2nd » Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card CVE-11 6 while it is docked at Ho Chi Minh City Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
2nd » First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
5th » The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day.
7th » Pacific Air Lines Flight 773, a Fairchild (aircraft manufacturer) or Fairchild F-27 airliner, crashes near San Ramon, California, killing all 44 aboard; the Federal Bureau of Investigation named FBI later reports that a cockpit recorder tape indicates tha
20th » Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias.
22nd » The U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces the goals of his Great Society social reforms to bring an "end to poverty and racial injustice" in America.
28th » The Palestine Liberation Organization is formed.
29th » The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Famous Birthdays on May in 1964
1st » Lady Sarah Chatto, English daughter of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
1st » Will Kimbrough, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1st » Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
3rd » Ron Hextall, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
24th » Pat Verbeek, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
25th » Ivan Bella, Slovak colonel, pilot, and astronaut
25th » David Shaw (ice hockey) e.g David Shaw, Canadian-American ice hockey player
25th » Ray Stevenson (actor) called Ray Stevenson, Irish-English actor
26th » Caitlín R. Kiernan, Irish-American paleontologist and author
26th » Lenny Kravitz, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
26th » Argiris Pedoulakis, Greek basketball player and coach
27th » Adam Carolla, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
27th » Zheng Geping, Singaporean actor
28th » David Baddiel, American-English comedian, actor, and author
28th » Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer
28th » Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
28th » Christa Miller, American actress
28th » Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress (Hotdog (band) called Hotdog)
28th » Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter and pianist
29th » Jestoni Alarcon, Filipino actor and politician
29th » Howard Mills III, American politician
30th » Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (The Judds)
30th » Andrea Montermini, Italian race car driver
30th » Tom Morello, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and activist (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine, The Nightwatchman, and Axis of Justice)
31st » Leonard Asper, Canadian lawyer and businessman
31st » Stéphane Caristan, French hurdler
31st » Yukio Edano, Japanese politician, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Japan) named Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
31st » Scotti Hill, American guitarist and songwriter (Skid Row (American band) or Skid Row)
31st » Darryl McDaniels, American rapper and producer (Run–D.M.C.)