May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). There are 240 days remaining. The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

There are usually 92 days in Spring. We are considered halfway through Spring on May 5. Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Spring, 1573. ...

This article is about the month of May. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Events

• 1260 - Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire.
• 1640 - King Charles I of England disbands the Short Parliament.
• 1646 - King Charles I of England and Scotland surrenders to the Scottish Presbyterian Army at Newark.
• 1762 - Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
• 1789 - In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time in 150 years.
• 1809 - Mary Kies becomes the first woman awarded a US patent, for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
• 1809 - The Swiss canton of Aargau denies citizenship to Jews.
• 1835 - In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
• 1862 - Cinco de Mayo in Mexico: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halted a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla.
• 1864 - American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
• 1865 - In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati), the first train robbery in the United States takes place.
• 1877 - Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
• 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.
• 1893 - Panic of 1893: Crash on the New York Stock Exchange starts a depression.
• 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.
• 1912 - The 1912 Summer Olympics open in Stockholm, Sweden.
• 1916 - American marines invade the Dominican Republic.
• 1922 - In The Bronx, construction begins on Yankee Stadium.
• 1923 - Coco Chanel introduces Chanel No. 5 perfume.
• 1925 - Scopes Trial: Dayton, Tennessee, biology teacher John Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution.
• 1936 - Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• 1940 - World War II: In London, a Norwegian government in exile is formed.
• 1941 - Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; this date has been since commemorated as Liberation Day.
• 1943 - The film curator of the Library of Congress, Howard Walls, announces that about 5,000 films will be preserved in the library.
• 1944 - Mohandas Gandhi is freed from prison.
• 1945 - World War II:
  • German troops in the Netherlands and Denmark capitulate to Canadian and British forces, liberating these countries from Nazi occupation.
  • Prague uprising against the Nazis.
  • Mauthausen concentration camp is liberated.
  • Admiral Karl Dönitz orders all U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases.
  • 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.
• 1949 - The Council of Europe is formed.
• 1950 - Bhumibol Adulyadej is crowned as King Rama IX of Thailand.
• 1954 - A coup d'état carries General Alfredo Stroessner to power in Paraguay.
• 1955 - West Germany gains full sovereignty.
• 1961 - Mercury program: Mercury 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.
• 1978 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hits his 3000th major league hit.
• 1980 - Operation Nimrod: The Special Air Service storm the Iranian embassy in London after a six day siege.
• 1987 - Iran-Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings.
• 1990 - Capital punishment: Jesse Tafero is executed in Florida after three electric chair malfunctions cause flames to shoot from his head.
• 1990 - In Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), Toto Cutugno wins the thirty-fifth Eurovision Song Contest for Italy singing "Insieme: 1992" (Together: 1992).
• 1992 - Wolfenstein 3D is released, the first-ever first-person shooter computer game.
• 1994 - American Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore as punishment for spray-painting two cars.
• 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.
• 2000 - Planets in the Solar System align
• 2005 - The United Kingdom general election takes place

Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan Emperor Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan September 3 - Mongols defeated by Mameluks at Battle of Ain Jalut Samogatians and Curonians defeats Teutonic knights in Battle of Durbe Births Maximus Planudes, Byzantine grammarian and theologian Deaths Monarchs/Presidents... Kublai Khan or Khubilai Khan (1215 – 1294), Mongol military leader, was Khan (1260-1294) of the Mongol Empire and founder and first Emperor (1279-1294) of the Chinese Yuan Dynasty. ... The Mongol Empire (1206–1368) was the largest contiguous empire in world history. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. ... The Short Parliament (April-May, 1640) of King Charles I is so called because it lasted only three weeks. ... // Events The Westminster Confession of Faith Ongoing events English Civil War (1642-1649) Births February 4 - Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (d. ... Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his death. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ... Newark (also Newark-on-Trent) is a town in Nottinghamshire, located on the River Trent. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Estates-General of 1789 was the first meeting of the French Estates-General, a general assembly consisting of representatives from all but the poorest segment of the French citizenry, since 1614. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Mary Dixon Kies was an early 19th-century American who was the first recipient of a patent granted to a woman by the Patent Office, on May 5, 1809, which was for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a person for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or substance (known as an invention) which is new, inventive and useful. ... Weaving is an ancient textile art and craft that involves placing two sets of threads or yarn made of fiber called the warp and weft of the loom and turning them into cloth. ... Straw is the dry stalk of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed. ... Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fiber that can be woven into textiles. ... Look up Thread on Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word thread has many meanings: A thread is a kind of thin yarn, which is thin fibers spun together. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Aargau (German Aargau, French Argovie, Italian Argovia, Romansh Argovia, in English sometimes Argovia) is one of the more northerly cantons of Switzerland. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Continental Europe refers to the continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European islands and peninsulae. ... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its four main institutions have their headquarters in the... Mechelen Cathedral Mechelen (English traditionally Mechlin, French Malines, German Mecheln) is a municipality located in Belgium, Flemish region, province of Antwerp. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... El Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May in Spanish) is a national holiday in Mexico. ... Ignacio Zaragoza Ignacio Seguín Zaragoza (March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862) was a general in the Mexican Army, best known for his 1862 defeat of invading French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5 (the Cinco de Mayo). ... Invasion is a military action consisting of troops entering a foreign land (a nation or territory, or part of that), often resulting in the invading power occupying the area, whether briefly or for a long period. ... The Battle of Puebla took place on May 5, 1862 near the city of Puebla, Mexico, during the French invasion of Mexico. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... This article is about the Battle of the Wilderness in the American Civil War. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1721 Seat Spotsylvania Area  - Total  - Water 1,068 km² (412 mi²) 30 km² (11 mi²) 2. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... North Bend is a village located in Hamilton County, Ohio. ... Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... Train robbery was a crime that occurred mainly in the middle-to-late 19th century. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Indian Wars were a series of conflicts between the United States and Native American peoples (Indians) of North America. ... Sitting Bull Sitting Bull (Sioux: Tatanka Iyotake or Tatanka Iyotanka orTa-Tanka I-Yotank, born Hunkesni, Slow), (c. ... The Lakota (friends or allies, sometimes also spelled Lakhota) are a Native American tribe, also known as the Sioux (see Names). ... US Army Seal The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Nelson Appleton Miles ( August 8, 1839 – May 15, 1925) was an American soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... Carnegie Hall Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Manhattan, New York City. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky   listen? (Russian: , sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893 (O.S.)) was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Panic of 1893 was a serious decline in the economy of the United States that began in 1893 and was precipitated in part by a run on the gold supply. ... New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the second largest stock exchange in the world. ... In economics, a depression is a term commonly used for a sustained downturn in the economy. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a... This article is about the baseball team currently active in the American League. ... Huntington Avenue American League Base Ball Grounds is the full name of a baseball stadium that formerly stood in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Denton True Young (March 29, 1867 - November 4, 1955) was the pre-eminent baseball pitcher during the 1890s and 1900s. ... The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Since 1991, a perfect game has been defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a complete game victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposition player reaches first base. ... Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher, and an offensive player called a batter attempts to hit it with a tapered, cylindrical, smooth stick called a bat. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Games of the V Olympiad were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ...   Stockholm? is the capital and the largest city in Sweden. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (August 19, 1883 – January 10, 1971) was a pioneering French couturier whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her arguably the most important figure in the history of 20th-century fashion design. ... Chanel No. ... Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a lasting and pleasant smell. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan chat in court during the trial. ... Dayton is a city located in Rhea County, Tennessee. ... John Thomas Scopes (August 3, 1900–October 21, 1970), a biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee at the age of 24, was charged on May 25, 1925 with violating Tennessees Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools. ... Charles Darwin in 1854, five years prior to the publication of The Origin of Species Charles Robert Darwin, FRS (12 February 1809–19 April 1882) was a British naturalist who achieved lasting fame as originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection. ... This article is about biological evolution. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Addis Ababa as seen from space. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Haile Selassie Haile Selassie (Power of Trinity) (July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was the last Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is a religious symbol in the Rastafarian movement. ... Addis Ababa as seen from space. ... A liberation day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Library of Congress, Jefferson building The Library of Congress is the unofficial national library of the United States. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) (Devanagari: मोहनदास करमचन्द गांधी), called Mahatma Gandhi, was the charismatic leader who brought the cause of Indias independence from British colonial rule to world attention. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... Look up Nazi in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Mauthausen (from summer 1940, Mauthausen-Gusen) was a group of 49 Nazi concentration camps situated around the small town of Mauthausen in Upper Austria, about 20 kilometers east of the city of Linz. ... Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like greeting cards or flowers. ... The term fire balloon can mean a small unmanned hot air balloon for festivities; this is also called a sky lantern. ... Lakeview is a town located in Lake County, Oregon. ... State nickname: Beaver State Other U.S. States Capital Salem Largest city Portland Governor Ted Kulongoski (D) Official languages None Area 255,026 km² (9th)  - Land 248,849 km²  - Water 6,177 km² (2. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg The Council of Europe is an international organisation of 46 member states in the European region. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Rama IX of Thailand His Majesty Bhumibol Adulyadej (ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช, Phumiphon Adunyadet), King Rama IX of Thailand (royal name Phra Chaoyuhua Bhumibol Adulyadej), the Great (born December 5, 1927), has been King of Thailand since 1946. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A coup détat (pronounced /ku de ta/), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Alfredo Stroessner Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda (born November 3, 1912) is a former politician and General from Paraguay who served as President and dictator of Paraguay from 1954 to 1989. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Description Role: Orbital spaceflight Crew: one, pilot Dimensions Height: 11. ... Crew Alan Shepard Backup Crew John Glenn Mission parameters Mass: 1,295 kg (apogee) Maximum Altitude: 187. ... Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. ... Outer space (also called just space) as a name for a region, refers to the relatively empty parts of the Universe, outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Peter Edward Rose, Sr. ... The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980 was a terrorist siege of the Iranian Embassy in London. ... For other Special Air Services, see Australian Special Air Service Regiment and Special Air Service of New Zealand. ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A TIME Magazine cover of Oliver Norths testifying in front of the U.S. Congress. ... Seal of the Congress. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Death Penalty World Map Color Key: Blue: Abolished for all crimes Green: Abolished, except for crimes committed under certain circumstances (such as crimes committed in time of war) Orange: Abolished in practice Red: Legal form of punishment Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Official languages English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ... The first electric chair, which was used to execute William Kemmler in 1890 The electric chair was a device commonly used for execution of convicted criminals during the 20th century in the USA. It was first used in the late 19th century. ... For other uses of the word head, see head (disambiguation). ... Zagreb (pronounced ZAH-greb) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... Toto Cutugno is an Italian singer, born in Fosdinovo, Italy on July, 7 1943). ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Wolfenstein 3D (commonly abbreviated to Wolf 3D) is the computer game that started the first person shooter genre on the PC. It was created by id Software and published by Apogee Software on May 5, 1992. ... Doom, one of the games that defined the first-person shooter genre. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Michael Peter Fay (born May 30, 1975) is an American who was caned in Singapore on May 5, 1994 for theft and vandalism despite pleas from the United States government and press for clemency. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ray Santilli is a London-based film producer, who on 5th May 1995 presented for the first time his alleged alien autopsy footage to media representatives and UFO researchers. ... A UFO -- fact or fiction? A UFO or unidentified flying object in the original, literal sense is any airborne object or optical phenomenon, detected visually or by radar, whose nature is not readily known. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Presentation of the solar system (not to scale) The solar system consists of the Sun, all the objects that orbit around it, including meteoroids, planetoids, comets, moons, and planets, and the tenuous plasma of the interplanetary medium. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

Births

• 867 - Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)
• 1210 - King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
• 1546 - Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)
• 1747 - Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
• 1813 - Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
• 1818 - Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. 1883)
• 1826 - Empress Eugenie of France, wife of Napoleon III (d. 1920)
• 1832 - H.H. Bancroft, American historian and publisher (d. 1918)
• 1833 - Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer (d. 1905)
• 1846 - Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)
• 1865 - Elizabeth Jane Cochran, American journalist and writer (d. 1922)
• 1869 - Hans Pfitzner, Russian-born composer (d. 1949)
• 1883 - Archibald Wavell, British general (d. 1950)
• 1887 - Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1972)
• 1890 - Christopher Morley, American writer (d. 1957)
• 1901 - Blind Willie McTell, American singer (d. 1959)
• 1903 - James Beard, American chef and cookbook writer (d. 1985)
• 1908 - Kurt Böhme, German bass (d. 1989)
• 1914 - Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
• 1915 - Alice Faye, American actress (d. 1998)
• 1921 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
• 1923 - Richard Wollheim, British philosopher (d. 2003)
• 1926 - Ann B. Davis, American actress
• 1935 - Douglas Marland, American television writer (d. 1993)
• 1936 - Patrick Gowers, English composer
• 1941 - Alexander Ragulin, Russian hockey player (d. 2004)
• 1942 - Marc Alaimo, American actor
• 1943 - Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian
• 1944 - Roger Rees, Welsh actor
• 1944 - John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
• 1952 - Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator and broadcaster (d. 2005)
• 1957 - Richard E. Grant, British actor
• 1959 - Steve Stevens, American guitarist (Billy Idol)
• 1966 - Shawn Drover, Canadian drummer (Megadeth)
• 1979 - Vincent Kartheiser, American actor

Events September: Basil I becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. ... Uda can refer to: Emperor Uda, the 58th imperial ruler of Japan. ... His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan The Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō) is a constitutitionally-recognized symbol of the Japanese nation and the unity of its people. ... Events Ramiro II of Leon becomes king of León Eric Bloodaxe becomes second king of Norway Births Deaths Emperor Uda of Japan Harald I of Norway Categories: 931 ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Tsuchimikado of Japan Emperor Juntoku ascends to the throne of Japan Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor excommunicated by Pope Innocent III for invading southern Italy in 1210 Gottfried von Strassburg writes his epic poem Tristan about 1210 Beginning of Delhi Sultanate Births May... Afonso III of Portugal (English Alphonzo), or Affonso (Archaic Portuguese), Alfonso or Alphonso (Portuguese-Galician) or Alphonsus (Latin version), the Bolognian (Port. ... Events Battle of Yamen. ... // Events Spanish conquest of Yucatan Peace between England and France Foundation of Trinity College, Cambridge by Henry VIII of England Katharina von Bora flees to Magdeburg Science Architecture Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. ... Thomas Cecil (May 5, 1546-February 8, 1623), eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, was created 1st Earl of Exeter on May 4, 1605, the same day his half-brother Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cranborne was created 1st Earl of Salisbury. ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II Leopold II (born Peter Leopold Joseph) (Vienna, May 5, 1747 – Vienna, March 1, 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand-duke of Tuscany. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Søren Aabye Kierkegaard (IPA: ) (May 5, 1813 – November 11, 1855), a 19th century Danish philosopher and theologian, has achieved general recognition as the first existentialist philosopher, though some new research shows this may be a more difficult connection than previously thought. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818 Trier, Germany – March 14, 1883 London, UK) was an influential German philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary organizer of the International Workingmens Association. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1826 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Maria Eugenia Ignacia Augustina Palafox de Guzmán Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick, 9th Countess de Teba, aka Eugenia de Montijo (May 5, 1826 - July 11, 1920) was Empress of France (1853-1871). ... Napoleon III of France Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808, Paris, France – January 9, 1873, Chislehurst, Kent, England) was a President of France, and later, Emperor of the French. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Hubert Howe Bancroft (May 5, 1832–1918), American historical writer, was born at Granville, Ohio. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz (pronounce: [γεnrik É•enkieviʧ]) (May 5, 1846 - November 15, 1916) was a Polish novelist, one of the outstanding writers of the second half of the 19th century. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Elizabeth Jane Cochran (May 5, 1864 - January 27, 1922), born in Cochrans Mills, Pennsylvania, was better known under her pen name Nellie Bly. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hans Pfitzner (May 5, 1869 - May 22, 1949) was a German composer and self-described anti-modernist. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell (May 5, 1883 _ May 24, 1950) was a British General and the commander of British Army forces in the Middle East during World War II. He led British forces to victory over the Italians, only to be defeated by the German army. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Baron Fisher of Lambeth (May 5, 1887 – September 15, 1972) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1945 to 1961. ... Arms of the Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Christopher Morley (5 May 1890 - 28 March 1957) was an American journalist, novelist, and poet. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Blind Willie McTell (May 5, 1901 – August 15, 1959) (probably born William Samuel McTear) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... James Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 21, 1985) was an American chef and food writer. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kurt Böhme (May 5, 1908 – December 20, 1989) was a German bass. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Tyrone Power in 1946 Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Alice Faye (May 5, 1915 - May 9, 1998) was a US actress and singer. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Arthur Leonard Schawlow (May 5, 1921–April 28, 1999) was an American physicist. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Richard Wollheim (d. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ann Bradford Davis, known as Ann B. Davis (born May 5, 1926 in Schenectady, New York) is a television actress. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Douglas Marland (born Marland Snyder, May 5, 1935 - March 6, 1993) was a writer of American soap operas, most known for his tenure as head writer for As the World Turns, which he held from 1985 until his death in 1993. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Patrick Gowers (born May 5, 1936, London, United Kingdom) is a British composer of film scores. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alexander Ragulin (May 5, 1941 in Moscow - November 17, 2004) was a defenseman for the Red Army ice hockey team, CSKA Moscow (1962-1973), a 10 time World Champion, and a 3-time Olympic champion (1964, 1968 and 1972). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Marc Alaimo is an American actor. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Michael Edward Palin (born May 5, 1943 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) is a British comedian and television presenter. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Roger Rees (born on May 4, 1944) is a British-American actor. ... John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) is a Welsh actor. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Campbell McComas (May 5, 1952 - January 8, 2005) was an Australian comedian, writer and actor. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Richard E. Grant Richard E. 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Vincent Kartheiser (born May 5th, 1979) is an American film actor, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...

Deaths

• 311 - Galerius, Roman Emperor
• 1028 - King Alfonso V of Castile, León, and Galicia
• 1192 - Duke Ottokar IV of Styria (b. 1163)
• 1194 - King Casimir II of Poland (b. 1138)
• 1309 - King Charles II of Naples
• 1525 - Frederick III of Saxony (b. 1463)
• 1604 - Claudio Merulo, Italian composer (b. 1533)
• 1671 - Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester, English politician (b. 1602)
• 1672 - Samuel Cooper, English painter (b. 1609)
• 1705 - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1640)
• 1766 - Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (b. 1684)
• 1811 - Robert Mylne, architect (b. 1734)
• 1821 - Napoleon I of France (b. 1769)
• 1827 - Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (b. 1750)
• 1855 - Sir Robert Inglis, Bt, English politician (b. 1786)
• 1859 - Peter Gustav Dirichlet, German mathematician (b. 1805)
• 1900 - Ivan Aivazovsky, Russian painter (b. 1817)
• 1962 - Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (b. 1889)
• 1981 - Bobby Sands, Irish activist (b. 1954)
• 1985 - Sir Donald Bailey, British civil engineer (b. 1901)
• 1988 - Michael Shaara, American author (b. 1928)
• 1992 - Jean-Claude Pascal, French singer (b.1927)
• 1995 - Mikhail Botvinnik, Russian chess player (b. 1911)
• 1997 - Walter Gotell, German actor (b. 1924)
• 2001 - Cliff Hillegass, American writer and publisher
• 2003 - Walter Sisulu, South African activist (b. 1912)

For the band, see 311 (band), for the number see 311 (number) Events June 15 - Licinius issues his own Edict of Toleration, ending persecution of Christians in his own part of the Roman Empire. ... Galerius on a coin Galerius Maximianus (c. ... Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Events November 12 - Dying Emperor Constantine VIII of the Byzantine Empire marries his daughter Zoe of Byzantium to his chosen heir Romanus Argyrus. ... Alfonso V of Castile, king of Asturias and León, son of Bermudo II by his second wife Elvira of Castile, reigned 999-1027, and was the first who used the title of king of Castile. ... Events The Third Crusade ends in disaster. ... Ottokar IV (born 1163, died May 5, 1192) was Margrave of Styria and Duke from 1180 onwards, when Styria, previously a margraviate subordinated to the duchy of Carinthia, was raised to the status of an independent duchy. ... Events Owain Gwynedd is recognized as ruler of Wales. ... Events November 20 - Palermo falls to Henry VI, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire December 25 - Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily. ... Casimir II the Just on a painting by Jan Matejko Casimir II the Just (1138 - 5 May 1194; Polish: Kazimierz II Sprawiedliwy) of the Piast dynasty was the youngest son of Boleslaus III of Poland. ... For other uses, see number 1138. ... Events Rhodes falls to forces of the Knights of St. ... Charles II, known as the Lame (Fr. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Friedrich III (January 17, 1463 — May 5, 1525), also known as Frederick the Wise, was Elector of Saxony (from the House of Wettin) from 1486 to his death. ... Events January 5 - Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 - Friedrich III, Saxon elector (d. ... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Claudio Merulo (Merlotti, Merulus) (also Claudio da Correggio) (April 8, 1533 – May 5, Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance, famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music in the Venetian polychoral style. ... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ... Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (1602 - May 5, 1671), eldest son of the 1st earl by his first wife, Catherine Spencer, granddaughter of Sir John Spencer of Althorpe, was born in 1602, and was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. ... This page is about the year. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Unfinished portrait miniature of Oliver Cromwell, 1657. ... // Events April 4 – King of Spain signs an edit of expulsion of all moriscos from Spain April 9 – Spain recognizes Dutch independence May 23 - Official ratification of the Second Charter of Virginia. ... Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna, daughter of Philip III of Spain. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jean Astruc (Sauves, Auvergne, March 19, 1684 - Paris, May 5, 1766) was a famous professor of medicine at Montpellier and Paris, who wrote the first great treatise on syphilis and venereal diseases, and with a small anonymously published book played a fundamental part in the origins of critical textual analysis... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Mylne (1734-5 May 1811) was a noted Scottish architect and engineer, particularly remembered for his work in the late 18th century. ... Events January 8 - Premiere of George Frideric Handels opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick Augustus I (or III) of Saxony (December 23, 1750 - May 5, 1827). ... Events March 2 - Small earthquake in London April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England August 23 - Small earthquake in Spalding, England September 30 - Small earthquake in Northampton, England November 16 – Westminster Bridge officially opened Jonas Hanway is the first Englishman to use an umbrella James Gray reveals her sex to... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Robert Harry Inglis, 2nd Baronet (12 January 1786–5 May 1855) was an English politician, noted for his staunch high-Tory views. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (February 13, 1805 - May 5, 1859) was a German mathematician credited with the modern formal definition of a function. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Storm by Ivan Aivazovsky, 1854 Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Иван Константинович Айвазовский July 29, 1817 - May 5, 1900) was a Russian painter of Armenian descent. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... (George) Ernest Tyldesley (born February 5, 1889, Roe Green, Worsley, Lancashire, England; died May 5, 1962, Rhos-on-Sea, Denbighshire, Wales) was the younger brother of Johnny Tyldesley and the leading batsman in Lancashires formidable batting sides of that late 1920s which broke Yorkshires inter-war monopoly on... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert George Sands, commonly known as Bobby Sands (March 9, 1954–May 5, 1981) was an Irish republican who died on hunger strike in Long Kesh prison, Northern Ireland. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Donald Coleman Bailey (15 September 1901 – 5 May 1985) was a British civil engineer who invented the Bailey bridge. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Shaara (1928 - May 5, 1988) was a writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jean-Claude Pascal (b. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mikhail Moiseevich Botvinnik (Михаи́л Моисе́евич Ботви́нник) (August 17, 1911 - May 5, 1995) was a Russian International Grandmaster and long-time World Champion of chess. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... This is a list of film-related events in 1997. ... Walter Gotell (March 15, 1924 - May 5, 1997) was a German actor famous for his role as General Gogol in the Bond films. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Cliffsnotes for Romeo and Juliet CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides in the United States and all over the world. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu (May 18, 1912 - May 5, 2003) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and member of the African National Congress (ANC). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ...

Holidays and observances

• Ascension Day in Western Christianity (2005)
• Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church:
  • Saint Angelus (d. 1222)
  • Pius V (1505-1572)
  • Jutta Kulmsee or Saint Judith of Prussia (d. 1260)
  • Aventinus (d. 1189)
  • Saint Gerontius (d. 472)
  • Nicetius
  • Hilary of Arles (d. 449)
• Denmark: Liberation Day (1945)
• The Netherlands: May 5, Liberation day (1945)
• Ethiopia: Liberation Day (1941)
• Northern Territory, Australia: May Day
• Japan: Tango no Sekku - Boy's Day; or Kodomo no hi - Children's Day
• Mexico and the Southwestern United States: Cinco de Mayo (1862)
• Guyana: Indian Immigration Day (1838)
• Council of Europe: Europe Day
• Albania: Martyrs' Day
• South Korea:Children's Day

Icon of the Ascension The Ascension is one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar, and commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven forty days after his resurrection from the dead. ... Western Christianity refers to Catholicism, Protestantism, and Anglicanism (which is also usually included in the Protestant category). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... The Roman Catholic Church, also called the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian body in the world. ... Saint Angelus ( 1185 - 1222) was a Palestinian saint and martyr. ... Bold textHe was born as Antonio Ghislieri at Bosco in the duchy of Milan. ... Saint Jutta or Saint Judith or Jutta Kulmsee (d. ... Aventine Hill, named after Aventinus, king of Alba and Latium son of Hercules and Rhea Johannes Aventinus descendant of Aeneas, king of the Latins (future Rome site) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... St. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ... Liberation Day (Dutch: Bevrijdingsdag) is celebrated each year on May 5 in the Netherlands to mark the end of the German occupation during the Second World War. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: None Nickname: ? Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Administrator Chief Minister Const. ... Tango No Sekku (May 5) May 5th is the Tango no Sekku (端午の節句), Boys Festival in Japan. ... Koinobori (The top, large carp is considered as a father, the second, red carp as a mother, and the third, little carp as a child. ... El Cinco de Mayo (Fifth of May in Spanish) is a national holiday in Mexico. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Palace of Europe in Strasbourg The Council of Europe is an international organisation of 46 member states in the European region. ... The Council of Europe (COE) has developed a series of European symbols for the continent of Europe, and these have since been shared with the European Union (EU). ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• ThisDayThatYear.com on May 5
• Today in History: May 5

May 4 - May 6 - April 5 - June 5 – listing of all days May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...