May 1 is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 244 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

• 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events By Place Roman Empire May 1 — Diocletian and Maximian, Emperors of Rome retire from office Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( ca. December 22 244 The modern historian Timothy Barnes takes December 22 as his birthdate Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius (c 250 &ndash c The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC
• 1328 - Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton – England recognises Scotland as an independent nation. The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th The Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton was a Peace treaty, signed in 1328 between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
• 1576 - Stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This article is about the ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th century List of rulers of Transylvania, from the first mention of a ruler in the tenth century until 1918. This article is about the queen regnant of Poland for others with similar names see Anna of Poland (disambiguation. The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, officially the Commonwealth of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania also known as the Most Serene Republic
• 1707 - The Act of Union joins the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Acts of Union were a pair of Parliamentary Acts passed during 1706 and 1707 by the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland to put into The Kingdom of England was a State (927-1707 located in Western Europe dating from the ninth or tenth century to the early eighteenth century when it was legally The Kingdom of Scotland ( Gaelic: Rìoghachd na h-Alba, Scots: Kinrick o Scotland) was a State in northwest Europe The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
• 1751 - The first cricket match is played in America. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
• 1753 - Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Carl Linnaeus (Latinized as Carolus Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as, May 23 new style (13 May old style 1707 who laid the foundations for Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification The word comes from the Greek, taxis (meaning 'order' 'arrangement' and, nomos The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature ( ICBN) is the set of rules and recommendations dealing with the formal Botanical names that are given to
• 1776 - Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a "Illuminata" redirects here For the 1998 John Turturro film see Illuminata (film. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order Johann Adam Weishaupt ( February 6, 1748 in Ingolstadt – November 18, 1830 in Gotha) was a German philosopher
• 1778 - American Revolution: The Battle of Crooked Billet begins in Hatboro, Pennsylvania. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Prelude By spring of 1778 the British had occupied the cities of New York and Philadelphia Hatboro is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
• 1785 - Kamehameha, the king of Hawaiʻi defeats Kalanikupule and establishes the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island, is a volcanic Island in the U Kalanikūpule was the 27th Mōī of Maui and King of O{{okina}}ahu.
• 1786 - Opening night of the opera The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna, Austria. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Le nozze di Figaro ossia la folle giornata (Trans The Marriage of Figaro or the Day of Madness) K Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
• 1834 - The British colonies abolish slavery. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
• 1840 - The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Penny Black, the world's first adhesive Postage stamp of a public postal system was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services
• 1846 - The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicated the Nauvoo Temple. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon There is also a Nauvoo Alabama, and a Nauvoo Pennsylvania Nauvoo ( is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois In the
• 1848 - The Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta is founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Origins of Phi Gamma Delta Historical sketch of Jefferson College In 1803 only a small percentage of Americans attended college Washington & Jefferson College (W&J is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area in the city of Washington Canonsburg is a Borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km southwest of Pittsburgh. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern
• 1851 - The Great Exhibition opens in London by Queen Victoria. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Great Exhibition, also known as Crystal Palace, was an international exhibition that was held in Hyde Park, London, England, from 1 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• 1852 - The Philippine peso is introduced into circulation. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The peso ( Filipino: piso) ( sign: ₱; code: PHP) is the currency of the Philippines.
• 1863 - American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Forces and plans The Chancellorsville campaign began with the potential of leading to one of the most lopsided clashes in the war
• 1869 - The Folies Bergère opens in Paris. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Folies Bergère is a Parisian Music hall which was at the height of its fame and popularity from the 1890s through the 1920s Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1884 - Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The 8-hour day movement or 40-hour week movement (aka the Short-time movement) had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1886 - The Haymarket Riots in Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois are the start of the general strike which eventually wins the eight-hour workday in the United States. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A general strike is a Strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city region or country These events are today commemorated as May Day or Labour Day in most industrialized countries. May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour Labour Day is an annual Holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of
• 1893 - The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1894 - Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
• 1898 - Spanish-American War: The Battle of Manila Bay - the United States Navy destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the war. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by the populist Jacob Coxey. A demonstration is an historically and geographically common form of Nonviolent action by groups of people Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• 1900 - The Scofield mine disaster kills 200 in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Scofield is a town in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 28 at the 2000 census. A mining accident is an Accident that occurs in the process of Mining minerals
• 1901 - The Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Pan-American Exposition was a World's Fair held in Buffalo New York, United States, from May 1 through November 2, 1901 Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State.
• 1915 - The RMS Lusitania departs from New York City on her two hundred and second and final crossing of the North Atlantic. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Construction and trials Owned by the Cunard Steamship Company built by John Brown and Company Lusitania was named for the ancient Roman province of The City of New York Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives, including 128 Americans, rousing American sentiment against Germany. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1925 - The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The All-China Federation of Trade Unions ( ACFTU;) is the sole Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming
• 1927 - The first cooked meals on a scheduled flight are introduced on an Imperial Airways flight from London to Paris. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to
• 1927 - The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor. The Union Labor Life Insurance Company (ULLICO is a privately held life and Health insurance company in the United States. The American Federation of Labor (AFL was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States
• 1930 - The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1931 - The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street
• 1940 - The 1940 Summer Olympics are cancelled due to war. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The anticipated 1940 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XII Olympiad and originally scheduled to be held from September 21 to October 6
• 1941 - World War II: German forces launch Operation Mercury the largest airborne invasion to date in their bid to capture Crete. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The Battle of Crete ( German Luftlandeschlacht um Kreta; Greek Μάχη της Κρήτης) was a battle during World War II Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the
• 1941 - World War II: German forces launch a major attack on Tobruk. Tobruk or Tubruq (طبرق also transliterated as Tóbruch, Tobruch, Ţubruq, Tobruck) is a Town, Seaport
• 1945 - World War II: A German newsreader officially announces that Adolf Hitler has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The Reich Chancellery ( German Reichskanzlei) was the traditional name of the office of the German Chancellor The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction
• 1946 - Start of 3 year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1946 Pilbara strike was a landmark strike by Indigenous Australian pastoral workers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for Human Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands.
• 1946 - The Paris Peace Conference concludes that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy. The Dodecanese ( Greek Δωδεκάνησα Dodekánisa 'twelve islands' are a group of 12 larger plus 150 smaller Greek islands in the Aegean Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1948 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) is established, with Kim Il-sung as president. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Kim Il-sung ( 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from its founding in early
• 1950 - Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated This article is about US insular areas For US States that designate themselves as "Commonwealths" see Commonwealth (United States.
• 1956 - The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two polio Vaccines are used throughout the world to combat Poliomyelitis (or polio Jonas Edward Salk ( October 28 1914 &ndash June 23, 1995) was an American Biologist and Physician best
• 1956 - A doctor in Japan reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of Minamata disease. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. sometimes referred to as, is a neurological syndrome caused by severe Mercury poisoning.
• 1960 - Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Gujarat (ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, pronounced) is a state in western India. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India.
• 1960 - Cold War: U-2 Crisis – Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on May 1, 1960 when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over Francis Gary Powers ( August 17, 1929 &ndash August 1, 1977) was an American pilot whose CIA U-2 spy plane WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Surveillance aircraft are military Aircraft used for monitoring enemy activity usually carrying no armament The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1961 - The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until
• 1965 - Battle of Dong-Yin, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC, takes place. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Dong-Yin (東引海戰 was a naval conflict between forces of the Republic of China Navy and the People's Liberation Army Navy around the
• 1970 - Protests erupt in Seattle, Washington, following the announcement by U.S. President Richard Nixon that U. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by S. Forces in Vietnam would pursue enemy troops into Cambodia, a neutral country. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• 1971 - Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) is formed to take over U. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Doing business as Amtrak, is a Government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971 S. passenger rail service.
• 1977 - 36 people are killed in Taksim Square, Istanbul, during the Labour Day celebrations. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Taksim Square (Taksim Meydanı situated in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major shopping tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
• 1978 - Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) was a Japanese Adventurer. He was particularly well known for doing alone what had previously been achieved only with large teams A dog sled is a Sled pulled by one or more Sled dogs used to travel over Ice and through Snow. The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern
• 1982 - The 1982 World's Fair opens in Knoxville, Tennessee. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The 1982 World's Fair was held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the United States.
• 1982 - Operation Black Buck begins. During the Falklands War, Operations Black Buck 1 to Black Buck 7 was a series of seven extremely long-range ground attack missions The RAF attack on the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War. The Argentine Air Force ( Fuerza Aérea Argentina or FAA) is the national aviation branch of the Armed forces of Argentina. The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the
• 1983 - Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis is awarded the Lenin Peace Prize. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mikis Theodorakis (Μίκης Θεοδωράκης (b July 29 1925, Greek island of Chios) is one of the most popular Greek composers The International Stalin Prize or the International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples (renamed Международная Ленинская премия «За
• 1987 - Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish-born Carmelite nun who was gassed in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Pope Edith Stein ( October 12, 1891 &ndash August 9, 1942) was a German-Jewish philosopher, a Carmelite nun Martyr The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites (sometimes simply Carmel by Synecdoche; Latin: Ordo fratrum Beatæ "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany
• 1989 - Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida.
• 1991 - Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics steals his 939th base, making him the all-time leader in this category. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Rickey Henley Henderson (born as Rickey Nelson Henley, December 25 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. However, his accomplishment is overshadowed later that evening by Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers, when he pitches his seventh career no-hitter (breaking his own record). Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr (born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, Texas) is a retired American Right-handed Pitcher in The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting
• 1992 - On the third day of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, African-American activist, criminal, and victim of police beating Rodney King appears in public before television news cameras to appeal for calm and plead for peace, asking, "People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?". Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Los Angeles riots of 1992, also known as the Rodney King uprising or the Rodney King riots, were sparked on April 29, 1992 when a jury Rodney Glen King April 9, 1965 in Fort Worth Texas) --> (born April 2, 1965
• 1995 - Croatian forces launch Operation Flash during the Croatian War of Independence. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Operation Flash (Operacija Bljesak was a brief and successful offensive conducted in the beginning of May 1995 by the Croatian Army, which removed Serb Krajina forces The Croatian War of Independence was a War in Croatia from 1991 to 1995
• 1997 - Tasmania becomes the last state in Australia to decriminalize homosexuality. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.
• 2000 - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declares the existence of "a state of rebellion", hours after thousands of supporters of her arrested predecessor, Joseph Estrada, storm towards the presidential palace at the height of the EDSA III rebellion. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The President of the Philippines is the head of state and government of the Republic of the Philippines. Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal on April 5 1947 is a Filipina Politician. Jose Marcelo Ejercito (born on April 19, 1937) better known as Joseph Ejercito Estrada, or Erap, is a Film actor in the Philippines Malacañan Palace, colloquially the Malacañang Palace, is the Official residence of the President of the Philippines. EDSA III (pronounced EDSA Tres was a Protest sparked by the Arrest in April 2001 of newly deposed President Joseph Estrada of the Philippines
• 2003 - 2003 invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, U. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia " Mission Accomplished " a Phrase associated with completing a mission, is in recent years particularly associated with a sign displayed on USS S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" on board the USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Ship history Construction Lincoln' s contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982 her keel was laid 3 November 1984 at California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
• 2004 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
• 2006 - The Puerto Rican government closes the Department of Education and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flow. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}}
• 2007 - The Los Angeles May Day mêlée occurs, in which the Los Angeles Police Department's response to a May Day pro-immigration rally become a matter of controversy. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Los Angeles May Day mêlée was a May Day pro-illegal-immigration rally which occurred on May 1, 2007, at MacArthur Park. May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour
• 2008 - The London Agreement on translation of European patents, concluded in 2000, enters into force in 14 of the 34 Contracting States to the European Patent Convention. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The London The Convention on the Grant of European Patents of 5 October 1973, commonly known as the European Patent Convention (EPC is a multilateral Treaty

Births

• 1218 - John I, Count of Hainaut (d. John I of Avesnes ( May 1 1218 &ndash December 24 1257) was the Count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death 1257)
• 1218 - Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. Rudolph I, also known as Rudolph of Habsburg ( German: Rudolf von Habsburg, Latin Rudolfus) May 1, 1218 &ndash 1291)
• 1285 - Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. Edmund FitzAlan 9th Earl of Arundel (8th Earl of Arundel per Ancestral Roots (1 May 1285 &ndash 17 November 1326 1326)
• 1582 - Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (d. Marco da Gagliano ( May 1, 1582 &ndash February 25, 1643) was an Italian composer of the early Baroque era 1643)
• 1594 - John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate
• 1672 - Joseph Addison, English politician and writer (d. John Haynes ( May 1, 1594 - January 1653 or 1654 was a colonial magistrate one time governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and an eight-time governor Joseph Addison (May 1 1672 – June 17 1719 was an English essayist and Poet. 1719)
• 1738 - King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Kamehameha I, also known as Kamehameha the Great, (born February 1758 or November 1737 or May 1, 1738 – died May 8, 1819) 1819)
• 1769 - Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Anglo-Irish statesman (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c 1852)
• 1804 - Aleksey Khomyakov, Russian poet (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Aleksey Stepanovich Khomyakov ( Алексей Степанович Хомяков) ( May 1, 1804 – September 23/25 1860 was a Russian religious 1860)
• 1829 - José de Alencar, Brazilian novelist (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display For the current Vice-President of Brazil see José Alencar. José Martiniano de Alencar ( May 1, 1829 - December 12 1877)
• 1831 - Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Dr Emily Howard Stowe ( May 1, 1831 &ndash April 30, 1903) was the first female doctor to practise in Canada, and 1903)
• 1850 - Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link The Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (Arthur William Patrick Albert 1 May 1850 &ndash 16 January 1942) was a member of 1942)
• 1851 - Laza Lazarević, Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Laza K Lazarević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Лаза К Лазаревић May 1 1851 - January 10 1891) was Serbian 1891)
• 1852 - Calamity Jane, American Wild West performer (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Martha Jane Cannary-Burke, better known as Calamity Jane ( May 1 1852 &ndash August 1 1903) was a Frontierswoman 1903)
• 1852 - Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Santiago Ramón y Cajal ( May 1 1852 &ndash October 17 1934) was a Spanish histologist, Physician, and The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1934)
• 1872 - Sidónio Pais, Portuguese military and politician (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais (siˈdɔniu ˈpaiʃ Caminha, Caminha May 1, 1872 &ndash Lisbon, December 14, 1918 1918)
• 1881 - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French palaeontologist and philosopher (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (pjɛʀ tejaʀ də ʃaʀdɛ̃ 1 May 1881, Orcines, France – 10 1955)
• 1884 - Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, British politician, naval officer and racing driver (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon 5th Earl Howe, CBE, PC, VD ( 1 May 1884, Mayfair, London - 26 July 1964)
• 1887 - Alan Gordon Cunningham, British army officer (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common General Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham GCMG, KCB, DSO, MC (1 May 1887 - 30 January 1983 was a British Army officer 1983)
• 1896 - Herbert Backe, German Nazi politician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Herbert Backe (1 May 1896 – 6 April 1947 was a German politician and war criminal 1947)
• 1896 - Mark Wayne Clark, American general (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Wayne Clark ( May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was an American general during World War II and the Korean War 1984)
• 1896 - J. Lawton Collins, American general (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins ( 1 May 1896 &ndash 12 September 1987) was a General in the United 1987)
• 1901 - Heinz Eric Roemheld, American film composer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Heinz Roemheld ( May 1, 1901 &ndash February 11, 1985) was an Academy Award -winning American Composer. 1985)
• 1901 - Antal Szerb, Hungarian author and historian (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Antal Szerb ( May 1, 1901, Budapest - January 27, 1945, Balf) was a noted Hungarian scholar and writer 1945)
• 1905 - Henry Koster, German film director (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Henry Koster ( May 1, 1905 &ndash September 21, 1988) was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany. 1988)
• 1905 - Paul Desruisseaux, French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Paul Desruisseaux ( May 1, 1905 &ndash February 2, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer businessman and politician 1982)
• 1906 - Horst Schumann, Nazi physician (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dr Horst Schumann ( May 1, 1906 - May 5, 1983) SS- Sturmbannführer, participated in sterilization and Castration 1983)
• 1907 - Oliver Hill, civil rights attorney (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oliver White Hill Sr ( May 1, 1907 &ndash August 5, 2007) was a Civil rights Attorney from Richmond Virginia 2007)
• 1907 - Kate Smith, American singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kathryn Elizabeth "Kate" Smith ( May 1, 1907 &ndash June 17, 1986) was an American Singer, best known for her rendition 1986)
• 1908 - Giovanni Guareschi, Italian journalist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Giovannino Guareschi ( May 1, 1908 - July 22, 1968) was an Italian Journalist, cartoonist and humorist whose most famous 1968)
• 1909 - Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet, winner of the Lenin Peace Prize, 9 times candidate for the Nobel Prize (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Yiannis Ritsos ( Monemvasia May 1 1909 - Athens November 11 1990) was a Greek Poet. The International Stalin Prize or the International Stalin Prize for Strengthening Peace Among Peoples (renamed Международная Ленинская премия «За The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1990)
• 1912 - Otto Kretschmer, German U-Boat commander (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Commodore Otto Kretschmer ( May 1, 1912 - August 5, 1998) was a German U-boat Commander of the U-boat is the anglicized version of the German word, itself an abbreviation of Unterseeboot ( undersea boat) and refers 1998)
• 1913 - Louis Nye, American comedian and actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Nye ( May 1, 1913 – October 9, 2005) was an American Comedy Actor. 2005)
• 1913 - Walter Susskind, Czech conductor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Walter Susskind ( May 1, 1913 &ndash March 25, 1980) was a Czech -born British conductor. 1980)
• 1915 - Archie Williams, American athlete (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Archibald ("Archie" Franklin Williams ( May 1, 1915 &ndash June 24, 1993) was an African-American athlete 1993)
• 1916 - Glenn Ford, Canadian actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American 2006)
• 1917 - John Beradino, American actor and baseball player (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Beradino, born Giovanni Berardino ( May 1, 1917, – May 19, 1996) was an American Infielder in Major 1996)
• 1917 - Danielle Darrieux, French singer and actress
• 1918 - Jack Paar, American television host (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (born May 1, 1917) is a French actress and Singer. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jack Harold Paar ( May 1, 1918 &ndash January 27, 2004) was an American Radio and Television talk show host 2004)
• 1918 - Gersh Budker, Russian physicist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Gersh Itskovich Budker (Герш Ицкович Будкер ( May 1 1918 – July 4 1977) was a Soviet nuclear physicist 1977)
• 1919 - Lewis Hill, American pacifist and founder of Pacifica Radio (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lewis Hill ( May 1, 1919 -1957 was a co-founder of Pacifica Radio, the first listener-supported radio station in the United States Pacifica Radio is a network of five independently operated non-commercial listener-supported Radio stations in the United States that is known for its progressive 1957)
• 1919 - Dan O'Herlihy, Irish film actor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Daniel O'Herlihy ( May 1 1919 — February 17 2005) was an Academy Award -nominated Irish Film Actor 2005)
• 1923 - Joseph Heller, American novelist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Heller (May 1 1923 – December 12 1999 was an American Satirical novelist Short story writer and playwright 1999)
• 1924 - Art Fleming, American game show host (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Art Fleming ( May 1 1924 - April 25 1995) was an American television host most notably the original host of the TV Game show 1995)
• 1924 - Karel Kachyňa, Czech film director (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Karel Kachyňa ( May 1, 1924 Vyškov, Czechoslovakia – March 12, 2004 in Prague, Czech Republic) 2004)
• 1924 - Terry Southern, American screenwriter (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Terry Southern ( May 1, 1924 &ndash October 29, 1995) was a highly influential American short story writer novelist essayist screenwriter 1995)
• 1925 - Chuck Bednarik, American football player
• 1925 - Scott Carpenter, American astronaut
• 1926 - Peter Lax, Hungarian Mathematician
• 1928 - Desmond Titterington, Northern Irish racer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Philip Bednarik (born May 1, 1925) is a former professional football player, known as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football Malcolm Scott Carpenter (born May 1 1925 in Boulder Colorado) is a former Test pilot, Astronaut, and Aquanaut. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter David Lax (born May 1, 1926 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Mathematician working in the areas of pure and applied Mathematics Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Desmond Titterington ( May 1, 1928, Cultra, near Holywood, County Down - April 13, 2002, Dundee, 2002)
• 1929 - Ralf Dahrendorf, German-born sociologist and politician
• 1929 - Sonny James, American country music singer and songwriter
• 1930 - Richard Riordan, former mayor of Los Angeles
• 1930 - Little Walter, American blues singer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf Baron Dahrendorf, KBE (born May 1, 1929) is a German-British Sociologist, Philosopher, Political scientist Sonny James (born James Loden on May 1, 1929 in Hackleburg Alabama) is an American Country music singer and songwriter Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard J Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican Politician from California, U For the radio personality see Little Walter DeVenne. Little Walter (born Marion Walter Jacobs in Marksville LA and raised 1995)
• 1934 - Joan Hackett, American actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Hackett ( March 1, 1934 – October 8, 1983) was an American actress who appeared on stage in films and on television 1983)
• 1934 - Shirley Horn, American jazz singer and pianist (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Shirley Valerie Horn ( May 1, 1934 in Washington DC – October 20, 2005) was an American Jazz singer and Pianist 2005)
• 1934 - Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician
• 1935 - Ann Robinson, American actress
• 1937 - Una Stubbs, English actress
• 1939 - Judy Collins, American folk singer
• 1939 - Max Robinson, American broadcast journalist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano (born May 1 1934) is a prominent Mexican politician Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Robinson (born May 25, 1935) is an American actress Robinson was born in Hollywood California to a Bank employee father Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Una Stubbs (born 1 May 1937 in Hinckley, Leicestershire) is an English actress and former Dancer. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folk and standards Singer Max Robinson ( May 1, 1939 – December 20, 1988) was an American Television Journalist and was the Chicago 1988)
• 1940 - Elsa Peretti, Italian jewelry designer
• 1944 - Suresh Kalmadi, Indian politician
• 1945 - Rita Coolidge, American singer
• 1946 - Joanna Lumley, English actress
• 1946 - John Woo, Hong Kong director
• 1947 - Sergio Infante, Chilean poet and writer
• 1949 - Tim Hodgkinson, English composer and musician (Henry Cow)
• 1949 - Paul Teutul, Sr., founder of Orange County Choppers
• 1950 - Dann Florek, American actor
• 1950 - Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer
• 1951 - Antony Worrall Thompson, English celebrity chef
• 1953 - Glen Ballard, American songwriter and record producer
• 1954 - Ray Parker Jr., American singer and songwriter
• 1954 - Joel Rosenberg, science fiction author
• 1955 - Nick Feldman, English musician
• 1956 - Catherine Frot, French actress
• 1957 - Ko Otani, Japanese composer
• 1960 - Steve Cauthen, American jockey
• 1961 - Marilyn Milian, current judge on The People's Court
• 1962 - Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
• 1962 - Ted Sundquist, General Manager of the Denver Broncos
• 1964 - Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
• 1966 - Olaf Thon, German football player
• 1967 - Tim McGraw, American musician
• 1968 - Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
• 1968 - Sol Kyung-gu, South Korean actor
• 1968 - D'arcy Wretzky, American musician (The Smashing Pumpkins)
• 1969 - Wes Anderson, American director and writer
• 1969 - Billy Owens, American basketball player
• 1971 - Ajith Kumar, Indian film actor
• 1972 - Julie Benz, American actress
• 1973 - Curtis Martin, American football player
• 1973 - Oliver Neuville, German footballer
• 1975 - Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elsa Peretti (born May 1, 1940) is an Italian Jewelry designer Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suresh Rao Kalmadi (born May 1, 1944, Pune, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician and businessman Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945, in Lafayette Tennessee) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the sixteenth century translator see Jane Lumley. Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE (born 1 May 1946) is an English John Woo Yu-Sen (born May 1, 1946) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese Film director and producer. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergio Infante (born May 1, 1947 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean Poet, Essayist, university professor and Writer Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tim Hodgkinson (born 1 May 1949) is an English Experimental music Composer and performer principally on reeds and Henry Cow were an English Avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Paul John Teutul, Sr ( May 1, 1949 in Yonkers New York) is the founder of Orange County Ironworks and Orange County Choppers. Orange County Choppers ( OCC) is a custom Motorcycle manufacturer founded by Paul Teutul Sr Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dann Florek (born Ezekial Dann Florek on May 1, 1950 in Flat Rock, Michigan) is an American Actor and For the former Clyde FC footballer see Danny McGrain (footballer born 1953 Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain (born in Glasgow Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Henry Antony Cardew Worrall Thompson (born 1 May 1951) is a British Celebrity chef, television presenter and radio broadcaster Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez Mississippi, US) is a veteran Songwriter and Record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Joel Rosenberg (born May 1 1954) is a science fiction and fantasy author with dual American and Canadian citizenship who Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Nick Feldman (born Nicholas Laurence Feldman on 1 May 1955) is an English musician who is best known for forming the popular 1980s British Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Catherine Frot is a theatre and film actress born in Paris, France on 1 May 1956. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) is a prolific Japanese composer arranger and pianist from Tokyo. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steve Cauthen (born May 1, 1960 in Covington Kentucky) is an American Jockey. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marilyn Milian, Esq (born May 1, 1961 in Queens New York) is a former Florida state circuit court Judge and The People's Court is a television court show in which Small claims court cases are heard though what is shown is actually a binding arbitration. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maia Morgenstern (b May 1, 1962) is a Romanian film and stage actress described by Florin Mitu of AMOS News as "a symbol of Romanian theater and film" Ted Sundquist (born May 1, 1962 in Houston Texas) was the General Manager for the Denver Broncos. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Yvonne Maria van Gennip (born May 1, 1964 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland) was one of the most successful female Dutch all-round speed skaters Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Olaf Thon (born 1 May 1966 in Gelsenkirchen) is a former German footballer with two of Germany‘s most successful clubs Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oliver Bierhoff (born May 1, 1968) is a retired German former football Striker, who scored the first Golden goal in the Sol Kyung-gu (b May 1 1968 is a Grand Bell Award, Golden Space Needle Award, and Bratislava International Film Festival Best Actor winning D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky (born May 1, 1968 in South Haven, Michigan) is a rock musician best known for her work as a bass player with The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American director, writer, Actor, and producer of features Billy Eugene Owens (born May 1 1969, in Carlisle Pennsylvania) is an American former professional Basketball player Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Ajith Kumar ( Tamil: அஜித் குமார் (born May 1, 1971) is an Indian film actor and car racer who has acted in many Tamil Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julie Benz (born May 1 1972 is an American actress For her role as Rita Bennett on Dexter, Benz won the 2006 Satellite Award for Actress Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Curtis James Martin Jr (born May 1 1973 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a former American football Running back. Oliver Patric Neuville (born May 1, 1973 in Locarno, Switzerland) is a German footballer, currently playing as a forward Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marc-Vivien Foé ( May 1, 1975 - June 26, 2003) was a Cameroonian international football player who played in midfield 2003)
• 1975 - Jodhi May, British actress
• 1975 - Austin Croshere, American basketball player
• 1975 - Alexei Smertin, Russian footballer
• 1976 - Darius McCrary, American actor
• 1977 - Vera Lischka, Austrian swimmer
• 1977 - Dan Regan, American musician (Reel Big Fish)
• 1978 - Sachie Hara, Japanese actress
• 1979 - Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
• 1979 - Ben Easter, American actor
• 1979 - MC Harvey (Michael Harvey), British musical artist
• 1980 - Jan Heylen, Belgian racing driver
• 1980 - Ana Claudia Talancón, Mexican actress
• 1981 - Aliaksandr Hleb, Belarusian footballer
• 1981 - Derek Asamoah, Ghanaian Footballer
• 1981 - Wes Welker, American football player
• 1982 - Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player
• 1983 - The Human Tornado (Craig Williams), American professional wrestler
• 1984 - Alexander Farnerud, Swedish footballer
• 1984 - Farah Fath, American actress
• 1984 - Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese musician (NEWS)
• 1985 - Drew Sidora, American actress
• 1986 - Cristian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1986 - Adam Casey, Australian footballer
• 1987 - Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player
• 1987 - Matt Di Angelo, Actor
• 1988 - Graeme Owens, English footballer
• 1990 - Caitlin Stasey, Australian actress
• 1991 - Creagen Dow, American actor
• 1997 - Ariel Gade, American actress

Deaths

• 408 - Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jodhi May (born May 1975 is an English actress. Early life and career Born in Camden Town, London, May first acted at the age Austin Nathan Croshere (born May 1 1975, in Los Angeles California) is an American professional Basketball player currently playing Alexey Gennadyevich Smertin (Алексей Смертин (born May 1 1975 in Barnaul, USSR) is a Russian football player Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darius Creston McCrary (born May 1, 1976 in Walnut California) is an American film and television Actor. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Vera Lischka (born May 1, 1977 in Linz, Oberösterreich) is a former Breaststroke Swimmer from Austria, who Dan Regan (born May 9, 1977) also known as " The Culprit " or " Black Casper " is the Trombone player for the Reel Big Fish is an American Ska punk band from Huntington Beach California, best known for the 1997 hit " Sell Out. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) born May 1, 1978 in Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan is a Japanese actress and model. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mauro Bergamasco (born 1 May 1979) is an Italian Rugby union footballer Ben Easter (born May 1, 1979) is an American film actor Ben is forming a production company called Sandcastle Pictures to be based in Paris France Michael Harvey Jr, aka MC Harvey, (born 1 May 1979, Battersea, London) is a British musical artist Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Jan Heylen (born May 1, 1980 in Geel) is a race car driver in the Champ Car World Series Ana Claudia Talancón (born May 1, 1980) is a Mexican actress Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Aliaksandr Paŭlavič Hleb, sometimes referred to in English as Alexander Hleb or Alexander Gleb ( Belarusian: Аляксандр Паўлавіч Derek Asamoah (born 1 May 1981) is an Ghanaian professional footballer. Wesley Carter Welker (born May 1, 1981 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is an American football Wide receiver for the New England Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Tommy Robredo Garcés (born 1 May 1982 in Hostalric, Girona) is a professional Tennis player from Spain. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Craig Williams (born May 1, 1983) better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American Professional wrestler Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Alexander Farnerud (born May 1, 1984 in Helsingborg, Sweden) is a Swedish football Midfielder who currently Farah LeeAllen Fath (born May 1 1984 in Lexington, Kentucky Fath debuted in the contract role of Gigi Morasco on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live Keiichiro Koyama (小山 慶一郎 b 1 May 1984) Japanese musician is a member of Johnny's Entertainment group News. (originally NewS is a Japanese group formed by Johnny & Associates, under the label Johnny's Entertainment. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Drew Sidora (born Drew Sidora Jordan May 1, 1985) is an American Actress / Singer known for her recurring role as Chantel Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Adam Casey (born 1 May 1986 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian professional Football (soccer player who currently plays for Sydney Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Shahar Pe'er ( Hebrew: שחר פאר shahar pe'er,; ˈʃɑhɑr ˈpeɪər in English; born May 1, 1987, Jerusalem, Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Matt Di Angelo (born 6 August 1987 sources disputed see talk page --> May 1 1987) of Greek and Irish descent Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Graeme Adam Owens (born 1 May 1988 in Cramlington, Northumberland] is a English footballer who currently plays for Middlesbrough Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Caitlin Jean Stasey is an Australian Actress who is best known for her role as Rachel Kinski in Neighbours. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Creagen Dow (born on May 1, 1991 in Sebring Florida) is an American Actor. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Ariel Gade (born May 1, 1997 in San Jose California) is an American child actress. For the area code see Area code 408. Events By Place Western Roman Empire In the summer of this year Flavius Arcadius (377/378&ndash May 1, 408) was Byzantine Emperor in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire from 395 until his death 337/338)
• 1118 - Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. Matilda of Scotland (born Edith c 1080 – 1 May 1118) was the first wife and Queen consort of Henry I. Henry I (c 1068/1069 – 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first King of England after the Norman c. 1080)
• 1240 - Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals
• 1308 - Albert I of Habsburg (murdered) (b. Jacques de Vitry (c 1160/70 &ndash 1240 or 1244) was a theologian chronicler and cardinal from 1228 &ndash 40 The Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals is the President of the College of Cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, and as such always holds the rank Albrecht I of Habsburg (July 1255 &ndash May 1, 1308) sometimes named as Albert I, was King of the Romans, Duke of Austria 1255)
• 1539 - Isabella of Portugal, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (b. The Infanta Isabel, commonly referred to in English as Isabel of Portugal ( October 23, 1503 &ndash May 1, 1539) was the 1503)
• 1555 - Pope Marcellus II (b. Pope Marcellus II (6 May 1501 &ndash 1 May 1555 born Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi was Pope from 5 April 1555 succeeding Pope Julius III. 1501)
• 1572 - Pope Pius V (b. Pope 1504)
• 1731 - Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (b. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Johann Ludwig Bach (born February 4 1677 buried May 1 1731 was a Composer and Violinist. 1677)
• 1738 - Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Charles Howard 3rd Earl of Carlisle, PC (c1669 – 1 May 1738) was a British Statesman who was made a Privy Counsellor c. 1669)
• 1772 - Gottfried Achenwall, German statistician (b. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gottfried Achenwall ( 20 October 1719 - 1 May 1772) was a German philosopher and Statistician. 1719)
• 1813 - Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French marshal (killed in combat) (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria ( August 6, 1768 &ndash May 1, 1813) was a Marshal of France 1768)
• 1873 - David Livingstone, Scottish missionary (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dr David Livingstone (19 March 1813 &ndash 1 May 1873 was a British Congregationalist pioneer medical Missionary with the London Missionary Society 1813)
• 1899 - Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Friedrich Karl Christian Ludwig Büchner ( March 29, 1824 &ndash May 1, 1899) was a German Philosopher, Physiologist and 1824)
• 1904 - Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( (often pronounced in English as; DVOR-zhahk; September 8 1841 – May 1 1904 was a Czech composer of Romantic music, who employed 1841)
• 1913 - John Barclay Armstrong, Texas Ranger and U. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Barclay Armstrong ( January 1, 1850 &ndash May 1, 1913) was a Texas Ranger lieutenant and a United States S. Marshal (b. 1850)
• 1935 - Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henri Pélissier ( 22 January 1889 – 1 May 1935) was a French Racing cyclist from Paris and champion of 1889)
• 1937 - Snitz Edwards, American actor (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Snitz Edwards ( January 1, 1868 – May 1, 1937) was a notable Character actor of the early years of the Silent film 1868)
• 1943 - Johan Oscar Smith, Norweigian Christian leader and founder of Smith's Friends (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johan Oscar Smith (born October 11, 1871 in Fredrikstad, Norway, died May 1, 1943 in Horten) was a 1871)
• 1945 - Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda (suicide with his wife Magda Goebbels) (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Paul Joseph Goebbels (German pronunciation ˈɡœbəls English generally ˈɡɝbəlz (29 October 1897 1 May 1945 was a German politician and Reich Minister of Public Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Johanna Maria Magdalena "Magda" Goebbels ( November 11, 1901 &ndash May 1, 1945) was the wife of Nazi Germany 's Propaganda 1897)
• 1963 - Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer, Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lope K Santos ( September 25, 1879 – May 1, 1963) was a Tagalog language writer from the Philippines. Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. 1879)
• 1965 - Spike Jones, American band leader, musician, and comedian (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones ( December 14, 1911 – May 1, 1965) was a popular musician and bandleader specializing in performing 1911)
• 1968 - Harold Nicolson, British diplomat, author and politician (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Harold George Nicolson KCVO CMG ( November 21 1886 &ndash May 1 1968) was an English Diplomat 1886)
• 1968 - Jack Adams, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John James "Jack" Adams (June 14 1895 – May 1 1968 was a Canadian professional hockey player coach and general manager in the National Hockey 1895)
• 1970 - Crown Prince Euimin, Crown Prince Korea (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Imperial Yeong, the Crown Prince Uimin, GBE (also Euimin) ( 20 October, 1897 – 1 May, 1970 1897)
• 1976 - Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet who fought the military junta in Greece (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Alexandros Panagoulis was born in the Glyfada neighbourhood of Athens. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 1939)
• 1976 - T.R.M. Howard, civil rights leader, entrepreneur, surgeon (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard (b March 4 1908, Murray Kentucky - d 1908)
• 1978 - Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Aram Khachaturian ( Armenian: Արամ Խաչատրյան Aram Xačatryan; Russian: Аpaм Ильич Xaчaтypян Aram Il'ič Hačaturjan 1903)
• 1982 - William Primrose, Scottish violist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) William Primrose CBE ( August 23, 1904 - May 1, 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher probably the best 1903)
• 1986 - Hylda Baker, English comedy actress (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Hylda Baker (born February 4, 1905 in Farnworth near Bolton Lancashire - died May 1, 1986 in Epsom, Surrey 1905)
• 1986 - Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hugo Peretti ( December 6 1916 - May 1 1986) was an American Songwriter and Record producer. 1916)
• 1989 - Sally Kirkland, fashion editor at LIFE (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Sally Kirkland ( 1 July 1912 – 1 May 1989) was a manager at Lord & Taylor, a fashion editor at Vogue and the 1912)
• 1989 - Douglass Watson, American actor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Larkin Douglass Watson III ( February 24, 1921 – May 1, 1989) was an American Actor 1921)
• 1990 - Sergio Franchi, Italian tenor (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Sergio Franchi ( April 6, 1926 &ndash May 1, 1990) was an Italian Tenor. 1926)
• 1993 - Pierre Bérégovoy, French Prime Minister (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy (23 December 1925 – 1 May 1993 was a French Socialist politician of Ukrainian origin 1925)
• 1993 - Ranasinghe Premadasa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ranasinghe Premadasa ( June 23, 1924 - May 1, 1993) was the 3rd President of Sri Lanka from January 2, 1989 The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. 1924)
• 1994 - Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver and three-time F1 world champion (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Ayrton Senna da Silva ( pronounced, March 21, 1960 &ndash May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver and triple The Formula One World Drivers' Championship (WDC is awarded by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA) to the most successful Formula One 1960)
• 1998 - Eldridge Cleaver, American activist (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Eldridge Cleaver ( August 31, 1935 &ndash May 1, 1998) was an Author, a prominent American Civil rights leader 1935)
• 2000 - Steve Reeves, American actor (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Stephen L Reeves ( January 21, 1926 &ndash May 1, 2000) was an American bodybuilder, Actor, and author 1926)
• 2003 - Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Elizabeth Ann Hulette ( November 19, 1960 – May 1, 2003) best known as Miss Elizabeth, was a U 1960)
• 2006 - Big Hawk, American rapper (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. John Edward Hawkins ( November 15, 1969 &ndash May 1, 2006) better known as Big Hawk or H 1969)
• 2006 - Johnny Paris, American saxophonist (Johnny and the Hurricanes) (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny and the Hurricanes began as The Orbits in Toledo, Ohio in 1957 Johnny and the Hurricanes began as The Orbits in Toledo, Ohio in 1957 1940)
• 2008 - Anthony Mamo, Malta's first President (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Sir Anthony Joseph Mamo, OBE, QC, ( 9 January 1909 &ndash 1 May 2008) was the first President of Malta 1909)
• 2008 - Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Washington, D.C. prostitution service owner (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Deborah Jeane Palfrey ( March 18, 1956 &ndash May 1, 2008) Slightly over two weeks later facing a prison sentence of five or six years she Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. 1956)

Holidays and observances

• May Day, Labour Day, Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several Public holidays In many countries May Day is synonymous with International Workers' Day, or Labour Labour Day is an annual Holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of
• Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day, national holiday in Israel
• Czech Republic - "National Love Day" – couples tend to flock to the memorial of the poet Karel Hynek Mácha in Prague and kiss. Yom HaZikaron laShoah ve-laGvura (יום הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה "Remembrance Day for the Holocaust and Heroism" known colloquially in Israel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Karel Hynek Mácha (ˈkarɛl ˈɦɪnɛk ˈmaːxa ( November 16, 1810 – November 5, 1836) was a Czech romantic Poet Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
• Lei Day - Hawaiian holiday for the Lei. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Lei is a Hawaiian word for a garland or wreath More loosely defined a lei is any series of objects strung together with the intent to be worn
• Beltane, Lá Bealtaine, the first day of Summer in modern Ireland was celebrated by the Celts, and is now also celebrated by Neopagans and Wiccans. Beltane is the anglicized spelling of Bealtaine ( or Bealltainn ( the Gaelic names for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Celts (ˈkɛlts or /ˈsɛlts/, see Names of the Celts Neopaganism or Neo-Paganism is an Umbrella term used to identify a wide variety of modern religious movements particularly those influenced by historical
• Northern Europe - Walpurgis Night. Northern Europe is a term for the northern part of Europe. The United Nations defines Northern Europe as (Finland Walpurgis Night is a traditional religious holiday (celebrated by Pagans Roman Catholics and Satanists ref> About the Church of Satan alike celebrated
• Roman Empire - all-female festival in honour of Bona Dea. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial In Roman mythology, Bona Dea (literally " the good goddess " was the Goddess of Fertility, Healing, Virginity,
• Roman Empire - fourth and last day of the Floralia in honour of Flora. The Floralia, also known as the "Florifertum" was an ancient Roman festival dedicated to the goddess Flora. This article is about "Chloris" in Greek Mythology For the Genus of tufted grasses in the Poaceae family also known as "Finger grass" and
• United States - Law Day, U.S.A., Loyalty Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the On May 1 the United States celebrates Law Day USA. It is meant to reflect on the role of law in the foundation of the country and to recognize its importance Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States. It is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the
• Malta - public holiday (L-Ewwel ta' Mejju (1st May Day), or Jum il-Ħaddiem (Worker's Day)). Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
• Maharashtra Day (Maharashtra Divas) - Maharastra, India. Maharashtra Day on May 1 is celebrated in Maharashtra, a state on western coast of India. Maharashtra ( Marathi: mahārāṣṭra, IPA) is a state located on the western coast of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker
• Saint James the Less. Saint Joseph's Day, 19 March, the Feast of St Joseph or Solemnity of Saint Joseph is in Western Christianity the principal feast day of James son of Alphaeus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus of Nazareth.
• Saint Philip the Apostle. Saint Philip was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who proselytized in
• Saint Andeol. Bourg-Saint-Andéol is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.
• Saint Asaph
• Saint Brieuc. For the Welsh town of this name see St Asaph; for the diocese of this name see Diocese of Saint Asaph Saint Asaph (or Asa Saint Brioc ( Welsh: Briog; also known in French as Brieuc, and in Breton as Brieg) was an early 6th century
• Saint Sigismund of Burgundy. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund Sigismund (died 524 was king of the Burgundians from 516 to his death
• Saint Theodulf. Theodulf of Orléans (ca 750-60 to 821 was the Bishop of Orléans (ca
• Saint Augustin Schoeffer

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• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
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