May 1

Events

 * - and  retire from the office of.
 * - is appointed.
 * - end:  –  recognises  as an independent nation.
 * -, the reigning , marries and they become the co-rulers of the.
 * - The joins the  and  to form the.
 * - The first match is played in.
 * - Publication of Species Plantarum by, and the formal start date of  adopted by the.
 * - Establishment of the in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by -taught.
 * - : The begins in.
 * - Opening night of the  by  in,.
 * - The colonies abolish slavery.
 * - The, the first official adhesive , was issued in the.
 * - The of  was founded at  in,.
 * - The opens in  by.
 * - : The begins.
 * - The opens in.
 * - Proclamation of the demand for in the.
 * - The start of the which eventually wins the eight-hour workday in the . These events are today commemorated as  or  in most industrialized countries.
 * - The opens in.
 * -, the first significant American , arrives in.
 * - : The - The  destroys the   fleet in the first battle of the war.
 * - The kills 200 in  in the now fifth-worst  in.
 * - The opens in.
 * - departs  on her two hundred and second and final crossing of the . Six days later, the ship was torpedoed off the coast of  with the loss of 1,198 lives, including 128 Americans, rousing  sentiment against.
 * - The is officially founded. Today it is the largest  in the world, with 134 million members.
 * - The first cooked meals on a scheduled flight are introduced on an flight from  to.
 * 1927  - The  is founded by the.
 * - The dwarf planet is officially named.
 * - The is dedicated in.
 * - The are cancelled due to war.
 * - 's  premieres in.
 * 1941  - :  forces launch  the largest airborne invasion to date in their bid to capture.
 * 1941  - :  forces launch a major attack on.
 * - troops raise the Soviet Flag over the, in.
 * 1945  - A German newsreader officially announces that  has "fallen at his command post in the  fighting to the last breath against  and for ".
 * - Start of 3 year of.
 * 1946  - The  decided that the islands of the  are to return to  by the Italians.
 * - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is established, with  as president.
 * - is organized as a.
 * - The developed by  is made available to the public.
 * 1956  - A doctor in  reports an "epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system", marking the official discovery of.
 * - Formation of western Indian state,.
 * - : –, in a  , is shot down over the , sparking off a diplomatic crisis.
 * - The Prime Minister of, , proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
 * -, a naval conflict between ROC and PRC.
 * - Singer marries  in.
 * - Protests erupt in, following the announcement of  that  in  would pursue enemy troops into , a neutral country.
 * - (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) is formed to take over U.S. passenger rail service.
 * - 36 people was killed in, during the  celebrations.
 * - 's, travelling by , becomes the first person to reach the alone.
 * 1978  - The first unsolicited bulk commercial  (which would later become known as "") was sent by a  marketing representative to every  address on the west coast of the.
 * - The opens in.
 * 1982 - of  during.
 * - Greek composer is awarded the.
 * - beatifies, a Jewish-born  nun who was gassed in the  concentration camp at.
 * - The is adopted.
 * 1989  -  opens at  near,.
 * - would steal his 939th base, making him the all-time leader in this category.  However, his accomplishment would be overshadowed later that evening by, who would pitch his seventh career  (breaking his own record).
 * - On the third day of the, African American criminal appeared 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?".
 * - Last day of the standing Grandstand for, perhaps the most famous stand in English Football; Three time F1 Drivers' World Champion  was killed in an accident at the.
 * - n forces launch during the
 * - becomes the last state in  to decriminalize.
 * - becomes Prime Minister as the Labour Party wins the British General Election
 * - : In what becomes known as the "" speech, declares "major combat operations in  have ended" on board  off the coast of.
 * -, , , , , , , , , and join the , celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in.
 * - The government closes the  and 42 other government agencies due to significant shortages in cash flows.
 * - occurred, in which the  response to a  pro-immigration rally became a matter of controversy.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * 1218  -, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, Massachusetts colonial magistrate
 * -, English politician and writer (d. )
 * -, English statesman (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, Brazilian novelist (d. )
 * -, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. )
 * -, Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. )
 * -, American Wild West performer (d. )
 * 1852  -, Spanish neuroscientist,  laureate (d. )
 * -, Portuguese military and politician (d. )
 * -, French palaeontologist and philosopher (d. )
 * -, British politician, naval officer and racing driver (d. )
 * -, British army officer (d. )
 * -, American general (d. )
 * 1896  -, American general  (d. )
 * -, American film composer (d. )
 * -, Hungarian author and historian (d. )
 * -, German film director (d. )
 * 1905  -, French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (d. )
 * -, Nazi physician (d. )
 * -, civil rights attorney
 * -, Italian journalist (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * 1909  -, Greek poet, winner of the , 9 times candidate for the  (d. )
 * -, American comedian and actor (d. )
 * 1913  -, Czech conductor (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor (d. )
 * -, American actor and baseball player (d. )
 * 1917  -, French singer and actress
 * -, American television host (d. )
 * 1918  -, Russian physicist (d. )
 * -, Irish film actor (d. )
 * -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, American game show host (d. )
 * 1924  -, Czech film director (d. )
 * 1924  -, American screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American football player
 * 1925  -, American astronaut
 * -, Hungarian Mathematician
 * -, Northern Irish racer (d. )
 * -, German-born sociologist and politician
 * 1929  -, American country music singer and songwriter
 * -, former mayor of Los Angeles
 * 1930  -, American blues singer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1934  -, American jazz singer and pianist (d. )
 * 1934  -, Mexican politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, English actress
 * -, American folk singer
 * 1939  -, American broadcast journalist (d. )
 * -, Italian jewelry designer
 * -, Indian politician
 * -, American singer
 * -, English actress
 * 1946  -, Hong Kong director
 * -, English composer and musician
 * 1949  -, founder of
 * -, American actor
 * 1950  -, Scottish footballer
 * -, English celebrity chef
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1954  -, science fiction author
 * -, French actress
 * 1957  -, Japanese composer
 * -, American jockey
 * -, current judge on 
 * -, Romanian actress
 * 1962  -, General Manager of the
 * -, Dutch speed skater
 * -, American musician
 * -, German footballer
 * 1968  -, South Korean actor
 * 1968  -, American musician
 * -, American director and writer
 * -, Indian film actor
 * -, American football player
 * 1973  -, German footballer
 * -, Cameroonian footballer (d. )
 * 1975  -, British actress
 * 1975  -, Russian footballer
 * -, American actor
 * -, Austrian swimmer
 * 1977  -, American musician
 * -, Italian rugby player
 * 1979  -, British musical artist
 * -, Belgian racing driver
 * -, Belarusian footballer
 * -, Ghanaian Footballer
 * -, Spanish tennis player
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Swedish footballer
 * 1984  -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1986  -, Australian footballer
 * -, Israeli tennis player
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Australian actress
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * -, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)
 * -, first wife of (b. c. )
 * - (murdered) (b. )
 * -, queen of Spain and empress of Germany (b. 1503)
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. c. )
 * -, German statistician (b. )
 * -, French marshal (killed in combat) (b. )
 * -, Scottish missionary (b. )
 * -, German philosopher and physician (b. )
 * -, Czech composer (b. )
 * -, Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal (b. )
 * -, French cyclist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Norweigian Christian leader and founder of (b.)
 * -, Nazi Minister of Propaganda (suicide with his wife ) (b. )
 * -, American band leader, musician, and comedian (b. )
 * -, British diplomat, author and politician (b. )
 * 1968  -, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (b.)
 * -, Crown Prince Korea (b. )
 * -, Greek poet who fought the military junta in (b. )
 * 1976  -, civil rights leader, entrepreneur, surgeon (b. )
 * -, Armenian composer (b. )
 * -, Scottish violist (b. )
 * -, American songwriter and record producer (b. )
 * -, fashion editor at LIFE (b. )
 * 1989  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Italian tenor (b. )
 * -, French Prime Minister (suicide) (b. )
 * 1993  -,  (b. )
 * -, Brazilian three-time Formula One champion (b. )
 * -, American activist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American wrestler (b. )
 * -, American rapper (b.)
 * 2006  -, American saxophonist  (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * ,, Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers.
 * - national holiday (Giorno dei Lavoratori).
 * - national holiday (Dia do Trabalho).
 * - official feast of Spring.
 * - "National Love Day" – couples tend to flock to the memorial of the poet in  and kiss.
 * - an holiday for the.
 * , Lá Bealtaine, the first day of in modern  was celebrated by the s, and is now also celebrated by  and ns.
 * - all-female festival in honour of.
 * Roman Empire - fourth and last day of the in honour of.
 * - public holiday (L-Ewwel ta' Mejju (1st May Day), or Jum il-Ħaddiem (Worker's Day)).
 * (Maharashtra Divas) -,.
 * - public holiday (L-Ewwel ta' Mejju (1st May Day), or Jum il-Ħaddiem (Worker's Day)).
 * (Maharashtra Divas) -,.

Liturgical Feast days

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