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May 1is the 121st day of the year (122nd inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;244 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 305–DiocletianandMaximianretire from the office ofRoman emperor.
- 880– TheNea Ekklesiais inaugurated inConstantinople,setting the model for all latercross-in-squareOrthodox churches.
- 1169–Normanmercenaries land atBannow BayinLeinster,marking the beginning of theNorman invasion of Ireland.
- 1328–Wars of Scottish Independenceend: By theTreaty of Edinburgh–Northampton,EnglandrecognisesScotlandas anindependent state.
- 1486–Christopher Columbuspresents his plans discovering a western route to the Indies to the Spanish QueenIsabella I of Castile.[1]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1669–Henry Morgan's raid on Lake Maracaibo,the SpanishArmada de Barloventois defeated by an English Privateer fleet led by CaptainHenry Morgan.[2]
- 1707– TheAct of Unionjoining England and Scotland to form theKingdom of Great Britaintakes effect.[3]
- 1753– Publication ofSpecies PlantarumbyLinnaeus,and the formal start date ofplant taxonomyadopted by theInternational Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
- 1807– TheSlave Trade Act 1807takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire.[4]
- 1820– Execution of theCato Street Conspirators,who plotted to kill theBritishCabinetandPrime MinisterLord Liverpool.[5]
- 1840– ThePenny Black,the first official adhesivepostage stamp,is issued in theUnited Kingdom.
- 1844–Hong Kong Police Force,the world's second modernpolice forceand Asia's first, is established.
- 1846– The few remainingMormonsleft inNauvoo, Illinois,formally dedicate theNauvoo Temple.
- 1851–Queen VictoriaopensThe Great ExhibitionatThe Crystal Palacein London.
- 1863–American Civil War:TheBattle of ChancellorsvillebetweenRobert E. Lee'sConfederateArmy of Northern Virginiaand theUnionArmy of the PotomacunderJoseph Hookerbegins.[6]
- 1863 – American Civil War: During theVicksburg campaign,Union forces underUlysses S. Grantwin at theBattle of Port Gibsonand establish a firm presence on the east side of theMississippi River.[7]
- 1865– TheEmpire of Brazil,Argentina,andUruguaysign theTreaty of the Triple Alliance.
- 1866– TheMemphis Race Riotsbegin. Over three days, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of theFourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[8]
- 1885– The originalChicago Board of Trade Buildingopens for business.
- 1886– Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in theHaymarket affairinChicago,in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated asInternational Workers' Dayin many countries.
- 1894–Coxey's Army,the first significant Americanprotest march,arrives inWashington, D.C.[9]
- 1896–Naser al-Din,Shah of Iran,is assassinated inShah Abdol-Azim ShrinebyMirza Reza Kermani,a follower ofJamal al-Din al-Afghani.[10]
- 1898–Spanish–American War:Battle of Manila Bay:TheAsiatic Squadronof theUnited States Navydestroys thePacific Squadronof theSpanish Navyafter a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths.[11]
- 1900– TheScofield Mine disasterkills over 200 men inScofield, Utahin what is to date the fifth-worstmining accidentin United States history.
1901–present[edit]
- 1915–RMSLusitaniadeparts fromNew York Cityon her 202nd, and final, crossing of theNorth Atlantic.Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast ofIrelandwith the loss of 1,198 lives.
- 1919– German troops enterMunichto suppress theBavarian Soviet Republic.
- 1921– TheJaffa riotscommence.[12]
- 1925– TheAll-China Federation of Trade Unionsis officially founded. Today it is the largesttrade unionin the world, with 134 million members.
- 1929– The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquakeshakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximumMercalli intensityof IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
- 1930– "Pluto" is officially proposed for the name ofthe newly discovered dwarf planetbyVesto Slipherin theLowell ObservatoryObservation Circular.The name quickly catches on.[13]
- 1931– TheEmpire State Buildingis dedicated in New York City.
- 1945–World War II:German radio broadcasts news ofAdolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in theReich Chancelleryfighting to the last breath againstBolshevismand for Germany ". TheSoviet flagis raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order ofStalin.
- 1945 – World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in amass suicide in Demminfollowing the advance of theRed Army.
- 1946– Start of three-yearPilbara strikeofIndigenous Australians.
- 1947–Portella della Ginestra massacreagainstMay Daycelebrations inSicilyby the bandit and separatist leaderSalvatore Giulianowhere 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
- 1956– Thepolio vaccinedeveloped byJonas Salkis made available to the public.
- 1957– AVickers VC.1 Vikingcrasheswhile attempting to return toBlackbushe AirportinYateley,killing 34.[14]
- 1960–Cold War:U-2 incident:Francis Gary Powers,in aLockheed U-2spyplane,is shot down over theSverdlovsk Oblast,Soviet Union,sparking a diplomatic crisis.
- 1961– ThePrime Minister of Cuba,Fidel Castro,proclaimsCubaasocialistnation and abolishes elections.
- 1970–Vietnam War:Protests erupt in response to U.S. andSouth Vietnameseforces attackingVietnamese communistsin aCambodian Campaign.
- 1971–Amtrak(the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation ofU.S. passenger rail service.[15]
- 1975– TheSärkänniemi Amusement Parkopens inTampere,Finland.[16]
- 1978– Japan'sNaomi Uemura,travelling bydog sled,becomes the first person to reach theNorth Polealone.
- 1982–Operation Black Buck:TheRoyal Air Forceattacks theArgentine Air ForceduringFalklands War.
- 1990–Angolan Civil War:TheMPLAandUNITAagree to theBicesse Accords,which are formally signed on May 31 inLisbon.[17][18]
- 1993–Sri Lankan PresidentRanasinghe PremadasaisassassinatedinColomboin asuicide bombingcarried out by theLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[19]
- 1994– Three-timeFormula OnechampionAyrton Sennaiskilled in an accidentduring theSan Marino Grand Prix.[20]
- 1997– Labour Party wins the1997 General ElectionandTony Blairis elected as Prime Minister[21]
- 1999– The body of British climberGeorge Malloryis found onMount Everest,75 years after hisdisappearance in 1924.[22]
- 2003–Invasion of Iraq:In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished"speech, on board theUSSAbraham Lincoln(off the coast ofCalifornia), U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bushdeclares that "major combat operations inIraqhave ended ".
- 2004–Cyprus,Czech Republic,Estonia,Hungary,Latvia,Lithuania,Malta,Poland,Slovakia,andSloveniajoin theEuropean Union,celebrated at the residence of theIrish PresidentinDublin.
- 2009–Same-sex marriageis legalized in Sweden.[23]
- 2010–Faisal Shahzadattemptsto detonate acar bombinTimes Square,but the bomb fails to go off.[24]
- 2011–Pope John Paul IIisbeatifiedby his successor,Pope Benedict XVI.
- 2018–Syrian civil war:TheSyrian Democratic Forces(SDF) resumes theDeir ez-Zor campaignin order to clear the remnants of theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant(ISIL) from theIraq–Syria border.[25][26]
- 2019–Naxaliteattack inGadchiroli districtof India: Sixteen army soldiers, including a driver,killed in an IED blast.Naxals targeted an anti-Naxal operations team.[27]
- 2019 –Naruhitoascends to the throne of Japansucceeding his fatherAkihito,beginning theReiwaperiod.[28]
- 2024– The2024 Loblaw boycott,a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocerLoblaw Companies,begins.[29]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 1218–John I, Count of Hainaut(d. 1257)
- 1218 –Rudolf I of Germany(d. 1291)[30]
- 1285–Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel,English politician (d. 1326)
- 1326–Rinchinbal Khan,Mongolian emperor (d. 1332)
- 1488–Sidonie of Bavaria,eldest daughter of Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich (d. 1505)
- 1527–Johannes Stadius,German astronomer, astrologer, mathematician (d. 1579)
- 1545–Franciscus Junius,French theologian (d. 1602)
- 1579–Wolphert Gerretse,Dutch-American farmer, co-foundedNew Netherland(d. 1662)
- 1582–Marco da Gagliano,Italian composer (d. 1643)
- 1585–Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill,Belarusian saint (d. 1612)
- 1591–Johann Adam Schall von Bell,German missionary and astronomer (d. 1666)
- 1594–John Haynes,English-American politician, 1st Governor of the Colony of Connecticut (d. 1653)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1602–William Lilly,English astrologer (d. 1681)
- 1672–Joseph Addison,English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (d. 1719)
- 1730–Joshua Rowley,English admiral (d. 1790)
- 1735–Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen,Dutch admiral and philanthropist (d. 1819)
- 1751–Judith Sargent Murray,American poet and playwright (d. 1820)
- 1764–Benjamin Henry Latrobe,English-American architect, designed theUnited States Capitol(d. 1820)
- 1769–Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington,Irish-English field marshal and politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(d. 1852)
- 1783–Phoebe Hinsdale Brown,American hymnwriter (d. 1861)[31]
- 1803–James Clarence Mangan,Irish poet and author (d. 1849)
- 1811–Andreas Laskaratos,Greek satirical poet and writer (d. 1901)[32]
- 1821–Henry Ayers,English-Australian politician, 8thPremier of South Australia(d. 1897)
- 1824–Alexander William Williamson,English chemist and academic (d. 1904)
- 1825–Johann Jakob Balmer,Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1898)
- 1825 –George Inness,American painter and educator (d. 1894)
- 1827–Jules Breton,French painter (d. 1906)
- 1829–José de Alencar,Brazilian author and playwright (d. 1877)
- 1829 –Frederick Sandys,English painter and illustrator (d. 1904)
- 1830–Guido Gezelle,Belgian priest and poet (d. 1899)
- 1831–Emily Stowe,Canadian physician and activist (d. 1903)[33]
- 1847–Henry Demarest Lloyd,American journalist and politician (d. 1903)
- 1848–Adelsteen Normann,Norwegian painter (d. 1919)
- 1850–Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn(d. 1942)
- 1852–Calamity Jane,American frontierswoman and professional scout (d. 1903)
- 1852 –Santiago Ramón y Cajal,Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1934)
- 1853–Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin,Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (d. 1909)
- 1855–Cecilia Beaux,American painter and academic (d. 1942)[34]
- 1857–Theo van Gogh,Dutch art dealer (d. 1891)
- 1859–Jacqueline Comerre-Paton,French painter and sculptor (d. 1955)
- 1862–Marcel Prévost,French novelist and playwright (d. 1941)
- 1864–Anna Jarvis,American founder ofMother's Day(d. 1948)[35]
- 1871–Seakle Greijdanus,Dutch theologian and scholar (d. 1948)
- 1871 –Emiliano Chamorro Vargas,President of Nicaragua (d. 1966)
- 1872–Hugo Alfvén,Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (d. 1960)
- 1872 –Sidónio Pais,Portuguese soldier and politician, 4thPresident of Portugal(d. 1918)
- 1874–Romaine Brooks,American-French painter and illustrator (d. 1970)
- 1874 –Paul Van Asbroeck,Belgian target shooter (d. 1959)
- 1875–Dave Hall,American runner (d. 1972)
- 1881–Pierre Teilhard de Chardin,French priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (d. 1955)
- 1884–Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe,English race car driver and politician (d. 1964)
- 1885–Clément Pansaers,Belgian poet (d. 1922)
- 1885 –Ralph Stackpole,American sculptor and painter (d. 1973)
- 1887–Alan Cunningham,Anglo-Irish general and diplomat,High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan(d. 1983)
- 1890–Clelia Lollini,Italian physician (d. 1963 or 1964)[36]
- 1891–Lillian Estelle Fisher,American historian of Spanish America (d. 1988)[37]
- 1895–May Hollinworth,Australian theatre producer and director (d. 1968)[38]
- 1895 –Nikolai Yezhov,Sovietsecret police official, head of theNKVD(d. 1940)
- 1896–Herbert Backe,German agronomist and politician (d. 1947)
- 1896 –Mark W. Clark,American general (d. 1984)
- 1896 –J. Lawton Collins,American general (d. 1987)
- 1898–Alfred Schmidt,Estonian weightlifter (d. 1972)
- 1900–Ignazio Silone,Italian journalist and politician (d. 1978)
- 1900 –Aleksander Wat,Polish poet and writer (d. 1967)
1901–present[edit]
- 1901–Sterling Allen Brown,American poet, academic, and critic (d. 1989)
- 1901 –Antal Szerb,Hungarian scholar and author (d. 1945)
- 1905–Henry Koster,German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
- 1906–Horst Schumann,GermanSSofficer and physician (d. 1983)
- 1907–Kate Smith,American singer and actress (d. 1986)
- 1908–Giovannino Guareschi,Italian journalist and author (d. 1968)
- 1908 –Morris Kline,American mathematician and academic (d. 1992)
- 1909–Endel Puusepp,Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (d. 1996)
- 1909 –Yiannis Ritsos,Greek poet and playwright (d. 1990)
- 1910–Raya Dunayevskaya,Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (d. 1987)
- 1910 –J. Allen Hynek,American astronomer and ufologist (d. 1986)
- 1912–Otto Kretschmer,German admiral (d. 1998)
- 1913–Louis Nye,American actor (d. 2005)
- 1915–Hanns Martin Schleyer,German business executive (d. 1977)
- 1916–Glenn Ford,Canadian-American actor and producer (d. 2006)
- 1917–John Beradino,American baseball player and actor (d. 1996)
- 1917 –Ulric Cross,Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (d. 2013)
- 1917 –Danielle Darrieux,French actress and singer (d. 2017)
- 1918–Jack Paar,American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004)
- 1919–Manna Dey,Indian singer and composer (d. 2013)
- 1919 –Mohammed Karim Lamrani,Moroccan businessman and politician, 7thPrime Minister of Morocco(d. 2018)
- 1919 –Dan O'Herlihy,Irish actor (d. 2005)
- 1921–Vladimir Colin,Romanian journalist and author (d. 1991)
- 1923–Joseph Heller,American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1999)
- 1923 –Marcel Rayman,Polish soldier (d. 1944)
- 1924–Evelyn Boyd Granville,American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic[39](d. 2023)
- 1924 –Terry Southern,American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
- 1925–Chuck Bednarik,American lieutenant and football player (d. 2015)
- 1925 –Scott Carpenter,American commander, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2013)
- 1926–Peter Lax,Hungarian-American mathematician and academic
- 1927–Greta Andersen,Danish swimmer (d. 2023)[40]
- 1927 –Laura Betti,Italian actress (d. 2004)[41]
- 1927 –Bernard Vukas,Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (d. 1983)
- 1927 –Albert Zafy,Malagasy politician, 3rd President of Madagascar (d. 2017)
- 1928–Sonny James,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
- 1929–Ralf Dahrendorf,German-English sociologist and politician (d. 2009)
- 1929 –Sonny Ramadhin,Trinidadian cricketer (d. 2022)
- 1930–Ollie Matson,American sprinter and football player (d. 2011)
- 1930 –Richard Riordan,American lieutenant and politician, 39thMayor of Los Angelesand publisher (d. 2023)
- 1930 –Little WalterJacobs, American blues harp player and singer (d. 1968)
- 1932–Sandy Woodward,English admiral (d. 2013)
- 1934–Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas,Mexican politician
- 1934 –Shirley Horn,American singer and pianist (d. 2005)
- 1937–Una Stubbs,English actress and dancer (d. 2021)[42]
- 1939–Judy Collins,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1945–Rita Coolidge,American singer-songwriter
- 1946–Joanna Lumley,English actress, voice-over artist, author, and activist
- 1946 –John Woo,Hong Kong director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1948–Patricia Hill Collins,American sociologist and scholar
- 1949–Tim Hodgkinson,English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer[43]
- 1950–Danny McGrain,Scottish footballer and coach
- 1951–Gordon Greenidge,Barbadian cricketer and coach
- 1951 –Sally Mann,American photographer
- 1952–Richard Blundell,English economist and academic
- 1954–Ray Parker Jr.,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1954 –Joel Rosenberg,Canadian-American author and activist (d. 2011)
- 1955–Alex Cunningham,Scottish politician
- 1955 –Martin O'Donnell,American composer
- 1957–Rick Darling,Australian cricketer
- 1957 –Uberto Pasolini,Italian banker, director, and producer
- 1959–Yasmina Reza,French actress and playwright
- 1961–Clint Malarchuk,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1961 –Marilyn Milian,American judge
- 1962–Maia Morgenstern,Romanian actress
- 1964–Yvonne van Gennip,Dutch speed skater
- 1966–Olaf Thon,German footballer and manager
- 1967–Tim McGraw,American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1968–Oliver Bierhoff,German footballer
- 1968 –D'arcy Wretzky,American bass player and singer
- 1969–Wes Anderson,American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1969 –Mary Lou McDonald,Irish politician[44]
- 1969 –Billy Owens,American basketball player
- 1970–Bernard Butler,English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1971–Ethan Albright,American football player
- 1971 –Stuart Appleby,Australian golfer
- 1971 –Ajith Kumar,Indian actor and race car driver
- 1972–Ramzi bin al-Shibh,Yemeni terrorist
- 1972 –Julie Benz,American actress
- 1973–Curtis Martin,American football player
- 1973 –Oliver Neuville,German footballer
- 1975–Marc-Vivien Foé,Cameroonian footballer (d. 2003)
- 1975 –Nina Hossain,English journalist
- 1975 –Alexey Smertin,Russian international footballer[45]
- 1976–James Murray,American comedian[46]
- 1978–James Badge Dale,American actor
- 1978 –Michael Russell,American tennis player[47]
- 1979–Mauro Bergamasco,Italian rugby player
- 1979 –Roman Lyashenko,Russian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
- 1980–Jan Heylen,Belgian race car driver
- 1980 –Jay Reatard,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
- 1981–Alexander Hleb,Belarusian footballer
- 1981 –Wes Welker,American football player and coach
- 1982–Beto,Portuguese footballer
- 1982 –Jamie Dornan,Northern Irish model and actor
- 1982 –Tommy Robredo,Spanish tennis player
- 1982 –Darijo Srna,Croatian footballer
- 1982 –Katya Zamolodchikova,American drag queen
- 1983–Alain Bernard,French swimmer
- 1983 –Park Hae-jin,South Korean actor[48]
- 1983 –Craig Williams,American wrestler
- 1984–David Backes,American ice hockey player
- 1986–Christian Benítez,Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2013)
- 1986 –Jesse Klaver,Dutch politician
- 1987–Leonardo Bonucci,Italian footballer
- 1987 –Amir Johnson,American basketball player
- 1987 –Ryan Mathews,American football player
- 1987 –Shahar Pe'er,Israeli tennis player
- 1988–Anushka Sharma,Indian actress and film producer
- 1989–Victoria Monét,American singer-songwriter[49]
- 1990–Scooter Gennett,American baseball player
- 1990 –Caitlin Stasey,Australian actress[50]
- 1991–Marcus Stroman,American baseball player
- 1992–Hani,South Korean singer and actress
- 1992 –Bradley Roby,American football player
- 1996–William Nylander,Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player[51]
- 1997–Miles Sanders,American football player[52]
- 1999–YNW Melly,American rapper[53]
- 2002–Chet Holmgren,American basketball player[54]
- 2004–Charli D'Amelio,American social media influencer and dancer
- 2005–Linda Fruhvirtová,Czech tennis player[55]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 408–Arcadius,Byzantine emperor (b. 377)
- 558–Marcouf,missionaryand saint
- 908–Wang Zongji,Chinese prince andpretender
- 1118–Matilda of Scotland(b. 1080)[56]
- 1171–Diarmait Mac Murchada,King of Leinster(b. 1110)
- 1187–Roger de Moulins,Grand Masterof theKnights Hospitaller
- 1255–Walter de Gray,English prelate and statesman
- 1277–Stefan Uroš Iof Serbia (b. 1223)
- 1278–William II of Villehardouin
- 1308–Albert I of Germany(b. 1255)
- 1312–Paul I Šubić of Bribir
- 1539–Isabella of Portugal(b. 1503)[57]
- 1555–Pope Marcellus II(b. 1501)
- 1572–Pope Pius V(b. 1504)[58]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1668–Frans Luycx,Flemish painter (b. 1604)
- 1730–François de Troy,French painter and engraver (b. 1645)[59]
- 1731–Johann Ludwig Bach,German violinist and composer (b. 1677)
- 1738–Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle,English politician,First Lord of the Treasury(b. 1669)
- 1772–Gottfried Achenwall,Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (b. 1719)
- 1813–Jean-Baptiste Bessières,French general (b. 1768)
- 1838–Antoine Louis Dugès,French obstetrician and naturalist (b. 1797)
- 1856–John Wilbur,American minister and theologian (b. 1774)
- 1873–David Livingstone,Scottish-English missionary and explorer (b. 1813)
- 1899–Ludwig Büchner,German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)
1901–present[edit]
- 1904–Antonín Dvořák,Czech composer and academic (b. 1841)
- 1907–Grigorios Maraslis,Greek philanthropist (b. 1831)[60]
- 1913–John Barclay Armstrong,American lieutenant (b. 1850)
- 1920–Princess Margaret of Connaught(b. 1882)
- 1935–Henri Pélissier,French cyclist (b. 1889)
- 1943–Johan Oscar Smith,Norwegian religious leader, founded theBrunstad Christian Church(b. 1871)
- 1944–Napoleon Soukatzidis,Greek communist and trade unionist (b. 1909)[61]
- 1945–Joseph Goebbels,German lawyer and politician,Chancellor of Germany(b. 1897)
- 1945 –Magda Goebbels,German wife ofJoseph Goebbels(b. 1901)
- 1953–Everett Shinn,American painter and illustrator (b. 1876)
- 1955–William Thomson Sloper,American stockbroker and survivor of thesinking of the RMSTitanic(b. 1883)[62]
- 1956–LeRoy Samse,American pole vaulter (b. 1883)
- 1960–Charles Holden,English architect, designed theBristol Central Library(b. 1875)
- 1963–Lope K. Santos,Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
- 1965–Spike Jones,American singer and bandleader (b. 1911)
- 1968–Jack Adams,Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1895)
- 1968 –Harold Nicolson,English author and politician (b. 1886)
- 1970–Yi Un,Korean prince (b. 1897)
- 1973–Asger Jorn,Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
- 1976–T. R. M. Howard,American surgeon and activist (b. 1908)
- 1976 –Alexandros Panagoulis,Greek poet and politician (b. 1939)
- 1978–Aram Khachaturian,Armenian composer and conductor (b. 1903)
- 1982–William Primrose,Scottish viola player and educator (b. 1903)
- 1984–Jüri Lossmann,Estonian-Swedish runner (b. 1891)
- 1985–Denise Robins,English journalist and author (b. 1897)
- 1986–Hylda Baker,English comedian, actress and music hall performer (b. 1905)
- 1986 –Hugo Peretti,American songwriter and producer (b. 1916)
- 1988–Ben Lexcen,Australian sailor and architect (b. 1936)
- 1989–Sally Kirkland,American journalist (b. 1912)
- 1989 –V. M. Panchalingam,Sri Lankan civil servant (b. 1930)
- 1989 –Patrice Tardif,Canadian farmer and politician (b. 1904)
- 1990–Sergio Franchi,Italian-American tenor and actor (b. 1926)
- 1991–Richard Thorpe,American director and screenwriter (b. 1896)
- 1993–Pierre Bérégovoy,French metallurgist and politician,Prime Minister of France(b. 1925)
- 1993 –Ranasinghe Premadasa,Sri Lankan politician, 3rdPresident of Sri Lanka(b. 1924)
- 1994–Ayrton Senna,Brazilian race car driver (b. 1960)
- 1995–Antonio Salemme,Italian-American painter (b. 1892)
- 1997–Fernand Dumont,Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (b. 1927)
- 1998–Eldridge Cleaver,American author and activist (b. 1935)
- 2000–Steve Reeves,American bodybuilder and actor (b. 1926)
- 2002–Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh,Indian poet and author (b. 1908)
- 2003–Miss Elizabeth,American wrestler and manager (b. 1960)
- 2003 –Wim van Est,Dutch cyclist (b. 1923)
- 2005–Kenneth Clark,American psychologist and academic (b. 1914)
- 2008–Anthony Mamo,Maltese judge and politician, 1stPresident of Malta(b. 1909)
- 2008 –Philipp von Boeselager,German soldier and economist (b. 1917)
- 2010–Helen Wagner,American actress (b. 1918)
- 2011–Henry Cooper,English boxer (b. 1934)
- 2011 –Ted Lowe,English sportscaster (b. 1920)
- 2012–James Kinley,Canadian engineer and politician, 29thLieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia(b. 1925)
- 2012 –Mordechai Virshubski,German-Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1930)
- 2013–Chris Kelly,American rapper (b. 1978)
- 2013 –Pierre Pleimelding,French footballer and manager (b. 1952)
- 2014–Adamu Atta,Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5thGovernor of Kwara State(b. 1927)
- 2014 –Radhia Cousot,Tunisian-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1947)
- 2014 –Assi Dayan,Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945)
- 2014 –Juan de Dios Castillo,Mexican footballer and coach (b. 1951)
- 2015–Geoff Duke,English-Manx motorcycle racer (b. 1923)
- 2015 –Vafa Guluzade,Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (b. 1940)
- 2015 –María Elena Velasco,Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
- 2015 –Grace Lee Whitney,American actress (b. 1930)[63]
- 2021–Olympia Dukakis,American actress (b. 1931)[64]
- 2023–Gordon Lightfoot,Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)[65]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Christianfeast day:
- Aldebrandus[66]
- Amator[66]
- Andeolus[66]
- Aredius of Gap[66]
- Asaph[66]
- Augustin Schoeffler,Jean-Louis Bonnard(part ofVietnamese Martyrs)
- Benedict of Szkalka
- Bertha of Val d'Or[67][68]
- Brioc[66]
- James the Less(Anglican Communion)
- Jeremiah[66]
- Julian of Bale[66]
- Joseph the Worker(Roman Catholic)[66]
- BlessedKlymentiy Sheptytsky(Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
- Mafalda of Portugal[66]
- Marcouf[66]
- Orientius[66]
- Peregrine Laziosi[66]
- Philip the Apostle(Anglican Communion,Lutheran Church)
- Richard Pampuri
- Seven Apostolic Men[66]
- Sigismund of Burgundy[66]
- Theodard[69][66]
- Ultan
- May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Armed Forces Day(Mauritania)
- Constitution Day(Argentina,Latvia,Marshall Islands)
- Commemoration of the states ofMaharashtraandGujaratfollowing the foundation ofSamyukta Maharashtra Samiti(India):
- International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day
- Lei Day(Hawaii)
- International Workers' DayorLabour Day(International), and its related observances:
- Law Day (United States),formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration ofLabour Day.(United States)
- Loyalty Day,formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration ofLabour Day.(United States)
- May Day(beginning of Summer) observances in the Northern hemisphere(seeApril 30):
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