Page 10: Historical Events In May - 05

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

2016  On May - 05 the World Health Organization identifies the spread of poliomyelitis in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency.   

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

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

2018  On May - 05 former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage and is hospitalised; recovers   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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  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 on this day in history.   

2021  Donald Trump 's ban from Facebook upheld by the company's Oversight Board for a further six months on May - 05.   

2021  SpaceX successfully flies, lands, and recovers a Starship prototype for the first time, after four unsuccessful previous attempts.[90] on May - 05.   

2023  On May - 05 the World Health Organization ends its declaration of COVID-19 being a global health emergency, but continues to refer to it as a pandemic.   

2024  On May - 05 chinese Premier Xi Jinping visits Europe for the first time in five years, arriving in France [1]   

2024  On May - 05 panamanian general election: José Raúl Mulino is elected president.   

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0867  On May - 05 birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on this day in history.   

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on May - 05.   

1479  On this day in history birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)   

1546  On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  On this day in history birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty   

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on this day in history.   

1657  On May - 05 birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer   

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 this day in history.   

1028  On this day in history alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  On May - 05 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  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on May - 05.   

1504  On May - 05 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