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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.
1939 - Birth of Sidney Altman, Canadian-born molecular biologist and Nobel Prize laureate; 1952 - The concept for the integrated circuit, the basis for all modern computers, is first published by Geoffrey Dummer. 1998 - Death of Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-born physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924) May 8
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Printable version; In other projects ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year ... Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor; 1944 ...
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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 ...
1955 – Hazel O'Connor, English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress; 1955 – Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012) 1955 – Debra Winger, American actress; 1956 – Loretta Schrijver, Dutch television host, news anchor; 1957 – Joan Benoit, American runner; 1957 – Benjamin Mancroft, 3rd Baron Mancroft, English politician