Week 19, May 2026

What happened on Tuesday, May 5?

1
Tuesday

5
May

Day 125 of the year. 239 days left before January 1, 2027.

2Top story, death

Siné

Died on May 5, 2016, aged 87.

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10years
3Birth, 1977

49years

Virginie Efira

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4History, 1789

Ouverture des 36èmes et derniers états généraux du royaume de France

237 years ago.

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All of May 5

Births

1977
Virginie EfiraTurns 49 today. Source
1978
Riad SattoufTurns 48 today. Source
1983
Henry CavillTurns 43 today. Source

Deaths

2016
SinéDied aged 87, 10 years ago. Source

Culture and history

1789
Ouverture des 36èmes et derniers états généraux du royaume de France237 years ago. Source

Today's code

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Died: May 5, 2016, aged 87.