Events - Scientific Events on May 05
1853 : R Luther discovers asteroid #26 Proserpina
1861 : H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #70 Panopaea
1907 : J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #638 Moira
1935 : H Van Gent discovers asteroid #1693 Hertzsprung
1962 : West Side Story soundtrack album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 54 weeks
1981 : C Shoemaker discovers asteroids #2686 Linda Susan,
1981 : #2748 Patrick Gene, #3107 Weaver, #3375 Amy, #3689 Yeates
1981 : #3777 McCauley, #4368 Pillmore & #4888 Doreen
1981 : C S Shoemaker & E M Shoemaker discover asteroid #3927 Feliciaplatt
1981 : E Bowell discovers asteroids #2659 Millis & #3023 Heard
1986 : C S Shoemaker discovers asteroid #4765 Wasserburg
1987 : A C Gilmore & P M Kilmartin discover asteroid #6034
1991 : S Otomo & O Muramatsu discover asteroid #6830
1991 : T Seki discovers asteroid #7289
1994 : K Endate & K Watanabe discover asteroid #6669