On This Day - May 5th 1762 – Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
On This Day - May 5th 1821 – Emperor Napoleon I dies in exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
On This Day - May 5th 1877 – Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
On This Day - May 5th 1916 – U.S. marines invade the Dominican Republic.
On This Day - May 5th 1921 – Coco Chanel introduces Chanel No. 5.
On This Day - May 5th 1936 – Italian troops occupy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
On This Day - May 5th 1941 – Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; the date is commemorated as Liberation Day.
On This Day - May 5th 1955 – West Germany gains full sovereignty.
On This Day - May 5th 2005 – In the UK the Labour Party under Tony Blair are elected for for a third consecutive term.
Today's Birthdays
Born On This Day - May 5th 867 – Uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)
Born On This Day - May 5th 1747 – Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
Born On This Day - May 5th 1818 – Karl Marx, German political philosopher (d. 1883)
Born On This Day - May 5th 1901 – Blind Willie McTell, American singer (d. 1959)
Born On This Day - May 5th 1914 – Tyrone Power, American actor (d. 1958)
Born On This Day - May 5th 1943 – Today is the birthday of Michael Palin, British writer, actor, and comedian.
Born On This Day - May 5th 1981 – Today is the birthday of Craig David, English singer.
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