Page 10: Historical Events In May - 05

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

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

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

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  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  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  [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 this day in history.   

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 May - 05.   

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

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

2023  The World Health Organization ends its declaration of COVID-19 being a global health emergency, but continues to refer to it as a pandemic on this day in history.   

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

1210  King Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279) was born on May - 05.   

1352  On May - 05 birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.   

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

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on May - 05.   

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on May - 05.   

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

1194  On this day in history kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies   

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

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

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

1525  Frederik III, the Wise, ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62 on this day in history.