What happened on Sunday May 05, 2019?

Here's what happened on May 05, 2019:

• Gaza-Israel Conflict Escalation Hamas and other militant groups in the Gaza Strip launched hundreds of rockets into Israel, resulting in the deaths of two Israeli civilians in Ashkelon and another in Ashdod. In retaliation, Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 23 Palestinians, including a senior Hamas commander.
• US Military Deployment to Middle East In response to perceived threats from Iran, the United States deployed a bomber task force and a carrier strike team to the Middle East. A U.S. official stated that threats were made against U.S. land-based and maritime forces in the region.
• Venezuela Political Crisis Escalation Juan Guaido, President of Venezuela's National Assembly, told the BBC he was considering requesting U.S. intervention to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro. This came after Guaido's previous failed uprising attempt in October.
• Myanmar Pardons Reuters Journalists Myanmar President Win Myint pardoned two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who had been imprisoned for over 500 days after being charged with possession of classified documents under the Official Secrets Act.
• Aeroflot Flight 1492 Tragedy Sukhoi Superjet 100 (flight SU1492) suffered an inflight fire and crash-landed at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. The incident resulted in the deaths of 41 passengers out of the total 78 people aboard (5 crew and 73 passengers).
• Brunei Extends Moratorium on Capital Punishment Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced an extension of the moratorium on capital punishment for homosexual sex convictions. Despite international backlash against strict Islamic law interpretations, Brunei will also ratify the UN Convention against Torture.
• North Macedonia Presidential Election In the second round of the 2019 presidential election, Stevo Pendarovski of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia defeated Gordana Siljanovska–Davkova.

Events in 2019

May 05, 2019: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

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May 05, 2019 was a Sunday and it was the 125th day of the year 2019 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 05, 2019 can also be written as 5/5/2019 in the US and as 5/5/2019 in UK and Europe.

May 05, 2019 in May 2019 calendar

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

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Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.

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May 05, 2019: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 05, 2019 is Pig and the associated element is Earth.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on May 05, 2019 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 05, 2019 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, 2019 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 5% full, rising at 06:32 am and setting at 09:51 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 19, 2019 while the next full moon would come on May 18, 2019.

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Your place in the Universe on May 05, 2019

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Someone born on May 05, 2019 is:

6 years and 4 days old,

or 72 months and 4 days old,

or 313 weeks and 5 days old,

or 2196 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 05, 2019?

There are 361 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Tuesday May 5th 2026.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 05, 2019?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on May 05, 2019.

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