Flowers spring forth in abundance this month. Depending on the Native American tribe, Mayβs Full Moon was called the Full Flower Moon as well as Motherβs Moon, Milk Moon, and Corn Planting Moon. The May Moon marked a time of increasing fertility with temperatures warm enough for safely bearing young, a near end to late frosts, and plants in bloom.
Daily Calendar for Friday, May 5, 2023
Born
- SΓΈren Kierkegaard (philosopher) β
- Karl Marx (philosopher) β
- Nellie Bly (journalist) β
- James Beard (chef & food writer) β
- Alice Faye (actress) β
- Ann B. Davis (actress) β
- Tammy Wynette (American country music singer ) β
- Michael Palin (actor) β
- Will Arnett (actor) β
- Adele (singer) β
Died
- Napoleon I of France β
- Bobby Sands (IRA activist) β
- Hugo Banzer (former president of Bolivia) β
- Irvine Robbins (co-founder of Baskin-Robbins) β
- Claude Stanley Choules (the last known combat veteran of World War I died at the age of 110) β
Events
- The Billboard (later known as just Billboard) magazine began weekly publicationβ
- Cy Young became the fist major league pitcher in baseball’s modern era to throw a perfectβ gameββ
- Chanel No. 5 introducedβ
- Kilauea eruptedβ
- Picasso’s Boy With a Pipe set a new world record for the most expensive painting ever sold at auction when it soared to $104,168,000 at Sotheby’s. The price, which included the auction house’s commission, easily eclipsed the old mark of $82.5 million set by van Gogh’s Portrait of Dr. Gachet, which had stood since 1990β
Weather
- In downtown Sacramento, California, the temperature soared to 100 degrees Fβ
- Stormy seas capsized 3 recreational fishing boats off Port Angeles in Washingtonβ
- A supercell thunderstorm blasted Tarrant County, Texas, with hail, 80 mph winds, and torrential rains, which caused flash flooding in Fort Worthβ