May 5th, 1946

Born on May 5th, 1946

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What happened on May 5th, 1946?

May 5th, 1946

The International Military Tribunal for the Far East begins in Tokyo with twenty-eight Japanese military and government officials accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Military_Tribunal_for_the_Far_East

What else happened on May 5th?

May 5th, 2019

Aeroflot Flight 1492 was struck by lightning after leaving Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport and caught fire during the subsequent emergency landing attempt, killing 41 people on board.

May 5th, 2007

Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all 114 people aboard.

May 5th, 1992

The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, 202 years after it was first proposed.

May 5th, 1981

After a 66-day hunger strike, Irish republican Bobby Sands died of starvation in HM Prison Maze.

May 5th, 1980

The British Special Air Service recaptured the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege by Iranian Arab separatists.

May 5th, 1961

Project Mercury: American astronaut Alan Shepard (pictured) made a sub-orbital spaceflight on board Freedom 7, becoming the second person to travel into outer space.

May 5th, 1960

The Netherlands Carillon was inaugurated in Arlington, Virginia, on the 15th anniversary of Dutch Liberation Day.

May 5th, 1945

World War II: The citizens of Prague spontaneously rose up against the city's German occupiers.

May 5th, 1940

World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege.

May 5th, 1904

Pitching for the Boston Americans, Cy Young threw the first perfect game in modern professional baseball.

May 5th, 1891

Carnegie Hall (interior pictured) in New York City, built by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

May 5th, 1864

American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness (pictured) in Spotsylvania County.

May 5th, 1654

Cromwell's Act of Grace, which pardoned the people of Scotland for any crimes committed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, was proclaimed in Edinburgh.

May 5th, 1646

First English Civil War: Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 5th

Born on May 5th, 1946

77

Leif Mortensen

Danish road bicycle racer, born 1946

*May 5th, 1946, Frederiksberg

77

Hervé Revelli

French footballer (born 1946)

*May 5th, 1946, Verdun

77

Jean-Marc Ferry

French philosopher

*May 5th, 1946, Antony

72

Beth Carvalho

Brazilian musician

*May 5th, 1946, Rio de Janeiro †April 30th, 2019, Rio de Janeiro

77

Ewa Kuryluk

Polish artist

*May 5th, 1946, Kraków

77

Walter Donzé

Swiss politician

*May 5th, 1946, Lucerne

77

Gerhard Schmid

German politician

*May 5th, 1946, Straubing

65

Aydın Menderes

Turkish politician (1946-2011)

*May 5th, 1946, Ankara †December 23rd, 2011, Ankara

77

Richard Elliott Friedman

American biblical scholar and theologian (born 1946)

*May 5th, 1946, Rochester

77

Jack Walrath

American jazz trumpeter, composer, bandleader

*May 5th, 1946, Stuart

77

Iskra Menarini

Italian singer

*May 5th, 1946, San Felice sul Panaro

67

Jim Kelly

American athlete, actor, and martial artist (1946-2013)

*May 5th, 1946, Paris †June 29th, 2013, San Diego

77

David Primo

Israeli footballer

*May 5th, 1946, Sofia

77

Svein Jarvoll

Norwegian writer

*May 5th, 1946, Lurøy Municipality

77

Leon J. LaPorte

United States general

*May 5th, 1946, Providence

77

Gary France

English footballer (born 1946)

*May 5th, 1946, Stalybridge

77

David Benke

American pastor

*May 5th, 1946, Milwaukee

77

Ida Da Poian

Italian archer

*May 5th, 1946, Sedico

77

Andy Haddock

Footballer (born 1946)

*May 5th, 1946, Edinburgh

77

Akkineni Kutumba Rao

Indian film director

*May 5th, 1946, Hyderabad

77

Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge

Gabonese politician

*May 5th, 1946, French Equatorial Africa

77

Jerry A. Hausman

American economist

*May 5th, 1946, Weirton

77

Arthur Kenney

American basketball player

*May 5th, 1946, New York City

77

Paolo Agazzi

Italian film director

*May 5th, 1946, Motta Baluffi

77

C. Dean Metropoulos

American billionaire businessman

*May 5th, 1946, Tripoli

31

Eddie Aikau

Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard

*May 5th, 1946, Kahului †March 17th, 1978, Maui County

75

Akhudiat

Writer, Poet and Playwright

*May 5th, 1946, East Java †August 7th, 2021, Surabaya

71

Svend Wam

Norwegian film director (1946-2017)

*May 5th, 1946, Son †May 7th, 2017, Vestby Municipality

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Who's birthday is on May 5th?

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

65

Wolfgang Hellmich

German politician

*May 5th, 1958, Welver

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

*May 5th, 1818, Trier †March 14th, 1883, London

57

Chan Oi Ni

Hong Kong badminton player

*May 5th, 1966, Hong Kong

50

Andreas Bausewein

German politician

*May 5th, 1973, Erfurt

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

41

Vanessa Bryant

American philanthropist

*May 5th, 1982, Huntington Beach

52

Marlene Thomsen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Vejle

52

Helene Kirkegaard

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1971, Præstevang Parish

70

Helga Lindner

East German swimmer

*May 5th, 1951, Chemnitz †November 3rd, 2021, Chemnitz

80

Michael Palin

English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter

*May 5th, 1943, Broomhill & Sharrow Vale

78

Sylvia Pankhurst

English feminist and socialist (1882–1960)

*May 5th, 1882, Manchester †September 27th, 1960, Addis Ababa

41

Kaveh Mehrabi

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1982, Tehran

59

Jean-François Copé

French politician

*May 5th, 1964, Boulogne-Billancourt

35

Sylvina Kurniawan

Australian badminton player

*May 5th, 1988, Surabaya

75

Jomanda

Dutch medium

*May 5th, 1948, Deventer

47

Andrew Erickson

American biathlete

*May 5th, 1976, Minnetonka

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Born in 1946

77

Donald Trump

President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

77

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

77

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

77

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

78

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

77

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

78

Charlotte Rampling

British actress

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

77

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress, author, singer, businesswoman in alternative medicine (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

77

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Hammersmith †January 14th, 2016, London

77

Rolf Konow

Danish photographer and actor

*July 22nd, 1946, Copenhagen

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, and musician

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula

78

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

78

Tan Aik Huang

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1946, Singapore

77

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and film director

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

77

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

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