the Albanian Communist Party, and 1920)
• 1945 - Peter Van Pels, Jewish Refugee (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Peter Aron van Pels ( November 8, 1926 &ndash c May 5, 1945) was a German Jewish Refugee who hid 1926)
• 1947 - Ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Byron Joseph "Ty" LaForest ( April 18, 1917 – May 5, 1947) was a Canadian professional Baseball player 1917)
• 1959 - Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Saavedra Lamas ( November 1, 1878 &ndash May 5, 1959) was an Argentinian academic and Politician who received The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1878)
• 1962 - Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (George Ernest Tyldesley ( February 5, 1889, Worsley, Lancashire, England – May 5 1962, Rhos-on-Sea 1889)
• 1971 - Violet Jessop, Titanic survivor (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Violet Constance Jessop ( 2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an Ocean liner stewardess and nurse who achieved fame by surviving Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland 1887)
• 1977 - Ludwig Erhard, German politician (CDU) and Chancellor of Germany from 1963 until 1966 (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays "Erhard" redirects here For the saint of this name see Saint Erhard. The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the largest Political party in Germany. The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. 1897)
• 1981 - Bobby Sands, Irish activist (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Robert Gerard Sands (Roibeard Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh commonly known as Bobby Sands, (9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981 was a Provisional Irish Republican Army 1954)
• 1983 - Horst Schumann, Nazi physician (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Dr Horst Schumann ( May 1, 1906 - May 5, 1983) SS- Sturmbannführer, participated in sterilization and Castration 1901)
• 1985 - Sir Donald Bailey, British civil engineer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Sir Donald Coleman Bailey ( 15 September 1901 in Rotherham, Yorkshire – 5 May 1985 in Bournemouth, Dorset 1901)
• 1988 - Michael Shaara, American author (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Michael Shaara ( June 23, 1928 - May 5, 1988) was an American writer of Science fiction, Sports fiction, and 1928)
• 1992 - Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Jean-Claude Pascal (b October 24, 1927 in Paris, France as Jean-Claude Villeminot 1927)
• 1995 - Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player, grandmaster and world champion (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Mikhail Moiseyevich Botvinnik (mʲixaˈiɫ̺ mʌiˈs̺ʲɛjɛvʲiʧʲ bʌt̺ˈvʲin̺n̻ʲik Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник) ( &ndash May 1911)
• 1997 - Walter Gotell, German actor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Walter Gotell ( March 15, 1924 - May 5, 1997) was a German -British actor known for his role as General Gogol, head 1924)
• 2000 - Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Gino Bartali, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( July 18, 1914 - May 5, 2000) was an Italian professional Road racing 1914)
• 2001 - Clifton Hillegass, American writer and publisher
• 2001 - Raymond Kessler, American midget wrestler
• 2002 - Hugo Banzer, Bolivian dictator (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Clifton K Hillegass ( 18 April 1918, Rising City Nebraska – 5 May 2001, Lincoln Nebraska) was the creator and Raymond Kessler was an American Professional wrestler, who had Dwarfism, and went by the nicknames Haiti Kid in the World Wrestling Federation See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo Banzer Suárez ( May 10, 1926 &ndash May 5, 2002) was a politician military general and President of Bolivia. 1926)
• 2002 - Paul Klipsch, American engineer, noted for his loudspeaker designs. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Wilbur Klipsch ( March 9 1904 – May 5 2002) was an American High fidelity audio pioneer known for developing the high-efficiency For the Marty Friedman album see Loudspeaker (album A loudspeaker, speaker, or speaker system is an electroacoustical (b. 1904)
• 2002 - George Sidney, American film director (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on George Sidney ( October 4, 1916 - May 5, 2002) was a Jewish American film director and film producer who worked primarily 1916)
• 2003 - Walter Sisulu, South African activist (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu ( May 18, 1912 &ndash May 5, 2003) was a South African anti- Apartheid activist and member of the 1912)
• 2004 - Ritsuko Okazaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ritsuko Okazaki (岡崎 律子 Okazaki Ritsuko, 29 December 1959 – 5 May 2004) was a Japanese Singer-songwriter 1959)
• 2006 - Naushad Ali, Indian composer (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Naushad Ali ( Nastaliq: نوشاد علی Devanagari: नौशाद अली ( December 25 1919 &ndash May 5 2006 1919)
• 2007 - Theodore Harold Maiman, Inventor (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Theodore Harold "Ted" Maiman ( July 11, 1927 - May 5, 2007) was an American Physicist who made the first working 1927)
• 2008 - Irv Robbins, Canadian-American entrepreneur (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Irvine "Irv" Robbins ( December 6 1917 &ndash May 5 2008) was a Canadian - American entrepreneur who co-founded 1917)

Holidays and observances

• Mexico and the United States: Cinco de Mayo (1862). Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "5th of May" is a Mexican national holiday that honors the Mexican victory over the French army at Puebla de Los Angeles in 1862 The holiday commemorates Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday
• International Midwives Day. International Midwives' Day was first celebrated May 5 1991, and has since been observed in over 50 nations around the world
• Council of Europe: Europe Day. The Council of Europe (Conseil de l'Europe is the oldest International organisation working towards European integration, being founded in 1949
• CPLP - Community of Portuguese-speaking countries: Day of the Lusophone. The Community of Portuguese Language Countries ( Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa, pron. A Lusophone (or lusophone) is someone who speaks the Portuguese language natively or by adoption
• Albania: Martyrs' Day (Albania). This article is about the country in southern Europe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Albania topics. Martyrs' Day (Albania, on May 5th, the anniversary of Qemal Stafa 's death all the Martyrs that have died for Albania 's freedom are remembered
• Denmark: Liberation Day (1945). The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
• Ethiopia: Liberation Day (1941). NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• Guyana: Indian Arrival Day (1838). Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state Indian Arrival Day is a Holiday celebrated on May 30 in Trinidad and Tobago each year since the 1990s Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
• Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea and Taiwan (2006): Buddha's Birthday. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Macau topics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This article deals with the East Asian holiday See also
• Japan: Tango no Sekku (Boy's Day) or Kodomo no hi (Children's Day). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Kodomo no Hi (こどもの日 meaning " Children's Day " is a Japanese national Holiday which takes place annually on May 5, the fifth Kodomo no Hi (こどもの日 meaning " Children's Day " is a Japanese national Holiday which takes place annually on May 5, the fifth Universal Children's Day In 1954 the United Nations General Assembly suggested that all nations should observe a Universal Children's Day as a day of worldwide
• The Netherlands: Liberation Day (1945). The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag is celebrated each year on May 5th in the Netherlands to mark the end of the German occupation during World War II. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
• Northern Territory, Australia: May Day. The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the center of the mainland continent as well as the central northern regions For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour
• South Korea: Children's Day. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Universal Children's Day In 1954 the United Nations General Assembly suggested that all nations should observe a Universal Children's Day as a day of worldwide
• Thailand: Coronation Day of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Coronation Day is the anniversary of the Coronation of a Monarch, the day a king or queen is formally crowned and invested with the Regalia. Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช pʰuːmipʰon adunjadeːt Royal Institute: Phumiphon Adunyadet;) (born Monday 5 December 1927

in the Roman Catholic Church:

• Saint Angelus of Jerusalem (d. Saint Angelus (Sant'Angelo (1185 - 1220 a Saint and Martyr from the Holy Land, was born in Jerusalem to a Jewish family 1222)
• Saint Aventinus (d. Troyes (tʁwa is a commune, the préfecture (capital of the northeastern Aube département in France and is 1189)
• Saint Gerontius (d. 472)
• Saint Nicetius
• Saint Hilary of Arles (d. Events By Place Western Roman Empire Relations between Emperor Anthemius and general Ricimer deteriorate completely Another saint of this name was bishop of Lyon France from 553 Saint Hilary of Arles (c 403-449 was a Bishop of Arles. In early youth he entered the Abbey of Lérins then presided over by his kinsman Honoratus 449)
• Saint Pius V (1505-1572)
• Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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