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| - | *[[408]] – [[Arcadius]], Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) | ||
| - | *[[1118]] – [[Edith of Scotland]], first wife of [[Henry I of England]] (b. c.1080) | ||
| - | *[[1240]] – [[Jacques de Vitry]], [[Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati]] and [[dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals]] | ||
| - | *[[1308]] – [[Albert I of Habsburg]] (murdered) (b. 1255) | ||
| - | *[[1539]] – [[Isabella of Portugal]], queen of Spain and empress of Germany (b. 1503) | ||
| - | *[[1555]] – [[Pope Marcellus II]] (b. 1501) | ||
| - | *[[1572]] – [[Pope Pius V]] (b. 1504) | ||
| - | *[[1731]] – [[Johann Ludwig Bach]], German composer (b. 1677) | ||
| - | *[[1738]] – [[Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle]], English statesman (b. c.1669) | ||
| - | *[[1772]] – [[Gottfried Achenwall]], German statistician (b. 1719) | ||
| - | *[[1813]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Bessières]], French marshal (killed in combat) (b. 1768) | ||
| - | *[[1873]] – [[David Livingstone]], Scottish missionary (b. 1813) | ||
| - | *[[1899]] – [[Ludwig Büchner]], German philosopher and physician (b. 1824) | ||
| *[[1904]] – [[Antonín Dvořák]], Czech composer (b. 1841) | *[[1904]] – [[Antonín Dvořák]], Czech composer (b. 1841) | ||
| *[[1913]] – [[John Barclay Armstrong]], Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal (b. 1850) | *[[1913]] – [[John Barclay Armstrong]], Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal (b. 1850) | ||
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Events
- Labour Day, Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers.
- 1851 - The Great Exhibition, also known as the Crystal Palace Exhibition opens in London
- 1893 – The World's Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago.
- 1931 - The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
- 1941 - Orson Welles's Citizen Kane premieres in New York City
Births
- 1830 - Mother Jones, American labor activist
- 1923 - Joseph Heller, American novelist
- 1924 - Terry Southern, American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter
Deaths
- 1965 - Spike Jones, American band leader, musician, and comedian
- 1973 - Asger Jorn, Danish member of the Situationist International, and a prolific artist and essayist.
Births
- 1672 – Joseph Addison, English politician and writer (d. 1719)
- 1881 – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French palaeontologist and philosopher (d. 1955)
- 1917 – Danielle Darrieux, French singer and actress
- 1923 – Joseph Heller, American novelist (d. 1999)
- 1924 – Karel Kachyňa, Czech film director (d. 2004)
- 1924 – Terry Southern, American screenwriter (d. 1995)
- 1940 – Elsa Peretti, Italian jewelry designer
- 1946 – Joanna Lumley, English actress
- 1946 – John Woo, Hong Kong director
- 1969 – Wes Anderson, American director and writer
Deaths
- 1904 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (b. 1841)
- 1913 – John Barclay Armstrong, Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal (b. 1850)
- 1935 – Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
- 1937 – Snitz Edwards, American actor (b. 1868)
- 1943 – Johan Oscar Smith, Norweigian Christian leader and founder of Brunstad Christian Church (b. 1871)
- 1945 – Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda (suicide with his wife Magda Goebbels) (b. 1897)
- 1963 – Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer, Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar (b. 1879)
- 1965 – Spike Jones, American band leader, musician, and comedian (b. 1911)
- 1968 – Harold Nicolson, British diplomat, author and politician (b. 1886)
- 1968 – Jack Adams, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (b. 1895)
- 1970 – Crown Prince Euimin, Crown Prince Korea (b. 1897)
- 1976 – Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet who fought the military junta in Greece (b. 1939)
- 1976 – T.R.M. Howard, civil rights leader, entrepreneur, surgeon (b. 1908)
- 1978 – Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (b. 1903)
- 1982 – William Primrose, Scottish violist (b. 1903)
- 1985 – Denise Robins (aka Francesca Wright, Ashley French, Harriet Gray, Julia Kane) British romance novelist (b. 1897)
- 1986 – Hylda Baker, English comedy actress (b. 1905)
- 1986 – Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and record producer (b. 1916)
- 1989 – Sally Kirkland, fashion editor at LIFE (b. 1912)
- 1989 – Douglass Watson, American actor (b. 1921)
- 1990 – Sergio Franchi, Italian tenor (b. 1926)
- 1992 – Sharon Redd, American house music and urban contemporary singer (b. 1945)
- 1993 – Pierre Bérégovoy, French Prime Minister (b. 1925)
- 1993 – Ranasinghe Premadasa, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (b. 1924)
- 1994 – Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver and three-time F1 world champion (b. 1960)
- 1998 – Eldridge Cleaver, American activist (b. 1935)
- 2000 – Steve Reeves, American actor (b. 1926)
- 2003 – Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler (b. 1960)
- 2006 – Big Hawk, American rapper (b. 1969)
- 2006 – Johnny Paris, American saxophonist (Johnny and the Hurricanes) (b. 1940)
- 2006 – Rob Lacey, Christian Author. (b. 1962)
- 2008 – Anthony Mamo, Malta's first President (b. 1909)
- 2008 – Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Washington, D.C. prostitution service owner (b. 1956)
- 2008 – Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, last surviving member of the July 20 Plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1944 (b. 1917)
Holidays and observances
- May Day, Labour Day, International Workers' Day, Day of the International Solidarity of Workers.
- Czech Republic – "National Love Day" – couples tend to flock to the memorial of the poet Karel Hynek Mácha 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.
- Kazakhstan - Unity Day.
- Maharashtra Day (Maharashtra Divas) – Maharastra, India.
- Marshall Islands - Constitution Day.
- Northern Europe – Walpurgis Night.
- 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, U.S.A., Loyalty Day.
- Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker
- Saint James the Less.
- Saint Philip the Apostle.
- Saint Andeol.
- Saint Asaph
- Saint Brieuc.
- Saint Sigismund of Burgundy.
- Saint Theodulf.
- Saint Augustin Schoeffer
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