Page 10: Historical Events In May - 05

2014  On this day in history boko Haram militants kill approximately 300 people in a night attack on Gamboru Ngala.   

2016  The World Health Organization identifies the spread of poliomyelitis in at least 10 countries as a major worldwide health emergency on this day in history.   

2016  On May - 05 boko Haram militants kill approximately 300 people in a night attack on Gamboru Ngala.   

2018  On May - 05 144th Kentucky Derby: 52 year old Mike Smith wins his second Derby aboard Justify   

2018  On this day in history former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson suffers a brain haemorrhage and is hospitalised; recovers   

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

2018  On May - 05 electric cigarette explodes killing a man in St. Petersburg, Florida, first death from a vaping product   

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  On this day in history aeroflot Flight 1492 crash-lands and bursts into flames at Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, killing 41 of the 78 people on board.   

2020  [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 on May - 05.   

2020  On May - 05 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.   

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

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

2023  On this day in history 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  Chinese Premier Xi Jinping visits Europe for the first time in five years, arriving in France [1] on May - 05.   

2024  Panamanian general election: José Raúl Mulino is elected president on this day in history.   

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0867  Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931) was born on May - 05.   

1210  On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

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

1479  On May - 05 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  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on this day in history.   

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

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on May - 05.   

0311  On this day in history 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  Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle on this day in history.   

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on this day in history.   

1219  On this day in history death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  On May - 05 charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  Anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82 on this day in history.   

1525  On this day in history frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62