▁J ari ▁project ▁in ▁the ▁Amazon ▁bas in . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 ▁– ▁P ensions ▁in ▁Chile : ▁The ▁new ▁Chile an ▁p ension ▁system , ▁based ▁on ▁private ▁p ension ▁funds , ▁begins . ▁ ▁May ▁ 4 ▁– ▁The ▁European ▁Law ▁Stud ents ' ▁Association ▁( EL SA ) ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Vienna ▁by ▁law ▁students ▁from ▁Austria , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁Poland ▁and ▁Hung ary . ▁ ▁May ▁ 5 ▁– ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Irish ▁hung er ▁strike : ▁Bobby ▁S ands , ▁Pro vis ional ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁volunte er ▁and ▁ab st ention ist ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons , ▁dies , ▁aged ▁ 2 7 , ▁on ▁hung er ▁strike ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁May ▁ 6 ▁– ▁A ▁j ury ▁of ▁architect s ▁and ▁sculpt ors ▁un anim ously ▁selects ▁May a ▁Lin ' s ▁design ▁for ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁V eter ans ▁Memorial ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁from ▁ 1 , 4 2 1 ▁other ▁entries . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 1 ▁– ▁J ama ican ▁singer ▁Bob ▁Mar ley ▁dies ▁aged ▁ 3 6 ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 3 ▁– ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁assass ination ▁attempt : ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁is ▁shot ▁and ▁nearly ▁killed ▁by ▁Me h met ▁Ali ▁A ğ ca , ▁a ▁Turkish ▁gun man , ▁as ▁he ▁enters ▁St . ▁Peter ' s ▁Square ▁in ▁V at ican ▁City ▁to