May 1
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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)
- 1945 – Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Minister of Propaganda (suicide with his wife Magda Goebbels) (b. 1897)
- 1965 – Spike Jones, American band leader, musician, and comedian (b. 1911)
- 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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