Historical Events In May - 05

2014  On May - 05 boko Haram militants kill approximately 300 people in a night attack on Gamboru Ngala.   

2016  On May - 05 the World Health Organization identifies the spread of poliomyelitis in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency.   

2016  Boko Haram militants kill approximately 300 people in a night attack on Gamboru Ngala on May - 05.   

2018  144th Kentucky Derby: 52 year old Mike Smith wins his second Derby aboard Justify on this day in history.   

2018  Former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage and is hospitalised; recovers on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 05 childish Gambino aka Donald Glover releases the music video to new single "This is America" to wide acclaim   

2018  On May - 05 electric cigarette explodes killing a man in St. Petersburg, Florida, first death from a vaping product   

2018  On this day in history nASA's unmanned spaceprobe InSight is launched. It is expected to land on Mars in November and use a drill to conduct geological science.   

2019  Aeroflot Flight 1492 crash-lands and bursts into flames at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board on this day in history.   

2020  On May - 05 [COVID-19 pandemic] The U.K. death toll from COVID-19 becomes the highest in Europe at 32,313 after exceeding the death toll of 29,029 in Italy.   

2020  On this day in history the Philippines' National Telecommunications Commission issues a cease and desist order to the broadcasting operations of ABS-CBN, the country's largest media network, as Congress fails to renew its franchise granted on March 30, 1995.   

2021  On this day in history donald Trump 's ban from Facebook upheld by the company's Oversight Board for a further six months   

2021  SpaceX successfully flies, lands, and recovers a Starship prototype for the first time, after four unsuccessful previous attempts.[90] on May - 05.   

2023  On this day in history the World Health Organization ends its declaration of COVID-19 being a global health emergency, but continues to refer to it as a pandemic.   

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0867  On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  On this day in history birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  On this day in history birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)   

1546  On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  On May - 05 birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  On May - 05 birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on May - 05.   

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

0984  On May - 05 death of gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia   

1028  On this day in history alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  On this day in history kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

1219  Death of King Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150) on May - 05.   

1309  On May - 05 charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on May - 05.