History of May 5: What all happened on this day?
Historical Significance of May 5 & take a look at the events happened on this day
Every day has some historical significance in history. To know what has happened on May 5 here is the chronological order of global historic events.
Here are the birthdays of the Prominent Indian people
Former Indian President Zail Singh born
On May 5, 1916, Zail Singh is born In Sandhwan, Punjab. He has served as the seventh President of India from 1982-1987. He was affiliated with the Indian National Congress before and has served many ministerial posts before becoming the President of the country.
Indian Journalist Neelesh Mishra born
On May 5, 1973, Neelesh Mishra is born in Nanital, Uttrakhand. He is one of the most loved storytellers in India. He is most known for his radio show ‘Yadoo Ka Idiotbox with Neelesh Mishra’.
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Guru Amar Singh the third Guru of Sikhism
Guru Amar Singh was born on May 5, 1479, in Amritsar, Punjab. He is the third of ten Gurus of Sikhism. He compiles hymns into Pothki (Book) which ultimately helped to create Adi Granth.
Narinder Nath Vohra
Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N.N Vohra was born on May 5, 1936, in Punjab. After Jagmohan, he was the first civilian governor in eighteen years.
Global historical events
1821 Napoleon dies in exile
Former French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte, who once ruled an empire stretched across Europe. Dies in exile. He dies as a British prisoner on the remote island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic. Napoleon was one of the greatest military strategist history has ever seen.
1862 Mexican army defeats French
On May 5, 1862, an outnumbered Mexican army defeats French force at Puebla. French army retreat from the battle of Puebla marked a great moral victory for the people of Mexico.
1912
On May 5, 1912, the Soviet Communist newspaper ‘Pravda’ starts publishing.
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1919 Italian delegate return to Paris peace conference
Italian delegation headed by Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando and Foreign Minister Sidney Sonnino returns to the Versailles peace Conference in Paris.
1955 occupation of West Germany ends
The Federal Republic of Germany claimed sovereignty after the Allies, the USA, France and Britain call off their military occupation. The military occupation of West Germany had begun in 1945 and ended on May 5, 1955.
1967 One hundred years of Solitude Published.
Nobel Prize winner in Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s book ‘hundred Years of Solitude’ was first published. The Novel was an immediate and enduring success.
1969 Norman Mailer awarded Pulitzer
Norman Mailer was honored with Pulitzer price for his nonfiction novel ‘Armies of the Night’. The novel was about the 1967 anti-Vietnam War.
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