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Events

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1915 – {{RMS|Lusitania}} departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives.
  • 1919 – German troops enter Munich to suppress the Bavarian Soviet Republic.
  • 1921 – The Jaffa riots commence.{{Cite web |last=Kessler |first=Oren |author-link=Oren Kessler |title=1921 Jaffa riots 100 years on: Mandatory Palestine's 1st 'mass casualty' attack |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/1921-jaffa-riots-100-years-on-mandatory-palestines-1st-mass-casualty-event/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |work=The Times of Israel}}
  • 1925 – The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members.
  • 1929 – The 7.2 {{M|w}} Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
  • 1930 – "Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly discovered dwarf planet by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on.{{cite book|last=Littmann|first=Mark|title=Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System|location=Mineola, N.Y.|publisher=Dover Publications|date=2004|isbn=978-0-486-43602-9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RoJMadct4TQC|pages=84–86|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last1=Cruikshank|first1=Dale P.|last2=Sheehan|first2=William|title=Discovering Pluto: Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System|location=Tucson, Ariz.|publisher=The University of Arizona Press|date=2019|isbn=978-0-8165-3938-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YeRHDwAAQBAJ|pages=148–151}}
  • 1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
  • 1945 – World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin.
  • 1945 – World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army.
  • 1946 – Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians.
  • 1947 – Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded.
  • 1956 – The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
  • 1957 – A Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes while attempting to return to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, killing 34.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 610 Viking 1B G-AJBO Star Hill |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19570501-0 |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}
  • 1960 – Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
  • 1961 – The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections.
  • 1970 – Vietnam War: Protests erupt in response to U.S. and South Vietnamese forces attacking Vietnamese communists in a Cambodian Campaign.
  • 1971 – Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service.{{cite book|last1=DuBaly|first1=Kevin|last2=Schafer|first2=Mike|last3=Boyd|first3=Jim|last4=Jessup|first4=Steve|last5=McBride|first5=Andrew|last6=Glischinski|first6=Steve|title=The Complete Book of North American Railroading|location=New York|publisher=Crestline|date=2016|isbn=978-0-7858-3389-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4kQrGUYb-EMC|page=301}}
  • 1975 – The Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland.[https://www.tamperelainen.fi/paikalliset/1383679 Ufo Näsijärven rannassa? Vai sittenkin moskeija? – 50 vuotta täyttävän Särkänniemen syntyhistoriassa riittää hurjia suunnitelmia ja vikkeliä käänteitä] (in Finnish)
  • 1978 – Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone.
  • 1982 – Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War.
  • 1991 – Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon.Wright, George. The Destruction of a Nation: United States' Policy Towards Angola Since 1945, 1997. Page 159.{{Cite web|title=PA-X: Peace Agreements Database|url=https://www.peaceagreements.org/view/207|access-date=2021-06-12|website=www.peaceagreements.org}}
  • 1993 – Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa is assassinated in Colombo in a suicide bombing carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.{{cite news|date=2 May 1993|title=Suicide bomber kills leader of Sri Lanka|newspaper=the Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/05/02/suicide-bomber-kills-leader-of-sri-lanka/327fce4c-e105-442f-8d1b-16150110bca7/|access-date=2 August 2023}}
  • 1994 – Three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix.{{cite news|date=1 May 1994|title=Race ace Senna killed in car crash|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/1/newsid_2479000/2479971.stm|url-status=live|access-date=28 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923023405/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/1/newsid_2479000/2479971.stm|archive-date=23 September 2006}}
  • 1997 – Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/m15.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/m15.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2022 |url-status=live |title=General Election Results, 1 May 1997 |department=Factsheet No. 68 |last=Morgan |first=Bryn |date=February 1999 |publisher=House of Commons Information Office |access-date=1 April 2019}}
  • 1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.{{cite news|last=Douglas|first=Ed|title=Myth of Mallory preserved in Everest's ice}}
  • 2003 – Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|6}} (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".
  • 2004 – Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.
  • 2009 – Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.{{Cite news|date=2009-04-01|title=Sweden votes in favor of legalizing gay marriage|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-gaymarriage-idUSTRE5307BC20090401|access-date=2021-05-22}}
  • 2010 – Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off.{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Chad |date=October 5, 2010 |title=Times Square Bomber Gets Life Sentence |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704469004575533902050370826?mod=djemalertNYnews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044133/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704469004575533902050370826?mod=djemalertNYnews |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=October 5, 2010 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |df=mdy-all}}
  • 2011 – Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.
  • 2018 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border.{{cite web|title=Military Strikes Continue Against Daesh Terrorists in Iraq and Syria|url=http://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/1518421/military-strikes-continue-against-daesh-terrorists-in-iraq-and-syria/|work=Centcom.mil}}{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-syria-sdf/u-s-backed-syrian-forces-resume-battle-against-islamic-state-idUSKBN1I2390|title=U.S.-backed Syrian forces resume battle against Islamic State|work=Reuters|date=1 May 2018}}
  • 2019 – Naxalite attack in Gadchiroli district of India: Sixteen army soldiers, including a driver, killed in an IED blast. Naxals targeted an anti-Naxal operations team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/01/india/india-attack-maharashtra-intl/index.html|title=16 dead in suspected Maoist attack on police convoy in India|work=CNN|access-date=May 1, 2019}}
  • 2019 – Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period.{{cite news |date=2019-04-01 |title=New Japanese imperial era Reiwa takes name from ancient poetry |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor-idUSKCN1RD13X |url-status=live |access-date=2019-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401041408/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-emperor-idUSKCN1RD13X |archive-date=2019-04-01}}
  • 2024 – The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins.{{cite news |last1=MacRae |first1=Avery |title='It's got to make some kind of change': Boycott of Loblaws-owned stores begins |url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/it-s-got-to-make-some-kind-of-change-boycott-of-loblaws-owned-stores-begins-1.6869575 |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=CTV Atlantic |date=1 May 2024 |language=en}}

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1901 – Sterling Allen Brown, American poet, academic, and critic (died 1989)
  • 1901 – Antal Szerb, Hungarian scholar and author (died 1945)
  • 1905 – Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1988)
  • 1906 – Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician (died 1983)
  • 1907 – Kate Smith, American singer and actress (died 1986)
  • 1908 – Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and author (died 1968)
  • 1908 – Morris Kline, American mathematician and academic (died 1992)
  • 1909 – Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (died 1996)
  • 1909 – Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet and playwright (died 1990)
  • 1910 – Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (died 1987)
  • 1910 – J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and ufologist (died 1986)
  • 1912 – Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (died 1998)
  • 1913 – Louis Nye, American actor (died 2005)
  • 1915 – Hanns Martin Schleyer, German business executive (died 1977)
  • 1916 – Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (died 2006)
  • 1917 – John Beradino, American baseball player and actor (died 1996)
  • 1917 – Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (died 2013)
  • 1917 – Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer (died 2017)
  • 1918 – Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (died 2004)
  • 1919 – Manna Dey, Indian singer and composer (died 2013)
  • 1919 – Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco (died 2018)
  • 1919 – Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (died 2005)
  • 1921 – Vladimir Colin, Romanian journalist and author (died 1991)
  • 1923 – Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1999)
  • 1923 – Marcel Rayman, Polish soldier (died 1944)
  • 1924 – Evelyn Boyd Granville, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic{{cite book | last1=Grinstein | first1=Louise S. | last2=Campbell | first2=Paul J. | title=Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook | place=New York | publisher=Greenwood Press | year=1987 | isbn=978-0-313-24849-8 | page=[https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/66 66] | url=https://archive.org/details/womenofmathemati0000unse/page/66 }} (died 2023)
  • 1924 – Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (died 1995)
  • 1925 – Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (died 2015)
  • 1925 – Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (died 2013)
  • 1926 – Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (died 2025)
  • 1927 – Greta Andersen, Danish swimmer (died 2023){{Cite web |title=Greta Andersen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/46251 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=18 March 2024 }}
  • 1927 – Bernard Vukas, Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (died 1983)
  • 1927 – Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician, 3rd President of Madagascar (died 2017)
  • 1928 – Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
  • 1929 – Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (died 2009)
  • 1929 – Sonny Ramadhin, Trinidadian cricketer (died 2022)
  • 1930 – Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (died 2011)
  • 1930 – Richard Riordan, American lieutenant and politician, 39th Mayor of Los Angeles and publisher (died 2023)
  • 1930 – Little Walter Jacobs, American blues harp player and singer (died 1968)
  • 1932 – S. M. Krishna, Indian politician and statesman, Minister of External Affairs, 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka, 19th Governor of Maharashtra (died 2024){{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/veteran-politician-and-ex-karnataka-chief-minister-sm-krishna-dies-aged-92-7212371|title=Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna, Who Transformed Bengaluru, Dies At 92|date=10 December 2024|editor-last=Mitra|editor-first=Chandrajit|agency=India News|access-date=10 December 2024|work=NDTV}}
  • 1932 – Sandy Woodward, English admiral (died 2013)
  • 1934 – Laura Betti, Italian actress (died 2004){{cite news |last=Lane |first=John Francis |date=7 August 2004 |title=Laura Betti: Italian actor and singer devoted to the memory of Pasolini |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/aug/07/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |work=The Guardian |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929065930/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/aug/07/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |archive-date=29 September 2015 |access-date=30 May 2025}}
  • 1934 – Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician
  • 1934 – Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (died 2005)
  • 1937 – Una Stubbs, English actress and dancer (died 2021){{cite web |title=Una Stubbs obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/aug/12/una-stubbs-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=23 August 2021 |language=en |date=12 August 2021}}
  • 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{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uWoZAQAAIAAJ |year=2002 |edition=3rd revised |publisher=Virgin |page=175 |isbn=978-1-85227-947-9}}
  • 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 (died 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{{cite web | title=Mary Lou MACDONALD | date=May 1969 | url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/28111/MARY+LOU_MCDONALD/history | publisher=European Parliament | access-date=10 July 2019}}
  • 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 (died 2003)
  • 1975 – Nina Hossain, English journalist
  • 1975 – Alexey Smertin, Russian international footballer{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=18214|title=Alexey Smertin|publisher=soccerbase.com|access-date=16 April 2020}}
  • 1976 – James Murray, American comedian{{cite tweet|title=Thank you to all my friends and fans for the birthday wishes!|user=jamessmurray|number=1256323273823883264|date=May 1, 2020|access-date=September 27, 2020|archive-date= May 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200507090632/https://twitter.com/jamessmurray/status/1256323273823883264|url-status= live}}
  • 1978 – James Badge Dale, American actor
  • 1978 – Michael Russell, American tennis player{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/michael-russell/r368/overview|title=Michael Russell | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}
  • 1979 – Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
  • 1979 – Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (died 2003)
  • 1980 – Jan Heylen, Belgian race car driver
  • 1980 – Jay Reatard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 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{{cite web |title=Park Hae-jin (박해진, Korean actor, singer) |url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_Park_Hae-jin.php |website=HanCinema |access-date=29 April 2019}}
  • 1983 – Craig Williams, American wrestler
  • 1984 – David Backes, American ice hockey player
  • 1986 – Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (died 2013)
  • 1986 – Jesse Klaver, Dutch politician
  • 1987 – Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer
  • 1987 – Amir Johnson, American basketball player
  • 1987 – Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player
  • 1988 – Anushka Sharma, Indian actress and film producer
  • 1989 – Victoria Monét, American singer-songwriter{{cite web | last=Starling | first=Lakin | title=Victoria Monét Is Ready to Be a Solo Star | website=The Cut | date=2020-05-08 | url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/05/victoria-monet-jaguar.html | access-date=2024-01-21}}
  • 1990 – Scooter Gennett, American baseball player
  • 1990 – Caitlin Stasey, Australian actress{{cite web |last1=King |first1=Darryn |title=Caitlin Stasey - Actor Filmography، photos، Video |url=https://www.elcinema.com/en/person/2003268/ |website=elCinema.com |access-date=29 April 2019 |date=24 September 2015}}
  • 1991 – Marcus Stroman, American baseball player
  • 1992 – Madeline Brewer, American actress{{cite Instagram |user=madbrew |postid=COWP0-EHDp4 |date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/COWP0-EHDp4 |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration |title=29 = glitter disco}}{{cbignore}}
  • 1992 – Hani, South Korean singer and actress
  • 1992 – Bradley Roby, American football player
  • 1996 – William Nylander, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player{{Cite web|title=William Nylander Stats and News|url=https://www.nhl.com/player/william-nylander-8477939|access-date=2021-07-05|website=NHL|language=en-US}}
  • 1997 – Miles Sanders, American football player{{cite web |title=Miles Sanders Stats |url=https://www.nfl.com/players/miles-sanders/ |website=nfl.com |publisher=National Football League |access-date=5 May 2024}}
  • 1999 – YNW Melly, American rapper{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8471446/ynw-melly-i-am-you-mixtape-tee-grizzley-lion-king-interview|title=YNW Melly on Breakout Mixtape 'I Am You,' Interpolating Chris Brown Throwbacks & His Favorite 'Lion King' Solos|date=August 21, 2018|author=Charles Holmes|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 14, 2018|archive-date=April 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190411025617/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8471446/ynw-melly-i-am-you-mixtape-tee-grizzley-lion-king-interview|url-status=live}}
  • 1999 – Tiffany Stratton, American wrestler{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/tiffany-stratton|title=American professional wrestler Tiffany Stratton biography|website=sportskeeda|access-date=March 7, 2023|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307013735/https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/tiffany-stratton|url-status=live}}
  • 2000 – Rema, Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper{{cite web |title=Rema |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rema/1304716885 |website=Apple Music |access-date=30 April 2025}}
  • 2002 – Chet Holmgren, American basketball player{{cite web |title=Chet Holmgren |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631096/chet-holmgren |website=NBA.com |access-date=April 30, 2024}}
  • 2003 – Lizzy Greene, American actress{{cite web|url=http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/lizzy-greene-birthday-see-the-nickelodeon-actress-red-carpet-transformation-131264/photos/lizzy-greene-kcas-2014-248832|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505013111/http://www.twistmagazine.com/posts/lizzy-greene-birthday-see-the-nickelodeon-actress-red-carpet-transformation-131264/photos/lizzy-greene-kcas-2014-248832|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2017|title=Total Transformation: See Lizzy Greene's Red Carpet Evolution in 14 Pics|work=Twist Magazine}}
  • 2004 – Charli D'Amelio, American social media influencer and dancer
  • 2005 – Linda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis player{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329627/linda-fruhvirtova |title=Profile: Linda Fruhvirtova|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|access-date=17 October 2022}}

Deaths

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=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

Holidays and observances

References

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  • [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/1 BBC: On This Day]
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  • [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/1 Historical Events on May 1]

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