Hisdates•ComHistorical Events In May - 05
Saturday, 23 November 2024
1983 John Williams, actor (Family Affair, Dial M for Murder), dies at 80 on May - 05. 
1985 The first husband and wife team to win a major marathon, Ken and Lisa Maratin, won over $50,000 for their first-place finishes in the Pittsburgh Marathon on May - 05.
1986 On this day in history jon William Haussermann Jr, composer, dies at 76
1987 On this day in history congress begins Iran-Contra hearings
1987 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island on May - 05.
1988 On this day in history a live broadcast from the top of Mt Everest is made for the first time, by Japanese TV
1988 Eugene Antonio Marino became the first black Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States on May - 05.
1988 On May - 05 george Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at 68
1989 Mike Tyson gets 2nd speeding ticket for drag racing in Albany NY on May - 05.
1989 On May - 05 frank Easton, cricket wicketkeeper (NSW 1933-39), dies
1990 Paul Hogan & Linda Koslowski wed in Byron Bay, Eastern Australia on this day in history.
1991 William De Acutis, dies at 33 on this day in history.
1992 Country singer Tammy Wynette hospitalized with bile duct infection on this day in history.
1992 Ben Frommer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1993 Balak Brahmachari, [Marxist Godman], Indies guru, dies at 73 on May - 05.
1994 On May - 05 labour beats Conservatives in British local elections
1994 On May - 05 north-Yemen air force bombs Aden South Yemen
1994 On May - 05 hein Salomonson, architect, dies at about 83
1995 Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics) on this day in history.
1995 On May - 05 official CN opening ceremony for a new tunnel between Sarnia, Ont and Port Huron, MI. The tunnel can handle full height double stack container cars.
1995 Anthony Wagner, genealogist, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1996 Renette Cruz, Vancouver British Columbia, wins Miss Canadian Universe on this day in history.
1996 Ai Qing, poet, dies at 86 on this day in history.
1997 "Married With Children" final episode on Fox TV on this day in history.
1997 Iridium-1 Delta 2 Launch, Successful on this day in history.
2005 The United Kingdom votes in the 205 general election. The Labour Party is re-elected with a substantially reduced majority on May - 05.
2005 Two homemade bombs explode outside the British consulate in New York, USA.2006 NASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior on this day in history.
2006 On May - 05 fiat chairman Sergio marionne announces that the Alfa Romeo automobile brand will return to the United States in 2008, after a 13-year hiatus.
2006 On May - 05 nASA astronomers announce the discovery of a storm system in the Jovian atmosphere, dubbed the Red Spot Junior.
2007 Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon on May - 05.
2012 17 people are killed and 47 missing after a flash flood in Nepal on this day in history.
2013 10 people are killed in a church attack in Njilan, Nigeria on May - 05.
2014 China announces it will upgrade Ethiopia's infrastructure in an effort to improve a China-Africa strategic partnership on May - 05.
2014 The World Health Organization identifies the spread of poliomyelitis in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency on this day in history.
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