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== Images ==
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File:Invincible Armada.jpg|The Spanish Armada
File:Armada galleass.png|A Spanish Armada galleass
File:AndrewJacksonCongress.jpg|Andrew Jackson
File:Togo Heihachiro,1907.jpg|Tōgō Heihachirō
File:Dr Peter Hollingworth.jpg|Peter Hollingworth
File:Assassinat de Jumonville-2.png|Battle of Jumonville Glen}}
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg|Flag of Azerbaijan
File:Buste Louis Delgrès à Petit-Bourg.JPG|Bust of Louis Delgrès
File:The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16.jpg|alt=The Last Supper|''The Last Supper''
File:Muir portrait 1872.jpg|John Muir
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== Ineligible ==
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| [[1588]] – [[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|Anglo-Spanish War]]: The '''[[Spanish Armada]]''', with 130 ships and over 30,000 men, set sail from [[Lisbon]] for the [[English Channel]] in an attempt to invade England.
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| [[1802]] – In an attempt to resist the reintroduction of slavery in [[Guadeloupe]], '''[[Louis Delgrès]]''' and hundreds of his followers blew themselves up, killing many French troops in the process.
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| [[1905]] – Led by Admiral [[Tōgō Heihachirō]], the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] destroyed the Russian [[Baltic Fleet]] at the '''[[Battle of Tsushima]]''', the decisive naval battle in the [[Russo-Japanese War]].
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|[[1918]] – The '''[[Azerbaijan Democratic Republic]]''', the first successful [[democratic republic]] in the [[Muslim world]], was proclaimed in [[Ganja, Azerbaijan|Ganja]] by the [[Azerbaijani National Council]].
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| [[1940]] – [[World War II]]: On the same day that '''[[German invasion of Belgium (1940)|Belgium surrendered to Germany]]''', [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] forces gained their first major victory on land when they '''[[Battles of Narvik|recaptured Narvik, Norway]]'''.
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| [[1961]] – The British newspaper ''[[The Observer]]'' published English lawyer [[Peter Benenson]]'s article ''The Forgotten Prisoners'', starting a letter-writing campaign that grew and became the [[human rights]] organization '''[[Amnesty International]]'''.
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| [[1974]] – After widespread [[Ulster loyalism|loyalist]] opposition and a two-week [[Ulster Workers' Council strike|general strike]], the power-sharing '''[[Sunningdale Agreement]]''' between [[Northern Ireland]] and a cross-border [[Council of Ireland]] collapsed.
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| [[1975]] – Sixteen West African countries signed the [[Treaty of Lagos]], establishing the '''[[Economic Community of West African States]]''' to promote economic integration.
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| [[1977]] – A '''[[Beverly Hills Supper Club fire|fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club]]''' in [[Southgate, Kentucky]], killed 165 patrons.
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|[[1998]] – The [[Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission]] carried out '''[[Chagai-I|five underground nuclear tests]]''', becoming the [[List of states with nuclear weapons|seventh country in the world to successfully develop]] and publicly test [[nuclear weapon]]s.
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|[[1999]] – After 21 years of [[Conservation and restoration of paintings|restoration]] work, [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s mural painting '''''[[The Last Supper (Leonardo)|The Last Supper]]''''' ''(pictured)'', in [[Milan]], Italy, was returned to display.
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|[[2003]] – As a result of criticism of his conduct, '''[[Peter Hollingworth]]''' resigned from his post as [[Governor-General of Australia]].
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| [[2004]] – '''[[Ayad Allawi]]''' was unanimously elected by the [[Iraqi Governing Council]] to be the interim [[Prime Minister of Iraq]].
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| '''[[Patrick White]]''' |b|1912
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|'''[[Louis Agassiz]]''' |b|1807|
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|'''[[Ekaterina Gordeeva]]''' |b|1971
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== Eligible ==

* [[621]] – [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] forces led by [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Li Shimin]] defeated and captured [[Dou Jiande]] at the '''[[Battle of Hulao]]''' in [[Transition from Sui to Tang |the civil war]] that followed the collapse of the [[Sui dynasty]].
* [[1608]] – Italian composer [[Claudio Monteverdi]] debuted his second opera '''''[[L'Arianna]]''''', now one of [[Lost operas by Claudio Monteverdi|his lost works]], at a royal wedding in [[Mantua]].
* [[1830]] – U.S. president [[Andrew Jackson]] signed the '''[[Indian Removal Act]]''' into law, authorizing him to negotiate with [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] for [[Indian removal|their removal]] from their ancestral homelands.
* [[1892]] – Scottish-American preservationist '''[[John Muir]]''' ''(pictured)'' founded the environmental organization [[Sierra Club]] in California.
* [[1940]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the '''[[German invasion of Belgium (1940)|Battle of Belgium]]'''.
* [[1982]] – [[Falklands War]]: The British [[War Cabinet]], which '''[[British nuclear weapons and the Falklands War|never considered using nuclear weapons in the conflict]]''', ordered that the [[nuclear depth bomb]]s on British ships return home.
* [[1987]] – '''[[Mathias Rust]]''', a West German aviator, flew his [[Cessna 172|{{nowrap|Cessna 172}}]] from Helsinki, Finland, through Soviet air defences, landing illegally near [[Red Square]] in Moscow.
* [[2010]] – '''[[Jnaneswari Express train derailment|A train derailment and collision]]''' in the [[Paschim Medinipur district|West Midnapore]] district of [[West Bengal]], India, caused the deaths of at least 148 passengers.
* Born/died this day: | '''[[Germain of Paris]]''' |d|576| '''[[Wulfstan (died 1023)|Wulfstan]]''' |d|1023| '''[[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]]''' |b|1738| '''[[Carl Larsson]]''' |b|1853| '''[[Mary Polly Paaaina]]''' |d|1873| '''[[Ian Fleming]]''' |b|1908| '''[[Jerry West]]''' |b|1938| '''[[Carroll Baker]]''' |b|1931| '''[[Maeve Binchy]]''' |b|1939| '''[[Gabriela Michetti]]''' |b|1965| '''[[Marco Rubio]]''' |b|1971|

==Notes==
*[[Neville Chamberlain]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 10|May 10]], so his rise should not appear in the same year
*[[Pokhran-II]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 11|May 11]] and [[Smiling Buddha]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 18|May 18]], so Chagai-I should not appear in the same year
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'''[[May 28]]''': '''[[Republic Day (Armenia)|Republic Day]]''' in Armenia ([[1918]]); '''[[Independence Day (Azerbaijan)|Independence Day]]''' in Azerbaijan ([[1918]])
{{main page image/OTD|File:Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar portrait.jpg|Mozaffar ad-Din}}
* [[580s BC|585 BC]] – According to the Greek historian [[Herodotus]], '''[[Eclipse of Thales|a solar eclipse]]''', accurately predicted by [[Thales of Miletus]], abruptly ended the Battle of Halys between the [[Lydia]]ns and the [[Medes]]. 
* [[1644]] – [[English Civil War]]: [[Cavalier|Royalist]] troops '''[[Storming of Bolton|stormed and captured]]''' the [[Roundhead|Parliamentarian]] stronghold of [[Bolton]], leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.
* [[1754]] – [[French and Indian War]]: Led by 22-year-old [[George Washington]], a company of [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]] colonial [[Militia (United States)|militiamen]] ambushed a force of 35 [[French Canadians|Canadiens]] at the '''[[Battle of Jumonville Glen]]'''.
* [[1901]] – [[Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar|Mozaffar ad-Din]] ''(pictured)'', Shah of [[Qajar Iran|Persia]], '''[[D'Arcy Concession|granted exclusive rights]]''' to prospect for oil in the country to [[William Knox D'Arcy]].
* [[1937]] – The '''[[rise of Neville Chamberlain]]''' culminated with his accession as [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], being summoned to [[Buckingham Palace]] to "[[Kissing hands|kiss hands]]".
* [[2002]] – An independent commission appointed by [[the Football Association]] voted two-to-one to allow [[Wimbledon F.C.]] '''[[Relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes|to relocate from London]]''' to [[Milton Keynes]].

{{Born and died list| '''[[Robert Baldock]]''' |d|1327| '''[[Francis Gleeson (priest)]]''' |b|1884| '''[[Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau]]''' |b|1925| '''[[Kylie Minogue]]''' |b|1968|

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