05 May - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on May 05, the day number in a year is 125 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 126. May 05 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
May 05 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 553 | The Second Council of Constantinople, considered by manyChristian churches to have been the fifth Christian Ecumenical Council, began to discuss the topics of Nestorianism and Origenism, among others. |
| 1700 | William Penn's advocacy of emancipation began at monthly meetings for blacks. |
| 1705 | Joseph I. Roman emperor succeeded because of his father. |
| 1764 | Smolny Institute was established in St. Petersburg for Noble Girls. |
| 1789 | In France, the Estates-General met for the first time in 175 years. |
| 1809 | Mary Dixon Kies became the first American woman to receive a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
| 1809 | Mary Kiss is the first American woman to be awarded a patent for the technique of weaving straw hats with silk and thread). |
| 1821 | French military officer and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte said goodbye to the world. |
| 1821 | Emperor Napoleon died on St Helena due to stomach cancer. |
| 1835 | Bryulio Carrillo was sworn in as head of state of Costa Rica. |
| 1847 | The Architectural Association School of Architecture was established in London. |
| 1860 | Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquerthe Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. |
| 1864 | American Civil War-Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the Battle of the Wilderness in Spotsylvania County. |
| 1891 | New York City's Carnegie Hall, built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. |
| 1902 | The Commonwealth Public Service Act became Australia's public service. |
| 1904 | Pitcher Cy Young of the Boston Americans threw the first perfect game in the modern era of professional baseball. |
| 1912 | The Bolshevik newspaper Pravda was first published in Saint Petersburg, Russia. |
| 1925 | Afrikaans was established as official language in South Africa on May 5, 1925. Dutch and English were the first official languages of South Africa during previous years from 1910 to 1925. |
| 1930 | Mahatma Gandhi was arrested on 5th May and imprisoned without trial for his Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi where he broke the salt laws of British Empire. Large number of Indians joined him for the first time and over 1,00,000 people were jailed before the end of the year. |
| 1932 | The January 28 incident or first Shanghai incident was the conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan in 1932 which was stopped by Shanghai Ceasefire Agreement, signed by both countries on 5th May. |
| 1932 | Japan and China signed peace agreements. |
| 1936 | Second Italo-Abyssinian War-Italian troops captured AddisAbaba, Ethiopia, unopposed. |
| 1936 | Italian troops captured Addis Ababa. |
| 1938 | Francisco Franco's government was recognized in the Vatican city of Spain. |
| 1940 | World War II-A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers in HegraFortress finally surrendered to a vastly superior Nazi force after a25-day siege. |
| 1944 | Mahatma Gandhi was released after 2 years on May 5, 1944 because of his deteriorating health issues. He was arrested on August 9, 1942 by British authority for refusing to endorse war efforts in India during World War II. |
| 1949 | Council of Europe was incorporated on May 5, 1949 by the Treaty of London that includes Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherland, Norway, Sweden and United Kingdom. The organization is an independent body to promote co-operation between European countries. |
| 1949 | The Jharkhand Party was established in India at a conference in Ranchi. |
| 1955 | Indian Parliament accepted the introduction of divorce in Hindu Marriage Act on May 5, 1955 which was enacted on 18th May. Separation of married couple was earlier non-existent in Hindu Sastrik law. |
| 1961 | Project Mercury-Aboard the American spacecraft Freedom 7, Alan Shepard made a sub-orbital flight, becoming the second person to travel into outer space. |
| 1961 | Commander Allen Shepard landed in the Atlantic Ocean from his spacecraft. |
| 1975 | Bush Gardens Williamsburg Theme Park opened in Virginia. |
| 1980 | The British Special Air Service stormed the Iranian Embassy inLondon, six days after Iranian Arab separatists had seized it. |
| 1981 | After sixty-six days without food, Irish republican Bobby Sandsdied of starvation in HM Prison Maze. |
| 1991 | Rioting broke out in Washington, D.C., after a rookie policeofficer shot a Salvadorean man in the chest. |
| 1992 | Surface to surface short range ballistic missile Prithvi was launched on May 5, 1992 which is developed by Defence Research and Development Organization in India. Prithvi I, Prithvi II, Prithvi III and Dhanush are the later developmental versions of the first one. |
| 1994 | American teenager Michael P. Fay was caned in Singapore fortheft and vandalism, a punishment that the United States deemed to beexcessive for a teenager committing a non-violent crime. |
| 1994 | In the local elections in Britain, the Labor Party defeated the Conservative Party. |
| 2000 | The planets Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn appeared in conjunction with the Sun, Moon and Earth on May 5, 2000 which was a rare phenomenon in astronomical history that occurred after 6,000 years ago. |
| 2005 | Labor Party leader Tony Blair became the Prime Minister of Britain for the third time. |
| 2005 | Tony Blair's Labor Party won re-election in the UK general elections for a third consecutive term. |
| 2007 | Kenya Airways Flight 507 was crashed on May 5, 2007 just after the take off from Douala International Airport due to pilot error, leaving nobody alive including crew members. |
| 2008 | The death of New Zealand scientist Colin Mardoch, the inventor of the disposal syringes. |
| 2010 | A series of demonstration in Athens and general strikes across Greece began in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the debt crisis. |
| 2010 | Indira Gandhi National Open University, IGNOU announced waiving the fees of sex workers and their dependents in all courses. |
| 2012 | Japan shut down Tomari-3 nuclear reactor, which was the last one out of 54 nuclear reactors operating, on May 5, 2012. It was the first time since 1970 when Japan had no nuclear derived electricity. The decision of shutting down Japan’s nuclear reactors was the result of risk associated with the reactors due to strong seismic activities in Japan. |
| 2012 | The floods in Nepal killed 17 people and left 47 missing. |
Famous Birthdays of May 05:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1899 | Freeman Gosden / Actor / United States of America |
| 1925 | Leo Ryan / Soldier / United States of America |
| 1988 | Mervyn Westfield / Cricketer / United Kingdom |
| 1946 | Aydın Menderes / Politician / Turkey |
| 1948 | Bella van der Spiegel-Hage / Cyclist / Netherlands |
| 1929 | Ilene Woods / Actress / United States of America |
| 1948 | Bill Ward / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1959 | Ian McCulloch / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1942 | Hugh Courtenay / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1883 | Lord Wavell / Governor General / United Kingdom |
| 1884 | Chief Bender / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1959 | Steve Stevens / Writer / United States of America |
| 1949 | Eppie Bleeker / Skater / Netherlands |
| 1903 | James Beard / Author / United States of America |
| 1966 | Josh Weinstein / Writer / United States of America |
| 1955 | Jon Butcher / Writer / United States of America |
| 1907 | Iryna Vilde / Journalist / Ukraine |
| 1970 | LaPhonso Ellis / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1963 | Simon Rimmer / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1945 | Kurt Loder / Author / United States of America |
| 1962 | Kaoru Wada / Conductor / Japan |
| 1935 | Bernard Pivot / Journalist / France |
| 1985 | Shoko Nakagawa / Actress / Japan |
| 1941 | Alexander Ragulin / Ice Hockey Player / Russia |
| 1923 | James Gilbert / Producer / Scotland |
| 1933 | Collie Smith / Cricketer / Jamaica |
| 1932 | Stan Goldberg / Illustrator / United States of America |
| 1989 | Chris Brown / Writer / United States of America |
| 1892 | Dorothy Garrod / Archaeologist / Britain |
| 1958 | Robert DiPierdomenico / Footballer / Australia |
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