May 1905 in History

Events in History

Historic Publication

May 2 French newspapers publish lists of Jules Verne's unpublished work

May 5 Robert S Abbott published 1st issue of newspaper "Chicago Defender"
May 8 Union of Unions organizes In Russia under the chairmanship of Paul Miliukov and joins liberal groups demanding parliamentary government and universal suffrage
May 15 Las Vegas founded in Nevada
May 15 Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza reaches Leopoldville
May 22 Royal Academy in Delft Holland becomes Technical High School
May 26 A pogrom against Jews in Minsk, Belorussia

Battle of Tsushima

May 27 Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history

May 29 Pogrom against Jewish community in Brisk, Lithuania

Birthdays in History

May 1 Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet politician (Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union 1980-85), born in Kharkiv, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1997)
May 1 Paul Desruisseaux, Canadian lawyer and politician (Senator for Wellington, Quebec), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec (d. 1982)
May 3 Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael, duke of Bavaria, born in Munich, German Empire (d. 1996)
May 5 Arnold Meijer, Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National & Black Front, born in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands (d. 1965)
May 5 Robert Houben, Belgian politician (Minister of Public health 1958), born in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (d. 1992)
May 6 Bernard "Toots" Shor, New York restaurateur (Toots Shor's Restaurant), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
May 10 Angus Paton, civil engineer
May 11 Marjorie Sykes, British educator, peace activist, and Indian independence campaigner, born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England (d. 1995)
May 13 Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian leader and 5th President of India (1974-77), born in Delhi, British India (d. 1977)
May 14 Jean Daniélou, French cardinal (d. 1974)
May 16 H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, novelist (Feast for July, Love for Lydia)
May 20 Gerrit Achterberg, Dutch poet (Sailing)
May 20 Harry Campion, statistician/founder (British Central Statistical Office)
May 24 George Nakashima, American furniture maker and architect, born in Spokane, Washington
May 24 Mikhail Sholokhov, Soviet writer (And Quiet Flows the Don, Nobel 1965), born in Veshenskaya, Don Host Oblast, Russian Empire (d. 1984)

Deaths in History

May 23 Martinus W van AA Meerbeke, head-editor (Time), dies at 75
May 23 Mary Ashton Livermore, American social reformer and women's suffrage leader (President of American Woman Suffrage Association 1878-95), dies at 84
May 26 Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker, dies at 78