May 5: Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan, the US Army Arrives in South Vietnam and a 66 Day Hunger Strike

On This Day in History May 5, 2020 Historical Events 1260  Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, becomes ruler of the Mongol Empire 1941  Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie returns to Addis Ababa 1955  West Germany is granted full sovereignty by its three occupying powers 1965  First large-scale US Army ground units arrive in South Vietnam 1980  Siege at Iranian Embassy in London ends as the SAS and police storm the building 1981  After 66 days on hunger strike, 26 year old Provisional IRA member and British MP Bobby Sands dies in the Maze Prision. Nine more hunger strikers die in the next 3 months. More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Adele 32nd Birthday Karl Marx (1818 - 1883) Leopold II (1747 - 1792) Tammy Wynette (1942 - 1998) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1878 - 1959) Napoléon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821) More Famous Deaths Weekly Quiz for May 4 -10 Who was Mongol ruler Kublai Khan to Genghis Khan? What was the UK code-breaking center during World War II? Which country 1st legalized a birth control pill? Take the Quiz You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand