Historical events occurring on May 4th and 5th

On May 5th, West Germany became a sovereign state and joined NATO in 1955. Significant events include the 1999 East Timor independence agreement, Jacques Chirac’s 2002 election victory with 82 percent of the vote, and the $104 million auction of a Picasso painting in 2004. Notable deaths include Walter Sisulu in 2003 and Naushad Ali in 2006. On May 4th, the U.S. 7th Army captured Berchtesgaden in 1945, while the 1970 Kent State University shooting resulted in four student deaths. Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito died in 1980 at age 87. Other historical records include the 2004 Italian government longevity record, the 2007 Greensburg tornado which killed 10 people, and the 2008 Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar that caused over 130,000 fatalities.