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| Birthday May 05, 1813 Síren Kierkegaard, founder of Existentialism |
| Birthday May 05, 1818 Karl Marx |
| Birthday May 05, 1832 H.H. Bancroft, historian, publisher |
| Birthday May 05, 1846 Henryk Sienkiewicz, Polish author (Quo Vadis) (Nobel 1905) |
| Birthday May 05, 1867 Nellie Bly, name became a synonym for female star reporter |
| Birthday May 05, 1890 Author Christopher Morley |
| Birthday May 05, 1899 F.F. Gosden (Amos) |
| Birthday May 05, 1900 Spencer Tracy, Actor (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) |
| Birthday May 05, 1903 James Beard, American culinary expert and author |
| Birthday May 05, 1915 Richard H. Rovere, journalist |
| Birthday May 05, 1919 Tony Canadeo, NFL halfback (Green Bay Packers) |
| Birthday May 05, 1925 Monica Lewis |
| Birthday May 05, 1926 Ann B Davis, in Schnectady NY - Brady Bunch maid |
| Birthday May 05, 1927 Pat Carrol, in Shrevport Louisiana |
| Birthday May 05, 1930 Michael J. Adams, X-15 pilot |
| Birthday May 05, 1942 Tammy Wynette, country singer, Redbay Alabama |
| History May 05, 1776 Clinton excludes Howe and Harnett from amnesty offer |
| History May 05, 1814 British attack Ft Ontario - Oswego - NY |
| History May 05, 1816 The Examiner publishes John Keats' first poem |
| History May 05, 1821 Napoleon dies in exile |
| History May 05, 1862 Cinco de Mayo |
| History May 05, 1864 Grant and Lee clash in the Wilderness forest |
| History May 05, 1867 Battle of Puebla-Mexicans defeat Maximilian's forces (Cinco de Mayo) |
| History May 05, 1877 Sitting Bull leads his people into Canada |
| History May 05, 1891 Carnegie Hall opens in NYC with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor |
| History May 05, 1904 Cy Young throws perfect game |
| History May 05, 1904 Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia |
| History May 05, 1908 Great White Fleet arrives in SF |
| History May 05, 1916 US marines invade Dominican Republic - stay until 1924 |
| History May 05, 1919 Italian delegates return to Paris peace conference |
| History May 05, 1922 Construction on Yankee Stadium begins |
| History May 05, 1925 Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6 |
| History May 05, 1941 Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returns to his capital |
| History May 05, 1944 Driving pioneer Bertha Benz dies |
| History May 05, 1945 Six killed in Oregon by Japanese bomb |
| History May 05, 1945 Netherlands liberated from Nazi control |
| History May 05, 1948 1st air squadron of jets aboard a carrier |
| History May 05, 1949 Council of Europe established |
| History May 05, 1955 Allies end occupation of West Germany |
| History May 05, 1955 West Germany granted full sovereignty by 3 occupying powers |
| History May 05, 1956 Jim Bailey - 1st 4 minute mile run in USA - Los Angeles - Ca |
| History May 05, 1961 Alan Shepard becomes 1st American in space (aboard Freedom 7) |
| History May 05, 1965 1st large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam |
| History May 05, 1970 U.S. forces capture Snoul, Cambodia |
| History May 05, 1972 North Vietnamese turn back South Vietnamese relief column |
| History May 05, 1979 Peaches and Herb top the pop charts with Reunited |
| History May 05, 1981 16th & final Mayor's Trophy Game - Mets beat Yanks 4-1 & hold 8-7 edge |
| History May 05, 1981 IRA militant Bobby Sands dies |
| History May 05, 1983 Bruins 5-Isles 1 - Wales Conf Championship- Isles hold 3-2 lead |
| History May 05, 1985 Reagan visits concentration camp and war cemetery |
| History May 05, 1995 Hail storm surprises Dallas residents |
| History May 05, 2002 Spider-Man is first movie to top $100 million in opening weekend |
| History May 05, 2004 Human remains found in suitcase near Virginia Beach |