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5 May 2028
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2023 - The World Health Organization declared the end of COVID-19 as a global health emergency.Specialized agency of the United Nations
Anniversary
2020 - Philippine broadcast network ABS-CBN was forced to go off-air by the National Telecommunications Commission after Congress failed to renew its franchise granted in 1995.Philippine media network
Anniversary
2007 - Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all 114 people aboard.2007 aviation accident in Cameroon
Anniversary
1994 - American teenager Michael P. Fay was caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism, a punishment that the United States deemed to be excessive for a teenager committing a non-violent crime.1993–1994 Singaporean judicial sentence of an American teenager
Anniversary
1992 - The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, 202 years after it was first proposed.1992 amendment delaying congressional salary changes
Historical events
History
2023 - The World Health Organization declares the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as a global health emergency.Specialized agency of the United Nations
History
2010 - Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.2010–12 civil unrest over the government debt crisis and resulting policies
History
2007 - Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing all 114 aboard, making it the deadliest aircraft disaster in Cameroon.2007 aviation accident in Cameroon
History
2006 - The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.Country in Northeast Africa
History
1994 - The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.1994 ceasefire ending the First Nagorno-Karabakh war
History
1994 - American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism.1993–1994 Singaporean judicial sentence of an American teenager
History
1991 - A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after police shoot a Salvadoran man.Protests against police killings
History
1987 - Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States.1985–1987 political scandal in the U.S.
History
1985 - Ronald Reagan visits the military cemetery at Bitburg and the site of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, where he makes a speech.President of the United States from 1981 to 1989
History
1981 - Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital (Northern Ireland) after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.Irish Provisional IRA member (1954–1981)
Notable births
Born
2004 - Jenna Davis, American actress and YouTuberAmerican actress and singer (born 2004)
Born
2004 - Kirsty Muir, Scottish freestyle skierScottish freestyle skier (born 2004)
Born
2003 - Carlos Alcaraz, Spanish tennis playerSpanish tennis player (born 2003)
Born
1998 - Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis playerBelarusian tennis player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Logan Gilbert, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1997)
Born
1997 - Mitch Marner, Canadian hockey playerCanadian ice hockey player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Chris Phelan, Irish-Australian rugby league player (born 1955)Australian rugby league player (1955–2026)
Died
2024 - Jeannie Epper, American stuntwoman and actress (born 1941)American stuntwoman and actress (1941–2024)
Died
2024 - César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1938)Argentine footballer and manager (1938–2024)
Died
2020 - Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1947)Jamaican singer (1947–2020)
Died
2017 - Binyamin Elon, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician (born 1954)Israeli rabbi and politician (1954–2017)
Died
2017 - Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Mauritanian politician (born 1953)Head of State of Mauritania from 2005 to 2007
Died
2015 - Jobst Brandt, American cyclist, engineer, and author (born 1935)American bicycle racer (1935–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 11.0 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
15.52 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Libra
0.87 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.