May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). There are 244 days remaining. The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

This article is about the month of May. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Events

• 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor.
• 1328 - Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton – England recognises Scotland as an independent nation.
• 1699 - Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville founds the first European settlement in the Mississippi River Valley.
• 1707 - The Act of Union joins England, and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• 1753 - Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
• 1776 - Adam Weishaupt founds the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Germany.
• 1786 - Opening night of the opera The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna.
• 1790 - The United States completes its first census.
• 1834 - The British colonies abolish slavery.
• 1840 - The Penny Black postage stamp is put on sale in the United Kingdom.
• 1848 - Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji), collegiate social fraternity, founded at Jefferson College (now Washington and Jefferson College) in Canonsburg, PA
• 1851 - The Great Exhibition opens in London.
• 1860 - A chondrite-type meteorite falls to earth in Muskingum County, Ohio, near the town of New Concord.
• 1863 - American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins – Union forces under Major General Joseph Hooker begin to fight Confederate troops commanded by General Robert E. Lee (Union defeat).
• 1869 - The Folies Bergères open in Paris.
• 1873 - The 1873 Vienna World's Fair opens in Vienna.

• 1883 - Buffalo Bill Cody put on his first Wild West Show.
• 1884 - Proclamation of the demand for eight-hour workday in the United States
• 1886 - The start of the general strike which eventually wins the eight-hour workday in the United States. These events are today commemorated as May Day or Labour Day in most industrialized countries.
• 1893 - The World Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago, Illinois.
• 1894 - Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington D.C..
• 1897 - The Hindu monastic order Shri Ramakrishna Math and Mission was founded by Swami Vivekananda.
• 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.
• 1898 - Sikasso falls to the French colonial army.
• 1900 - The Scofield mine disaster kills 200 in Scofield, Utah in the now fifth worst mining accident in United States history.
• 1901 - The Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York.
• 1930 - The planet Pluto is officially named as such.
• 1931 - The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
• 1940 - The 1940 Summer Olympics are cancelled due to war.
• 1941 - Orson Welles's Citizen Kane premieres in New York City
• 1941 - World War II: German forces launch major attack on Tobruk.
• 1941 - Cheerios is introduced as CheeriOats by the General Mills cereal company.
• 1948 - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) is established, with Kim Il Sung as president.
• 1950 - Guam is organized as a United States commonwealth.
• 1956 - The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
• 1960 - Bombay Province was split into Maharashtra and Gujarat on linguistic grounds. (states of India)
• 1960 - Cold War: U-2 Crisis – Francis Gary Powers, in a U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking off a crisis.
• 1967 - Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu.
• 1971 - Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) is formed to take over U.S. passenger rail service.
• 1972 - Vietnam War: Easter Offensive – North Vietnamese troops capture Quang Tri City, effectively giving them control Quang Tri Province.
• 1978 - Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
• 1982 - The 1982 World's Fair opens in Knoxville, Tennessee.
• 1983 - Edwin El Chapo Rosario wins boxing's vacant WBC world Lightweight title by beating Jose Luis Ramirez in San Juan, by points in 12 rounds, becoming Puerto Rico's 14th world boxing champion. A young Julio Cesar Chavez also wins as part of the undercard.
• 1994 - Formula One driver Ayrton Senna is killed during the San Marino Grand Prix.
• 1997 - HM Prison Pentridge, Melbourne, Australia is officially closed.
• 1999 - Three spectators are killed at a IRL race at Lowe's Motor Speedway when a collision propells a tire into the stands.
• 2003 - War in Iraq: U.S. President George W. Bush announces the end of major combat operations in Iraq.
• 2004 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union.

Events May 1 - Diocletian and Maximian, emperors of Rome, retire from office. ... Emperor Diocletian Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (245-313 AD), born Diocles, was Roman Emperor from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305. ... Maximian on a coin (295–296 AD) Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus (c. ... This is a list of Roman Emperors with the dates they controlled the Roman Empire. ... Events May 1 - Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - England recognises Scotland as an independent nation after the Wars of Scottish Independence May 12 - Nicholas V is consecrated at St Peters Basilica in Rome by the bishop of Venice. ... The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. ... Prior to the Treaty of Edinbugh-Northampton, Edward II claimed he adhered to a truce, but he allowed English privateers to attack Flemish vessels trading with Scotland. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Pierre Le Moyne dIberville. ... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin  Lake Itasca Mouth  Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Walter Thomas Monningtons 1925 painting called Parliamentary Union of England and Scotland 1707 hangs in the Palace of Westminster depicting the official presentation of the law that formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain. ... England and Wales (red), with the rest of the United Kingdom (pink) England and Wales are constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Kingdom of Great Britain The Union Flag (1606-1800) The Kingdom of Great Britain, also sometimes known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was created by the merging of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England under the 1707 Act of Union to create a single kingdom... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A painting of Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as Carl von Linné (   listen?), and who wrote under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of taxonomy. ... Divisions Land plants (embryophytes) Non-vascular plants (bryophytes) Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses Vascular plants (tracheophytes) Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongues Seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering plants Adiantum pedatum (a fern... Taxonomy (from Greek ταξινομία (taxinomia) from the words taxis = order and nomos = law) may refer to either the classification of things, or the principles underlying the classification. ... The International Code of Botanical Nomenclature is the set of rules according to which plants are given their formal botanical names (scientific names). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The caption reads: Adam Weishaupt, ehemaliger Jesuit, gründete am 1. ... The Illuminati is the name of many groups, modern and historical, real and fictitious, verified and alleged. ... Ingolstadt is a city in the Federal State of Bavaria, Germany. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... Le Nozze di Figaro, is a comic opera composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte, based on a stage comedy by Beaumarchais. ... W. A. Mozart, 1790 portrait by Johann Georg Edlinger Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) is among the most popular, significant and influential composers of European classical music. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the research project, see Penny Black (research project). ... This 1974 stamp from Japan depicts a Class 8620 steam locomotive. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be wikified. ... A fraternity is an organization that represents the relationship between its members as akin to brotherhood. ... Washington and Jefferson College is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college located in Washington, Pennsylvania. ... Canonsburg is a borough located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. ... Look up Pa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Pa, PA or pa may stand for: pa, a word for dad or father (pa or paw) pa, Chinese political title meaning hegemon Pa, Maori word meaning a fortified village or redoubt, described at length in Maori Wars Per annum, p. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Great Exhibition was an international exhibition held in Hyde Park London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851 and the first in a series of Worlds Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to be a popular 19th century feature. ... St. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Bacubirito in Culiacan, Mexico is the second largest meteorite in the Americas, and fifth largest in the world A meteorite is a small extraterrestrial body that reaches the Earths surface. ... Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... New Concord is a village located in Muskingum County, Ohio. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War in 1863. ... ... This article is about Joseph Hooker, the U.S. Civil War Major General. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured May... Robert Edward Lee, as a U.S. Army Colonel before the war Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Costume, c. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Weltausstellung 1873 Wien was the large World exposition which was held in 1873 in the Austrian-hungarian capital of Vienna. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Buffalo Bill (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was born William Frederick Cody in the American state of Iowa. ... Buffalo Bill Cody Buffalo Bill (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was born William Frederick Cody in the American state of Iowa, near Le Claire . ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Eight-hour day banner, Melbourne, 1856 The Eight-hour day movement, also known as the Short-time movement, had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where industrial production in large factories transformed working life and imposed long hours and poor working conditions. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 9 - The United States of America is 40,000 days old. ... A general strike is a strike action by an entire labour force in a city, region or country. ... May Day is a name for various holidays celebrated on May 1 (or in the beginning of May). ... Polish poster celebrating Labour Day saying: Forward, towards new victories! Labor Day (AmE) or Labour Day (CmE) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... World Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 The World Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbuss discovery of the New World. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Coxeys Army was a group of unemployed American workers, led by the populist reformer Jacob Coxey, who marched on Washington D.C. in 1894, the second year of a four-year economic depression that was the worst in United States history to that time. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Hinduism (सनातन धर्म; also known as Sanātana Dharma, and Vaidika-Dharma ) is a worldwide religious tradition that encompasses many beliefs and ideologies. ... Monasticism (from Greek: monachos—a solitary person) is the religious practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote ones life to spiritual work. ... Ramakrishna Mission was started by Swami Vivekananda on May 1 1897. ... Swami Vivekananda (Bangla: স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ, Hindi: स्वामी विवेकानन्द) (whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta Bangla: নরেন্দ্রনাথ দত্ত, Hindi: नरेन्द्रनाथ दत्त) (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) is considered one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the Hindu religion. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898 during the Spanish-American War. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... hi ... Sikasso is the second largest city in Mali, lying in the south of the nation. ... World map of colonialism circa 1945. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... The Scofield mine disaster was one of the worst mining accidents in American history. ... Scofield is a town located in Carbon County, Utah. ... A mining accident is a dangerous and often deadly accident that occurs in the process of mining minerals from underneath the surface of the planet. ... Pre-Colonial America For details, see the main Pre-Colonial America article. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Pan American Exposition was a Worlds Fair held in Buffalo, New York from May 1 through November 2, 1901. ... Aerial view of downtown Buffalo, New York Buffalo, also known as The Queen City, The Nickel City, and the City of Good Neighbors, is an American city in western New York. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 0. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Empire State Building Entrance lobby The Empire State Building, a 102-story contemporary Art Deco style building in New York City, was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon Associates and built in 1931. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Games of the XII Olympiad were cancelled due to World War II. Originally slated to be held in Tokyo, Japan, they were later awarded to Helsinki, Finland before being cancelled completely. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Orson Welles, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) is generally considered one of Hollywoods greatest directors, as well as a fine actor, broadcaster and screenwriter. ... Citizen Kane is the first feature film directed by Orson Welles (he had directed two short films previously), and is loosely based on the lives of the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, the reclusive aerospace and movie mogul Howard Hughes, and the Chicago utilities magnate Samuel Insull. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... Tobruk is a sea-port in eastern Libya in Northern Africa. ... Cheerios, the first oat-based and ready-to-eat without cooking cereal, is a brand of breakfast cereal created in 1941 and marketed by the General Mills cereal company of Golden Valley, Minnesota. ... General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is a corporation, mainly concerned with food products, that is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kim Il-sung (April 15, 1912–July 8, 1994) was a Korean Communist politician and the ruler of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea) from 1948 until his death. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Two polio vaccines are used throughout the world to combat polio. ... Jonas E. Salk Jonas Salk (October 28, 1914 - June 23, 1995) is the discoverer/inventor of the eponymous Salk vaccine while a researcher in Pittsburgh(see polio vaccine). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. ... Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ... The U-2 Crisis of 1960 occurred when an American U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union. ... Francis Gary Powers (August 17, 1929 - August 1, 1977) was the American pilot whose U-2 plane was shot down while over the Soviet Union, thus causing the U-2 Crisis of 1960. ... The U-2 is a single-seat, single-engine, high-altitude Surveillance aircraft flown by the United States Air Force. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977, born Elvis Aron Presley), also known as The King of Rock and Roll or The King, was an American singer and actor. ... Priscilla Presley Priscilla Presley (born Priscilla Ann Wagner on May 24, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) is an actress and the only wife of singer Elvis Presley. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War (Vietnamese Kháng Chiến Chống Mỹ Cứu NÆ°á»›c, War Against the Americans to Save the Nation) was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong... The Eastertide Offensive was a military campaign in the Vietnam War. ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ... Quang Tri Province is a region and province in central Vietnam near (north) the ancient capital of Huế. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Dog sled A dog sled (or dogsled) is a sled pulled by one or more dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. ... The North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1982 Worlds Fair was held in Knoxville, Tennessee in the United States. ... Downtown Knoxville Knoxville is a city located in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edwin El Chapo Rosario (1961-1997) was more like a Boxing version of the Puerto Rican plant Mori-vivi. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about a professional boxing organisation. ... José Luis Ramírez (born circa 1960) is a Mexican national who was a boxer and a two time world Lightweight champion. ... San Juan is the capital city of Puerto Rico. ... Julio César Chávez (born July 12, 1962 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican world champion boxer who won world titles in 3 different divisions, went undefeated for 89 bouts before originally retiring with a record of 104-5-2, with 80 knockouts. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Main Article: History of Formula One See List of Formula One Grands Prix for results from past seasons and individual races. ... Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna da Silva (March 21, 1960–May 1, 1994), better known as Ayrton Senna, was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One world championship three times. ... The San Marino Grand Prix is a Formula One championship race which has been run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the small town of Imola, near the Apennine mountains in Italy, since 1981. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HM Prison Pentridge was an Australian prison built in 1850 and located in Coburg, Victoria. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The initialism IRL may refer to: Indy Racing League In Real Life (Internet slang) Ireland (ISO 3166-1 code) Internet (Resource Locator) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a superspeedway in Concord, North Carolina, a few miles north of Charlotte. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the current President of the United States. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Births

• 1218 - Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)
• 1582 - Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (d. 1643)
• 1672 - Joseph Addison, English politician and writer (d. 1719)
• 1830 - Mother Jones, American labor activist (d. 1930)
• 1831 - Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (b.1903)
• 1852 - Calamity Jane, American Wild West performer (d. 1903)
• 1852 - Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish histologist and neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1934)
• 1881 - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French palaeontologist and philosopher (d. 1955)
• 1887 - Alan Gordon Cunningham, British army officer (d. 1983)
• 1896 - Mark Clark, American general (d. 1984)
• 1901 - Heinz Eric Roemheld, American film composer (d. 1985)
• 1905 - Henry Koster, German film director (d. 1988)
• 1908 - Giovanni Guareschi, Italian journalist (d. 1968)
• 1909 - Kate Smith, American singer (d. 1986)
• 1913 - Walter Susskind, Czech conductor (d. 1980)
• 1915 - Archie Williams, American athlete (d. 1993)
• 1916 - Glenn Ford, Canadian actor
• 1917 - John Beradino, American actor and baseball player (d. 1996)
• 1918 - Jack Paar, American television host (d. 2004)
• 1919 - Dan O'Herlihy, Irish film actor (d. 2005)
• 1923 - Joseph Heller, American novelist (d. 1999)
• 1924 - Art Fleming, American game show host (d. 1995)
• 1925 - Chuck Bednarik, American football player
• 1925 - Scott Carpenter, American astronaut
• 1929 - Ralf Dahrendorf, German-born sociologist and politician
• 1930 - Richard Riordan, Mayor of Los Angeles, California
• 1934 - Joan Hackett, American actress (d. 1983)
• 1935 - Ann Robinson, American actress
• 1939 - Judy Collins, American folk singer
• 1939 - Max Robinson, American broadcast journalist (d. 1988)
• 1940 - Elsa Peretti, Italian jewelry designer
• 1941 - Eric Burdon, British singer (The Animals)
• 1944 - Rita Coolidge, American singer
• 1944 - Suresh Kalmadi, Indian politician
• 1946 - John Woo, Hong Kong director, producer, writer, and actor
• 1946 - Joanna Lumley, British actress
• 1950 - Dann Florek, American actor
• 1954 - Ray Parker Jr., American singer and songwriter
• 1960 - Steve Cauthen, American jockey
• 1962 - Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
• 1964 - Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater
• 1967 - Tim McGraw, American musician
• 1968 - Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer
• 1968 - D'arcy, American musician (Smashing Pumpkins)
• 1973 - Curtis Martin, American football player
• 1973 - Oliver Neuville, German footballer

Events Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade. ... The brass of the tomb of Rudolph I in Speyer Rudolph I (Rudolph of Hapsburg) (May 1, 1218 - July 15, 1291) was a German king. ... Events May 10 - Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Marco da Gagliano (May 1, 1582 – February 25, 1643) was an Italian composer of the early Baroque era. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Joseph Addison, the Kit-cat portrait, circa 1703-1712, by Godfrey Kneller. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) Births November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Mother Jones Mary Harris Jones (May 1, 1830 – November 30, 1930), better known as Mother Jones, was a prominent American labor and community organizer. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Dr. Emily Stowe Dr. Emily Howard Stowe née Jennings (May 1, 1831 – April 30, 1903) was the first female doctor to practise in Canada, and an activist for womens rights and suffrage. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Calamity Jane at the age of 33. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Santiago Ramon y Cajal Santiago Ramón y Cajal (May 1, 1852–October 17/18, 1934) was a famous Spanish histologist and father of neuroscience. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Reverend Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J., (May 1, 1881 – April 10, 1955), a Jesuit priest trained as a palaeontologist and a philosopher, was present at the discovery of Peking Man. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Alan Cunningham, British Army Officer Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham (1st May 1887 _ 30th January 1983) was a British Army officer noted for victories over Italian forces in the East African Campaign during World War II. He was the younger brother of the renowned Admiral Andrew Cunningham. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Mark Clark was a member of the Black Panther Party killed with Fred Hampton in an infamous police raid in 1969 Chicago. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Heinz Eric Roemheld (May 1, 1901 – February 11, 1985) was an American composer. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Koster (May 1, 1905-September 21, 1988) was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Giovannino Guareschi (May 1, 1908 - July 22, 1968) was an Italian journalist and humorist author whose most famous creation is a priest Don Camillo. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Kate Smith on the cover of a posthumous 1991 collection 16 Most Requested Songs Kate Smith (Kathryn Elizabeth Smith) (May 1, 1907–June 17, 1986) was an American singer best known for her rendition of Irving Berlins God Bless America. She greeted audiences with Hello, everybody! and signed off... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jan Walter Susskind (May 1, 1913 - March 25, 1980) was a Czech-born British conductor. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Archibald Franklin Archie Williams (May 1, 1915 – June 24, 1993) was an American athlete and teacher, winner of 400 m run at the 1936 Summer Olympics. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Glenn Ford Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (born May 1, 1916), better known by his stage name Glenn Ford, is an actor. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Beradino, pictured with co-star Rachel Ames, in a still from General Hospital. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Jack Parr (1918-2004) circa 1950 Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004) was an American radio and television talk show host. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Dan OHerlihy (May 1, 1919–February 17, 2005) was an Irish film actor. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joseph Heller in 1961 Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 - December 12, 1999) was an American novelist best remembered for writing the satiric World War II classic Catch-22. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Art Fleming (born May 1, 1924 in New York City; died April 25, 1995 in Crystal River, Florida) was a radio host, game show host and actor. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chuck Bednarik (born May 1, 1925 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) is a former professional football player, best remembered as one of the most devastating tacklers in the history of football. ... Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter inspects the heat shield of his Aurora 7 space capsule Malcolm Scott Carpenter (born May 1, 1925) was one of the original seven Mercury astronauts for Project Mercury, chosen in 1959 to lead America in its race to beat the Russians to the moon. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf (born May 1, 1929) is a German-British sociologist, philosopher and politician. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, and briefly served as the California Secretary for Education, and had been Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Joan Hackett (March 1, 1934 - October 8, 1983) was a New York City-born American actress of Irish and Italian extraction, who appeared on stage, in films and on television. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ann Robinson (b. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Judy Collins (born May 1, 1939 in Seattle, Washington) is an American folksinger. ... Max Robinson (May 1, 1939 - December 20, 1988) was a television journalist in the United States, and is best known for being the first African American network news anchor in the country. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elsa Peretti (born May 1, 1940) is an Italian jewelry designer. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Eric Victor Burdon (born May 11, 1941, Walker-on-Tyne, Northumberland) was the lead singer of The Animals and later of War. ... The US edition of The Animals self-titled debut album. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a American singer. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Suresh Kalmadi (born May 1, 1944, Pune, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician and businessman. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... John Woo (Chinese: 吳宇森; pinyin: ) (born May 1, 1946 in Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese film director known especially for the ballet-like violence in his movies. ... Joanna Lumley and David McCallum as Sapphire & Steel. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dann Florek as Captain Don Cragen in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dann Florek (born May 1, 1950 in Flat Rock, Michigan) is an American actor. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ray Erskine Parker Jr. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Steve Cauthen (born May 1, 1960 in Covington, Kentucky) is an American jockey. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maia Morgernstern (b. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yvonne Maria van Gennip, born on May 1, 1964 in Haarlem, The Netherlands was one of the most successful female Dutch allround speed skaters. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tucker Tim McGraw Tucker Tim McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is a country music singer who has achieved many number one singles on the country charts, six multi-platinum albums and sales of over 25 million albums. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Oliver Bierhoff (born May 1, 1968 in Karlsruhe) is a German football striker, who scored the first golden goal in the history of major international football, for Germany in the Euro 96 final. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Darcy Wretzky (born Darcy Elizabeth Wretzky) on May 1, 1968, South Haven, Michigan, USA) is an American rock musician and bassist. ... The Smashing Pumpkins (circa 1995) left to right: James Iha, DArcy, Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Curtis Martin was born May 1, 1973) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Oliver Neuville (born May 1, 1973) is a striker of the National Football Team of Germany. ...

Deaths

• 408 - Arcadius, Roman emperor
• 1308 - Albert I of Habsburg (murdered)
• 1572 - Pope Pius V (b. 1504)
• 1731 - Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (b. 1677)
• 1738 - Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English statesman
• 1873 - David Livingstone, Scottish missionary (b. 1813)
• 1904 - Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (b. 1841)
• 1945 - Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda (suicide) (b. 1897)
• 1965 - Spike Jones, American band leader, musician, and comedian (b. 1911)
• 1970 - Yi, Eun, Crown Prince Korea (b. 1897)
• 1978 - Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (b. 1903)
• 1982 - William Primrose, Scottish violist (b. 1903)
• 1989 - Douglass Watson, American actor (b. 1921)
• 1993 - Pierre Bérégovoy, French minister (suicide) (b. 1925)
• 1993 - Ranasinghe Premadasa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1924)
• 1994 - Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1960)
• 1998 - Eldridge Cleaver, American activist (b. 1935)
• 2000 - Steve Reeves, American actor (b. 1926)
• 2003 - Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler (b. 1960)

Events Theodosius II succeeds his father Arcadius as Emperor of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire In the summer of this year, the usurper Constantine III captures Spain, destroying the loyalist forces defending it. ... Flavius Arcadius ( 377/ 378– May 1, 408) was Roman Emperor in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire from 395 until his death. ... Events Henry VII is elected as king of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Albert I (born July 1255 - May 1, 1308) was a German king, duke of Austria, and eldest son of King Rudolph I of Habsburg. ... Events January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Saint Pius V, né Antonio Ghislieri, from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri (January 17, 1504 - May 1, 1572) was pope from 1566 to 1572 and is a saint of the Catholic Church. ... // Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Johann Ludwig Bach (born February 4, 1677, buried May 1, 1731) was a composer and violinist. ... Events First performance of Racines tragedy, Phèdre Sarah Churchill marries John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Battle of Cassel, Philippe I of Orléans defeats William of Orange Mary II of England marries William of Orange English Statute of frauds is passed into law Battle of Landskrona Elias... Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle (c. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... David Livingstone David Livingstone (March 19, 1813 – May 1, 1873) was a Scottish missionary and explorer of the Victorian era, now best remembered because of his meeting with Henry Morton Stanley which gave rise to the popular quotation, // Early life Livingstone was born in the village of Blantyre, South Lanarkshire... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák  listen (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of classical music. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels (October 29, 1897 – May 1, 1945) was Adolf Hitlers Propaganda Minister (see Propagandaministerium) in Nazi Germany. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Spike Jones For the music video and film director, see Spike Jonze. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince Eun (李垠 이은), hwang tae ja yeong chin wang jeon ha (皇太子英親王殿下 황태자 영친왕 전하), (born 20 October 1897 - 1 May 1970) is the 28th Head of Korean Imperial Household, and last Crown Prince (皇太子 황태자 hwang tae ja) of Korea. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Aram Ilich Khachaturian (Armenian: Ô±Ö€Õ¡Õ´ Ô½Õ¡Õ¹Õ¡Õ¿Ö€ÕµÕ¡Õ¶, Russian: Аpaм Ильич XaчaÑ‚ypян) (June 6, 1903 – May 1, 1978) was a composer of classical music. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Primrose (August 23, 1903 - May 1, 1982) was a Scottish violist and teacher, probably the best known viola player of his time. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Douglass Watson, in a still from Another World. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... French politician Pierre Beregovoy Pierre Eugène Bérégovoy (December 23, 1925 - May 1, 1993) was a French Socialist politician. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The following is a list of Sri Lankan Prime Ministers: Don Stephen Senanayake (February 4, 1948 - March 26, 1952) Dudley Shelton Senanayake (March 26, 1952 - October 12, 1953) John Lionel Kotalawela (October 12, 1953 - April 12, 1956) Solomon Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (April 12, 1956 - September 26, 1959) Vijayananda Dahanayake (September... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Ayrton Senna Ayrton Senna da Silva (March 21, 1960–May 1, 1994), better known as Ayrton Senna, was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One world championship three times. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 - May 1, 1998) was a prominent black leader and activist, beginning as a founding member of the Black Panther Party. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Steve Reeves (Stephen L. Reeves) (January 21, 1926 - May 5, 2000), was a bodybuilder, actor, and author. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth Hulette (November 19, 1960 - May 1, 2003), better known in the professional wrestling world as Miss Elizabeth or The First Lady of Wrestling, was a WWE figure and, for a short time, female wrestler. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

• May Day, Labour Day, Loyalty Day, Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers - see event section above.
• Switzerland - official feast of Spring.
• Czech Republic - "National Love Day" – couples tend to flock to the memorial of a poet in Prague and kiss.
• Lei Day - Hawaiian holiday for the Lei.
• 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.
• Roman Empire - all-female festival in honour of Bona Dea
• Roman Empire - fourth and last day of the Floralia in honour of Flora
• United States - Law Day
• Feast day of the following saints in the Roman Catholic Church:
  • Saint Joseph the Worker (also known as Saint Joseph's Day)
  • Philip the Apostle
  • James the Less
  • Jeremiah
  • Andeol
  • Brieuc
  • Sigismund of Burgundy
  • Theodulf
  • Augustin Schoeffer
• Festival of Matsu in Taiwan and various locales along the southern coast of China (2005)

May Day is a name for various holidays celebrated on May 1 (or in the beginning of May). ... Polish poster celebrating Labour Day saying: Forward, towards new victories! Labor Day (AmE) or Labour Day (CmE) is an annual holiday that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ... Loyalty Day is observed on May 1 in the United States. ... State nickname: The Aloha State Other U.S. States Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Governor Linda Lingle (R) Official languages Hawaiian and English Area 28,337 km² (43rd)  - Land 16,649 km²  - Water 11,672 km² (41. ... Beltane or Beltaine (from Irish Bealtaine or Scottish Gaelic Bealtuinn; both from Old Irish Beltene, bright fire from *belo-te(p)niâ) is an ancient Gaelic holiday celebrated around May 1. ... Summer is a season, defined by convention in meteorology as the whole months of June, July and August in the Northern hemisphere and the whole months of December, January and February in the Southern hemisphere. ... Neopaganism (sometimes Neo-Paganism) describes a heterogeneous group of modern religions, many of which attempt to revive ancient, mainly pre-Christian and often pre-Judaic European religions. ... A Neo-Pagan pentagram: a symbol used by many Wiccans. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... In Roman mythology, Bona Dea (the good goddess) was a goddess of fertility, healing, virginity and women. ... --205. ... Chloris is also a genus of grasses in the Poaceae family. ... On May 1st the United States celebrate Law Day. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest Christian body in the world. ... Saint Joseph, also referred to as Joseph the Betrothed and as Joseph of Nazareth, was the father (according to the law) of Jesus of Nazareth (Matthew 1:16; Luke 3:23) and the husband of Mary. ... Saint Josephs Day is marked in some branches of Christianity in honor of Saint Joseph, spouse of Mary and foster-father of Jesus. ... Philip was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. ... For people and places called Saint James, see the disambiguation page. ... Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem by Rembrandt van Rijn Jeremiah or Yirmiyáhu (יִרְמְיָהוּ Raised-up/Appointed of the LORD, Standard Hebrew Yirməyáhu, Tiberian Hebrew Yirməyāhû) was one of the greater prophets of the Old Testament, and the son of Hilkiah, a priest of Anathoth. ... Brieuc (Brioc, and in Breton Brieg) ( 415 - 502) is an Irish saint of France and a bishop of the Christian church. ... Sigismund (died 523) was king of the Burgundians from 516 to his death. ... Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans, France, (born about A.D. 760 - died at Angers, France, December 18, 821), a Visigoth either from a still-Christian portion of Spain (which had been conquered by Muslims after 710) or the South of France (which was a former possession of the Visigoths), came... Augustin Schoeffer (d. ... Golden statue of Matsu, with attendants. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• Today in History: May 1

April 30 - May 2 - April 1 - June 1 – listing of all days April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...