Historical Events in May, Month of May Events
Here is a list of some historical events in May. You can learn What major event happened in May?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 28, 1948 | Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid. |
| May 28, 1937 | Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer, is founded. |
| May 1, 1929 | The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121. |
| May 28, 1968 | Garuda Indonesia Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30. |
| May 9, 1927 | The Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, officially opens. |
| May 7, 1487 | The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista. |
| May 28, 2002 | The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City. |
| May 25, 1833 | The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated. |
| May 20, 1902 | Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President. |
| May 25, 1979 | John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person to be executed in the state after the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1976. |
| May 2, 1952 | A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg. |
| May 16, 2011 | STS-134 (ISS assembly flight ULF6), launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the 25th and final flight for Space Shuttle Endeavour. |
| May 17, 1809 | Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire. |
| May 5, 1862 | Cinco de Mayo: Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla in Mexico. |
| May 12, 1863 | American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign. |
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