Events in History
Election of Interest
May 11 David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after forming a coalition government between the Liberal Democrats and his own Conservative Party
Election of Interest
May 11 Imelda Marcos wins election to the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing Ilocos Norte province
- May 12 An Afriqiyah Airways Flight crashes and kills everyone but one person on board
- May 14 The 51,700 seat Aviva Stadium is officially opened on the site of the famous old Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin by Irish Prime Minister, Brian Cowan
- May 18 Police officer James Crooker is asked to leave the Red and Black Café in Portland, Oregon after co-owner John Langley claimed Crooker's uniformed presence made him uncomfortable
Event of Interest
May 22 Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus' remains are reburied in Frombork Cathedral, Poland after a 200 year search for his tomb
- May 24 Andrew Wakefield, doctor at the center of MMR vaccination scare, struck off the UK medical register after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct
- May 31 Gaza Flotilla raid: Israeli Shayetet 13 soldiers board ships trying to break blockade of Gaze, during violent confrontation aboard MV Mavi Marmara 9 activists killed and several activists and soldiers injured
Birthdays in History
Weddings in History
- May 29 "Survivor: Fiji" winner Earl Cole (39) weds pharmacist Shelley Lee at the St. Regis Princeville Resort on Kauai
Deaths in History
- May 9 Otakar Motejl, Czechoslvakian politician, dies at 77
- May 14 Goh Keng Swee, former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918)
- May 15 Moshe Greenberg, American-Israeli Bible scholar, dies at 81
- May 17 Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter (b. 1929)
- May 23 Gane Todorovoski, Macedonian literary critic, poet, & publicist (b. 1929)
- May 23 Leonida Georgievna, Grand Duchess Of Russia (b. 1914)
- May 24 Raymond V. Haysbert, African-American business executive and civil rights leader (b. 1920)
- May 24 Virendra Bhatia, Indian politician (b. 1947)
- May 25 Gabriel Vargas, Mexican cartoonist (b. 1915)
- May 25 Silvius Magnago, Italian politician (b. 1914)
- May 26 Christopher Moran, British Air Chief Marshal (b. 1956)
- May 26 Kieran Phelan, Irish senator (b. 1949)
- May 27 John William Finn, American US Navy sailor, awarded the 1st Medal of Honor of WWII for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 100
- May 28 Hugh Ford, British mechanic engineer, dies at 96
- May 28 Jacob Kistemaker, Dutch nuclear physicist (ultra centrifuge), dies at 93
- May 29 Randolph Stow, Australian author and poet (Suburbs of Hell), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 74
- May 30 Duff Roblin, Canadian politician (b. 1917).
Chris Haney (1950-2010)
May 31 Canadian journalist who created the board game "Trivial Pursuit", dies at 59
- May 31 Louise Bourgeois, French-born American sculptor, painter and print maker, dies at 98
- May 31 Rubén Juárez, Argentine bandoneonist, dies of cancer at 62
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