Thursday May 05, 2011: on this day

May 05, 2011 was a Thursday and it was the 125th day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 05, 2011 can also be written as 5/5/2011 in the US and as 5/5/2011 in UK and Europe.

May 05, 2011 in May 2011 calendar

Here's what happened on May 05, 2011:

• Libyan civil war 2011
• Meetings in rome were held by members of the multi-state coalition that is conducting the military campaign against libya. they agreed to establish a new fund for aiding rebels in libya. hillary clinton, the us secretary of state, promised to release muammar gaddafi’s assets.
• Mortar rounds from libya are fired near dehiba, a tunisian border settlement.
• Protests in syria 2011:
• Hundreds of tanks were sent to homs, syria as the government continues to crackdown on protestors.
• About 100 tanks and troop transports converge on the town of al-rastan, after anti-regime protesters toppled a statue of the late syrian president hafez al-assad and pledged to press ahead with their ampquotrevolutionampquot despite sweeping arrests by bashar al-assad's regime.
• After a mission to restore security and calm in daraa, the syrian military began to withdraw from the area. according to syrian state tv, more than 500 people were killed in the clashes, and many more were detained.
• A car bomb explodes in hilla, a southern iraqi city, killing at most 21 officers and injuring 65. in baghdad, there are four other fatalities in attacks.
• In the worst ethnic unrest in vietnam for years, vietnamese soldiers clashed with thousands of hmong christians in dien bien province. according to the center for public policy analysis, at least 28 protesters were reported killed, and hundreds more were still missing. officials claim that 3,000 protesters remain at the site.
• Two suspected al-qaeda members were killed in a drone attack by the united states.
• Arthur laurents, an american theatre director and playwright, has died at the age of just 93.
• Latin america sees an increase in foreign investment of around 40%. china is the fastest-growing investor in the region.
• Workers make their way into fukushima i nuclear power plant's building for the first time after an explosion that occurred in the aftermath of the 2011 tohoku earthquake.
• Near the crash site where the helicopter crashed in the himalayan foothills, on april 30, the body of dorjee khandu (the chief minister of arunachal pradesh) was found.
• As near-record flood waters rise from the mississippi river, evacuations are ordered around memphis, tennessee.
• A bill to add two more states to darfur's three existing ones was approved by the sudanese cabinet. this is condemned by rebels as a plan to increase the central government's power over the region.
• South korea's national assembly has ratified a free trade agreement between the european union and south korea.
• Binyamin netanyahu, israeli prime minister, stated that the greatest threat to world peace is iran's supreme leader ayatollah khmenei during a visit to britain. this was after osama bin laden had been killed.
• Habib al-adli, an ex-egyptian interior minister, is sentenced on corruption charges to 12 years imprisonment
• Sandor kepiro is being tried in hungary for war crimes committed during world war ii. he was serving in the hungarian army in serbia in wwii.
• Vincent tabak, a dutchman, pleads guilty in the case of joanna yeates's manslaughter but denies that he murdered her. prosecutors reject the plea and tabak is sent to trial for murder in october.
• Calisto tanzi is the founder of parmalat italian group and was arrested on tax charges.
• Italian police seize assets from the polverino mafia family in naples and arrest 39 alleged members of the clan. two of the clan members were candidates for local elections under prime minister silvio berlusconi’s people of freedom party.
• A shipping vessel with a history in oil spillages from taiwan is being fined cad $80,000 in canada for illegally dumping pollutants in canadian waters south-of newfoundland.
• British elections
• The united kingdom's voters vote on whether they want to use the alternative voting system for the house of commons.
• Voters in wales vote for the welsh national assembly.
• The united states court of appeals for the third circuit ruled that carl lewis, an olympic champion, should be on the ballot for a democrat primary for a new jersey state senate seat.
• The ivory coast constitutional council confirmed that alassane ouattara was elected president in 2010. this reverses a decision that favoured laurent gbagbo. the original decision, now reversed, had caused a brief conflict.
• The brazilian supreme federal court unanimously ruled in favor of the extension of civil union rights to same-sex couples.
• The first debate between the republican party nominees for the nomination in 2012 united states presidential election takes place in greenville, south carolina.
• After another report that suggested a rise of 1.6m in global sea levels by 2100, a report warning of mercury accumulation in arctic regions has been released. a previous study found chemical changes occurring in the arctic ocean, ranging from neurotoxic monomethylmercury to elemental mercury.
• After a combined win over villarreal cf, and benfica, fc porto and sc braga from portugal qualify for the 2011 uefa europa league final at aviva stadium in dublin. this final marks the first time in history that two finalists are located less than 50 km apart.
• 2011 libyan civil war: members of multi-state coalition fighting the military campaign in libya meet in rome, italy. they agree to establish a new fund to help libyan rebels. hillary clinton, the us secretary of state, promised to access muammar gaddafi’s assets. (washington post), (al jazeera), (the australian)(the jerusalem post)mortar shots fired from libya are located near dehiba, a tunisian border settlement.
• In a raid on saqba, a damascus suburb, syrian troops arrested 300 people. additionally tanks and troops were reported to have been sent elsewhere to quell protests in homs or hama.
• Claude choules, a last known combat veteran of world war i, has died in perth, western australia.
• Two more libyan diplomats are expelled by the united kingdom, one week after the ambassador was expested. this is done to increase diplomatic pressure on muammar gaddafi's regime.
• The scottish parliament election is open to voters in scotland.
• Voters in northern ireland vote for the northern ireland assembly elections.
• England's voters go to the polls in order to vote for their local government elections.
• Barack obama, president of the united states, visits new york city's world trade center to remember the victims of september 11 attacks that resulted in the death of osama bin laden.

May 05, 2011: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on May 05, 2011:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $83.52
• Apple AAPL: opens at $348.40
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $26.05
• General Electric GE: opens at $20.23
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $170.47

Exchange Rates on May 05, 2011:

• 1 USD = 80.32 JPY
• 1 USD = 0.9662 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.8699 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.494 CNY
• 1 EUR = 116.8 JPY

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 5th is Taurus.

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May 05, 2011: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 05, 2011 is Rabbit and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 05, 2011 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 05, 2011 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 05, 2011 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 7% full, rising at 07:07 am and setting at 10:33 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 18, 2011 while the next full moon would come on May 17, 2011.

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Your place in the Universe on May 05, 2011

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Famous people born on May 05, 2011:

• Bear Jarecki

  American child from a prominent family.

Whose famous birthday is on May 5th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on May 5th:

• Michael Palin

  British actor, comedian, and writer.

• Chris Brown

  American actor, singer, and dancer.

• Henry Cavill

  British actor, who began his acting career as albert mondego in 2002's film adaptation of the count of monte cristo.

• Virginie Efira

  Belgian actress, tv presenter and producer, born to andra (c) efira professor of medicine.

• Vincent Kartheiser

  Vincent kartheiser is an american actor known for his role as pete campbell in the television series mad men.

• Tyrone Power

  American actor of third generation.

• Will Arnett

  Will arnett is a canadian-american actor and comedian known for his roles in arrested development and bojack horseman.

• John Rhys-Davies

  John rhys-davies is a welsh actor known for his roles as gimli in the lord of the rings and sallah in the indiana jones films.

• Danielle Fishel

  Danielle fishel is an american actress best known for her role as topanga lawrence on the tv show boy meets world.

• Lance Henriksen

  Lance henriksen is an american actor known for his roles in popular films such as 'aliens' and 'the terminator'.

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You are 12 years 11 months old,

or 155 months and 20 days old,

or 677 weeks

or 4739 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 05, 2011?

There are 10 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday May 5th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 05, 2011?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on May 05, 2011.

Famous people died on May 05, 2011:

• Dana Wynter

  Actress german-english (d. 2011).

• Claude Choules

  One of only two british world war i veterans who survived.

• Yosef Merimovich

  Israeli footballer and manager (b. 1924).

• Alice Bridges
• Juan Zubiaurre
• Hildegard Neumann
• Andrea Geremicca
• Nivio Sanchini
• Arthur Laurents
• Salomón Hakim
• Rolo Puente
• Antonio Bernad

What famous deaths happened on May 5th?

Famous deaths on May 5th:

• John Williams

  English-american actor (b. 1903).

• Jean-Claude Pascal

  French actor (golden salamander), dies at 64.

• Albert Dekker

  Deaths from accidental suffocation at the age of 62.

• Elisabeth Fraser

  American television, film and stage actress (born 1920).

• Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

  Former President of Nigeria and a trained scientist.

• Garl Kasell

  Garl Kasell was an American radio personality and newscaster who was the official judge and scorekeeper for the NPR news quiz show 'Wait...

• Marri Shaw

  Renowned poet known for her evocative and emotional verses.

• Rudolf Schön

  Austrian biologist known for his research in genetics.

• Chanceler

  Key figure in the Brazilian independence movement.

• Mihail Botvinnik

  Mihail Botvinnik was a Soviet chess grandmaster and three-time world chess champion.

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Holidays on May 05, 2011:

• Martyrs Neophytos, Gaius and Gaianus
• Euthymios the Wonderworker
• Barlaam of Serpukhov
• Martin and Heraclius of Illyria
• Eulogios the Confessor
• New Martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri
• Albania: Martyrs' Day.
• Great Martyr Irene
• Roly Poly of Georgia.
• Ethiopia: Liberation Day (1941).

Observances on May 05, 2011:

• Vesak, the Day of the Full Moon
• World Portuguese Language Day [UNESCO]

Saints celebrated on May 05, 2011:

• Saint Aventinus (d. 1189)
• Saint Angelus of Jerusalem (d. 1222)
• Saint Britto
• Saint Gerontius (d. 472)
• Saint Godehart (d. 1038)
• Saint Nicetius
• Saint Hilary of Arles (d. 449)
• Saint Pius V (1505-1572)
• Saint Jutta of Kulmsee, aka Saint Jutta of Sangerhausen or Saint Judith of Prussia (d. 1260)

May 05, 2011: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 05, 2011 was E.T. by Katy Perry, according to the music chart for the week May 2nd and May 8th.

May 05, 2011: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on May 05, 2011 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week May 2nd and May 8th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Katy Perry - E.T.
2. Adele - Rolling In The Deep
3. The Black Eyed Peas - Just Can't Get Enough
4. Rihanna - S&M
5. Jeremih - Down On Me

May 05, 2011: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on May 05, 2011 was Look At Me Now by Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes, according to the R&B music chart for the week May 2nd and May 8th.

May 05, 2011: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on May 05, 2011 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week May 2nd and May 8th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
2. Kanye West - All Of The Lights
3. Miguel - Sure Thing
4. Nicki Minaj - Did It On'em
5. Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away

May 05, 2011: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on May 05, 2011 was Lluvia Al Corazon by Mana, according to the Latin music chart for the week May 2nd and May 8th.

May 05, 2011: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on May 05, 2011 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week May 2nd and May 8th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Mana - Lluvia Al Corazon
2. Fidel Rueda - Me Encantaria
3. Prince Royce - Corazon Sin Cara
4. Espinoza Paz - El Culpable
5. Don Omar & Lucenzo - Danza Kuduro