May 1

May 1st the 121st day of the Gregorian calendar ( 122nd in leap years), thus 244 days remain until the end of the year.

The 1st of May is celebrated as the International Day of the labor movement in many countries.

  • 3.1 Before the 19th century
  • 3.2 19th century
  • 3.3 20th century
  • 3.4 21st century

Events

Politics and World Affairs

  • 0305: Diocletian and Maximian, the two Augusti in the Tetrarchy in the Roman Empire of late antiquity, thank - to pressure Diocletian against the will of Maximian - from. Their successors, the previous Caesars Constantius and Galerius I.. Severus and Maximinus Daia, new Caesars.
  • 0408: The seven year old Theodosius II succeeds his father Arcadius as East Roman Emperor on the throne. This maintains excellent relations with the Persian Empire under Yazdegerd I.
  • 0704: Arnstadt, Miihlberg and Großmonra are first mentioned in a deed of the Thuringian Duke Hedan II to the Anglo-Saxon bishop Willibrord of Utrecht. Arnstadt is the oldest German city outside the Roman settlements.
  • 1187: In the Battle of Cresson a ayyubidisches army destroyed a small force of crusaders of the Kingdom of Jerusalem under the command of Gérard de Ridefort.
  • 2004: In the context of EU enlargement, 10 new states to be admitted to the European Union: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Malta and Cyprus. In many cities, joyful celebrations and large fireworks take place in Athens a great ceremony with the 25 Heads of State and Government. It is the biggest EU enlargement.
  • 2004: In Austria, the oldest wax body of the country, the customs guard, resolved on the occasion of EU enlargement.
  • 2011: In Germany and Austria the free movement of workers for the 10 States of the EU enlargement of 2004 applies.

Economy

  • 2010: In the Shanghai World Expo 2010 is opened under the theme "Better City, Better Life", which will last until October 31.
  • 2010: merger of MAN Truck & Bus AG Military Division with Rheinmetall Land Systems GmbH Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles GmbH to unify the development and manufacture of wheeled military vehicles both groups.

Science and Technology

  • 2008: Hangzhou Wan Daqiao, the longest oversea bridge in the world between Cixi and Jiaxing in the People's Republic of China, will be opened.

Culture

Society

Religion

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.

Sports

Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.

Born

Before the 19th century

19th century

20th century

1901-1950

1951-2000

Died

Before the 19th century

  • 0208: Andeolus, Holy Roman
  • 0524: Sigismund, King of Burgundy
  • 0926: Wiborada, hermit and martyr of the Catholic Church
  • 1254: Sørle, Norwegian Archbishop
  • 1302: Vidkunn Erlingsson, a member of the Norwegian kingdom Council
  • 1308: Albrecht I, Holy Roman German king and duke of Austria and Styria
  • 1447: Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria -Ingolstadt
  • 1484: . Adalbert III, Administrator of the Archbishopric of Mainz

19th century

20th century

21st Century

  • 2002: Karel Ptáčník, Czech writer
  • 2002: Ursula von Wiese, German -Swiss actress, translator and writer
  • 2004: Felix Haug, Swiss Pop
  • 2004: Irina Pabst, German fashion designer
  • 2004: Lojze Kovacic, Slovenian writer and educator
  • 2006: Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Argentine cardinal and bishop of Córdoba
  • 2006: John Brack, Swiss country singer
  • 2006: Big Hawk, American rapper
  • 2007: Ejnar Krantz, American composer, organist, pianist and music teacher
  • 2008: Paulo Amaral, Brazilian footballer and coach
  • 2008: Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, German aristocrat and officer, resistance fighter
  • 2009: Fred Delmare, German actor
  • 2011: Henry Cooper, British heavyweight boxer
  • 2011: Gene Gossage, U.S. American football player
  • 2011: Moshe Landau, Israeli lawyer and President of the Supreme Court
  • 2012: Gonçalo Amorim, Portuguese cyclist
  • 2012: Ricardo César Andreu, Argentine actor, comedian and author
  • 2013: Chris Kelly, American rapper

Holidays and observances

  • Religious observances Bitttag blessed to work ( Protestant)
  • Nicholas Herman, German hymn writer ( Protestant)
  • St. James, son of Alphaeus, Roman martyrs, apostles and national saint of Uruguay ( Anglican, Protestant: ELCA, LCMS )
  • St. Joseph the Worker, Roman patron ( Catholic)
  • Saint Philip Apostle and Martyr Roman ( Anglican, Protestant: ELCA, LCMS )
  • Patrona Bavariae ( Catholic)
  • Name Days Josef
  • State Holidays and observances May Day

More entries contains the list of commemorative and action days.

April May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 Hedan II. John Parricida 1402 Gadifer de la Salle 1460 António de Noli Maio, Cape Verde 1464 Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick History of England Wars of the Roses 1576 Anna Jagiellon History of Poland History of Lithuania 1648 Siege of Candia 1707 1536 History of Wales History of Scotland Acts of Union 1707 1756 Treaty of Versailles (1756) Maria Theresa Diplomatic Revolution 1757 Treaty of Versailles (1757) 1808 1853 Constitution of Argentina of 1853 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Army of Northern Virginia Robert E. Lee Army of the Potomac 1865 History of Brazil History of Uruguay History of Paraguay 1886 Chicago August Spies Arbeiter-Zeitung (Chicago) 1890 1898 Battle of Manila Bay Asiatic Squadron George Dewey 1909 Swakopmund Africa August 10 German East Africa 1916 1920 Free State of Coburg 1929 Communist Party of Germany 1933 April 10 1934 Austrofascism 1945 Adolf Hitler 1956 Minamata, Kumamoto Minamata disease Methylmercury 1960 Lockheed U-2 Francis Gary Powers 1970 History of Cambodia 1974 1977 1979 Jonathan Motzfeldt 1981 Heinz Nittel Abu Nidal 1982 Operation Black Buck Ascension Island June 12 1987 Kreuzberg Autonomism Anti-Fascist Action 1995 History of Croatia 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 John Major 1999 2003 Lockheed S-3 Viking Navy One 1775 Monopoly 1821 Bank of England 1840 Rowland Hill Penny Black Postage stamp 1844 1851 Joseph Paxton Hyde Park, London The Great Exhibition 1862 London 1873 Weltausstellung 1873 Wien Rotunde Prater 1878 Exposition Universelle (1878) Champ de Mars June 30 1883 Lipstick 1893 Grover Cleveland Buffalo, New York Pan-American Exposition William McKinley September 6 1946 1946 Pilbara strike 1969 1971 Amtrak 2001 Guatemala 1753 Species Plantarum Botany 1776 Adam Weishaupt Secret society 1931 Empire State Building Herbert Hoover 1949 1988 Deutsche Bundesbahn Heinz Riesenhuber Cixi City 1227 Friedrich Wilhelm Gotter History of Vienna 1786 1875 Alexandra Palace 1927 1941 1983 My One and Only Funny Face (musical) George Gershwin Ira Gershwin 1954 Pablo Picasso Sylvette Sender Freies Berlin Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg 1915 1967 1045 Pope Benedict IX Pope Gregory VI 1165 Theodoric I, Margrave of Lusatia Dobrilugk Abbey 1196 Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier Sandals of Jesus Christ 1942 1848 1994 Ayrton Senna Imola 1218 1238 1497 1531 1592 1610 1616 Frederick III, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach 1620 1623 1633 1645 1653 1661 1672 Joseph Addison 1735 1737 Elias Dayton 1754 1760 1769 1772 Jacob Best 1780 1785 1789 1802 1804 1805 Johann Jacoby 1813 1814 Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne 1818 Daniel Weisiger Adams Henry Ayers 1822 1824 1825 Johann Jakob Balmer 1826 1827 Jules Breton 1829 1830 Gustav Wallis 1837 Walter Hauser 1839 Adolf Guyer-Zeller Hilaire de Chardonnet 1846 Adelsteen Normann 1850 1852 Calamity Jane 1855 Cecilia Beaux 1857 1859 Stephan Kekulé von Stradonitz 1864 Anna Jarvis Mother's Day 1868 1870 1872 1874 Romaine Brooks 1877 1879 1880 1881 1882 Reginald Ruggles Gates 1884 Felipe Boero 1885 Walter Cramer 1887 1888 1889 1891 Aleksandr Razumny 1892 1894 1895 Leo Sowerby 1896 Carl Abrahamsson Herbert Backe J. Lawton Collins Heinrich Danioth Mark W. Clark 1897 Eugene R. Black, Sr. 1899 Josef Lokvenc 1900 Robert Lord Ignazio Silone Antal Szerb 1902 Ernst Nagelschmitz 1904 1905 Edna Mayne Hull Henry Koster 1906 Horst Schumann 1907 Theodore Roszak (artist) 1908 Yiannis Ritsos 1910 Roland Rainer 1911 Louis W. Tordella Ralph Bass 1912 Otto Kretschmer 1913 Balraj Sahni Paul D. MacLean 1914 Louis Nye Ivan Prasko Glenn Ford Rong Yiren 1917 Danielle Darrieux 1918 Jack Paar 1919 John Meredyth Lucas 1922 1923 Joseph Heller Milan Kangrga 1924 1925 Clay Blair Greta Andersen Gary Bertini Laura Betti Walter Zeman 1928 Desmond Titterington Sonny James 1930 John Hirsch Richard Riordan Little Walter Peter Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth 1932 Shirley Horn John Meillon 1935 1936 1937 Hans Henrik Andersen 1938 1939 1940 Fakhruddin Ahmed Gene Perla Franz Anatol Wyss 1943 1944 Anna-Lena Löfgren Costa Cordalis Rita Coolidge Peter Kiesewetter Bruce Robinson Joanna Lumley John Woo 1947 Danilo Popivoda Krzysztof Knittel 1948 Carl Morten Iversen Lewis Perdue 1953 James Newton Joanna Szczepkowska 1955 Thomas Wunderlich David T. Friendly 1958 1959 Yasmina Reza 1961 Timna Brauer Clint Malarchuk 1962 Maia Morgenstern Owen Paul 1963 Philip Ma 1964 1965 Debi Diamond 1966 Anne Fletcher Charlie Schlatter Olaf Thon Tim McGraw 1968 Oliver Bierhoff Eva Lund 1972 Julie Benz Ilya Zimin 1973 Oliver Neuville Tiffany Fallon 1975 1976 Anna Olsson (skier) Darius McCrary Vera Lischka 1978 James Badge Dale Michael Russell (tennis) Mauro Bergamasco Lars Berger Michelle Perry 1980 Christopher Becker Manny Acosta Drew Sidora 1984 Alexander Farnerud 1985 Pierre Campana 1986 Adam Casey Leonardo Bonucci Shahar Pe'er Nicholas Braun 1989 May Mahlangu Mitch Nichols 1990 Caitlin Stasey 1555 1558 1572 1578 William II de La Marck 1613 1627 1666 1679 Esaias Reusner 1694 1731 Johann Ludwig Bach 1793 Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae 1797 1809 Gottlieb Konrad Pfeffel 1816 Justus Perthes 1854 Stephen Adams (politician) 1861 1871 Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach David Livingstone William Wirt Adams Ferdinand Gregorovius Alexander Kaufmann Louis Appia Alfred Lanz Herman Frasch Louis Henry Davies Carl Roman Abt Wilhelm Normann Wilhelm Burgdorf Bill Johnston (tennis) Edward Bairstow Lothrop Stoddard Mike Nazaruk Spike Jones Maria Probst Jack Adams Glenda Farrell Wayne Maki Hans Severus Ziegler Wolfgang Stammberger Walther Wenck Ben Lexcen 1991 Richard Thorpe 1993 1996 1998 Eldridge Cleaver Brian Shawe-Taylor Lojze Kovačič Philipp von Boeselager Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Bernhard von Spanheim
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