Cuauhtemoc Blanco: Mexican soccer player

Marlo Van Peebles: Mexican actor, director

Fernando Anguamea Valenzuela: Mexican baseball player

Salma Hayek: Mexican actress

Felipe Calderon Hinojosa: Mexican President of Mexico

Carlos Santana: Mexican musician

Vicente Fox Quesada: Mexican President

The United States declares war on Mexico.

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday celebrated in the United States and primarily limited to the state of Puebla in Mexico. The holiday commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín. For the most part the celebrations in Puebla combine food, music, and dancing.

Troops led by Ignacio Zaragoza halt a French invasion in the Battle of Puebla.