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May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). There are 240 days remaining.
May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). There are 240 days remaining.

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Events:
*1494 - Christopher Columbus discovers Jamaica.
*1762 - Peace treaty between Russia and Prussia.
*1789 - The French States General convenes for the first time since 1614.
*1809 - Mary Kies is the first woman to be awarded a patent.
*1809 - The Swiss canton of Aargau denies Jews citizenship.
*1835 - In Belgium a railway is opened between Brussels and Mechelen?. It is the first railway in continental Europe.
*1847 - The [American Medical Association]? is founded.
*1862 - Mexican army defeated the French army in the [Battle of Puebla]?.
*1865 - First [train robbery]? in the United States.
*1874 - Child Labor law passed in the Netherlands.
*1891 - The Music Hall (now known as [Carnegie Hall]? has its grand opening and first public performance
*1892 - The US Congress passes the Geary Chinese Exclusion Act: All Chinese in the US must register, if not they risk deportation.
*1893 - Crash on the New York stock exchange (Panic of 1893).
*1912 - Russian Communist newspaper Pravda? first published.
*1912 - Start of the Olympic Games of Stockholm.
*1916 - American marines invade the Dominican Republic.
*1920 - Polish troops occupy Kiev?.
*1925 - Dayton? Tennessee biology teacher [John Scopes]? is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
*1936 - Italian troops occupy [Addis Abeba]? (Ethiopia).
*1940 - In London, a Norwegian government in exile is formed.
*1941 - Emperor [Haile Selassie]? returns to Addis Abeba.
*1943 - Postmaster General Frank C. Walker invents the Postal Zone System.
*1944 - Gandhi freed from prison.
*1945 - German troops in the Netherlands and Denmark capitulate.
*1945 - Concentration camp Mauthausen? liberated.
*1949 - Council of Europe is formed.
*1955 - West Germany gains full sovereignty.
*1956 - World Championships Judo are first held.
*1961 - [Alan Shepard]? is the first American in space. He makes a space flight of 15 minutes, making less than one complete orbit.
*1979 - [Voyager 1]? passes Jupiter.
*1980 - British police storm the Iranian embassy in London after a time of siege.
*1987 - Start of the congressional hearings in the [Iran-Contra affair]?.
*1994 - American [Michael Fay]? is caned in Singapore.
*2000 - Conjunction of all traditional planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Moon and Sun).



Births:
*1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, philosopher
*1818 - Karl Marx, philosopher
*1832 - [H.H. Bancroft]?, historian and publisher
*1940 - [Eric Burdon]?, rock singer (Animals)
*1942 - [Tammy Wynette]?, country singer
*1943 - Michael Palin, comedian (Monty Python)



Deaths:
*1028 - [Alfonso V]?, king of Leon and Galicia (999-1028) (battle)
*1194 - [Kazimierz II]?, grand-duke of Poland (1177-1194)
*1309 - [Charles II]?, king of Naples (1285-1309)
*1525 - Frederick III, ruler of Saxony (1486-1525)
*1705 - [Leopold I]?, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
*1786 - [Pedro III]?, king of Portugal
*1821 - Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France (1799-1815)
*1827 - [Fredeerick Augustus I]?, king of Saxony (1806-1827)
*1859 - [Peter Dirichlet]?, mathematician
*1981 - Bobby Sands, IRA activist (hunger strike)
*1995 - [Mikhail Botvinnik]?, world chess champion


Events:
* 1494? - Christopher Columbus discovers Jamaica.
* 1762 - Peace treaty between Russia and Prussia.
* 1789 - The French States General convenes for the first time since 1614.
* 1809 - Mary Kies is the first woman to be awarded a patent.
* 1809 - The Swiss canton of Aargau denies Jews citizenship.
* 1835 - In Belgium a railway is opened between Brussels and Mechelen?. It is the first railway in continental Europe.
* 1847 - The [American Medical Association]? is founded.
* 1862 - Mexican army defeated the French army in the [Battle of Puebla]?.
* 1865 - First [train robbery]? in the United States.
* 1874 - Child Labor law passed in the Netherlands.
* 1891 - The Music Hall (now known as [Carnegie Hall]? has its grand opening and first public performance
* 1892 - The US Congress passes the Geary Chinese Exclusion Act: All Chinese in the US must register, if not they risk deportation.
* 1893 - Crash on the New York stock exchange (Panic of 1893).
* 1912 - Russian Communist newspaper Pravda? first published.
* 1912 - Start of the Olympic Games of Stockholm.
* 1916 - American marines invade the Dominican Republic.
* 1920 - Polish troops occupy Kiev?.
* 1925 - Dayton? Tennessee biology teacher [John Scopes]? is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
* 1936 - Italian troops occupy [Addis Abeba]? (Ethiopia).
* 1940 - In London, a Norwegian government in exile is formed.
* 1941 - Emperor [Haile Selassie]? returns to Addis Abeba.
* 1943 - Postmaster General Frank C. Walker invents the Postal Zone System.
* 1944 - Gandhi freed from prison.
* 1945 - German troops in the Netherlands and Denmark capitulate.
* 1945 - Concentration camp Mauthausen? liberated.
* 1949 - Council of Europe is formed.
* 1955 - West Germany gains full sovereignty.
* 1956 - World Championships Judo are first held.
* 1961 - [Alan Shepard]? is the first American in space. He makes a space flight of 15 minutes, making less than one complete orbit.
* 1979 - [Voyager 1]? passes Jupiter.
* 1980 - British police storm the Iranian embassy in London after a time of siege.
* 1987 - Start of the congressional hearings in the [Iran-Contra affair]?.
* 1994 - American [Michael Fay]? is caned in Singapore.
* 2000 - Conjunction of all traditional planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Moon and Sun).

Births:
* 1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, philosopher
* 1818 - Karl Marx, philosopher
* 1832 - [H.H. Bancroft]?, historian and publisher
* 1901 - Blind Willie McTell, blues singer
* 1940 - [Eric Burdon]?, rock singer (Animals)
* 1942 - [Tammy Wynette]?, country singer
* 1943 - Michael Palin, comedian (Monty Python)

Deaths:
* 1028 - [Alfonso V]?, king of Leon and Galicia (999-1028) (battle)
* 1194? - [Kazimierz II]?, grand-duke of Poland (1177-1194)
* 1309? - [Charles II]?, king of Naples (1285-1309)
* 1525? - Frederick III, ruler of Saxony (1486-1525)
* 1705? - [Leopold I]?, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
* 1786 - [Pedro III]?, king of Portugal
* 1821 - Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France (1799-1815)
* 1827 - [Fredeerick Augustus I]?, king of Saxony (1806-1827)
* 1859 - [Peter Dirichlet]?, mathematician
* 1981 - Bobby Sands, IRA activist (hunger strike)
* 1995 - [Mikhail Botvinnik]?, world chess champion

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* Denmark, Netherlands: Liberation Day (1945)
* Denmark: Liberation Day (1945)
* The Netherlands: May 5, Liberation day (1945)

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
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