The CPC has its origins in the May Fourth Movement of 1919, where radical political systems like anarchism and communism gained traction among Chinese intellectuals.

* " A Struggle Within the Chinese Communist Party "— Monthly Review article from May 2002

Hoxha and Shehu apparently decided in May or June 1960 that Albania was assured of Chinese support, and they openly sided with the PRC when sharp polemics erupted between the PRC and the Soviet Union.

He viewed some western ideas as foreign, as a Chinese nationalist, and that the introduction of western ideas and literature that the May Fourth Movement wanted was not welcome.

The LTTE has been accused of hijacking several vessels and ships in waters outside Sri Lanka, including Ocean Trader ( in October 1994 ), Irish Mona ( in August 1995 ), Princess Wave ( in August 1996 ), Athena ( in May 1997 ), Misen ( in July 1997 ), Morong Bong ( in July 1997 ), MV Cordiality ( in September 1997 ), Princess Kash ( in August 1998 ), Newko ( in July 1999 ), Uhana ( in June 2000 ), Fuyuan Ya 225 ( Chinese trawler, in March 2003 ), MV Farah III ( in December 2006 ) and City of Liverpool ( in January 2007 ).

* 1919 – May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan.

Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a Chinese nationalist and anti-imperialist outlook in early life, particularly influenced by the events of the Xinhai Revolution of 1911 and May Fourth Movement of 1919.

In May 1919, the May Fourth Movement had erupted in Peking, with Chinese patriots rallying against the Japanese occupation and Duan's collaborative government.

In May 2006, Rostelecom launched a new fiber-optic data transmission line linking Russia's Far Eastern cities of Belogorsk and Blagoveshchensk with the Chinese city of Heihe on the Chinese-Russian border.

On 28 January 1932, Japanese forces struck and the Chinese resisted, fighting to a standstill ; a ceasefire was brokered in May.

In Chinese astronomy, summer starts on or around 5 May, with the jiéqì ( solar term ) known as lìxià ( 立夏 ), i. e. " establishment of summer ", and it ends on or around 6 August.

* May 2 – Tao, Chinese singer

* May 13 – 14 – Riots directed against Chinese Indonesians break out in Indonesia.

* May 6 – Zheng Ji, Chinese nutritionist and biochemist ( d. 2010 )

* May 3 – Jinan Incident, an armed conflict between the Japanese Imperial Army allied with Northern Chinese warlords against the Kuomintang's southern army, occurs in Jinan, China.

* May 14 – Jiang Qing, Chinese radical revolutionary, widow of Mao Zedong ( b. 1914 )

* May 6 – Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer ( b. 1885 )

* May 8 – The Chinese Exclusion Act is the first important law which restricts immigration into the U. S. A.

* May 2 – Thousands of Chinese scholars and Beijing citizens protest in front of the Capital Control Yuan, asking for reform.

* May 17 – More than 1 million Chinese protestors march through Beijing demanding greater democracy.

* May 20 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The Chinese government declares martial law in Beijing.

* May 22 – Chen Jingrun, Chinese mathematician ( d. 1996 )

* May 6 – Li Ching-Yuen, Chinese herbalist, martial artist, tactical advisor ( b. 1677 )

Created by resident artist Jon P. Mooers, the mural was unveiled in downtown Amesbury on May 15, 2010.

Dennis Lee Hopper ( May 17, 1936May 29, 2010 ) was an American actor, filmmaker and artist.

Georges Prosper Remi ( 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983 ), known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist.

James Joseph Brown ( May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006 ) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist.

Arturo Molina Jr. ( born May 31, 1964 ), better known as Frost ( Originally Kid Frost ), is a Mexican American hip hop artist.

But after Kubo and Tanaka make peace, teaming up with hard-working artist Misuzu, Kubo and friends successfully take over the anime industry with a magical girl show, " Misty May ".

* May 4 – Zsuzsa Mathe, Hungarian born painter and visual artist, founder of Transrealism

* May 24 – Walter Moers, German comic artist and writer

* May 14 – Marie Vassilieff, Russian artist ( b. 1884 )

* May 26 – Robert W. Chambers, American artist ( d. 1933 )

* May 6 – Grange Calveley, British writer and artist

* May 13 – Kurt Trampedach, Danish artist

* August 5 – Phil May, English artist ( b. 1864 )

* May 28 – Phil Hartman, Canadian-born American artist, writer, actor, and comedian ( b. 1948 )

* May 9 – Gary Daniels, British martial artist and actor

* May 12 – Jerry Trimble, American actor and martial artist

* May 11 – Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist ( d. 1989 )

* May 19 – Sophia Crawford, actress, stuntwoman and martial artist

* May 5 – Sophia Campbell, Australian artist ( b. 1777 )

* May 11 – Juan Downey, Chilean-born video artist ( d. 1993 )

* May 24 – Samuel Palmer, English artist ( b. 1805 )

* May 10 – Peter Weiss, German writer and artist ( b. 1916 )

* May 27 – Georges Rouault, French painter and graphic artist ( d. 1958 )

* May 23 – Kalidas Shrestha, Nepalese artist