Daily Almanac: May 05, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset

RISE: 6:37 a.m.
SET: 8:43 p.m.

High/Low Temperatures:

HIGH: 71 °F
LOW: 46 °F

Today is…

• Cinco de Mayo
• Revenge of the Fifth
• Museum Lover’s Day

What Happened On This Day:

• 1980 The British Special Air Service (SAS) terminate the Iranian Embassy siege in London. Six gunmen had held 26 people hostage for six days, demanding the release of Iranian Arab prisoners. Two of the hostages were killed.
• 1955 West Germany regains full sovereignty after World War II. The Federal Republic of Germany had been established in 1949. Its provisional capital was Bonn. After the 1990 reunification of East and West Germany, Berlin was declared the country’s capital.
• 1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in modern major league baseball. A game is considered perfect when none of the opposing players reach the first base. Young’s team, the Boston Americans, won 3-0 over the Philadelphia Athletics.

Births On This Day:

• 1988 Adele
English singer-songwriter, musician
• 1818 Karl Marx

German philosopher

Deaths On This Day:

• 1995 Mikhail Botvinnik
Russian chess player
• 1821 Napoleon
Corsican/French military officer, political leader