Siege of Northampton
Leads a rebel force against Northampton Castle but it is well defended by King John
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May 5 in History
This permanent archive page contains 202 World History Database records for May 5, spanning 1215 to 2025. Recorded topics include Siege of Northampton; Holy Roman Emperor; Succession.
Total: 202Events: 190Births: 3Deaths: 6Battles: 3Countries: 28
Events on May 5
Siege of Northampton
The Royal Army captures Simon Montfort & captures his head quarters at Northampton
Holy Roman Emperor
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
Succession
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
Treaty of Greenwich
The Treaty of Greenwich is signed with France
Arrest of Richard Page
Arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Arrest of Thomas Wyatt
Arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Arrest of Thomas Wyatt and Richard Page
Thomas Wyatt is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn. Richard Page is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Arrest of Thomas Wyatt and Richard Page
Thomas Wyatt is arrested for high treason. Richard Page is arrested for infidelities with Anne Boleyn
Treason
Thomas Wyatt is arrested for high treason
Reformation, The
The House of Lords creates a committee with a religious balance of conservatives and reformers to examine and determine doctrine
Burning of Edinburgh
Hertford's army enters Edinburgh during Henry VIII's punitive campaign against Scotland.
Burning of Edinburgh
Hertford's troops damage Holyrood and nearby religious buildings during the attack on Edinburgh.
Chief Justice
Admitted as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
Burial
Attends the burial of James I in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey
Burial
Charles I attends in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey
Advice after Short Parliament
Strafford supported continued royal action after Charles dissolved the Short Parliament.
Short Parliament Dissolved
Charles dissolves the Short Parliament after the Commons refuses immediate war subsidies.
Short Parliament Dissolved
Charles dissolves the Short Parliament after the Commons refuses immediate war subsidies.
Short Parliament Ends
Glanville’s brief speakership ends when Charles dissolves Parliament.
War Finance Parliament Dissolved
Charles dissolves Parliament after failing to obtain money for the renewed Scottish war.
War Finance Parliament Dissolved
Charles dissolves Parliament after failing to obtain money for the renewed Scottish war.
Petition against New Evidence
Strafford petitioned the Lords for an opportunity to answer new allegations supporting the attainder.
Result of Surrender of Charles I
Charles I remains in Scottish hands after the collapse of his remaining military position.
Surrender of Charles I
Surrenders to the Scots at Newark after defeat at Stowe-on-the-Wold
Arrest of James Graham
Taken from Ardvreck Castle & handed over to General Leslie
Succession
Final day of the Interregnum, rule without a monarch
Committee of Thirty
The "Committee of Thirty", argue that ancient precedent is not sufficient, because "the people were sovereign". The "Committee of Thirty", a body of liberal Parisians, began to agitate against voting by estate, composed of the wealthy, argues for the Estates General to assume the voting mechanisms of the Dauphine
Committee of Thirty
The Committee of Thirty argued for voting by head and maintained that political sovereignty rested with the people.
Estates General
The "Committee of Thirty", argue that ancient precedent is not sufficient, because "the people were sovereign". The "Committee of Thirty", a body of liberal Parisians, began to agitate against voting by estate, composed of the wealthy, argues for the Estates General to assume the voting mechanisms of the Dauphine
Estates General
The Committee of Thirty pressed the Estates General to adopt voting arrangements that strengthened representation of the Third Estate.
Constitution of France
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate
Constitution of France
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate.
Estates General
The 3rd Estate meets for the 1st time since 1614. The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate. The Estates General was organized into three estates, respectively: the clergy, the nobility, and the rest of France
Estates General
The 3rd Estate meets for the 1st time since 1614. The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate. The Estates General was organized into three estates, respectively: the clergy, the nobility, and the rest of France.
Opening Address to Estates General
Louis XVI opened the Estates General and called on the assembled deputies to help resolve the kingdom's financial crisis.
Reform of Electoral System
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate
Reform of Electoral System
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate.
Third Estate
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate
Third Estate
The 3rd Estate meets for the 1st time since 1614. The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate
Third Estate
The 3rd Estate meets for the 1st time since 1614. The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate.
Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
Defeated in battle by Wellington during the siege of the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo
Brussels-Mechelen Railway
Opens the public railway between Brussels and Mechelen.
First Continental Public Railway
Inaugurates the first steam passenger railway on continental Europe.
Scandinavian Monetary Union
Sweden enters a monetary union based on a common gold-valued krona.
Scandinavian Monetary Union
Denmark joins Sweden in establishing a shared gold-based krone currency system.
New Government Building Used
The Ou Raadsaal becomes a central symbol of republican government.
Ou Raadsaal Parliamentary Session
Presides as the Volksraad meets in the new government building.
Panic of 1893
Railroad failures and declining gold reserves trigger a severe financial and industrial contraction.
Siege of Port-Arthur
The Japanese encircle Port Arthur
Bolshevik Party
Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili took the name Stalin, meaning "man of steel"
Man of Steel
Losif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili took the name Stalin, meaning "man of steel"
Oil Fuel Policy
Answers Commons questions on the Admiralty's growing use of oil fuel.
Anzac Reinforcements Sent to Helles
Hamilton transfers Australian and New Zealand infantry from ANZAC to reinforce a renewed attack at Helles.
Espionage Measures Reviewed
Addresses wartime measures against spying and enemy intelligence activity.
New Zealand Brigade Ordered to Helles
Johnston's brigade is transferred from ANZAC to reinforce the Helles offensive.
Appointment as Agriculture Minister
Chernov enters the coalition government as agriculture minister while pressure grows for immediate redistribution of land.
Coalition Government
Socialist leaders enter government with Soviet approval.
Coalition Government
Becomes war minister in the new coalition.
Coalition Government
Supports socialist participation in the government.
Dual Power
Leads the Provisional Government under pressure from the Petrograd Soviet.
First Coalition Government
Kerensky helps form the first coalition government including socialist and liberal ministers.
First Coalition Government
Lvov forms a coalition government that brings moderate socialist ministers into the cabinet alongside liberals.
Minister of Posts & Telegraph
Appointed Minister for Posts & Telegraph in the 1st coalition Government
Provisional Government
Appointed Prime Minister of the Provisional Government
May 4th Movement
Under intense public outcry, the Beiyang Government has to release the arrested students and dismiss Cao Rulin, Zhang Zongxiang and Lu Zongyu from their posts
May 4th Movement
Under intense public outcry, the Beiyang Government has to release the arrested students and dismiss Cao Rulin, Zhang Zongxiang and Lu Zongyu from their posts
May 4th Movement
Chinese representatives in Paris refuse to sign on the peace Treaty, the May 4th Movement win the initial victory, more symbolic than anything else, Japan retains the Shandong Peninsula and Pacific Islands won in World War I
May 4th Movement
Under intense public outcry, the Beiyang Government has to release the arrested students and dismiss Cao Rulin, Zhang Zongxiang and Lu Zongyu from their posts
Rule of Shandong
Chinese representatives in Paris refuse to sign on the peace Treaty, the May 4th Movement win the initial victory, more symbolic than anything else, Japan retains the Shandong Peninsula and Pacific Islands won in World War I
End of Friis Caretaker Government
The Friis Caretaker Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Ether and Relativity Lecture
Delivers the lecture Ether and the Theory of Relativity, redefining the concept in gravitational terms.
Second Neergaard Premiership
Begins the Second Neergaard Premiership in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.
London Ultimatum
The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks
Reparations
The London Ultimatum sets the total sum of the war indemnity at 132 billion marks
Royal Society Foreign Membership
Elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society.
1st Flight Australia
Takes off in a gypsy moth seeking to become the 1st woman to fly solo to Australia
Polish Brigade Arrives
Commands the Polish Highland Brigade assigned to the Narvik campaign.
Surrender of Hegra Fortress
Holtermann surrenders Hegra Fortress after southern Norway collapses and further resistance becomes impossible.
Operation Ironclad
The 1st large amphibious assault made by British forces since the Dardanelles. An amphibious invasion of the Vichy French colony of Madagascar
President of Venezuela
Appointed President of Venezuela
Restoration
Re-enters the capital, Addis Ababa
Vichy Government
An amphibious invasion of the Vichy French colony of Madagascar
Midway Occupation Order
Yamamoto receives orders to conduct the occupation of Midway and key western Aleutian positions.
Prague Uprising
Prague uprising begins against German occupation.
Result of Surrender of German Forces in Northwest Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands
German forces in northwest Europe surrender to Montgomery, ending organised resistance across a large northern theatre.
Second Buhl Government
Begins the Second Buhl Government in Copenhagen and serves as Prime Minister of Denmark.
Surrender of German Forces in Northwest Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands
In Europe, the 2First Army Group made its way across The Netherlands, Denmark and Northwest Germany, until on 5 May 1945 its commander, Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, accepts the German surrender of all German forces
Council of Europe
The Statute of the Council of Europe is signed in London by ten founding states, advancing the European cooperation Churchill had publicly advocated after the war.
Council of Europe
As French Foreign Minister, Schuman supported the creation of the Council of Europe, whose Statute was signed in London on 5 May 1949.
Council of Europe
At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.
Council of Europe
At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.
Council of Europe
He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.
Council of Europe
He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.
Council of Europe
Schuman continued advocating supranational European cooperation while serving as French Foreign Minister.
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.
Council of Europe
The Council of Europe was established in 1949 as part of the wider post-war movement toward European cooperation.
Council of Europe
Supports creation of the Council of Europe as part of the postwar European cooperation movement.
Council of Europe Advocacy
Welcomes the creation of a Council of Europe consistent with his postwar campaign for closer European cooperation.
Council of Europe Membership
Represents Ireland as a founding member of the Council of Europe.
European Coal and Steel Community
At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.
European Coal and Steel Community
At the signing of it's Statutes at St James's Palace, London, 5 May 1949, the founding States agreed to defining the frontiers of Europe based on the principles of human rights and fundamental freedoms that Schuman enunciated.
European Coal and Steel Community
He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.
European Coal and Steel Community
He also announced a coming supranational union for Europe that saw light as the European Coal and Steel Community and other such Communities within a Union framework of common law and democracy.
European Coal and Steel Community
The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.
European Coal and Steel Community
The Council of Europe and was created within the tight schedule Schuman had set.
Statute of Council of Europe
Sees ten European governments sign the London Statute establishing the Council of Europe with a Committee of Ministers and Consultative Assembly.
Government Ends
His government ends in Helsinki, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Finland.
Prime Minister
Takes office as Prime Minister of Finland and forms a government in Helsinki.
Silver Beatles
The Silver Beetles fail an audition to back Billy Fury & are chosen to back Johny Gentle on a Scottish tour
Silver Beatles
The Silver Beetles fail an audition to back Billy Fury & are chosen to back Johny Gentle on a Scottish tour
Freedom 7 Mercury
Shepard pilots Freedom 7 on the first crewed American suborbital spaceflight, demonstrating the basic Mercury spacecraft and recovery system.
Lemnitzer Military Talks
Meets US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Lyman Lemnitzer to discuss military cooperation and security in the Taiwan Strait.
Governor-General Appointed
Becomes the first Sierra Leonean Governor-General
FBI Informant Allegation Denied
Hosty stated under oath that Oswald had not been his informant and that he knew of no FBI effort to recruit Oswald.
Hosty Address Book Entry Explained
Hosty explained how his name, telephone number, office information, and automobile license number could have reached Oswald's address book.
Internal Security Assignment Described
In Commission testimony, Hosty described his responsibility for FBI internal-security cases involving Lee Harvey Oswald and Marina Oswald.
No Oswald Interview Testimony
Hosty testified that he had never interviewed Oswald before President Kennedy's assassination.
Paine Contacts Explained to Commission
Hosty explained the purpose of his early-November contacts at Ruth Paine's home and the limited nature of his conversations with Marina.
Revill Statement Denied Under Oath
Hosty denied Revill's allegation that he had said the FBI knew Oswald was capable of assassinating President Kennedy.
Secret Service Referral Policy Discussed
Hosty's testimony addressed why Oswald had not been referred to the Secret Service under the FBI procedures then used for presidential threats.
Violence Assessment Explained
Hosty testified that before November 22 he regarded Oswald as a security concern but had no information identifying him as potentially violent.
Warren Commission Testimony
Hosty testified before the Warren Commission about the FBI's investigation of Oswald, his Paine-house contacts, and events on November 22.
Arab Summit
al-Rifai participates in arab summit connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.
Cup Winners Cup Final
Manages Liverpool in the Cup Winners' Cup final against Borussia Dortmund at Hampden Park.
Cup Winners Cup Final Equaliser
Scores Liverpool's equaliser against Borussia Dortmund at Hampden Park.
Cup Winners Cup Final Goal
Scores Borussia Dortmund's opening goal against Liverpool in the Cup Winners' Cup final.
Cup Winners Cup Final Winning Goal
Scores Borussia Dortmund's extra-time winner against Liverpool.
Waterloo Sunset
The Kinks release Waterloo Sunset.
GRUNK Founded
Forms the Royal Government of National Union of Kampuchea in exile
White House Tape 491-014
H. R. Haldeman appears with Richard Nixon in the 28-minute White House recording numbered 491-014; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
White House Tape 491-014
Richard Nixon appears with H. R. Haldeman in the 28-minute White House recording numbered 491-014; the Watergate Special Prosecution Force later included the recording in its transcript collection.
Survivor Benefit Reemployment Request
Hunt asked CIA whether a brief return to active service could allow him to correct an earlier retirement-benefit election affecting his wife.
Cup Winners' Cup Final Equaliser
Scores West Ham United's second goal to make the Cup Winners' Cup final against Anderlecht 2-2.
Cup Winners' Cup Final Opening Goal
Scores the opening goal for West Ham United in the European Cup Winners' Cup final against Anderlecht.
Cup Winners' Cup Final Two Goals
Scores twice as Anderlecht defeat West Ham United 4-2 to win their first European trophy.
Cup Winners' Cup Final Two Goals
Scores twice in Anderlecht's 4-2 European Cup Winners' Cup final victory over West Ham United.
Pay Policy
Accepts a second phase limiting pay rises to modest weekly amounts.
Pay Policy
Healey works with the TUC on a second phase of pay restraint.
Social Contract
Healey works with the TUC on the second phase of pay restraint.
Bonn Arms Control Discussions
Discusses SALT, European troop reductions and bilateral relations with Helmut Schmidt.
Appointment
Appointed Secretary of State for Environment.
Appointment as Defence Secretary
Appointed Secretary of State for Defence as Margaret Thatcher formed her first government, beginning a cabinet tenure that continued until his January 1981 transfer.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Geoffrey Howe is appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer on 5 May 1979.
Departure from Treasury
Healey leaves the Treasury after Labour loses the general election.
Home Secretary of Great Britain
Appointed Home Secretary
IRGC Foundation
Khomeini issues the decree establishing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Love Song Chart Entry
Love Song enters the Official Singles Chart and becomes the Damned's first UK Top Twenty hit.
Shadow Cabinet
Healey becomes Shadow Chancellor after Labour loses the general election.
Shadow Treasury Return
Healey returns to the opposition front bench as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Iranian Embassy Siege
Metropolitan Police command hands final assault responsibility to the SAS.
Iranian Embassy Siege
Authorises final action as the Iranian Embassy siege reaches its end.
Iranian Embassy Siege
The SAS storms the Iranian Embassy and ends the hostage siege.
Operation Nimrod
Leads the SAS structure involved in Operation Nimrod.
Operation Nimrod
Commands the SAS assault that ends the Iranian Embassy siege.
Cabinet Acceptance of Peace Framework
Conveys that the British Cabinet will accept the American-Peruvian proposals as a basis for further work, subject to changes on withdrawal, terminology and safeguards for the islanders.
Diplomatic Plan at London
Emergency meeting of full British cabinet approves Peruvian peace plan
Diplomatic Plan at London
Full cabinet approval of the Peruvian peace plan
Draft Interim Agreement Amendments
Replies to Haig with British amendments to the proposed interim agreement, seeking explicit withdrawal of all Argentine forces and clearer language protecting British requirements.
Peruvian Peace Plan
Cabinet considers and accepts the Peruvian peace plan.
Government
Reagan visits the Bitburg Nazi cemetery with Chancellor Helmut Khol
Visit to Bitburg
Reagan visits the Bitburg Nazi cemetery with Chancellor Helmut Khol
Antoshkin Helicopter Operation Completion
Completes the main phase of the helicopter operation after thousands of tonnes of material have been delivered.
Transfer to Salyut 7
Undocks from Mir aboard Soyuz T-15 to visit Salyut 7 and recover equipment for transfer to the newer station.
Election
Labour win the Vale of Glamorgan by-election
Exile of Asil Nadir
The chairman of Polly Peck jumps bail & flees to Cyprus
Callisto May Flyby
Galileo uses a Callisto encounter as part of a campaign to reshape its orbit for later close passes of Io.
Election
Labour wins the election with 37% of the votes cast & 356 seats
Election
Wins a third Labour general election victory.
Election
The former Labour anti war rebel wins the Bethnal Green seat
Election
Leads the Liberal Democrats to increased parliamentary representation.
Election
With 62 seats, the Liberal Democrats have 10 more MPs than in 2001. The Liberal Democrats won 62 seats, their greatest number of seats since the 1920s, gaining 22.1% of the vote
Election
Comes 4th in Erewash, 20,000 votes behind the Labour candidate
Election for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Brown is elected for the newly created Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency.
First Election for New Constituency
Brown wins the newly drawn Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath seat.
House of Lords Reform Committee Service Ends
Completes his membership of the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform after nearly three years of committee service.
Re-election for Leigh
Burnham retains Leigh for Labour at the general election.
Tax Law Rewrite Committee Service Ends
Completes his membership of the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills.
Department of Health Appointment
Burnham becomes Minister of State responsible for NHS delivery and quality.
ODPM
In a Cabinet reshuffle Prescotts departmental responsibilities are transferred to Ruth Kelly, as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, following revelations about his private life and a poor performance by Labour in UK
Democratic Party
It is announced that DYP and the Motherland Party (ANAP) would merge to form the Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti)
Democratic Party
It is announced that DYP and the Motherland Party (ANAP) would merge to form the Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti)
DYP
It is announced that DYP and the Motherland Party (ANAP) would merge to form the Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti)
DYP
It is announced that DYP and the Motherland Party (ANAP) would merge to form the Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti)
Coppa Italia Victory
Inter defeat Roma in the Coppa Italia final to secure the first trophy of their treble.
AV Referendum
Holds the referendum on replacing first past the post with the alternative vote.
Porto Championship Return
Ends the club's four-season wait for a national championship.
Portuguese League Victory
Guides FC Porto to the Portuguese league title.
Fifth FA Youth Cup Victory
Villa defeats Manchester City 3-1 to win the FA Youth Cup for a fifth time.
Births on May 5
Birth of Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx is born in Trier to lawyer Heinrich Marx and Henriette Pressburg.
Birth of Michael Edward Palin
Birth of Michael Edward Palin
Birth of William Thomas Ward
Birth of William Thomas Ward, later drummer and founding member of Black Sabbath.
Deaths on May 5
Death of Charlotte Bourbon
Dies after nursing William of Orange following the assassination attempt
Death of Edward Montagu
Death of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester
Death of Napoleon I
Death of Napoleon I
Death of Otto Abetz
Death of Otto Abetz
Death of Bobby Sands
Death of Bobby Sands, on 66th day of hunger strike
Death of Gene Pitney
Death of Gene Pitney, found dead in his hotel room in Cardiff
Battles on May 5
Battle of Fuentes dOnoro
Defeated in battle by Wellington during the siege of the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo
Battle of Narvik
Commands the Polish Highland Brigade in the Narvik campaign.
Battle of Midway
Japan must now concentrate on defending the Southern Resources Area. Japan loses its initiative in the Pacific