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This is a list of selected May 5 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
; Children's Day in Japan and South Korea refimprove section
1260Kublai Khan claimed the title of Khagan of the Mongol Empire after the death of his older brother Möngke in the previous year. unreferenced section, refimprove section
1789 – The Estates-General convened in Versailles to discuss a financial crisis in France, triggering a series of events that led to the French Revolution. refimprove
1862 – Mexican troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halted a French invasion at the Battle of Puebla. refimprove section
1992 – The 27th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified 202 years after it was proposed. unreferenced section
1992 – The Supreme Council of Crimea declared Crimea to be independent from Ukraine. unreferenced section, refimprove section
1994Nagorno-Karabakh War saved for February 20, the start of the war
2007Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashed immediately after takeoff from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, resulting in the deaths of all 114 people aboard. blacklisted URL

Eligible

May 5: Feast of St George (Palestinians); Liberation Day in Denmark, Ethiopia, and the Netherlands; Yom HaShoah in Israel (2016); Cinco de Mayo in Mexico and the United States; National Day of Prayer in the United States (2016)

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