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What Happened On 5th May 1942 In History

May 5th (1942) was a Tuesday. It's the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 240 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on May 5 in 1942

  • » Marc Alaimo, American actor
  • » István Bujtor, Hungarian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2009)
  • » Jean Corston, Baroness Corston, English politician
  • » Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, English politician
  • » Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)

May 5th Famous Deaths for 1942

  • » Qemal Stafa, Albanian politician (b. 1920)

May 5th Holidays in History

  • » Cinco de Mayo (Mexico and the United States)
  • » Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
  • » Angelus of Jerusalem
  • » Edmund Ignatius Rice known as Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice
  • » Frederick III, Elector of Saxony called Frederick the Wise (Lutheran)
  • » Hilary of Arles
  • » Jutta of Kulmsee
  • » May 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Constitution Day (Kyrgyzstan)
  • » Public holidays in Thailand known as Coronation Day, commemorates the coronation of King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 1950. (Thailand)
  • » Europe Day (Council of Europe)
  • » Feast of Saint George or Feast of al-Khadr or St. George (Palestinian people or Palestinian)
  • » Indian Arrival Day (Guyana)
  • » Public holidays in Denmark called Liberation Day (Denmark)
  • » Liberation Day (Netherlands)
  • » Lusophone e.g Lusophone Culture Day (Community of Portuguese Language Countries)

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World History for the 5th May