Historical Events in May, Month of May Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 21, 1894 | The Manchester Ship Canal in the United Kingdom is officially opened by Queen Victoria, who later knights its designer Sir Edward Leader Williams. |
| May 4, 1814 | Emperor Napoleon arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile. |
| May 10, 1849 | Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 22 and injuring over 120. |
| May 27, 1813 | War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George. |
| May 7, 1999 | Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. |
| May 12, 907 | Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule. |
| May 25, 1521 | The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw. |
| May 27, 2018 | Maryland Flood Event: A flood occurs throughout the Patapsco Valley, causing one death, destroying the entire first floors of buildings on Main Street in Ellicott City, and causing cars to overturn. |
| May 23, 1971 | Seventy-eight people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, Croatia (then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). |
| May 26, 1991 | Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri Province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board. |
| May 19, 1900 | Great Britain annexes Tonga Island. |
| May 27, 1998 | Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot. |
| May 29, 1993 | The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens. |
| May 20, 1775 | The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is allegedly signed in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| May 7, 1942 | World War II: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, United States Navy aircraft carrier aircraft attack and sink the Imperial Japanese Navy light aircraft carrier Shōhō; the battle marks the first time in naval history that two enemy fleets fight without visual contact between warring ships. |
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