Historical Events in May, Month of May Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 12, 1948 | Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cedes the throne to her daughter Juliana. |
| May 4, 1814 | King Ferdinand VII abolishes the Spanish Constitution of 1812, returning Spain to absolutism. |
| May 20, 1861 | American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. Meanwhile, the State of North Carolina secedes from the Union. |
| May 8, 1942 | World War II: The German 11th Army begins Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula. |
| May 23, 1945 | World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody. |
| May 28, 2017 | Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first entry of the event. |
| May 19, 1933 | Finnish cavalry general C. G. E. Mannerheim was appointed the field marshal. |
| May 21, 1349 | Dušan's Code, the constitution of the Serbian Empire, is enacted by Dušan the Mighty. |
| May 13, 1995 | Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas. |
| May 8, 1899 | The Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play. |
| May 14, 2012 | Agni Air Flight CHT crashes in Nepal after a failed go-around, killing 15 people. |
| May 12, 1965 | The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon. |
| May 9, 1936 | Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5. |
| May 5, 1920 | Authorities arrest Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for alleged robbery and murder. |
| May 8, 1963 | South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on Vesak, killing nine and sparking the Buddhist crisis. |
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