Calendar
 Maria Lassnig, 10th Anniversary of DeathMay 6, 2015: Austrian painter Maria Lassnig dies in Vienna. |
 Otto Haeckel, 80th Anniversary of DeathMay 7, 1945: Berlin pioneer of photojournalism Otto Haeckel dies in Berlin. |
 End of World War II, 80th AnniversaryMay 8, 1945: End of World War II in Europe. |
 Battle of Belgium, 85th AnniversaryMay 10, 1940: WWII: Germany invades Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium. |
 Helene Weigel, 125th BirthdayMay 12, 1900: German actress and artistic director Helene Weigel dies in Berlin. |
 Jean Dubuffet, 40th Anniversary of DeathMay 12, 1985: French artist and important represenative of "Art Brut" Jean Dubuffet dies in Paris. |
 Jasper Johns, 95th BirthdayMay 15, 1930: American painter Jasper Johns is born in Augusta, Georgia. |
 Hartwig Ebersbach, 85th BirthdayMay 17, 1940: German artist Hartwig Ebersbach is born in Zwickau. |
 Jean Tinguely, 100th BirthdayMay 22, 1925: Swiss sculptor and main representative of kinetic art Jean Tinguely is born. |
 Dunkirk evacuation, 85th AnniversaryMay 25, 1940: British and other allied troops are evacuated from french seaport Dunkirk to England. |
 Peter Paul Rubens, 385th Anniversary of DeathMay 30, 1640: Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens dies in Antwerp. |
 Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 80th BirthdayMay 31, 1945: Director and protagonist of New German Cinema, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, is born in Bad Wörishofen. |
