Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 5
May 5, 2024 is the 126th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 5
- 1640 –King Charles I of England dissolves the Short Parliament.
- 1809 –The Swiss canton of Aargau denies citizenship to Jews.
- 1835 –In Belgium, the first railway in continental Europe opens between Brussels and Mechelen.
- 1886 –The Bay View Tragedy: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, killing seven.
- 1945 –World War II: Canadian and UK troops liberate the Netherlands and Denmark from Nazi occupation when Wehrmacht troops capitulate.
- 1949 –The Treaty of London establishes the Council of Europe in Strasbourg as the first European institution working for European integration.
- 1961 –The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3 – Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, making a sub-orbital flight of 15 minutes.
- 1972 –Alitalia Flight 112 crashes into Mount Longa near Palermo, Sicily, killing all 115 aboard, making it the deadliest single-aircraft disaster in Italy.
- 1981 –Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.
- 1994 –The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Who were born on May 5?
- 1800 –Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (d. 1864)
- 1889 –Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer (d. 1973)
- 1911 –Andor Lilienthal, Hungarian chess grandmaster (d. 2010)
- 1925 –Leo Ryan, United States Congressman (d. 1978)
- 1935 –Robert Rehme, American film producer
- 1938 –Michael Murphy, American actor
- 1965 –Glenn Seton, Australian racing driver
- 1967 –Maro Mavri, Greek fashion-model and actress
- 1978 –Morgan Pehme, American filmmaker and writer
- 1988 –Adele, English singer
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