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| '''[[Qibla observation by shadows]]'''<!--May 27 or 28--> (09:18 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], Islam, 2022) |
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|[[1703]] – [[List of Russian rulers|Russian Tsar]] [[Peter I of Russia|Peter I]] '''[[History of Saint Petersburg|founded]]''' [[Saint Petersburg]] after reconquering the [[Ingria]]n land from [[Sweden]] during the [[Great Northern War]]. |
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|[[1096]] – The largest of the '''[[Rhineland massacres]]''' took place in [[Mainz]], where at least 1,100 Jews were killed by the [[People's Crusade]]. |
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| [[1153]] – '''[[Malcolm IV of Scotland|Malcolm IV]]''' was crowned [[List of Scottish monarchs|King of Scotland]] at the age of twelve. |
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| [[1199]] – '''[[John, King of England|King John]]''' was crowned at [[Westminster Abbey]]. |
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| [[1703]] – Russian Tsar [[Peter the Great|{{nowrap|Peter I}}]] '''[[History of Saint Petersburg|founded]]''' [[Saint Petersburg]] after reconquering the [[Ingria]]n land from Sweden during the [[Great Northern War]]. |
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|[[1860]] – '''[[Expedition of the Thousand]]''': [[Giuseppe Garibaldi]] and his [[Redshirts (Italy)|Redshirts]] launched their attack on [[Palermo]]. |
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| [[1874]] – The first group of [[Nomadic pastoralism|nomadic pastoralists]] known as [[Trekboer]]e set out on the '''[[Dorsland Trek]]''', departing South Africa for Angola. |
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|[[1908]] – Day celebrated as establishment of the '''[[Khalifatul Masih|second manifestation of God's power]]''' within the [[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]]. |
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|[[1908]] – '''[[Hakeem Noor-ud-Din]]''' was unanimously elected the head of the [[Ahmadiyya Muslim Community]], a day after the death of its founder [[Mirza Ghulam Ahmad]]. |
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|[[1923]] – [[French people|French]] [[Auto racing|racing drivers]] [[André Lagache]] and [[René Léonard]] [[1923 24 Hours of Le Mans|won the first running]]<!--Not bolded, article list is stubby and lacks enough references--> of the '''[[24 Hours of Le Mans]]''' near [[Le Mans]], [[Sarthe]], [[France]]. |
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| [[1919]] – The '''[[Curtiss NC-4]]''' flying boat arrived in [[Lisbon]], Portugal, becoming the first [[fixed-wing aircraft]] to complete a [[transatlantic flight]] under its own power. |
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|[[1999]] – Former [[President of Serbia|President]] of [[Serbia]] '''[[Slobodan Milošević]]''' was [[Indictment|indicted]] for [[war crime]]s and [[crimes against humanity]] committed in [[Kosovo]]. |
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| [[1942]] – [[World War II]]: [[Czech resistance to Nazi occupation|Czech resistance fighters]] in Prague '''[[Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich|ambushed and mortally wounded]]''' [[Reinhard Heydrich]], the chief of the [[Reich Security Main Office]] and the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia|Protector of Bohemia and Moravia]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1896]] – The '''[[1896 St. Louis – East St. Louis tornado|St. Louis – East St. Louis tornado]]''', one of the deadliest and most destructive [[tornado]]es in U.S. history, struck [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] and [[East St. Louis, Illinois|East St. Louis]], [[Illinois]], killing more than 255 people and injuring at least 1,000 others. |
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{{*mp}} [[1919]] – The [[flying boat]] '''[[NC-4]]''' arrived in [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]], becoming the first fixed-wing [[aircraft]] to complete a [[transatlantic flight]] under its own power. |
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{{*mp}} [[1935]] – The [[United States Supreme Court]] ruled in ''[[Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States]]''<!-- not bolded, refimprove--> that the '''[[National Industrial Recovery Act]]''', a major component of the [[New Deal]], was [[constitutionality|unconstitutional]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1937]] – The '''[[Golden Gate Bridge]]''', at the time the [[List of longest suspension bridge spans|world's longest]] [[suspension bridge]] span, connecting the [[San Francisco]] to [[Marin County, California|Marin County]], [[California]], opened. |
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{{*mp}} [[1942]] – [[Czech resistance to Nazi occupation|Czech resistance fighters]] in [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|Nazi-occupied]] [[Prague]] '''[[Operation Anthropoid|ambushed and mortally wounded]]''' [[Reinhard Heydrich]], the chief of [[RSHA|Reich Security Main Office]] and the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia|Protector of Bohemia and Moravia]]. |
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* [[1813]] – [[War of 1812]]: The troops of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] and vessels of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] cooperated in a successful [[amphibious assault]] to '''[[Battle of Fort George|capture Fort George]]''' in [[Upper Canada]]. |
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* [[1896]] – The '''[[1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado|St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado]]''', one of the deadliest and most destructive [[tornado]]es in U.S. history, struck [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], and [[East St. Louis, Illinois]], killing more than 255 people and injuring at least 1,000 others. |
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* [[1915]] – '''{{HMS|Princess Irene}}'''<!--[[HMS Princess Irene]]--> ''(pictured)'' exploded and sank off [[Sheerness]], United Kingdom, with the loss of 352 lives. |
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* [[1917]] – [[Pope Benedict XV|Pope Benedict XV]] ''(pictured)'' promulgated the '''[[1917 Code of Canon Law|Pio-Benedictine Code]]''', the first official comprehensive codification of [[Canon law of the Catholic Church|Latin canon law]]. |
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* [[1923]] – French drivers [[André Lagache]] and [[René Léonard]] completed the most laps during '''[[1923 24 Hours of Le Mans|the first edition]]''' of the sports car race the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]<!-- not bold, refimprove-->. |
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* [[1930]] – Standing at 1,047 ft (319 m), New York City's '''[[Chrysler Building]]''' opened as the world's tallest building before it was surpassed by the [[Empire State Building]] 11 months later. |
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* [[1935]] – The [[Supreme Court of the United States|United States Supreme Court]] ruled in ''[[A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States]]''<!-- not bold, refimprove section--> that the '''[[National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933|National Industrial Recovery Act]]''', a major component of the [[New Deal]], was [[Constitutionality|unconstitutional]]. |
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* [[1937]] – The '''[[Golden Gate Bridge]]''', at the time the [[List of longest suspension bridge spans|world's longest suspension bridge]] by span, opened between [[San Francisco]] and [[Marin County, California]]. |
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* [[1940]] – [[World War II|World {{nowrap|War II}}]]: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British [[Royal Norfolk Regiment]] were '''[[Le Paradis massacre|killed]]''' after surrendering to German forces. |
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* [[1941]] – [[World War II|World {{nowrap|War II}}]]: The German battleship ''[[German battleship Bismarck|Bismarck]]'' '''[[Last battle of Bismarck|was sunk]]''' by gun and torpedo fire by the British battleships {{HMS|Rodney|29|6}}<!--[[HMS Rodney (29)|HMS ''Rodney'']]--> and {{HMS|King George V|41|6}}<!--[[HMS King George V (41)|HMS ''King George V'']]--> and supporting cruisers. |
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* [[1958]] – The '''[[McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II|F-4 {{nowrap|Phantom II}}]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, the principal [[Air supremacy|air superiority]] jet fighter for both the U.S. Navy and Air Force, made its first flight. |
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* [[1962]] – A fire at a [[landfill]] in [[Centralia, Pennsylvania]], '''[[Centralia mine fire|spread to an abandoned coal mine]]''', where it continues burning today. |
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* [[1963]] – American singer [[Bob Dylan]] ''(pictured)'' released '''''[[The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]]''''', his first album to include a significant number of original songs. |
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* [[1975]] – The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a [[bus|coach]] failed and it '''[[Dibbles Bridge coach crash|crashed]]''' in [[North Yorkshire]], killing 32 people. |
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* [[1983]] – '''[[Benton fireworks disaster|An explosion]]''' at an illegal [[fireworks]] factory near [[Benton, Tennessee]], killed eleven people. |
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* [[1995]] – American actor '''[[Christopher Reeve]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> was thrown from his horse, leaving him [[Tetraplegia|quadriplegic]]; he later became an activist on behalf of people with [[Spinal cord injury|spinal cord injuries]]. |
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* [[1995]] – [[Bosnian War]]: Forces of the [[Army of Republika Srpska]] '''[[Battle of Vrbanja Bridge|captured]]''' a United Nations post at [[Suada and Olga bridge|Vrbanja Bridge]] in [[Sarajevo]]; six soldiers of both sides were killed when French forces retook the post later in the day. |
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* [[2001]] – '''[[Dos Palmas kidnappings|Twenty tourists were kidnapped]]''' by [[Abu Sayyaf]] militants in [[Palawan]], Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted for more than a year. |
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* [[2006]] – '''[[2006 Yogyakarta earthquake|An earthquake]]''' registering 6.4 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]] struck near the city of [[Yogyakarta]] on the southern side of the Indonesian island of [[Java]], killing more than 5,700 people. |
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* Born/died: | '''[[Eutropius of Orange]]'''<!--French bishop--> |d|475| '''[[Antoine Daniel]]'''<!--French Canadian missionary--> |b|1601| '''[[Arthur Mold]]'''<!--English cricketer--> |b|1863| '''[[Arnold Bennett]]'''<!--English author--> |b|1867|'''[[John Cockcroft]]'''<!--English physicist--> |b|1897| '''[[Wols]]'''<!--German painter, male--> |b|1913| '''[[Henry Kissinger]]'''<!--American statesman--> |b|1923|'''[[Mal Evans]]'''<!--English roadie--> |b|1935| '''[[Gün Sazak]]'''<!--Turkish politician--> |d|1980| '''[[Abram Hoffer]]'''<!--Canadian biochemist--> |d|2009 |
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* [[German battleship Bismarck|German battleship ''Bismarck'']] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 24|May 24]] (Battle of the Denmark Strait]], so Last battle of ''Bismarck'' should not appear in the same year |
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* [[Woolworth Building]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 24|April 24]] and [[Empire State Building]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 1|May 1]], so Chrysler Building should not appear in the same year |
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* [[Great Wall of China]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 25|May 25]] (beginning of the Manchu invasion), so Battle of Shanhai Pass should not appear in the same year |
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* [[1644]] – [[Manchu people|Manchu]] regent [[Dorgon]] ''(depicted)'' defeated rebel leader [[Li Zicheng]] of the [[Shun dynasty]] at the '''[[Battle of Shanhai Pass]]''', allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing. |
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* [[1799]] – [[War of the Second Coalition]]: Austrian forces defeated the French [[Army of the Danube]], '''[[Battle of Winterthur|capturing the strategically important Swiss town]]''' of [[Winterthur]]. |
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* [[1954]] – The security clearance of American nuclear physicist [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], head of [[Project Y]], '''[[Oppenheimer security clearance hearing|was revoked]]'''. |
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{{*mp}} [[1153]] – '''[[Malcolm IV of Scotland|Malcolm IV]]''' became [[List of Scottish monarchs|King]] of [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] at the age of twelve. |
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* [[1967]] – Australians '''[[1967 Australian referendum (Aboriginals)|voted overwhelmingly]]''' to include [[Indigenous Australians]] in population counts for constitutional purposes and to allow the federal government to make special laws affecting them in states. |
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{{*mp}} [[1799]] – [[War of the Second Coalition]]: [[Habsburg Monarchy|Austrian]] forces '''[[Battle of Winterthur (1799)|defeated]]''' the [[French First Republic|French]] and captured the strategically important town of [[Winterthur]], [[Switzerland]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1930]] – Standing at {{Convert|319|m|ft|0}}, [[New York City]]'s '''[[Chrysler Building]]''' ''(pictured)'' opened as the world's tallest building before it was surpassed by the [[Empire State Building]] 11 months later. |
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{{*mp}} [[1967]] – [[Australia]]ns '''[[Australian referendum, 1967 (Aboriginals)|overwhelmingly approved]]''' two [[Constitutional amendment|amendments]] to the [[Constitution of Australia|Constitution]] granting the government the power to make laws to benefit [[Indigenous Australians]] and to count them in the [[Census in Australia|national census]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[2006]] – An earthquake measuring about 6.3 [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]] '''[[May 2006 Java earthquake|struck]]''' near the [[Indonesia]]n city of [[Yogyakarta (city)|Yogyakarta]] on the southern side of the island of [[Java (island)|Java]], killing at least 5,700 people, injuring at least 36,000, and leaving at least {{Nowrap|1.5 million}} homeless. |
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| Qibla observation by shadows (09:18 UTC, Islam, 2022) | 2022 date not mentioned in the article |
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| 1096 – The largest of the Rhineland massacres took place in Mainz, where at least 1,100 Jews were killed by the People's Crusade. | Tagged for bare urls |
| 1153 – Malcolm IV was crowned King of Scotland at the age of twelve. | missing information |
| 1199 – King John was crowned at Westminster Abbey. | Date not cited in article |
| 1703 – Russian Tsar Peter I founded Saint Petersburg after reconquering the Ingrian land from Sweden during the Great Northern War. | History: refimprove section; St Petersburg: refimprove section |
| 1860 – Expedition of the Thousand: Giuseppe Garibaldi and his Redshirts launched their attack on Palermo. | appears on May 5 |
| 1874 – The first group of nomadic pastoralists known as Trekboere set out on the Dorsland Trek, departing South Africa for Angola. | uncited paragraphs |
| 1908 – Hakeem Noor-ud-Din was unanimously elected the head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, a day after the death of its founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. | refimprove |
| 1919 – The Curtiss NC-4 flying boat arrived in Lisbon, Portugal, becoming the first fixed-wing aircraft to complete a transatlantic flight under its own power. | refimprove section |
| 1942 – World War II: Czech resistance fighters in Prague ambushed and mortally wounded Reinhard Heydrich, the chief of the Reich Security Main Office and the Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. | refimprove section |
| Hans Lammers |b|1879| | Birthday not cited |
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- 1813 – War of 1812: The troops of the U.S. Army and vessels of the U.S. Navy cooperated in a successful amphibious assault to capture Fort George in Upper Canada.
- 1896 – The St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado, one of the deadliest and most destructive tornadoes in U.S. history, struck St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing more than 255 people and injuring at least 1,000 others.
- 1915 – HMS Princess Irene (pictured) exploded and sank off Sheerness, United Kingdom, with the loss of 352 lives.
- 1917 – Pope Benedict XV (pictured) promulgated the Pio-Benedictine Code, the first official comprehensive codification of Latin canon law.
- 1923 – French drivers André Lagache and René Léonard completed the most laps during the first edition of the sports car race the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- 1930 – Standing at 1,047 ft (319 m), New York City's Chrysler Building opened as the world's tallest building before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building 11 months later.
- 1935 – The United States Supreme Court ruled in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States that the National Industrial Recovery Act, a major component of the New Deal, was unconstitutional.
- 1937 – The Golden Gate Bridge, at the time the world's longest suspension bridge by span, opened between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
- 1940 – World War II: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British Royal Norfolk Regiment were killed after surrendering to German forces.
- 1941 – World War II: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk by gun and torpedo fire by the British battleships HMS Rodney and HMS King George V and supporting cruisers.
- 1958 – The F-4 Phantom II, the principal air superiority jet fighter for both the U.S. Navy and Air Force, made its first flight.
- 1962 – A fire at a landfill in Centralia, Pennsylvania, spread to an abandoned coal mine, where it continues burning today.
- 1963 – American singer Bob Dylan (pictured) released The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, his first album to include a significant number of original songs.
- 1975 – The deadliest road accident in England took place when the brakes on a coach failed and it crashed in North Yorkshire, killing 32 people.
- 1983 – An explosion at an illegal fireworks factory near Benton, Tennessee, killed eleven people.
- 1995 – American actor Christopher Reeve was thrown from his horse, leaving him quadriplegic; he later became an activist on behalf of people with spinal cord injuries.
- 1995 – Bosnian War: Forces of the Army of Republika Srpska captured a United Nations post at Vrbanja Bridge in Sarajevo; six soldiers of both sides were killed when French forces retook the post later in the day.
- 2001 – Twenty tourists were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted for more than a year.
- 2006 – An earthquake registering 6.4 Mw struck near the city of Yogyakarta on the southern side of the Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 5,700 people.
- Born/died: | Eutropius of Orange |d|475| Antoine Daniel |b|1601| Arthur Mold |b|1863| Arnold Bennett |b|1867|John Cockcroft |b|1897| Wols |b|1913| Henry Kissinger |b|1923|Mal Evans |b|1935| Gün Sazak |d|1980| Abram Hoffer |d|2009
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- German battleship Bismarck appears on May 24 (Battle of the Denmark Strait]], so Last battle of Bismarck should not appear in the same year
- Woolworth Building appears on April 24 and Empire State Building appears on May 1, so Chrysler Building should not appear in the same year
- Great Wall of China appears on May 25 (beginning of the Manchu invasion), so Battle of Shanhai Pass should not appear in the same year
May 27: Memorial Day in the United States
Manchu Prince Dorgon
- 1644 – Manchu regent Dorgon (depicted) defeated rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
- 1799 – War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeated the French Army of the Danube, capturing the strategically important Swiss town of Winterthur.
- 1954 – The security clearance of American nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, head of Project Y, was revoked.
- 1967 – Australians voted overwhelmingly to include Indigenous Australians in population counts for constitutional purposes and to allow the federal government to make special laws affecting them in states.
- Diego Ramírez de Arellano (d. 1624)
- Julia Ward Howe (b. 1819)
- Cilla Black (b. 1943)
- Gérard Jean-Juste (d. 2009)