May, 5th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Thursday 05, 2005:
The United Kingdom general election takes place

Friday 05, 2000:
Planets in the Solar System align

Friday 05, 1995:
British film producer Ray Santilli unveils his alien autopsy footage to a group of UFO researchers. The film is widely regarded as a hoax.

Thursday 05, 1994:
American Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore as punishment for spray-painting two cars.

Tuesday 05, 1992:
Wolfenstein 3D is released, the first-ever first-person shooter computer game.

Saturday 05, 1990:
In Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), Toto Cutugno wins the thirty-fifth Eurovision Song Contest for Italy singing "Insieme: 1992" (Together: 1992).

Tuesday 05, 1987:
Iran-Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings.

Monday 05, 1980:
Operation Nimrod: The Special Air Service storm the Iranian embassy in London after a six day siege.

Friday 05, 1978:
Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hits his 3000th major league hit.

Friday 05, 1961:
Mercury program: Mercury 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.

Thursday 05, 1955:
West Germany gains full sovereignty.

Wednesday 05, 1954:
A coup d'état carries General Alfredo Stroessner to power in Paraguay.

Friday 05, 1950:
Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King Rama IX of Thailand.

Thursday 05, 1949:
The Council of Europe is formed.

Saturday 05, 1945:
A Japanese bomb, launched by balloon and called a fire balloon, explodes near Lakeview, Oregon, United States, killing a woman and five children who were examining it during a church picnic.

Friday 05, 1944:
Mohandas Gandhi is freed from prison.

Wednesday 05, 1943:
The film curator of the Library of Congress, Howard Walls, announces that about 5,000 films will be preserved in the library.

Monday 05, 1941:
Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; this date has been since commemorated as Liberation Day.

Sunday 05, 1940:
World War II: In London, a Norwegian government in exile is formed.

Tuesday 05, 1936:
Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Tuesday 05, 1925:
Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee, biology teacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution.

Saturday 05, 1923:
Coco Chanel introduces Chanel No. 5 perfume.

Friday 05, 1922:
In The Bronx, construction begins on Yankee Stadium.

Friday 05, 1916:
American marines invade the Dominican Republic.

Sunday 05, 1912:
The 1912 Summer Olympics open in Stockholm, Sweden.

Thursday 05, 1904:
Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans threw the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.

Friday 05, 1893:
Panic of 1893: Crash on the New York Stock Exchange starts a depression.

Tuesday 05, 1891:
The Music Hall in New York (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.

Saturday 05, 1877:
Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.

Friday 05, 1865:
In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati), the first train robbery in the United States takes place.

Thursday 05, 1864:
American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Monday 05, 1862:
Cinco de Mayo in Mexico: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halted a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla.

Tuesday 05, 1835:
In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.

Friday 05, 1809:
The Swiss canton of Aargau denies citizenship to Jews.

Tuesday 05, 1789:
In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time in 150 years.

Wednesday 05, 1762:
Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.

Saturday 05, 1646:
King Charles I of England and Scotland surrenders to the Scottish Presbyterian Army at Newark.

Saturday 05, 1640:
King Charles I of England disbands the Short Parliament.

Wednesday 05, 1260:
Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/05-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 05

1979:
Vincent Kartheiser, American actor (b: May 5, 1979) (Biography of Vincent Kartheiser)

1966:
Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth) (b: May 5, 1966) (Biography of Shawn Drover)

1959:
Steve Stevens, American guitarist (Billy Idol) (b: May 5, 1959) (Biography of Steve Stevens)

1957:
Richard E. Grant, British actor (b: May 5, 1957) (Biography of Richard E. Grant)

1952:
Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (b: May 5, 1952 ; d: January 8, 2005) (Biography of Campbell McComas)

1944:
Roger Rees, Welsh actor (b: May 5, 1944) (Biography of Roger Rees)
John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor (b: May 5, 1944) (Biography of John Rhys-Davies)

1943:
Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian (b: May 5, 1943) (Biography of Michael Palin)

1942:
Marc Alaimo, American actor (b: May 5, 1942) (Biography of Marc Alaimo)

1941:
Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (b: May 5, 1941) (Biography of Alexander Ragulin)

1936:
Patrick Gowers, English composer (b: May 5, 1936) (Biography of Patrick Gowers)

1935:
Douglas Marland, American television writer (b: May 5, 1935 ; d: March 6, 1993) (Biography of Douglas Marland)

1926:
Ann B. Davis, American actress (b: May 5, 1926) (Biography of Ann B. Davis)

1923:
Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (b: May 5, 1923 ; d: November 4, 2003) (Biography of Richard Wollheim)

1921:
Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 5, 1921 ; d: April 28, 1999) (Biography of Arthur Leonard Schawlow)

1915:
Alice Faye, American actress (b: May 5, 1915 ; d: May 9, 1998) (Biography of Alice Faye)

1914:
Tyrone Power, American actor (b: May 5, 1914 ; d: November 15, 1958) (Biography of Tyrone Power)

1908:
Kurt Böhme, German bass (b: May 5, 1908 ; d: December 20, 1989) (Biography of Kurt Böhme)

1903:
James Beard, American chef and cookbook writer (b: May 5, 1903 ; d: January 21, 1985) (Biography of James Beard)

1901:
Blind Willie McTell, American singer (b: May 5, 1901 ; d: August 15, 1959) (Biography of Blind Willie McTell)

1890:
Christopher Morley, American writer (b: May 5, 1890) (Biography of Christopher Morley)

1887:
Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (b: May 5, 1887 ; d: September 15, 1972) (Biography of Geoffrey Fisher)

1883:
Archibald Wavell, British general (b: May 5, 1883 ; d: May 24, 1950) (Biography of Archibald Wavell)

1869:
Hans Pfitzner, Russian-born composer (b: May 5, 1869) (Biography of Hans Pfitzner)

1865:
Elizabeth Jane Cochran, American journalist and writer (b: May 5, 1865) (Biography of Elizabeth Jane Cochran)

1846:
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (b: May 5, 1846 ; d: November 15, 1916) (Biography of Henryk Sienkiewicz)

1833:
Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (b: May 5, 1833) (Biography of Ferdinand von Richthofen)

1832:
H.H. Bancroft, American historian and publisher (b: May 5, 1832) (Biography of H.H. Bancroft)

1826:
Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III (b: May 5, 1826) (Biography of Empress Eugenie)

1818:
Karl Marx, German political philosopher (b: May 5, 1818 ; d: March 14, 1883) (Biography of Karl Marx)

1813:
Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (b: May 5, 1813 ; d: November 11, 1855) (Biography of Søren Kierkegaard)

1764:
Robert Craufurd, British general (b: May 5, 1764 ; d: January 23, 1812) (Biography of Robert Craufurd)

1747:
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (b: May 5, 1747) (Biography of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor)

1546:
Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (b: May 5, 1546 ; d: February 8, 1623) (Biography of Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter)

1210:
King Afonso III of Portugal (b: May 5, 1210 ; d: February 16, 1279) (Biography of Afonso III of Portugal)

867:
Uda, Emperor of Japan (b: May 5, 867 ; d: July 19, 931) (Biography of Uda)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/05-may/births.html

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People who died on May 05

2003:
Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (b: May 18, 1912 ; d: May 5, 2003) (Biography of Walter Sisulu)

2001:
Cliff Hillegass, American publisher (b: April 18, 1918 ; d: May 5, 2001) (Biography of Cliff Hillegass)

1997:
Walter Gotell, actor (b: March 15, 1924 ; d: May 5, 1997) (Biography of Walter Gotell)

1995:
Mikhail Botvinnik, chess player (b: August 17, 1911 ; d: May 5, 1995) (Biography of Mikhail Botvinnik)

1992:
Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer, Eurovision Song Contest winner (b: October 24, 1927 ; d: May 5, 1992) (Biography of Jean-Claude Pascal)

1988:
Michael Shaara (d: May 5, 1988) (Biography of Michael Shaara)

1985:
Sir Donald Bailey, civil engineer (b: September 15, 1901 ; d: May 5, 1985) (Biography of Donald Bailey)

1981:
Bobby Sands, Irish republican (b: March 9, 1954 ; d: May 5, 1981) (Biography of Bobby Sands)

1962:
Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b: February 5, 1889 ; d: May 5, 1962) (Biography of Ernest Tyldesley)

1959:
Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Argentine politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b: November 1, 1878 ; d: May 5, 1959) (Biography of Carlos Saavedra Lamas)

1900:
Ivan Aivazovsky (d: May 5, 1900) (Biography of Ivan Aivazovsky)

1859:
Peter Gustav Dirichlet, German mathematician (b: February 13, 1805 ; d: May 5, 1859) (Biography of Peter Gustav Dirichlet)

1855:
Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b: January 12, 1786 ; d: May 5, 1855) (Biography of Robert Inglis)

1827:
King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b: December 23, 1750 ; d: May 5, 1827) (Biography of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony)

1821:
Napoleon I of France (d: May 5, 1821) (Biography of Napoleon I of France)

1811:
Robert Mylne (d: May 5, 1811) (Biography of Robert Mylne)

1766:
Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b: March 19, 1684 ; d: May 5, 1766) (Biography of Jean Astruc)

1705:
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (b: June 9, 1640 ; d: May 5, 1705) (Biography of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor)

1672:
Samuel Cooper (d: May 5, 1672) (Biography of Samuel Cooper)

1671:
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (d: May 5, 1671) (Biography of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester)

1604:
Claudio Merulo, Italian composer (b: April 8, 1533 ; d: May 5, 1604) (Biography of Claudio Merulo)

1586:
Henry Sidney (d: May 5, 1586) (Biography of Henry Sidney)

1525:
Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony (b: January 17, 1463 ; d: May 5, 1525) (Biography of Frederick III of Saxony)

1309:
Charles II of Naples (d: May 5, 1309) (Biography of Charles II of Naples)

1194:
Casimir II of Poland (d: May 5, 1194) (Biography of Casimir II of Poland)

1192:
Ottokar IV of Styria (d: May 5, 1192) (Biography of Ottokar IV of Styria)

1028:
Alfonso V of Castile (d: May 5, 1028) (Biography of Alfonso V of Castile)

311:
Galerius (d: May 5, 311) (Biography of Galerius)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/05-may/deaths.html