History of 5 May
- 1991 – In New York, Carnegie Hall marked its 100th anniversary.
- 1997 – Dolores Hope received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 1997 – Ivan Reitman received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- 2000 – The final episode of “Boy Meets World” aired on ABC.
- 2006 – The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.
- 2007 – Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing all 114 aboard, making it the deadliest aircraft disaster in Cameroon.
- 2010 – Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis.
- 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.
- 2019 – A Russian jet plane burst into flames while attempting an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow killing at least 41 people.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Craig David, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer
- 1981 – Danielle Fishel, American actress
- 1982 – Ferrie Bodde, Dutch footballer
- 1982 – Wouter D’Haene, Belgian sprinter
- 1982 – Randall Gay, American football player
- 1982 – Corey Parker, Australian rugby league footballer
- 1983 – James Anyon, English cricketer
- 1983 – Henry Cavill, English actor
- 1983 – Mabel Gay, Cuban triple jumper
- 1983 – Annie Villeneuve, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1983 – Scott Ware, American football player
- 1984 – Johanna Hedva, Korean-American artist and genderqueer activist
- 1984 – Wade MacNeil, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1984 – Christian Valdez, Mexican footballer
- 1985 – Shoko Nakagawa, Japanese actress and singer
- 1985 – Emanuele Giaccherini, Italian footballer
- 1985 – Tsepo Masilela, South African footballer
- 1985 – Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte, Brazilian footballer
- 1985 – Terrence Wheatley, American football player
- 1987 – Graham Dorrans, Scottish footballer
- 1988 – Adele, English singer-songwriter
- 1988 – Mervyn Westfield, English cricketer
- 1989 – Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
- 1991 – Xenofon Fetsis, Greek footballer
- 1991 – Raúl Jiménez, Mexican footballer
- 1992 – Loïck Landre, French footballer
- 1998 – Aryna Sabalenka, Belarusian tennis player
- 1999 – Nathan Chen, American figure skater
- 1999 – Justin Kluivert, Dutch footballer