Events
553 - The
Second Council of Constantinople begins.1260 -
Kublai Khan becomes ruler of the
Mongol Empire.1494 -
Christopher Columbus discovers the island of
Jamaica and claims it for Spain.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
U.S. 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 halt 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.
1886 - The
Bay View Tragedy occurs, militia fire upon a crowd of protesters in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin killing seven.
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.
1902 - Commonwealth Public Service Act creates Australian Public Service.
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.
1916 -
American marines invade the
Dominican Republic.
1925 -
Scopes Trial:
John T. Scopes is served an arrest warrant for teaching
evolution in violation of the
Butler Act.1925 -
Afrikaans established as an official language in South Africa.
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.
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, leader of Germany after Hitler's death, orders all
U-boats to cease offensive operations and return to their bases.
1949 - The
Council of Europe in
Strasbourg is founded through the
Treaty of London as the first European institution working for
European integration. Since 1964, May 5 has been designated
Europe Day by the
Council of Europe and is celebrated since then to commemorate its founding on 5 May 1949.
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-Redstone 3 –
Alan Shepard becomes the first
American to travel into
space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.
1964 - 5 May is declared
Europe Day on the 25th anniversary of the
Council of Europe.
1980 -
Operation Nimrod: The
Special Air Service storm the
Iranian embassy in
London after a six day siege.1980 -
Constantine Karamanlis is elected for the first time President of
Greece.
1987 -
Iran-Contra affair: Start of
Congressional televised hearings.
1991 - A
riot breaks out in the
Mt. Pleasant section of
Washington, DC after a
Salvadoran man is shot by police.
1992 - The
27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.1992 -
Wolfenstein 3D is released, the first-ever
first-person shooter computer game.
2005 - The
United Kingdom general election takes place, in which
Tony Blair's Labour Party is re-elected for a third, consecutive term.
2006 - The government of
Sudan signed an accord with the
Sudan Liberation Army (SLA).
2007 -
Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in
Cameroon.2007 -
Republic Protests in Turkey
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5. Mai
imieniny:
Anioł,
Benwenut,
Chociemir,
Eulogia,
Eulogiusz,
Eutymiusz,
Geroncjusz,
Hilary,
Irena,
Ireneusz,
Iryda,
Jowinian,
Maksym,
Nicetas,
Penelopa,
Peregryn,
Pius,
Stanisław,
Stanisława,
Teodor,
Waldemar,
Zdzibor i
Zdziebor.Dzień Kultury, Oświaty, Książki i PrasyDzień Godności Osoby z Niepełnosprawnością Intelektualną
Dzień EuropyDzień Leśnika i Drzewiarza
Etiopia - Dzień Patriotów
Gujana - Dzień Dziedzictwa Indian
Holandia - Święto Niepodległości
Japonia - Dzień Chłopca (odpowiednik
Dnia Dziecka)
Kirgistan - Święto Konstytucji
Meksyk - Rocznica Bitwy o Puebla Przeciw Francuzom
Palau - Święto Ludzi w Podeszłym Wieku
Tajlandia - Święto Koronacji
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