Page 8: Historical Events In May - 05
Friday, 02 January 2026
1962 Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (990 runs in 14 Tests for England), dies on this day in history. 

1963 Heinrich Gebhard, composer, dies on this day in history. 

1964 Separatists riot in Québec on May - 05. 

1965 On May - 05 the first large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam 

1966 Stanley Cup Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 on this day in history. 

1966 Willie Mays hit his 512th homerun on this day in history. 

1966 On May - 05 willie Mays hit home run number 512 of his career 

1966 On May - 05 stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 

1968 On this day in history albert Dekker, dies of accidental suffocation at 62 

1969 Pulitzer prize awarded to Norman Mailer (Armies of the Night) on May - 05. 

1969 Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith-Dragnet), dies at 57 on this day in history. 

1970 On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Nevada test Site 

1971 Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (NYC) on May - 05. 

1971 Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at 81 on this day in history. 

1972 Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115 on this day in history. 

1972 Rev Gary David, vocalist, dies at 76 on this day in history. 

1973 On this day in history 56,800 fans paid $309,000 to see Led Zeppelin at Tampa Stadium. 

1975 Pulitzer prize awarded to Michael Shaara (Killer Angels) on May - 05. 

1976 Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II on this day in history. 

1976 On May - 05 train collision at Schiedam Netherlands, kills 24 

1976 On this day in history thomas Burnett Swann, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur), dies at 47 

1977 On this day in history ludwig Erhard, German minister of Economic Affairs (CDU), dies at 80 

1978 Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds smacked his 3,000th major-league hit on May - 05. 

1978 On May - 05 alfred H H Gilligan, cricketer (4 Tests for England), dies 

1979 On May - 05 masterpiece Radio Theater begins broadcasting 

1979 On this day in history voyager 1 passes Jupiter 

1979 On this day in history shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at 68 

1980 On May - 05 saipan and other Navy ships provided humanitarian search and rescue support operations for the vast sealift of Cuban refugees heading for the U.S. through the Florida Straits. 

1980 Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends; British commandos & police stormed the building on this day in history. 

1980 On this day in history edmond Vandercammen, Belgian writer/poet (Grand Combat), dies at 79 

1981 On this day in history bobby Sands, IRA activist/terrorist dies in the 66th day of his hunger strike 

1982 On May - 05 stanley Cup New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0 

1982 On May - 05 stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0 

1983 On May - 05 uS performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site 

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