• German unconditional surrender to Italian allies, 1945

Celebrity Birthdays May 2nd:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 2nd:

• Christine Baranski, 1952 (Actress)
• Catherine the Great (Russia), 1729
• Bing Crosby, 1904
• Larry Gatlin, 1948 (Musician)
• Lesley Gore, 1946
• Engelbert Humperdinck, 1936
• Bianca Jagger, 1945
• Benjamin Spock, 1903 (Physician, Writer)

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• Join Hands Day (National US) - May 3, 2008
  • "Communities across America will come together for JOIN HANDS DAY, a national event that unites young people and adults in an effort to make their neighborhoods better. On this day, these volunteer teams will repair playground equipment, help seniors, remove trash from streets and many more projects."  www.joinhandsday.org
• Kentucky Derby, 2008 (First Saturday in May)
• National Scrapbooking Day - observed the first Saturday In May
  www.nationalscrapbookingday.com.

Celebrity Birthdays May 3rd:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 3rd:

• James Brown, 1933
• Bing Crosby, 1903.  Bing was born Harry Lillis Crosby in Tacoma, Washington, on May 3, 1903.  Reports may conflict on this date as Bing claimed he was born on May 2nd.  Official records indicate May 3rd is the correct date.  Bing suffered a heart attack and died while playing golf in Spain on October 14, 1977.
• Christopher Cross, 1951
• Greg Gumbel, 1946
• Doug Henning, 1947
• Golda Meir, 1898
• Frankie Valli, 1937

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• The first professional baseball league, the National Association, starts its first season on May 4, 1871
• Rhode Island Independence Day (same date each year)
  • Rhode Island was the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III - May 4, 1776.
• Grammy Awards were first presented on May 4, 1959
• World Laughter Day 2008
  • World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of every May in many countries like India, USA, Australia, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, UK & Hungary. Source: www.humor.ch/kataria/worldlaughday.htm
• Construction began on the Panama Canal by the US on May 4, 1904.
• Star Wars Day: "May the fourth be with you."  LOL!
• Margaret Thatcher became the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on May 4, 1979.
• "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is sentenced to four life sentences plus 30 years on May 4, 1998.

Celebrity Birthdays May 4th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 4th:

• Heloise, 1919
• Audrey Hepburn, Actress. Born Audrey Kathleen Hepburn-Ruston on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium. Died January 20, 1993 at the age of 63. www.audreyhepburn.com
• Randy Travis, 1959
• Pia Zadora, 1956

• Bob Clampett - Cartoonist (Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Time For Beany) born May 8, 1913. Died May 4, 1984. See Bio - Click Here
• Moe Howard (Three Stooges) was born on June 19, 1897. He died May 4, 1975.
• Four Kent State victims died on May 4, 1970: Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schroeder.
• President Tito of Yugoslavia died on May 4, 1980 in Belgrade at the age of 87.

• First US train robbery in Ohio, 1865
• Cinco de Mayo - always May 5th
  • Cinco de Mayo Information & History: www.vivacincodemayo.org

Celebrity Birthdays May 5th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 5th:

• Karl Marx, 1818
• Tina Yothers, 1973 (Actress, best known for her role on "Family Ties")
• Tammy Wynette, Musician (considered The First Lady of Country Music) - Born May 5, 1942. She died on April 6, 1998 in Nashville. Country Music Hall of Fame Webpage: Click Here

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• World Asthma Day, May 6, 2008
  • Source: www.ginasthma.com
• Childhood Depression Awareness Day is May 6th
  • Source: National Mental Health Awareness Web site:
    www.nmha.org/newsroom/system/news.vw.cfm?do=vw&rid=515
• Eiffel Tower officially opened on May 6, 1889. It was inaugurated on March 31, 1889.
• "Friends" TV Series final episode airs May 6, 2004
• Hindenburg exploded, 1937
• Teacher Day (US National) 2008
  • National Teachers' Day is always the Tuesday of the first full week of May, so the actual date varies from year to year.
  • A time for honoring teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives. National Teacher Day is always the Tuesday of the first full week of May, so the actual date varies from year to year. That whole week is designated Teacher Appreciation Week by the National PTA. It's a time to strengthen support and respect for teachers and the teaching profession. The history of Teacher Day goes back to 1944."  Source:  National Education Association Web site: www.nea.org/teacherday

Celebrity Birthdays May 6th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 6th:

• Tony Blair, British Prime Minister
• George Clooney, 1961
• Sigmund Freud, 1856
• Bob Seger, 1945
• Willie Mays, 1931 (Baseball Hall of Famer)
• Rudolph Valentino, 1895
• Orson Welles, 1915

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• Israel Independence Day - May 8, 2008 - www.aish.com/holidays
• Student Nurses Day (National, US)
  • As of 1998, May 8 was designated as National Student Nurses Day, to be celebrated annually.
    Source: www.nursingworld.org/pressrel/nnw/nnwhist.htm

Celebrity Birthdays May 8th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 8th:

• Bob Clampett - Cartoonist (Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Porky Pig, Time For Beany) born May 8, 1913. Died May 4, 1984. See Bio - Click Here
• Melissa Gilbert, 1964
• Rick Nelson, 1940
• Frank Perdue, 1920 (Perdue Chicken) Born 5/9/1920. Died March 31, 2005 at the age of 84
• Don Rickles, 1926
• Toni Tennille, 1943
• Harry S. Truman, 1884

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• Military Spouses Day (Friday before Mother's Day)
  • Source: Click Here.
• Prince Rainier III of Monaco assumed the throne on May 9, 1949.
• Provider Appreciation Day
  • This is a holiday to thank Child Care Providers for all they do for families everyday. www.providersfirst.com

Celebrity Birthdays May 10th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 10th:

• Fred Astaire, 1899
• Donovan, 1946

• Alan King (Actor, comedian, TV personality) died May 9, 2004 from lung cancer at the age of 76. Born December 25, 1927.

• Astronomy Day, May 10, 2008
  • "Astronomy Day occurs sometime between mid April and mid May on a Saturday near or before the 1st quarter Moon. Astronomy Week starts the Monday preceding Astronomy Day and ends the following Sunday. Astronomy Week was created to give sponsoring organizations a longer period of time to host special events." Source: www.astroleague.org/al/astroday/astroday.html
• Battle of Hamburger Hill, 1969
• Migratory Bird Day (International)
  • Observed the second Saturday in May each year. Celebrates the incredible journeys of migratory birds between their breeding grounds in North America and their wintering grounds in Mexico, Central, and South America. Source: www.birdday.org
• First Transcontinental Railway completed in Utah (May 10, 1869)

Celebrity Birthdays May 10th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 10th:

• Fred Astaire, 1899
• John Wilkes Booth, 1838 - born on May 10, 1838 at his family home near Bel Air, Maryland. He died April 26, 1865. See A History of John Wilkes Booth - Click Here (Thank you for the correction KPNO 90.9 FM Radio, Norfolk NE.) 
• Donovan, 1946
• Pat Summerall, 1930
• Nancy Walker, 1922

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• Minnesota Day
  • See ButlerWebs' special page for Minnesota.

• Mother's Day - Observed the second Sunday in May.

  • See ButlerWebs' separate pages for Mothers' Day
• Pentecost - Sunday, May 11, 2008
  • According to Church tradition Pentecost is always seven weeks after Easter Sunday. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost

Celebrity Birthdays May 11th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 11th:

• Doug McClure, 1935
• Phil Silvers, 1912
• Irving Berlin, 1888

• Bob Marley, legendary musician, died 5/11/1981 - (born Nesta Robert Marley) 2/6/1945 in Nine Mile, Jamaica, West Indies. (Thanks Peter!)

• International Nurses Day
  • International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.  Source: International Council of Nurses www.icn.ch/indkit.htm

Celebrity Birthdays May 12th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 12th:

• Burt Bacharach, 1929
• George Carlin, 1937
• Yogi Berra, 1925
• Emilio Estevez, 1962
• Katharine Hepburn, 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut. Actress. Died June 29, 2003 at the age of 96. For info see imdb.com - Click Here
• Florence Nightingale, born May 12, 1820, died August 13, 1910. Founder of modern nursing.

• Robert Reed (Actor) Died May 12, 1992 from complications of AIDS. Born October 19, 1932.

• Frog Jumping Day - May 13
  • "Frog Jumping Day celebrates Mark Twain's 'jumping frog' which made him famous. Celebrate the day by sending some cool and 'hoppy' wishes to the people you know and love, with our Frog Jumping Day ecards."  http://123greetings.com/events/frog_jumping_day
  • See ButlerWebs' General Webs for Animals with a special page just for Frogs.

Celebrity Birthdays May 13th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 13th:

• Beatrice Arthur, 1926
• Rev. Jim Jones, 1931
• Harvey Keitel, 1939
• Dennis Rodman, 1961
• Ritchie Valens, 1941
• Stevie Wonder, 1950

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• "Seinfeld" TV Series final episode airs May 14, 1998

Celebrity Birthdays May 14th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 14th:

• George Lucas, 1944 (Film Director)
• Bobby Darin, 1936

• Frank Sinatra died on May 14, 1998
• Robert Stack (actor) died May 14, 2003 from a heart attack. He was born January 13, 1919 and is best known as TV's Eliot Ness and the longtime host of "Unsolved Mysteries."

• Peace Officers Memorial Day (National)
  • "May 15 has been National Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week containing May 15 has been National Police Week, since President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 on October 1, 1962."  Source: www.nationalcops.org/npw.htm

Celebrity Birthdays May 15th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 15th:

• Pierre Curie, 1859
• Eddy Arnold, 1918

• June Carter Cash (singer/actress) died May 15, 2003 after heart surgery. She was born June 23, 1929 and was married to Johnny Cash.

• "Everybody Loves Raymond" TV Series final episode airs May 15, 2005

Celebrity Birthdays May 16th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 16th:

• Pierce Brosnan, 1953 (Actor)
• Henry Fonda, 1905
• Janet Jackson, 1966 (Singer)
• Olga Korbut, 1955
• Liberace, 1919
• Billy Martin, 1928 (Baseball player and manager)
• Rosie Perez, 1963 (Actress)
• Tori Spelling, 1973 (Actress)
• Debra Winger, 1955

• Margaret Hamilton, Actress (best remembered for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz.) She died on May 16, 1985 in Salisbury, CT from a heart attack. Born on December 9, 1902 in Cleveland, Ohio. Good web site: Click Here.
• Jim Henson (Muppets) died on May 16, 1990 of organ failure due to infection by Streptococcus pyogenes.
• June Taylor (Choreographer) died May 16, 2004. She was born in 1918.

• Armed Forces Day. Observed the third Saturday in May.

Celebrity Birthdays May 17th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 17th:

• Archibald Cox, 1912 (Watergate prosecutor.) died May 29, 2004.
• Dennis Hopper, 1936 (Actor)
• Sugar Ray Leonard, 1956
• Bob Saget, 1956
• Maureen O'Sullivan, 1911
• Ayatollah Khomeini, 1902

• Tony Randall (actor) died May 17, 2004 at the age of 84. Born February 26, 1920. Best known for his role as Felix on the TV Series The Odd Couple. Became a first-time father at 77.

• I Am An American Day
  • NOTE:  "In 1940, Congress designated the third Sunday in May as "I am an American Day." Many cities continue to observe this holiday. On February 29, 1952, President Harry Truman signed a bill establishing September 17 as Citizenship Day replacing the May observance and moving the date to the one on which the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787. The intent of the bill was to give recognition to those who had become American Citizens during the preceding year. The celebrations include pageantry and speeches to impress Americans with the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship." Source:  www.patriotism.org/citizenship.

Celebrity Birthdays May 18th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 18th:

• Frank Capra, 1897 (Film Director)
• Reggie Jackson, 1946
• Pernell Roberts, 1930
• Pope John Paul II, 1920
• Perry Como, 1912

• Elizabeth Montgomery died on May 18, 1995 (Actress best remembered for the TV Series Bewitched.) Submitted by Katherine J. Turcotte, Reviewer; Body, Mind, Spirit Magazine Online - www.saskworld.com/bodymindspirit

• Victoria Day (Canada)
  • In Canada, the celebration of Victoria Day occurs every year on Monday, prior to May 25th. It is the official celebration in Canada of the birthdays of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II. Source: www.inglewoodcarecentre.com/history/victoria.htm

Celebrity Birthdays May 19th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 19th:

• Ho Chi Minh, 1890
• Malcolm X, 1925
• Peter Townsend, 1945 (Musician)

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Celebrity Birthdays May 20th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 20th:

• Cher, 1946
• Joe Cocker, 1944
• George Gobel, 1919
• Socrates, 466BC (Philosopher)
• Jimmy Stewart, 1908

• Gilda Radner (Actress, Comedienne - Saturday Night Live) Died May 20, 1989 at the age of 42 from ovarian cancer. Born June 28, 1946. Married to Gene Wilder.

• Employee Health & Fitness Day (US National)
  • National Employee Health & Fitness Day is observed the third Wednesday in May. Administered annually by the National Association for Health & Fitness, NEHF is a national health observance, created to promote the benefits of physical activity for individuals through their worksites.  Source: www.physicalfitness.org/nehf.html
• Charles Lindbergh flew across the Atlantic (May 21, 1927)
• "The Tonight Show" last night with Johnny Carson as the host aired May 21, 1992

Celebrity Birthdays May 21st:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 21st:

• Mr. T, 1952
• Peggy Cass, 1924
• Dennis Day, 1917
• Harold Robbins, 1916
• Christopher Wallace (Notorious B.I.G.), rapper - born May 21, 1972 in Brooklyn NY. Died in a driveby shooting on March 9, 1997 in Los Angeles at the age of 24. Information page - Click Here  For bio Click Here. 

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• South Carolina Ratification Day (May 23, 1788 - 8th State)

Celebrity Birthdays May 23rd:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 23rd:

• Rosemary Clooney, 1928 (Singer)
  Born May 23, 1928 in Maysville, Kentucky. Died June 29, 2002.  www.rosemaryclooney.com
• Joan Collins, 1933 (Actress)
• Drew Carey, 1958
• Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., 1883

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• "Everybody Loves Raymond" TV Series premiers May 24, 1999

Celebrity Birthdays May 24th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 24th:

• Bob Dylan, 1941 (Singer, Songwriter) Born in Duluth, Minnesota. Web site: www.bobdylan.com
• Priscilla Presley, 1945
• Patti LaBelle, 1944

• Gene Clark, Musician - Byrd's, The New Christy Minstrels, etc. - Born Harold Eugene Clark on November 17, 1944 in Tipton, Missouri. Died May 24, 1991. Web site: http://ebni.com/byrds/memgc1.html

• Jay Leno makes his first appearance as The Tonight Show host replacing Johnny Carson on May 25, 1992.
• National Missing Children Day is held every year on May 25th.
  • US info: www.operationlookout.org/Missing_Childrens_Day_2005.htm
  • Canada info: www.psepc.gc.ca/publications/news/2005/20050525_e.asp

Celebrity Birthdays May 25th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 25th:

• Claude Akins, 1918
• Dixie Carter, 1939 (Actress) born in McLemoresville, TN
• Miles Davis, 1926 (Musician)
• Ralph W. Emerson, 1803 (Writer)
• Mike Myers, 1963 (Actor - Austin Powers, Wayne's World, and more.)
• Beverly Sills, 1929 (Singer)
• Leslie Uggams, 1943

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• Memorial Day (Observed)
  • Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May (since 1971 --  prior to 1971 it was observed on May 30th.)
  • National Moment of Remembrance - 3PM on Memorial Day to pause and think upon the true meaning of the day, and for Taps to be played.
  • Several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennessee.  Source:  USMemorialDay.org - History of Memorial Day www.usmemorialday.org/backgrnd.html
  • See ButlerWebs' separate page for Memorial Day

Celebrity Birthdays May 26th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 26th:

• James Arness, 1923
• Al Jolson, 1886
• Peggy Lee, 1920
• Robert Morley, 1908
• Stevie Nicks, 1948 (Singer)
• Sally Ride, 1951 (Astronaut)
• Laurance Rockefeller, 1910 (philanthropist) Died July 11, 2004.
• John Wayne, 1907
• Hank Williams, Jr., 1949

• Eddie Albert, Actor (Green Acres) died May 26, 2005 at the age of 99
• Charles Horace Mayo, Surgeon - born July 19, 1865 in Rochester, Minnesota. Died May 26, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. Co-Founder of the Mayo Clinic.

• Golden Gate Bridge opened (May 28, 1937)

Celebrity Birthdays May 28th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 28th:

• Ian Fleming, 1908
• Gladys Knight, 1944
• Jim Thorpe, 1888 (Athlete)

• Gerald Anthony (Gerald Anthony Bucchiarelli) Emmy Award-winning actor, died May 28, 2004 at the age of 52. He grew up in Pittsburgh PA. He played Marco Dane on the soap opera "One Life to Live" and "General Hospital" as well as acting in other TV shows such as "Moonlighting," "L.A. Law," "MacGyver," and others.
• Jackson Beck (voice of Bluto in the Popeye cartoons and voice saying "It's a bird, it's a plane..." in the Superman cartoons.) Died July 28, 2004. Born July 23, 1912.
• Josie Carey, Pioneer of children's television and collaborator of Fred Rogers was born Josephine Vicari on August 20, 1930 and grew up in Butler PA. She died May 28, 2004. Web site: Click Here
• Phil Hartman - shot to death by his wife on May 28, 1998. He was 49 years old.

• Rhode Island Ratification Day (May 29, 1790 - 13th State)
• Wisconsin Ratification Day (May 29, 1848 - 30th State)

Celebrity Birthdays May 29th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 29th:

• Annette Bening, 1958
• Melissa Etheridge, 1961
• Patrick Henry, 1736
• Bob Hope, 1903 (Actor, Comedian - Died July 27, 2003 at the age of 100.) Official Web site: www.bobhope.com
• LaToya Jackson, 1956
• John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1917 (35th US President.) Born Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. Died November 22, 1963. Web site: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Biography: Click Here.

• Archibald Cox (Watergate prosecutor) died May 29, 2004. Born May 17, 1912.
• Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan (until her death, was the world's oldest person.) Died May 29, 2004 at the age of 114. Born August 31, 1889.

• Senior Health and Fitness Day (National)
  • "On the same day across the U.S., 125,000+ older adults will participate in health promotion events at more than 1,000 local organizations. Senior Health & Fitness Day, the nation's largest older adult health & fitness event, is entering its 11th year."  Source: www.fitnessday.com

Celebrity Birthdays May 30th:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 30th:

• Wynonna Judd, 1964
• Benny Goodman, 1909
• Mel Blanc, 1908 (Voice of Bugs Bunny)
  • Did You Know? Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots!

• William Penn, died May 30, 1718. He was born October 14, 1644. Good Web site: www.2020site.org/penn
• Claude Rains - Actor, born November 10, 1889 in London. Died May 30, 1967 in Laconia, New Hampshire of an intestinal hemorrhage. Web site: Click Here

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Celebrity Birthdays May 31st:

Anniversaries of Deaths - May 31st:

• Don Ameche, 1908
• Clint Eastwood, 1930 (Actor)
• Sharon Gless, 1943 (Actress)
• Joe Namath, 1943 (Athlete)
• Norman Vincent Peale, 1898
• Brooke Shields, 1965 (Actress)
• Lea Thompson, 1961
• Walt Whitman, 1819

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