May 5 Holidays

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Lag BaOmer ל״ג בעומר holiday
• Islamic: Urs of Ali ar-Ramitani (ق) major

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2014 — Eleven people are missing after a Chinese cargo ship collides with a Marshall Islands registered container ship off the coast of Hong Kong. ↗
• 2014 — Twenty-two people die after two boats carrying refugees collide in the Aegean Sea off the coast of Greece. ↗
• 2010 — Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis. ↗
• 2006 — The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army. ↗
• 1994 — The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1999 — Nathan Chen, American figure skater
• 1996 — Isaac Heeney, Australian footballer
• 1992 — Loïck Landre, French footballer
• 1991 — Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer
• 1991 — Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer

🏀 Sports on this Date

• NBA: Philadelphia 76ers @ New York Knicks — 00:00 Final
• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros — 00:10 Final
• NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves @ San Antonio Spurs — 01:30 Final
• MLB: Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 Final
• MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Seattle Mariners — 01:40 Final
• MLB: San Diego Padres @ San Francisco Giants — 01:45 Final