Niccol di Bernardo dei Machiavelli's works are rarely rendered. Nicholas Machiavel, who lived from 3 May 1469 to 21 June 1527, was an Italian Renaissance diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian. His most famous work is The Prince (Il Principe), a political treatise written around 1513 but not published until 1532. He is widely regarded as the "Father of Modern Political Philosophy and Political Science."

Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore or Tippoo Sahib by the British, was an Indian prince who fought against the East India Company's takeover of southern India. Public opinion in England regarded him as a terrible despot, while modern Indian nationalists lauded him as a liberation fighter, yet both are wishful thinking. When the morning of May 4th arrived, Tipu was informed that the omens were not favourable. He sought to ward off disaster by offering a gold purse, an elephant, a black bullock and two buffalo, a black nanny goat, and a black cloak and cap to Hindu priests and Brahmins, but in vain. Troops equipped with bamboo ladders for scaling the walls commenced the attack just after one o'clock. As the defenders withdrew, a British flag was hoisted in the breach within minutes. Tipu battled valiantly, dressed to the nines and loading and shooting muskets delivered to him by his servants as if he were at a sports event, but the odds were too high. He was injured, and his attendants attempted to rush him away in a palanquin, but he was slain by an anonymous British soldier for his jewellery. As darkness fell, a British party discovered the sultan's body behind a stack of bodies. He was laid to rest in his family tomb in the city.

Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929, in Brussels, Belgium, to J. A. Hepburn-Ruston and Baroness Ella van Heemstra. When she was eight years old, her father, a banker, abandoned the family. After the war, Hepburn and her mother relocated to England, where she continued to pursue her dance profession. She was employed in minor roles on stage and in films in both Holland and England until being discovered in 1952 in Monte Carlo, Monaco, by French author Colette. Colette insisted on having Hepburn perform the major part in her Broadway adaptation of Gigi. Although Hepburn's lack of experience was an issue at first, she slowly improved, and the show's reviewers commended her performance.

Trisha Krishnan is a well-known and award-winning actress from both the Tamil and Telugu cinema industries. She rose to prominence in the Tamil film business with her parts in Saamy and Ghilli, and in the Telugu film industry with Varsham. The Tamil Iyer actress was born in Palakkad to Krishnan and Uma Krishnan and received her higher education at Ethiraj College in Chennai. She then became a model and earned the Miss Salem title in 1999. Trisha Krishnan made her cinematic debut when she was granted a modest cameo role in the film Jodi. However, Priyadarshan's Leysa Leysa was the first film in which she agreed to play the leading lady. She was, nevertheless, ideally matched for her part opposite Surya in Mounam Pesiyadhe, for which she received critical praise.

Angelina Jolie married actor Billy Bob Thornton on May 5, 2000, in Las Vegas, after a two-month courtship. They met on the set of Pushing Tin, but did not pursue a relationship because Thornton was engaged to actress Laura Dern at the time, and Jolie was rumoured to be dating actor Timothy Hutton, her co-star in Playing God. Their marriage failed as a result of their frequent public declarations of passion and gestures of love, most notably wearing one another's blood in vials around their necks.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in Tottenham, England, on May 5, 1988, to a Welsh father, Marc Evans, and an English mother, Penny Adkins. Evans left the family when Adele was a child, and she was reared by her mother thereafter. Adele grew up with a love of music and began singing at an early age. She was influenced by the "Spice Girls," as well as Lauryn Hill, "Destiny's Child," and Mary J. Blige. Her musical talent drew the attention of record labels, and after graduation, she got a deal with 'XL Recordings.' She was also nominated for a 'Academy Award' for her song 'Skyfall,' which she wrote and composed for the James Bond film of the same name.

After the Callaghan government lost a vote of no confidence in early 1979, a general election was called. Thatcher became the first female British prime minister after the Conservatives gained a 44-seat majority in the House of Commons. Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the May 1979 General Election.

James Joseph Brown was a well-known American musician who made significant contributions to the development of various musical genres, including soul music, funk music, and rap music. This extremely important musician transformed the way music was generated in America throughout a six-decade career. During the Great Depression, James Brown was born on May 3, 1933, in a modest wooden cabin to Joseph James and Susie Brown. He is descended from African, Chinese, and Native American ancestors.

Gulshan Kumar Dua (May 5, 1956 – August 12, 1997) was an Indian businessman and film and music producer who founded the Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series) music label in the Bollywood industry. He founded T-Series in the 1980s and helped it become a major record label in the 1990s. He was murdered in 1997 by the Mumbai underworld syndicate D-Company. T-Series has been run by his younger brother Krishan Kumar and son Bhushan Kumar since his death.  Tulsi and Khushali Kumar, his daughters, are also playback singers.

Guru Amar Das, born on 5 May 1479 and died on 1 September 1574, was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at the age of 73. Before becoming a Sikh (Shishya from Sanskrit), he was deeply moved by his nephew's wife, Bibi Amro, reciting a hymn by Guru Nanak on a lovely pilgrimage after being prompted to seek a guru.

On May 3, 1997, Johnson married Dany Garcia. She is a businessman, an IFBB pro bodybuilder, and a producer. Simone, their daughter, was born on August 14, 2001. They announced their amicable divorce on June 1, 2007, and their divorce was completed in May 2008.

Henry Cavill was born on May 5, 1983, in Chester, England, to Colin Richard Cavill and Marianne Dalgliesh, who is part Irish, part English, and part Scottish. His father was a stockbroker, while his mother was a stay-at-home mom. He is the second youngest of five siblings. Henry Cavill is a British actor best recognised for his portrayal as Superman in the film 'Man of Steel.' Cavill has come a long way from being nicknamed "Hollywood's Unluckiest Man" after losing parts in the Batman, Superman, and James Bond series to Christian Bale, Brandon Routh, and Daniel Craig, respectively.

Keira Knightley is a British model and actress. She is well-known for her roles in films such as "Bend It Like Beckham" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." She began her career in the entertainment sector at an early age. She won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Academy Award for her outstanding performance in the film 'Pride and Prejudice.' She began a love connection with musician James Righton in late 2011, and they married on May 4, 2013. They live in East London after their marriage.

Nargis Dutt was born on June 1, 1929 and died on May 3, 1981. She was an Indian politician and actress who appeared in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Indian cinema history, having made her screen debut in a minor role at the age of five with Talash-E-Haq (1935), but her acting career began with the film Tamanna. Nargis appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed films over the course of her three-decade career, many of which starred her alongside actor Raj Kapoor. She was the younger sister of Anwar Hussain, a well-known actor. Her most well-known role was Radha in the Academy Award-nominated Mother India, for which she received the Filmfare Award.

After the fall of the Vijayanagar Empire at the end of the 16th century, many Hindu families migrated to the southern districts of Tamilnadu, which were still calm under the benign rule of the Nayakas and Maratha monarchs. A number of Telugu families moved south and established centres of art and culture, and Tyagaraja's forefathers belonged to one such group, the Kakarla family from Kakarla village in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool District. Thyagaraja was born at Tiruvarur on May 4, 1767. He was the third son of Sri Ramabrahmam and Sitamma, who lived at Tirumanjana Veethi in Tiruvayyaru at the time.

Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, critic of political economy, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, and socialist revolutionary who was born on May 5, 1818 and died on March 14, 1883. The Communist Manifesto, published in 1848, and the three-volume Das Kapital (1867–1883) are two of his most well-known works. Marx's political and philosophical ideas shaped subsequent intellectual, economic, and political history. His name has been used as an adjective, a noun, and a social theory school. Marx was born in Trier, Germany, and attended the universities of Bonn and Berlin, where he studied law and philosophy. In 1843, he married Jenny von Westphalen, a German theatre critic and political activist. Marx became stateless as a result of his political writings and lived in exile with his wife and children

Maharaja Chhatrasal (May 4, 1649 – December 20, 1731) was a mediaeval Indian warrior of the Bundela Rajput tribe who battled against Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and formed his own kingdom in Bundelkhand, becoming the founder of Panna State. Chhatrasal was born on May 4, 1649, in Kachar Kachnai, to Champat Rai and Lal Kunwar. He was a descendant of Orchha's Rudra Pratap. His forefathers were Mughal emperor's vassals. He was the father of Mastani, his daughter from his marriage to his Indian Muslim wife, Ruhaani Bai. Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, and its eponymous district are named after Chhatrasal. Several locations in Chhatarpur are named after him, notably the Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum.

The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil war, was a military confrontation conducted between India and Pakistan in the Kargil area of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control from May to July 1999. Local shepherds claim a Pakistani incursion in the Kargil area on May 3, 1999. In India, the battle is also known as Operation Vijay, after the Indian military operation that cleared up the Kargil area.

Saddam married his first wife, cousin Sajida Talfah, in an arranged marriage in 1963. Sajida is Saddam's uncle and mentor Khairallah Talfah's daughter; the two were reared as brothers and sisters. Saddam's marriage was planned when he was five years old and Sajida was seven years old. They got engaged in Egypt during his exile and married in Iraq following Saddam's return in 1963.

Golda Meir was born on May 3, 1898, in Kiev, Ukraine, to Moshe and Bluma Mabovitch. In 1906, she and her family relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Mabovitch family had fled their home in part to avoid pogroms against Jews that were taking place in Russia at the time. Meir subsequently reflected on how her childhood fear of anti-Semitic (anti-Jewish) violence affected her eventual resolve to build Israel as a safe, secure Jewish state. Despite being elderly and in terrible health, Meir demonstrated her ability to the country during her first nine-month reign. As a consequence, her Labor Party won the elections in 1969. As a result, Meir was elected to a four-year term as Prime Minister.