May 5
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May 5 is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by May 4, and succeeded by May 6. Following May 5, there are 240 days in the year.
Blavatsky's Gem of the Day
"Better it would be that a man should eat a lump of flaming iron than that one should break his vows."
Events
- 1881 – Col. Olcott finished the first draft of his book The Buddhist Catechism, which he compiled on a trip to Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Births
- 1855 – William Kingsland, English engineer, writer, and student of Mme. Blavatsky. He co-founded the Blavatsky Association (d. February 6, 1936)
Deaths
- None listed for this date.
Holidays and observances
- None listed for this date.
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