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This is a list of selected May 5 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Ineligible

Blurb Reason
St George's Day (Palestinians); refimprove section
Liberation Day in Denmark, Ethiopia, and the Netherlands; refimprove
; Children's Day in Japan and South Korea refimprove section
1260Kublai Khan claimed the title of Khagan of the Mongol Empire after the death of his older brother Möngke in the previous year. unreferenced section, refimprove section
1789 – The Estates General convened in Versailles to discuss a financial crisis in France, triggering a series of events that led to the French Revolution. refimprove
1860 – Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. needs more footnotes
1862 – Mexican troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halted a French invasion at the Battle of Puebla. refimprove section
1864American Civil War: Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign in Virginia began with the Battle of the Wilderness in Spotsylvania County. refimprove section
1891 – New York City's Carnegie Hall, built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. refimprove section
1912 – The Bolshevik newspaper Pravda was first published in Saint Petersburg, Russia. unreferenced section
1949 – Ten European countries signed the Treaty of London, creating the Council of Europe, today one of the oldest international organisations working for European integration. refimprove section
1992 – The Supreme Council of Crimea declared Crimea to be independent from Ukraine. unreferenced section, refimprove section
1994Nagorno-Karabakh War saved for February 20, the start of the war
2005 – The United Kingdom general election was held, leading to a record third consecutive term for Tony Blair as a Labour Prime Minister. unreferenced section

Eligible

May 5: Children's Day in Japan; Cinco de Mayo (dancers pictured) in Mexico and the United States

Cinco de Mayo dancers
Cinco de Mayo dancers

Samuel Cooper (d. 1672) · Hubert Howe Bancroft (b. 1832) · Irene Gut Opdyke (b. 1922)

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