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May 5: Easter (Eastern Christianity, 2024); Lixia begins in China (2025); Children's Day in Japan; Cinco de Mayo in Mexico and the United States Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall 1646 – First English Civil War : Charles I surrendered himself to Scottish Covenanter leader David Leslie near Newark, England.
9 May. 1931 - Death of Albert Abraham Michelson, Prussian-born American physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852) 1950 - Death of Esteban Terradas i Illa, Catalan mathematician, scientist, and engineer (b. 1883; May 10. 1482 - Death of Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1397)
May (in Latin, Maius) was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for "elders", and that the following month (June) is ...
Pages in category "Lists of musicians by birthday" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 365 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The original Famous Birthdays website was created by Edward Morykwas, a Michigan schoolteacher, in 1996. It offered e-cards. [4] [5] [6]The site was updated to its current format in November 7, 2012, by Evan Britton, [7] who has since described the website as "Wikipedia for Generation Z".
Ann Landers. Though younger generations may not remember her, Landers, who was born Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1918, was famous for her advice column back when ...
Diddy's 50th birthday party was one for the ages. The rap mogul celebrated a half century with a star-studded party at his Beverly Hills mansion on Saturday night, with an A-list roster of guests ...
May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) The last day of the Festival of Ridván (Baháʼí Faith) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March equinox, see List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar) Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising (Community of Madrid, Spain) Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo ; Flag Day (Poland)