May 5

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.

Events

• 1881 – Col. Olcott finishes the first draft of his Buddhist Catechism, which he compiled on this trip to Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

Births

• 1855 – William Kingsland, Engineer and writer; founder of Blavatsky Association, London (d. 1936)

Deaths

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Holidays and observances

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External links

• This Date in Wikipedia