Historical Events In May - 05

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

2016  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.   

2016  On this day in history boko Haram militants kill approximately 300 people in a night attack on Gamboru Ngala.   

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

2018  Former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage and is hospitalised; recovers on May - 05.   

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

2018  On this day in history electric cigarette explodes killing a man in St. Petersburg, Florida, first death from a vaping product   

2018  On May - 05 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 May - 05.   

2020  On this day in history [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  Donald Trump 's ban from Facebook upheld by the company's Oversight Board for a further six months on this day in history.   

2021  On this day in history spaceX successfully flies, lands, and recovers a Starship prototype for the first time, after four unsuccessful previous attempts.[90]   

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  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on this day in history.   

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

1352  On May - 05 birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)   

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

0311  On May - 05 gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50   

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on May - 05.   

1028  On May - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

1504  On this day in history anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82   

1525  On May - 05 frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62