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Christian feast day: May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

On May 5, in the year 0, Christian feast day: May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of May 5, one of 343 recorded events on this date across all of history.

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Key Facts

  • This event took place on May 5, 0 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 26 April 2026.

On This Date in History 343

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2024 May 5 Jeannie Epper, American stuntwoman and actress (born 1941)
Notable Deaths 2024 May 5 Bernard Hill, English actor (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2024 May 5 César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1938)
Historical Events 2023 May 5 The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency
Selected Events 2023 May 5 The World Health Organization declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency
Notable Deaths 2020 May 5 Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1947)
Selected Events 2020 May 5 Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN was forced to go off-air by the National Telecommunications Commission after Congre
Notable Deaths 2017 May 5 Binyamin Elon, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician (born 1954)
Notable Deaths 2017 May 5 Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Mauritanian politician (born 1953)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 5 Jobst Brandt, American cyclist, engineer, and author (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2015 May 5 Hans Jansen, Dutch linguist, academic, and politician (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2014 May 5 Michael Otedola, Nigerian journalist and politician, 9th Governor of Lagos State (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 5 Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2013 May 5 Robert Ressler, American FBI agent and author (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 5 Surendranath, Indian cricketer (born 1937)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 5 Carl Johan Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg (born 1916)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 5 Aatos Erkko, Finnish journalist and publisher (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 5 George Knobel, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager (born 1922)
Notable Deaths 2012 May 5 Roy Padayachie, South African lawyer and politician, South African Minister of Communications (born 1950)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 5 Claude Choules, English-Australian soldier (born 1901)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 5 Yosef Merimovich, Israeli footballer and manager (born 1924)
Notable Deaths 2011 May 5 Dana Wynter, British actress (born 1931)
Historical Events 2010 May 5 Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek gover
Notable Deaths 2010 May 5 Giulietta Simionato, Italian soprano (born 1910)
Notable Deaths 2010 May 5 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Nigerian academic and politician, 13th President of Nigeria (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2008 May 5 Irv Robbins, Canadian-American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (born 1917)
Notable Deaths 2008 May 5 Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (born 1928)
Historical Events 2007 May 5 Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing all 114 ab
Notable Deaths 2007 May 5 Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (born 1927)
Selected Events 2007 May 5 Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in t
Historical Events 2006 May 5 The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army
Notable Deaths 2006 May 5 Naushad Ali, Indian composer and producer (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2006 May 5 Atıf Yılmaz, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925)
Notable Births 2004 May 5 Jenna Davis, American actress and YouTuber
Notable Births 2004 May 5 Kirsty Muir, Scottish freestyle skier
Notable Births 2003 May 5 Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis player
Notable Deaths 2003 May 5 Sam Bockarie, Sierra Leonean commander (born 1964)
Notable Deaths 2003 May 5 Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (born 1912)
Notable Deaths 2002 May 5 Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2002 May 5 Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (born 1904)
Notable Deaths 2002 May 5 George Sidney, American director and producer (born 1916)
Notable Deaths 2002 May 5 Louis C
Notable Deaths 2001 May 5 Morris Graves, American painter and educator (born 1910)
Notable Deaths 2001 May 5 Clifton Hillegass, American publisher, created CliffsNotes (born 1918)
Notable Deaths 2000 May 5 Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (born 1914)
Notable Deaths 2000 May 5 Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (born 1940)
Notable Births 1999 May 5 Nathan Chen, American figure skater
Notable Births 1999 May 5 Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer
Notable Deaths 1999 May 5 Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1920)
Notable Births 1998 May 5 Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player

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