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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[553]] – The [[Second Council of Constantinople]] begins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf214.xii.ii.html |title=NPNF2–14. The Seven Ecumenical Councils, Introduction |publisher=CCEL|access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref> *[[1215]] – Rebel barons renounce their allegiance to King [[John, King of England|John of England]] — part of a chain of events leading to the signing of the [[Magna Carta]]. *[[1260]] – [[Kublai Khan]] becomes ruler of the [[Mongol Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Anne Commire|title=Historic World Leaders: Africa, Middle East, Asia, Pacific|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nDoOAQAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=Gale Research Incorporated|isbn=978-0-8103-8409-5|page=344}}</ref> *[[1494]] – On his second voyage to the New World, [[Christopher Columbus]] sights [[Jamaica]], landing at Discovery Bay and declares Jamaica the property of the Spanish crown.<ref name="pest">{{Cite book|last=Austin Alchon|first=Suzanne|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YiHHnV08ebkC&pg=PA62|title=A Pest in the Land: New World Epidemics in a Global Perspective|publisher=University of New Mexico Press|year=2003|isbn=978-0-8263-2871-7|page=62|access-date=28 February 2016}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – ''Daimyō'' (Lord) [[Shimazu Tadatsune]] of the [[Satsuma Domain]] in southern [[Kyūshū]], [[Tokugawa shogunate|Japan]], completes [[Invasion of Ryukyu|his successful invasion]] of the [[Ryūkyū Kingdom]] in [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Loo|first=Tze May|title=Heritage Politics: Shuri Castle and Okinawa's Incorporation Into Modern Japan, 1879-2000|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Lexington Books|date=2014|isbn=9780739182482|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjsfAwAAQBAJ|pages=37–38}}</ref> *[[1640]] – King [[Charles I of England]] dissolves the [[Short Parliament]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir John Borough|title=Notes of the Treaty Carried on at Ripon Between King Charles I. and the Covenanters of Scotland, A.D. 1640, Taken by Sir John Borough, Garter King of Arms|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hyxTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PR8|year=1869|publisher=Camden Society|pages=8}}</ref> *[[1654]] – [[Cromwell's Act of Grace]], aimed at reconciliation with the Scots, proclaimed in [[Edinburgh]]. *[[1762]] – [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] sign the [[Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1762)|Treaty of St. Petersburg]]. *[[1789]] – In [[France]], the [[Estates-General of 1789|Estates-General]] convenes for the first time since 1614. *[[1809]] – [[Mary Kies]] becomes the first woman awarded a U.S. [[patent]], for a technique of [[weaving]] [[straw]] with [[silk]] and [[yarn|thread]]. *[[1821]] – Emperor [[Napoleon]] dies in exile on the island of [[Saint Helena]] in the South Atlantic Ocean. *[[1821]] – The first edition of ''The Manchester Guardian'', now ''[[The Guardian]]'', is published.<ref>{{cite web|first1= Mark |last1=Rice-Oxley| first2=Theresa| last2= Malone |first3= Garry| last3= Blight| first4=Miles| last4= Probyn| title=The Guardian's first ever edition – annotated | url= https://www.theguardian.com/media/ng-interactive/2021/may/05/guardian-200-first-ever-edition-annotated | date= 5 May 2021| work= [[The Guardian]]| access-date= 5 May 2021 }}</ref> *[[1835]] – The [[History of rail transport in Belgium|first railway in continental Europe]] opens between [[Brussels]] and [[Mechelen]]. *[[1862]] – [[Cinco de Mayo]]: Troops led by [[Ignacio Zaragoza]] halt a French invasion in the [[Battle of Puebla]] in [[Mexico]]. *[[1864]] – [[American Civil War]]: The [[Battle of the Wilderness]] begins in [[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania County]]. *[[1865]] – American Civil War: The [[Conclusion of the American Civil War|Confederate government]] was declared dissolved at [[Washington, Georgia]]. *[[1866]] – [[Memorial Day]] first celebrated in United States at [[Waterloo, New York]]. *[[1877]] – [[American Indian Wars]]: [[Sitting Bull]] leads his band of [[Lakota people|Lakota]] into Canada to avoid harassment by the [[United States Army]] under [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] [[Nelson Miles]]. *[[1886]] – Workers marching for the [[Eight-hour day]] in [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]] were shot at by [[Wisconsin National Guard]]smen in what became known as the [[Bay View Massacre]].<ref>Wisconsin Labor History Society. (n.d.). Bayview tragedy, 1886. Wisconsin Labor History. Retrieved May 1, 2022, from https://www.wisconsinlaborhistory.org/our-events/bayview-tragedy-1886/</ref> *[[1887]] – The [[Peruvian Academy of Language]] is founded.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/libros/5-mayo-paso-dia-hoy-194798-noticia/|title=5 de mayo: ¿Qué pasó un día como hoy?|newspaper=El Comercio|first=Carlos|last=Batalla|date=5 May 2016|access-date=15 June 2023|language=Spanish}}</ref> *[[1891]] – The Music Hall in New York City (later known as [[Carnegie Hall]]) has its grand opening and first public performance, with [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky|Tchaikovsky]] as the guest conductor. ===1901–present=== *[[1904]] – [[Pitcher|Pitching]] against the [[Philadelphia Athletics]] at the [[Huntington Avenue Grounds]], [[Cy Young]] of the [[Boston Red Sox|Boston Americans]] throws the first [[Perfect game (baseball)|perfect game]] in the modern era of [[baseball]]. *[[1905]] – The trial in the [[Stratton Brothers case]] begins in London, England; it marks the first time that [[fingerprint]] evidence is used to gain a conviction for murder. *[[1912]] – The first issue of the [[Bolshevik]] newspaper ''[[Pravda]]'' was published.<ref name="Холенко2021">{{Cite book | first = Viktor | last = Kholenko | date = 28 January 2021 | title = НОСТАЛЬЖИ. Повесть-эссе. (Письма из ХХ века). О ВРЕМЕНИ, О ЖИЗНИ, О СУДЬБЕ. | volume= II | publisher = Delibri | page = 384 | language = Russian | isbn = 9785449107626 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_PUlEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA384}}</ref> *[[1920]] – Authorities arrest [[Sacco and Vanzetti|Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti]] for alleged robbery and murder. *[[1930]] – The [[1930 Bago earthquake]], the former of two major earthquakes in southern [[Burma]] kills as many as 7,000 in Yangon and Bago.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |title=5,000 to 7,000 Killed in Burmese Quake; Tidal Wave Wrecks Port; Rangoon Hard Hit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1930/05/07/archives/5000-to-7000-killed-in-burmese-quake-tidal-wave-wrecks-port-rangoon.html |work=New York Times |date=7 May 1930 |page=1}}</ref> *[[1936]] – Italian troops [[March of the Iron Will|occupy]] [[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]]. * [[1940]] – [[World War II]]: [[Norwegian Campaign]]: Norwegian squads in [[Battle of Hegra Fortress|Hegra Fortress]] and [[Battle of Vinjesvingen|Vinjesvingen]] capitulate to [[Nazi Germany|German forces]] after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms. *[[1941]] – Emperor [[Haile Selassie]] returns to Addis Ababa; the country commemorates the date as [[Liberation Day]] or Patriots' Victory Day. *[[1945]] – World War II: The [[Prague uprising]] begins as an attempt by the [[Czech resistance]] to free the city from [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|German occupation]]. * 1945 – World War II: A [[Fu-Go balloon bomb]] launched by the Japanese Army kills six people near [[Bly, Oregon]]. * 1945 – World War II: [[Battle of Castle Itter]], one of only two battles in that war in which American and German troops fought cooperatively. *[[1946]] – The [[International Military Tribunal for the Far East]] begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of [[war crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]]. *[[1955]] – The [[General Treaty]], by which France, Britain and the United States recognize the sovereignty of West Germany, comes into effect. *[[1961]] – [[Project Mercury]]: [[Alan Shepard]] becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital [[Mercury-Redstone 3|flight]]. *[[1964]] – The [[Council of Europe]] declares May 5 as [[Europe Day]]. *[[1972]] – [[Alitalia Flight 112]] crashes into Mount Longa near [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]], killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy. *[[1973]] – [[Secretariat (horse)|Secretariat]] wins the [[1973 Kentucky Derby]] in 1:59.4, an as-yet-unbeaten record. *[[1980]] – [[Operation Nimrod]]: The British [[Special Air Service]] storms the [[Iran]]ian [[embassy]] in London after a six-day siege. *[[1981]] – [[Bobby Sands]] dies in the [[Long Kesh]] prison hospital after 66 days of [[hunger strike|hunger-striking]], aged 27. *[[1985]] – [[Ronald Reagan]] [[Bitburg controversy|visits]] the military cemetery at [[Bitburg]] and the site of the [[Bergen-Belsen concentration camp]], where he makes a speech. *[[1987]] – [[Iran–Contra affair]]: Start of [[United States Congress|Congressional]] televised hearings in the United States of America *[[1991]] – A [[1991 Washington, D.C. riot|riot]] breaks out in the [[Mount Pleasant, Washington, D.C.|Mt. Pleasant]] section of Washington, D.C. after police shoot a [[Salvadoran]] man. *[[1994]] – The signing of the [[Bishkek Protocol]] between [[Armenia]] and [[Azerbaijan]] effectively freezes the [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]. * 1994 – American teenager [[Michael P. Fay]] is [[Caning in Singapore|caned]] in [[Singapore]] for theft and vandalism. *[[2006]] – The government of [[Sudan]] signs an accord with the [[Sudan Liberation Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sudan: Political Protocol between the Sudanese government and Sudan Liberation Army Movement signed - Sudan|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/sudan-political-protocol-between-sudanese-government-and-sudan-liberation-army-movement|access-date=2021-05-22|website=ReliefWeb|date=19 November 2006 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2007]] – [[Kenya Airways Flight 507]] crashes after takeoff from [[Douala International Airport]] in [[Douala]], Cameroon, killing all 114 aboard, making it the deadliest aircraft disaster in Cameroon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070505-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-8AL 5Y-KYA Douala Airport (DLA)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-08-24}}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[Anti-austerity movement in Greece|Mass protests]] in Greece erupt in response to [[austerity]] measures imposed by the government as a result of the [[Greek government-debt crisis]]. *[[2023]] – The [[World Health Organization]] declares the end of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] as a global health emergency.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-65499929|title=Covid global health emergency is over, WHO says|website=BBC News|date=5 May 2023|access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1210]] – [[Afonso III of Portugal]] (died 1279)<ref>{{cite book|author=Sir Frederick Dixon HARTLAND|title=A chronological dictionary or index to the genealogical chart, etc|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nEJfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA6|year=1854|pages=6}}</ref> *[[1282]] – [[Juan Manuel, Prince of Villena]] (died 1348)<ref>{{cite book|author=Charles F. H. Evans|title=Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pK1pAAAAMAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Association for the Promotion of Scholarship in Genealogy|page=395}}</ref> *[[1310]] – [[Preczlaw of Pogarell]], [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] and [[Bishop of Wrocław]] (died 1376) *[[1352]] – [[Rupert of Germany]], Count Palatine of the Rhine (died 1410) *[[1479]] – [[Guru Amar Das]], Indian 3rd [[Sikh Guru]] (died 1574) *[[1504]] – [[Stanislaus Hosius]], Polish cardinal (died 1579) *[[1530]] – [[Gabriel, comte de Montgomery]], French nobleman (died 1574) *[[1542]] – [[Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire]] (died 1623) *[[1582]] – [[John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg]] (died 1628) ===1601–1900=== *[[1684]] – [[Françoise Charlotte d'Aubigné]], French wife of [[Adrien Maurice de Noailles]] (died 1739) *[[1747]] – [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (died 1792) *[[1749]] – [[Jean-Frédéric Edelmann]], French pianist and composer (died 1794) *[[1764]] – [[Robert Craufurd]], Scottish general and politician (died 1812) *[[1800]] – [[Louis Christophe François Hachette]], French publisher (died 1864) *[[1813]] – [[Søren Kierkegaard]], Danish philosopher and author (died 1855) *[[1818]] – [[Karl Marx]], German philosopher, sociologist, and journalist (died 1883) *[[1826]] – [[Eugénie de Montijo]], French wife of [[Napoleon III]] (died 1920)<ref>{{cite book | first=Jasper Godwin | last=Ridley | title=Napoleon III and Eugenie | location=London | publisher=Constable | year=1979 | isbn=978-0-09461-380-5 | page=137}}</ref> *[[1830]] – [[John Batterson Stetson]], American businessman, founded the [[John B. Stetson Company]] (died 1906) *[[1832]] – [[Hubert Howe Bancroft]], American ethnologist and historian (died 1918) *[[1833]] – [[Ferdinand von Richthofen]], German geographer and academic (died 1905) *[[1834]] – [[Viktor Hartmann]], Russian painter and architect (died 1873) *[[1843]] – [[William George Beers]], Canadian dentist and patriot (died 1900) *[[1846]] – [[Henryk Sienkiewicz]], Polish journalist and author, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1916)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Literature 1905 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1905/sienkiewicz/facts/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[John L. Leal]], American physician (died 1914) *[[1859]] – [[Charles B. Hanford]], American Shakespearean actor (died 1926)<ref>{{cite book|first=A. D.|last= Storms|title=The Players Blue Book|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924027213259|year=1901|publisher=Sutherland & Storms|location=Worcester, MA|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cu31924027213259/page/n263 258]-259}}</ref> *[[1864]] – [[Nellie Bly]], American journalist and author (died 1922)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|editor=Commire, Anne|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|volume=14|year=2002|publisher=Yorkin Publications, Gale Group|location=Waterford|isbn=978-0-78764-073-6|page=65}}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[Helen Maud Merrill]], American litterateur and poet (died 1943) *[[1866]] – [[Thomas B. Thrige]], Danish businessman (died 1938) *[[1869]] – [[Fabián de la Rosa]], Filipino painter and educator (died 1937) * 1869 – [[Hans Pfitzner]], German composer and conductor (died 1949) *[[1873]] – [[Leon Czolgosz]], American assassin of [[William McKinley]] (died 1901)<ref>{{cite census | title = Twelfth Census of the United States | year = 1900 | location = Orange, Cuyahoga, Ohio | roll = T623 1261 | page = 4A | line = 34 }}</ref> *[[1874]] – [[Thomas Bavin]], New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (died 1941) *[[1882]] – [[Sylvia Pankhurst]], English women's suffrage movement leader and socialist activist (died 1960) *[[1883]] – [[Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell]], English general and politician, 43rd [[Governor-General of India]] (died 1950) * 1883 – [[Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler]], American mathematician (died 1966)<ref>{{cite book | first1=Louise S. | last1=Grinstein | first2=Paul J. | last2=Campbell | chapter=Anna Johnson Pell Wheeler (1883-1966) | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=241}}</ref> *[[1884]] – [[Chief Bender]], American baseball player and coach (died 1954) *[[1885]] – [[Kingsley Fairbridge]], South African-Australian scholar and politician (died 1924) *[[1887]] – [[Mervyn S. Bennion]], American captain, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (died 1941) *[[1889]] – [[Herbie Taylor]], South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973) *[[1890]] – [[Christopher Morley]], American journalist and author (died 1957) *[[1892]] – [[Dorothy Garrod]], British archaeologist (died 1968)<ref>{{cite book | first=Brian M. | last=Fagan | title=Archaeologists: Explorers of the Human Past | location=Oxford | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2003 | isbn=978-0-19511-946-6 | page=139}}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Elsie Eaves]], American engineer (died 1983)<ref>{{cite web | title=Obituary for Elsie Eaves | work= New York Times | date=April 2, 1983 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/02/obituaries/elsie-eaves.html | access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> * 1898 – [[Blind Willie McTell]], American Piedmont blues singer and guitar player (died 1959) *[[1899]] – [[Freeman Gosden]], American actor and screenwriter (died 1982) *[[1900]] – [[Helen Redfield]], American geneticist (died 1988)<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict02ogil | title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the mid-20th Century | last1=Ogilvie |first1=Marilyn Bailey | last2=Harvey |first2=Joy Dorothy | year=2000 | publisher=Routledge | author-link=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie | author-link2=Joy Harvey | isbn=978-0-41592-040-7 | location=New York | pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict02ogil/page/1082 1082] | oclc=40776839 | url-access=registration}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Janne Mustonen]], Finnish politician (died 1964)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Janne Mustonen |url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911092.aspx |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date=27 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415201123/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911092.aspx |archive-date=15 April 2017 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[James Beard]], American chef and author (died 1985) *[[1905]] – [[Floyd Gottfredson]], American author and illustrator (died 1986) *[[1907]] – [[Iryna Vilde|Daryna Dmytrivna Polotniuk]], Bukovinian (Ukrainian) journalist and author (died 1982)<ref>{{cite web | title=Iryna Vilde | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309154840/http://leksika.com.ua/10820314/ure/vilde | url=http://leksika.com.ua/10820314/ure/vilde | archive-date=9 March 2016 | website=Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia | access-date=22 March 2020 | year=2016}}</ref> *[[1910]] – [[Leo Lionni]], American author and illustrator (died 1999) *[[1911]] – [[Andor Lilienthal]], Russian-Hungarian chess player (died 2010) * 1911 – [[Pritilata Waddedar]], Indian educator and activist (died 1932)<ref>{{cite web | title=Pritilata's 100th birthday today | website=The Daily Star | date=5 May 2011 | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-184343 | access-date=22 March 2020}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[Duane Carter]], American race car driver (died 1993) *[[1914]] – [[Tyrone Power]], American actor (died 1958) *[[1915]] – [[Alice Faye]], American actress and singer (died 1998) *[[1916]] – [[Zail Singh]], Indian politician, 7th [[President of India]] (died 1994) *[[1919]] – [[Georgios Papadopoulos]], Greek colonel and politician, 169th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (died 1999) *[[1921]] – [[Arthur Leonard Schawlow]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1999) *[[1922]] – [[Irene Gut Opdyke]], Polish nurse and humanitarian (died 2003) *[[1923]] – [[William C. Campbell (golfer)|William C. Campbell]], American golfer (died 2013) * 1923 – [[Cathleen Synge Morawetz]], Canadian mathematician (died 2017)<ref>{{cite book | first=James D. | last=Patterson | chapter=Cathleen Synge Morawetz | editor-last1=Grinstein | editor-first1=Louise S. | editor-last2=Campbell | editor-first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-3132-4849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/152 152] | chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/152 }}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Leo Ryan]], American soldier, educator, and politician (died 1978) *[[1927]] – [[Pat Carroll]], American actress (died 2022) *[[1929]] – [[Ilene Woods]], American actress (died 2010) *[[1932]] – [[Stan Goldberg]], American illustrator (died 2014) *[[1933]] – [[Collie Smith]], Jamaican cricketer (died 1959) *[[1934]] – [[Henri Konan Bédié]], Ivorian politician, 2nd [[President of Côte d'Ivoire]] (died 2023)<ref>{{cite book|author=South Africa. Parliament (1994–)|title=Joint Sittings of Both Houses of Parliament: (Hansard)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-JsUAQAAIAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Government Printer}}</ref> * 1934 – [[Victor Garland]], Australian accountant and politician, 26th [[Minister for Veterans' Affairs|Australian Minister for Veterans' Affairs]] (died 2022) *[[1935]] – [[Eddie Linden]], Scottish poet and magazine editor (died 2023) * 1935 – [[Bernard Pivot]], French journalist, talk show host, and producer (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-06 |title=Bernard Pivot, journaliste, créateur d'" Apostrophes ", est mort |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/05/06/bernard-pivot-journaliste-createur-d-apostrophes-est-mort_6231907_3382.html |access-date=2024-05-06 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=fr}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Sandy Baron]], American actor and comedian (died 2001) *[[1937]] – [[Beryl Burton]], English racing cyclist (died 1996) <ref name="Obituary">[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/beryl-burton-obituary-1346085.html Clifford, Tim, (7 May 1996), Beryl Burton Obituary, The Independent]. Retrieved 20 July 2015</ref> * 1937 – [[Delia Derbyshire]], English musician, arranger and composer (died 2001)<ref>{{cite news|last=Hodgson|first=Brian|author-link=Brian Hodgson|title=Obituary: Delia Derbyshire|newspaper=[[The Guardian|Guardian Unlimited]]|date=7 July 2001|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/jul/07/guardianobituaries1}}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Michael Murphy (actor)|Michael Murphy]], American actor *[[1939]] – [[Ray Gosling]], English journalist, author, and activist (died 2013) *[[1940]] – [[Lance Henriksen]], American actor *[[1942]] – [[Jean Corston, Baroness Corston]], English lawyer and politician * 1942 – [[Tammy Wynette]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1998) *[[1943]] – [[Michael Palin]], English actor and screenwriter * 1943 – [[Ignacio Ramonet]], Spanish journalist and author *[[1944]] – [[Bo Larsson]], Swedish footballer (died 2023) * 1944 – [[John Rhys-Davies]], Welsh actor and screenwriter * 1944 – [[Roger Rees]], Welsh-American actor and director (died 2015) *[[1945]] – [[Kurt Loder]], American journalist, author, and critic * [[1946]] – [[Jim Kelly (martial artist)|Jim Kelly]], American actor, athlete, and martial artist (died 2013)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yardley |first=William |date=2013-07-02 |title=Jim Kelly, Star of Martial Arts Movies, Dies at 67 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/02/arts/jim-kelly-star-of-martial-arts-movies-dies-at-67.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]], English drummer and songwriter *[[1950]] – [[Maggie MacNeal]], Dutch singer *[[1952]] – [[Ed Lee (politician)|Ed Lee]], American politician and attorney, 43rd [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (died 2017) *[[1955]] – [[Jon Butcher]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and freelance multimedia producer *[[1956]] – [[Steve Scott (athlete)|Steve Scott]], American runner and coach *[[1957]] – [[Richard E. Grant]], Swazi-English actor, director, and screenwriter *[[1958]] – [[Robert DiPierdomenico]], Australian footballer and sportscaster *[[1959]] – [[Bobby Ellsworth]], American singer and bass player * 1959 – [[Ian McCulloch (singer)|Ian McCulloch]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1959 – [[Brian Williams]], American journalist *[[1960]] – [[Doug Hawkins]], Australian footballer and sportscaster *[[1961]] – [[Marg Downey]], Australian actress * 1961 – [[Hiroshi Hase]], Japanese wrestler and politician *[[1963]] – [[James LaBrie]], Canadian singer-songwriter * 1963 – [[Simon Rimmer]], English chef and author * 1963 – [[Scott Westerfeld]], American author and composer *[[1964]] – [[Jean-François Copé]], French politician, French Minister of Budget * 1964 – [[Heike Henkel]], German high jumper * 1964 – [[Don Payne (writer)|Don Payne]], American screenwriter and producer (died 2013) * 1964 – [[Minami Takayama]], Japanese voice actress and singer *[[1966]] – [[Shawn Drover]], Canadian drummer * 1966 – [[Sergei Stanishev]], Bulgarian politician, 46th [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Almanac Bulgaria 2003|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PzZpAAAAMAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Sofia Press Agency}}</ref> * 1966 – [[Josh Weinstein]], American screenwriter and producer *[[1967]] – [[Adam Hughes]], American author and illustrator * 1967 – [[Charles Nagy]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles Nagy Stats |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/charles-nagy-119640 |website=mlb.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> * 1967 – [[Alexis Sinduhije]], Burundian journalist and politician *[[1971]] – [[Harold Miner]], American basketball player *[[1972]] – [[James Cracknell]], English rower * 1972 – [[Žigmund Pálffy]], Slovakian ice hockey player * 1972 – [[Mikael Renberg]], Swedish ice hockey player *[[1975]] – [[Meb Keflezighi]], American runner *[[1976]] – [[Dieter Brummer]], Australian actor (died 2021) * 1976 – [[Juan Pablo Sorín]], Argentinian footballer and sportscaster *[[1977]] – [[Tiffany Roberts]], American footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tiffany Roberts |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27684 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=20 March 2024 }}</ref> *[[1979]] – [[Vincent Kartheiser]], American actor *[[1980]] – [[Yossi Benayoun]], Israeli footballer * 1980 – [[Hank Green]], American entrepreneur, educator, and vlogger *[[1981]] – [[Craig David]], English singer-songwriter, musician and producer * 1981 – [[Danielle Fishel]], American actress *[[1982]] – [[Vanessa Bryant]], American philanthropist and model<ref>{{Cite web|last=Silas|first=Karen|date=February 28, 2020|title=Kobe Bryant's wife Vanessa Bryant's background - everything you need to know|url=https://www.hola.com/us/celebrities/20200228fl35tfdf88/vanessa-laine-bryant-nationality-childhood-biography-1/|website=HOLA|language=en-US|access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref> * 1982 – [[Corey Parker (rugby league)|Corey Parker]], Australian rugby league footballer *[[1983]] – [[Henry Cavill]], English actor *[[1985]] – [[Shoko Nakagawa]], Japanese actress and singer * 1985 – [[Emanuele Giaccherini]], Italian footballer * 1985 – [[P. J. Tucker]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/t/tuckepj01.html|title=P.J. Tucker Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Graham Dorrans]], Scottish footballer *[[1988]] – [[Adele]], English singer-songwriter *[[1989]] – [[Chris Brown]], American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor * 1989 – [[Agnes Knochenhauer]], Swedish curler<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agnes Knochenhauer |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/138421 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=24 March 2024 }}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Raúl Jiménez]], Mexican footballer *[[1994]] – [[Celeste (singer)|Celeste]], British singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Celeste Epiphany Waite |url=https://californiabirthindex.org/birth/celeste_epiphany_waite_born_1994_23375512 |website=californiabirthindex.org |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Conner |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ConnJa00.htm |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=pro-football-reference.com}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Christopher Eubanks]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Eubanks |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/E865/overview |website=atptour.com |publisher=ATP Tour |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Mayar Sherif]], Egyptian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/318711/mayar-sherif|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Mayar Sherif|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=16 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Logan Gilbert]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Logan Gilbert Stats |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/logan-gilbert-669302 |website=mlb.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Mitch Marner]], Canadian hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mitch Marner Stats And News |url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/player/mitch-marner-8478483 |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Aryna Sabalenka]], Belarusian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aryna Sabalenka {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/320760/aryna-sabalenka |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Nathan Chen]], American figure skater * 1999 – [[Justin Kluivert]], Dutch footballer *[[2003]] – [[Carlos Alcaraz]], Spanish tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carlos Alcaraz {{!}} Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Jenna Davis]], American actress and YouTuber<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dodson |first=P. Claire |date=January 6, 2023 |title=Before She Was M3GAN, Jenna Davis Was the "Penny Nickel Dime" Girl |url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/m3gan-actress-jenna-davis-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108035123/https://www.teenvogue.com/story/m3gan-actress-jenna-davis-interview |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=[[Teen Vogue]] |publisher=Condé Nast}}</ref> * 2004 – [[Kirsty Muir]], Scottish freestyle skier<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirsty Muir |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/139190 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=20 March 2024 }}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[465]] – [[Gerontius (bishop of Milan)|Gerontius]], Archbishop of Milan *[[1194]] – [[Casimir II the Just]], Polish son of [[Bolesław III Wrymouth]] (born 1138) *[[1243]] – [[Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent]], English [[justiciar]] (born {{Circa|1160}}) *[[1306]] – [[Constantine Palaiologos (son of Michael VIII)|Constantine Palaiologos]], Byzantine general (born 1261) *[[1309]] – [[Charles II of Naples]] (born 1254) *[[1316]] – [[Elizabeth of Rhuddlan]], daughter of King Edward I of England (born 1282) *[[1338]] – [[Prince Tsunenaga]], son of the Japanese Emperor (born 1324) *[[1380]] – [[Saint Philotheos]], Coptic martyr<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://icopts.com/new/index.php?option=com_synaxarium&task=alldays&rdr=bashans/day2.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927185119/http://icopts.com/new/index.php?option=com_synaxarium&task=alldays&rdr=bashans%2Fday2.php|url-status=dead|title=Coptic Synexarion|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref> *[[1432]] – [[Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola]], Italian adventurer *[[1525]] – [[Frederick III, Elector of Saxony]] (born 1463) *[[1582]] – [[Charlotte of Bourbon]], Princess consort of Orange, married to [[William I of Orange]] (born 1547) *[[1586]] – [[Henry Sidney]], Irish politician, [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]] (born 1529) ===1601–1900=== *[[1671]] – [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester]], English general and politician, [[Lord Chamberlain|Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom]] (born 1602) *[[1672]] – [[Samuel Cooper (painter)|Samuel Cooper]], English painter and linguist (born 1609) *[[1700]] – [[Angelo Italia]], Italian architect (born 1628) *[[1705]] – [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor]] (born 1640) *[[1760]] – [[Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers]], English politician (born 1720) *[[1766]] – [[Jean Astruc]], French physician and scholar (born 1684) *[[1808]] – [[Pierre Jean George Cabanis]], French physiologist and philosopher (born 1757) *[[1821]] – [[Napoleon]], French general and emperor (born 1769)<ref>{{cite web |title=Napoleon I {{!}} Biography, Achievements, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1827]] – [[Frederick Augustus I of Saxony]] (born 1750) *[[1833]] – [[Sophia Campbell]], English-Australian painter (born 1777) *[[1855]] – [[Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet]], English politician (born 1786) *[[1859]] – [[Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet]], German mathematician and academic (born 1805) *[[1860]] – [[Jean-Charles Prince]], Canadian bishop (born 1804) *[[1883]] – [[John O'Shanassy]], Irish-Australian politician, 2nd [[Premier of Victoria]] (born 1818) *[[1892]] – [[August Wilhelm von Hofmann]], German chemist and academic (born 1818) *[[1896]] – [[Silas Adams]], American lawyer and politician (born 1839) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Mariano Ignacio Prado]], Peruvian general, twice President of Peru (born 1825)<ref>{{Cite book|title=General Mariano Ignacio Prado. Su vida y su obra|first=Evaristo|last=San Cristoval|date=1966|publisher=Impr. Gil|location=Lima|page=58|language=Spanish}}</ref> *[[1902]] – [[Bret Harte]], American short story writer and poet (born 1836)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXbl9lZcW_YC&q=may+5+|title=Bret Harte: Opening the American Literary West|first=Gary|last=Scharnhorst|date=October 30, 2000|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|isbn=9780806132549|via=Google Books}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Şeker Ahmed Pasha]], Turkish soldier and painter (born 1841) *[[1913]] – [[Henry Moret]], French painter (born 1856) *[[1916]] – [[John MacBride]], Irish soldier and rebel (born 1865) * 1916 – [[Maurice Raoul-Duval]], French polo player (born 1866) *[[1921]] – [[Alfred Hermann Fried]], Austrian journalist and publicist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1864) *[[1924]] – [[A. Sabapathy]], Sri Lankan journalist and politician (born 1853) *[[1931]] – [[Glen Kidston]], English pilot and race car driver (born 1899) *[[1941]] – [[Platon of Banja Luka]], Serbian Orthodox bishop (born 1874)<ref>{{cite book|last=Goldstein|first=Slavko|author-link=Slavko Goldstein|others=Translated by Michael Gable|year=2012|title=1941: The Year That Keeps Returning|edition=2nd|publisher=New York Review Books|location=New York City|isbn=978-1-59017-673-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tPCrbVJNvWUC|page=97}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Qemal Stafa]], Albanian politician (born 1920) *[[1947]] – [[Ty LaForest]], Canadian-American baseball player (born 1917) *[[1957]] – [[Leopold Löwenheim]], German mathematician and logician (born 1878) *[[1959]] – [[Carlos Saavedra Lamas]], Argentinian academic and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1878) *[[1962]] – [[Ernest Tyldesley]], English cricketer (born 1889) *[[1965]] – [[Nikos Gounaris]], Greek tenor and composer (born 1915) * 1965 – [[John Waters (director born 1893)|John Waters]], American director and screenwriter (born 1893) *[[1971]] – [[Violet Jessop]], Argentinean-English nurse (born 1887) *[[1973]] – [[Zekai Özger]], Turkish poet and academic (born 1948) *[[1977]] – [[Ludwig Erhard]], German economist and politician, [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic)|Chancellor of Germany]] (born 1897) *[[1981]] – [[Bobby Sands]], [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|PIRA volunteer]] and hunger striker (born 1954)<ref>{{cite web |title=Bobby Sands {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bobby-Sands |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=3 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Horst Schumann]], German physician (born 1901) * 1983 – [[John Williams (actor)|John Williams]], English-American actor (born 1903) *[[1985]] – [[Donald Bailey (civil engineer)|Donald Bailey]], English engineer, designed the [[Bailey bridge]] (born 1901) *[[1988]] – [[Michael Shaara]], American author and academic (born 1928) *[[1993]] – [[Irving Howe]], American literary and social critic (born 1920) *[[1994]] – [[Mário Quintana]], Brazilian poet and translator (born 1906) *[[1995]] – [[Mikhail Botvinnik]], Russian chess player and coach (born 1911) *[[1999]] – [[Vasilis Diamantopoulos]], Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1920) *[[2000]] – [[Gino Bartali]], Italian cyclist (born 1914) * 2000 – [[Bill Musselman]], American basketball player and coach (born 1940) *[[2001]] – [[Morris Graves]], American painter and educator (born 1910) * 2001 – [[Clifton Hillegass]], American publisher, created ''[[CliffsNotes]]'' (born 1918) *[[2002]] – [[Hugo Banzer]], Bolivian general and politician, 62nd [[President of Bolivia]] (born 1926) * 2002 – [[Paul Wilbur Klipsch]], American engineer, founded [[Klipsch Audio Technologies]] (born 1904)<ref>{{cite web |title=KLIPSCH, PAUL WILBUR (FAMOUS PHOTO) - Hempstead County, Arkansas {{!}} PAUL WILBUR (FAMOUS PHOTO) KLIPSCH - Arkansas Gravestone Photos |url=https://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=939712 |website=arkansasgravestones.org |access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref> * 2002 – [[George Sidney]], American director and producer (born 1916) * 2002 – [[Louis C. Wyman]], American lawyer and politician (born 1917)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/09/us/louis-c-wyman-85-served-5-terms-in-house.html | title=Louis C. Wyman, 85; Served 5 Terms in House | newspaper=The New York Times | date=9 May 2002 }}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Sam Bockarie]], Sierra Leonean commander (born 1964) * 2003 – [[Walter Sisulu]], South African activist and politician (born 1912) *[[2006]] – [[Naushad Ali]], Indian composer and producer (born 1919) * 2006 – [[Atıf Yılmaz]], Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925) *[[2007]] – [[Theodore Harold Maiman]], American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the [[laser]] (born 1927) *[[2008]] – [[Irv Robbins]], Canadian-American businessman, co-founded [[Baskin-Robbins]] (born 1917) * 2008 – [[Jerry Wallace]], American singer and guitarist (born 1928) *[[2010]] – [[Giulietta Simionato]], Italian soprano (born 1910) * 2010 – [[Umaru Musa Yar'Adua]], Nigerian academic and politician, 13th [[President of Nigeria]] (born 1951) *[[2011]] – [[Claude Choules]], English-Australian soldier (born 1901) * 2011 – [[Yosef Merimovich]], Israeli footballer and manager (born 1924) * 2011 – [[Dana Wynter]], British actress (born 1931) *[[2012]] – [[Surendranath (cricketer)|Surendranath]], Indian cricketer (born 1937) * 2012 – [[Carl Johan Bernadotte]], Count of Wisborg (born 1916) * 2012 – [[Aatos Erkko]], Finnish journalist and publisher (born 1932) * 2012 – [[George Knobel]], Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (born 1922) * 2012 – [[Roy Padayachie]], South African lawyer and politician, South African Minister of Communications (born 1950) *[[2013]] – [[Sarah Kirsch (poet)|Sarah Kirsch]], German poet and author (born 1935) * 2013 – [[Robert Ressler]], American [[FBI]] agent and author (born 1937) *[[2014]] – [[Michael Otedola]], Nigerian journalist and politician, 9th [[Governor of Lagos State]] (born 1926) *[[2015]] – [[Jobst Brandt]], American cyclist, engineer, and author (born 1935) * 2015 – [[Hans Jansen]], Dutch linguist, academic, and politician (born 1942) *[[2017]] – [[Binyamin Elon]], Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician (born 1954) * 2017 – [[Ely Ould Mohamed Vall]], Mauritanian politician (born 1953) *[[2020]] – [[Millie Small]], Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1947)<ref>{{cite web|date=6 May 2020|title=Millie Small dies in London|url=https://subcultz.com/millie-small-dies-in-london/}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Jeannie Epper]], American stuntwoman and actress (born 1941)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-07 |title=Jeannie Epper, epic stuntwoman behind feats of TV's 'Wonder Woman,' dies at 83 |url=https://apnews.com/article/jeannie-epper-dead-124a196695ff07b039898ed49d48157a |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Bernard Hill]], English actor (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68962192|title=Bernard Hill: Titanic and Lord of the Rings actor dies|date=5 May 2024|website=[[BBC]]|access-date=5 May 2024|archive-date=5 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240505141301/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68962192|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2024 – [[César Luis Menotti]], Argentine footballer and manager (born 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-05 |title=Argentina World Cup-winning coach Cesar Luis Menotti dies aged 85 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0430j1dd3no |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * [[Children's Day]] ([[Japan]], [[South Korea]])<ref name=Fuller>{{cite book |last1=Fuller |first1=Linda |title=National days/national ways: historical, political, and religious celebrations around the world |date=2004 |publisher=Praeger Publishers |location=Westport, Conn. |isbn=0275972704 |pages=85 and 124}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Pratt |first1=Keith |last2=Rutt |first2=Richard |title=Korea: A Historical and Cultural Dictionary |date=16 December 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-79393-6 |page=46 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r15cAgAAQBAJ&dq=south+korea+children%27s+day+5+may&pg=PA46 |language=en}}</ref> * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: ** [[Angelus of Jerusalem]] ** [[Aventinus of Tours]] ** [[Edmund Ignatius Rice|Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice]] ** [[Frederick III, Elector of Saxony|Frederick the Wise]] ([[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]]) ** [[Gotthard of Hildesheim]] ** [[Hilary of Arles]] ** [[Jutta of Kulmsee]] ** [[Stanisław Kazimierczyk]] ** [[May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Cinco de Mayo]] ([[Mexico]], [[United States]]) * [[Constitution Day]] ([[Kyrgyzstan]]) * [[Europe Day]] ([[Council of Europe]]) * [[Feast of al-Khadr]] or [[Saint George]] ([[Palestinian people|Palestinian]]) * [[Indian Arrival Day]] ([[Guyana]]) * [[International Midwives' Day]] ([[International observance|International]]) * [[Liberation Day]] ([[Denmark]], [[Netherlands]]) * [[Lusophone Culture Day]] ([[Community of Portuguese Language Countries]]) * [[World Portuguese Language Day]] (International)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/portuguese-language-day|title=World Portuguese language day|publisher=[[UNESCO]]|access-date=2020-05-05}}</ref> * [[Martyrs' Day (Albania)|Martyrs' Day]] ([[Albania]]) * [[Missing and murdered Indigenous women#National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls|Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day]] (Canada and United States) * [[National Cartoonist Day]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/why-may-5-is-observed-as-national-cartoonist-day-history-significance-and-inspirational-quotes-5112691.html |title=Why May 5 is Observed as National Cartoonist Day? History, Significance and Inspirational Quotes |publisher=[[News18.com]] |date=5 May 2022 |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref> * [[Ethiopian Patriots' Victory Day|Patriots' Victory Day]] ([[Ethiopia]])<ref name=Fuller /> * Revenge of the Fifth (see [[Star Wars Day]]) * [[Senior Citizens Day]] ([[Palau]])<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe |date=29 July 2004 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-85743-255-8 |page=3304 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gP_-8rXzQs8C&pg=PA3304}}</ref> * [[Soviet Press Day]] ([[Soviet Union]])<ref>{{Cite book|title=Ленинская газета "Правда" (1912-1914 гг.) и рабочее движение в Эстонии|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=--xHAAAAMAAJ|publisher=Ėstonskoe gos. izd-vo|last=Rudnev|first=Daniil|year=1962|page=16|language=Russian}}</ref> * [[Tango no sekku]] ([[Japan]]) * [[Uyghur Doppa Cultural Festival]] (Doppa Day)<ref name="Amerasinghe 2024">{{cite journal |last=Amerasinghe |first=Shalini |title=The agency of object: the doppa as a narrator for a dynamic Uyghur identity |date=2024 |journal=Central Asian Survey |pages=1–14 |doi=10.1080/02634937.2024.2407971 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02634937.2024.2407971 |access-date=2 May 2025 |issn=0263-4937|url-access=subscription }}</ref>{{rp|1–2}} == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/5 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=5}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/5 Historical Events on May 5] {{months}} [[Category:Days of May]]
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