May 5
People born on this day are Taurus.
- 1964
The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
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Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
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Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby in 1:59.4, an as-yet-unbeaten record.
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Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.
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Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital (Northern Ireland) after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.
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Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech.
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Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States.
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The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
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The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
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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.
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Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.
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The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency.
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2004Jenna Davis, American actress and YouTuber
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2004Kirsty Muir, Scottish freestyle skier
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2003Angelica Bove, Italian singer-songwriter
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2003Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player
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2001Olly, Italian singer-songwriter and rapper
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1999Nathan Chen, American figure skater
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1999Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer
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1998Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player
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1997Logan Gilbert, American baseball player
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1997Mitch Marner, Canadian hockey player
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1996Christopher Eubanks, American tennis player
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1996Mayar Sherif, Egyptian tennis player
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