Editing May 1

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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[305]] &ndash; [[Diocletian]] and [[Maximian]] retire from the office of [[Roman emperor]].
* [[880]] &ndash; The [[Nea Ekklesia]] is inaugurated in [[Constantinople]], setting the model for all later [[cross-in-square]] Orthodox churches.
*[[1169]] &ndash; [[Normans|Norman]] mercenaries land at [[Bannow|Bannow Bay]] in [[Leinster]], marking the beginning of the [[Norman invasion of Ireland]].
*[[1328]] &ndash; [[Wars of Scottish Independence]] end: By the [[Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton]], [[Kingdom of England|England]] recognises [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] as an [[Independence|independent state]].
*[[1486]] &ndash; [[Christopher Columbus]] presents his plans discovering a western route to the Indies to the Spanish Queen [[Isabella I of Castile]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Clifton|last=Daniel|title=Chronicle of America|publisher=Chronicle publication|year=1989|page=14|isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1669]] &ndash; [[Henry Morgan's raid on Lake Maracaibo]], the Spanish [[Armada de Barlovento]] is defeated by an English Privateer fleet led by Captain [[Henry Morgan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Walter Adolphe |author1-link=Walter Adolphe Roberts |title=Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer and Governor |date=1933 |publisher=Covici, Friede |page=156 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKlnAAAAMAAJ}}</ref>
*[[1707]] &ndash; The [[Act of Union 1707|Act of Union]] joining England and Scotland to form the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] takes effect.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Act of Union between England and Scotland |url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-Act-of-Union/ |website=Historic UK |access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>
*[[1753]] &ndash; Publication of ''Species Plantarum'' by [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], and the formal start date of [[plant taxonomy]] adopted by the [[International Code of Botanical Nomenclature]].
*[[1807]] &ndash; The [[Slave Trade Act 1807]] takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire.<ref>[https://www.pdavis.nl/Legis_06.htm An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade]</ref>
*[[1820]] &ndash; Execution of the [[Cato Street Conspiracy|Cato Street Conspirators]], who plotted to kill the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]] and [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool|Lord Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Douglass|first=Paul|title=Lady Caroline Lamb: A Biography|location=New York|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|date=2004|isbn=978-1-4039-6605-6|url=https://archive.org/details/ladycarolinelamb00doug_0|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/ladycarolinelamb00doug_0/page/223 223]}}</ref>
*[[1840]] &ndash; The [[Penny Black]], the first official adhesive [[postage stamp]], is issued in the [[United Kingdom]].
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[Hong Kong Police Force]], the world's second modern [[Police|police force]] and Asia's first, is established.
*[[1846]] &ndash; The few remaining [[Mormons]] left in [[Nauvoo, Illinois]], formally dedicate the [[Nauvoo Temple]].
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Queen Victoria]] opens [[The Great Exhibition]] at [[The Crystal Palace]] in London.
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Battle of Chancellorsville]] between [[Robert E. Lee]]'s [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[Army of Northern Virginia]] and the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[Army of the Potomac]] under [[Joseph Hooker]] begins.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|chapter=Chancellorsville, Battle of|title=American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection|editor-last1=Tucker|editor-first1=Spencer C.|editor-last2=Arnold|editor-first2=James R.|editor-last3=Wiener|editor-first3=Roberta|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2013|isbn=978-1-85109-677-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9dvYAQAAQBAJ|pages=341–343}}</ref>
*1863     &ndash; American Civil War: During the [[Vicksburg campaign]], Union forces under [[Ulysses S. Grant]] win the [[Battle of Port Gibson]] and establish a firm presence on the east side of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle of Port Gibson (May 1, 1863)|url=https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/battleportgibson.htm|website=NPS.gov|publisher=National Park Service|date=February 15, 2018|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; The [[Empire of Brazil]], [[Argentina]], and [[Uruguay]] sign the [[Treaty of the Triple Alliance]].
*[[1866]] &ndash; The [[Memphis riots of 1866|Memphis Race Riots]] begin. Over three days, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Dattel|first=Eugene R.|title=Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Costs of Economic Power|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Ivan R. Dee|date=2011|isbn=978-1-56663-968-2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VllSQthtskkC|pages=250–252}}</ref>
*[[1885]] &ndash; The original [[Chicago Board of Trade Building]] opens for business.
*[[1886]] &ndash; Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the [[Haymarket affair]] in [[Chicago]], in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as [[International Workers' Day]] in many countries.
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Coxey's Army]], the first significant American [[Demonstration (protest)|protest march]], arrives in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Barber|first=Lucy G.|chapter=Coxey's Army|title=Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History. Volume 1: A—F|editor-last=Arneson|editor-first=Eric|location=New York|publisher=Routledge|date=2007|isbn=978-0-415-96826-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zEWsZ81Bd3YC|pages=326–328}}</ref>
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Naser al-Din Shah Qajar|Naser al-Din]], [[Qajar dynasty|Shah of Iran]], is assassinated in [[Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine]] by [[Mirza Reza Kermani]], a follower of [[Jamal al-Din al-Afghani]].<ref>{{citation|title=Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896|first=Abbas|last=Amanat|publisher=I.B.Tauris|year=1997|isbn=9781860640971|series=Comparative studies on Muslim societies|page=440}}</ref>
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Spanish–American War]]: [[Battle of Manila Bay]]: The [[Asiatic Squadron]] of the [[United States Navy]] destroys the [[Pacific Squadron]] of the [[Spanish Navy]] after 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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Symonds|first=Craig L.|title=Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2005|isbn=978-0-19-517145-7|url=https://archive.org/details/decisionatseafiv00symo|url-access=registration|pages=[https://archive.org/details/decisionatseafiv00symo/page/143 143]–149|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Simmons|first=Edwin H.|title=The United States Marines: A History|url=https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesmari0000simm_r8b9|url-access=registration|location=Annapolis, Md.|publisher=Naval Institute Press|date=2003|isbn=978-1-59114-790-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/unitedstatesmari0000simm_r8b9/page/69 69]}}</ref>
*[[1900]] &ndash; The [[Scofield Mine disaster]] kills over 200 men in [[Scofield, Utah]] in what is to date the fifth-worst [[mining accident]] in United States history.

===1901–present===
*[[1915]] &ndash; {{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]] &ndash; German troops enter [[Munich]] to suppress the [[Bavarian Soviet Republic]].
*[[1921]] &ndash; The [[Jaffa riots]] commence.<ref name="Kessler">{{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]]}}</ref>
*[[1925]] &ndash; The [[All-China Federation of Trade Unions]] is officially founded. Today it is the largest [[trade union]] in the world, with 134&nbsp;million members.
*[[1929]] &ndash; The 7.2 {{M|w}} [[1929 Kopet Dag earthquake|Kopet Dag earthquake]] shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of IX (''Violent''), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
*[[1930]] &ndash; "Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of [[Pluto|the newly discovered dwarf planet]] by [[Vesto Slipher]] in the ''[[Lowell Observatory]] Observation Circular''. The name quickly catches on.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1931]] &ndash; The [[Empire State Building]] is dedicated in New York City.
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[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 [[Flag of the Soviet Union|Soviet flag]] is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]].
*1945 &ndash; World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a [[mass suicide in Demmin]] following the advance of the [[Red Army]].
*[[1946]] &ndash; Start of three-year [[1946 Pilbara strike|Pilbara strike]] of [[Indigenous Australians]].
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; The [[polio vaccine]] developed by [[Jonas Salk]] is made available to the public.
*[[1957]] &ndash; A [[Vickers VC.1 Viking]] [[1957 Blackbushe Viking accident|crashes]] while attempting to return to [[Blackbushe Airport]] in [[Yateley]], killing 34.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[1960 U-2 incident|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]] &ndash; The [[Prime Minister of Cuba]], [[Fidel Castro]], proclaims [[Cuba]] a [[Socialism|socialist]] nation and abolishes elections.
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: Protests erupt in response to U.S. and [[South Vietnam]]ese forces attacking [[Communist Party of Vietnam|Vietnamese communists]] in a [[Cambodian Campaign]].
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Amtrak]] (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of [[Rail transportation in the United States#Passenger railroads|U.S. passenger rail service]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; The [[Särkänniemi Amusement Park]] opens in [[Tampere]], Finland.<ref>[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)</ref>
*[[1978]] &ndash; Japan's [[Naomi Uemura]], travelling by [[dog sled]], becomes the first person to reach the [[North Pole]] alone.
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Operation Black Buck]]: The [[Royal Air Force]] attacks the [[Argentine Air Force]] during [[Falklands War]].
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Angolan Civil War]]: The [[MPLA]] and [[UNITA]] agree to the [[Bicesse Accords]], which are formally signed on May 31 in [[Lisbon]].<ref name="terms">Wright, George. ''The Destruction of a Nation: United States' Policy Towards Angola Since 1945'', 1997. Page 159.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PA-X: Peace Agreements Database|url=https://www.peaceagreements.org/view/207|access-date=2021-06-12|website=www.peaceagreements.org}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[President of Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan President]] [[Ranasinghe Premadasa]] is [[Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa|assassinated]] in [[Colombo]] in a [[suicide bombing]] carried out by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; Three-time [[Formula One]] [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|champion]] [[Ayrton Senna]] is [[Death of Ayrton Senna|killed in an accident]] during the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; Labour Party wins the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 General Election]] and [[Tony Blair]] is elected as Prime Minister<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; The body of British climber [[George Mallory]] is found on [[Mount Everest]], 75 years after his [[1924 British Mount Everest expedition|disappearance in 1924]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Douglas|first=Ed|title=Myth of Mallory preserved in Everest's ice}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[2003 invasion of Iraq|Invasion of Iraq]]: In what becomes known as the "[[Mission Accomplished speech|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]] &ndash; [[Cyprus]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Estonia]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Malta]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]], and [[Slovenia]] join the [[European Union]], celebrated at the residence of the [[President of Ireland|Irish President]] in [[Dublin]].
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Same-sex marriage in Sweden|Same-sex marriage]] is legalized in Sweden.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Faisal Shahzad]] [[2010 Times Square car bombing attempt|attempts]] to detonate a [[car bomb]] in [[Times Square]], but the bomb fails to go off.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Pope John Paul II]] is [[Beatification|beatified]] by his successor, [[Pope Benedict XVI]].
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] (SDF) resumes the [[Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)|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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Naxalite]] attack in [[Gadchiroli district]] of India: Sixteen army soldiers, including a driver, [[2019 Gadchiroli Naxal Attack|killed in an IED blast]]. Naxals targeted an anti-Naxal operations team.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Naruhito]] [[2019 Japanese imperial transition|ascends to the throne of Japan]] succeeding his father [[Akihito]], beginning the [[Reiwa]] period.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; The [[2024 Loblaw boycott]], a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer [[Loblaw Companies]], begins.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1218]] &ndash; [[John I, Count of Hainaut]] (died 1257)
*  1218   &ndash; [[Rudolf I of Germany]] (died 1291)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography: A Series of Original Memoirs of Distinguished Men, of All Ages and All Nations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTMOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA699|year=1857|publisher=William Mackenzie, 22 Paternoster Row; Howard Street, Glasgow; South Bridge, Edinburgh|pages=699}}</ref>
*[[1285]] &ndash; [[Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel]], English politician (died 1326)
*[[1326]] &ndash; [[Rinchinbal Khan]], Mongolian emperor (died 1332)
*[[1488]] &ndash; [[Sidonie of Bavaria]], eldest daughter of Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich (died 1505)
*[[1527]] &ndash; [[Johannes Stadius]], German astronomer, astrologer, mathematician (died 1579)
*[[1545]] &ndash; [[Franciscus Junius (the elder)|Franciscus Junius]], French theologian (died 1602)
*[[1579]] &ndash; [[Wolphert Gerretse]], Dutch-American farmer, co-founded [[New Netherland]] (died 1662)
*[[1582]] &ndash; [[Marco da Gagliano]], Italian composer (died 1643)
*[[1585]] &ndash; [[Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill]], Belarusian saint (died 1612)
*[[1591]] &ndash; [[Johann Adam Schall von Bell]], German missionary and astronomer (died 1666)
*[[1594]] &ndash; [[John Haynes (governor)|John Haynes]], English-American politician, 1st Governor of the Colony of Connecticut (died 1653)

===1601–1900===
*[[1602]] &ndash; [[William Lilly]], English astrologer (died 1681)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burns |first1=William |title=Lilly, William: Born: 1 May 1602 Diseworth, Leicestershire Died: 9 June 1681, Hersham, Surrey |journal=Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy |date=2022 |pages=1923–1924 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-14169-5_517}}</ref>
*[[1672]] &ndash; [[Joseph Addison]], English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (died 1719)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Joshua Rowley]], English admiral (died 1790)
*[[1735]] &ndash; [[Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen]], Dutch admiral and philanthropist (died 1819)
*[[1751]] &ndash; [[Judith Sargent Murray]], American poet and playwright (died 1820)
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Henry Latrobe]], English-American architect, designed the [[United States Capitol]] (died 1820)
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]], Irish-English field marshal and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (died 1852)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[Phoebe Hinsdale Brown]], American hymnwriter (died 1861)<ref name="Julian1892">{{cite book|last=Julian|first=John|title=A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_I-0sAAAAYAAJ|edition=Public domain|year=1892|publisher=C. Scribner's Sons|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_I-0sAAAAYAAJ/page/n149 185]–}}</ref>
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[James Clarence Mangan]], Irish poet and author (died 1849)
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Andreas Laskaratos]], Greek satirical poet and writer (died 1901)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://1hellinas.pblogs.gr/2007/11/andreas-laskaratos.html |title=Ανδρεασ Λασκαρατοσ |website=1hellinas.pblogs.gr |access-date=9 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165701/http://1hellinas.pblogs.gr/2007/11/andreas-laskaratos.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Henry Ayers]], English-Australian politician, 8th [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1897)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[Alexander William Williamson]], English chemist and academic (died 1904)
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[Johann Jakob Balmer]], Swiss mathematician and physicist (died 1898)
*  1825   &ndash; [[George Inness]], American painter and educator (died 1894)
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Jules Breton]], French painter (died 1906)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[José de Alencar]], Brazilian author and playwright (died 1877)
*  1829   &ndash; [[Frederick Sandys]], English painter and illustrator (died 1904)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Guido Gezelle]], Belgian priest and poet (died 1899)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Emily Stowe]], Canadian physician and activist (died 1903)<ref>{{cite book|first=Juanne N.|last=Clarke|title=Health, Illness, and Medicine in Canada|location=Toronto|publisher=McClelland & Stewart|year=1992|page=234|isbn=978-0-7710-2146-6}}</ref>
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Henry Demarest Lloyd]], American journalist and politician (died 1903)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Adelsteen Normann]], Norwegian painter (died 1919)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]] (died 1942)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Calamity Jane]], American frontierswoman and professional scout (died 1903)
*  1852   &ndash; [[Santiago Ramón y Cajal]], Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1934)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin]], Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (died 1909)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Cecilia Beaux]], American painter and academic (died 1942)<ref>{{cite book | last=Marter | first=Joan M. | title=The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art | place=New York | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2001 | isbn=978-0-19-533579-8 | page=229}}</ref>
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Theo van Gogh (art dealer)|Theo van Gogh]], Dutch art dealer (died 1891)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Jacqueline Comerre-Paton]], French painter and sculptor (died 1955)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Marcel Prévost]], French novelist and playwright (died 1941)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Anna Jarvis]], American founder of [[Mother's Day]] (died 1948)<ref>{{cite book | last=O'Reilly | first=Angela | title=Encyclopedia of Motherhood | volume=1 | place=Los Angeles | publisher=Sage | year=2010 | isbn=978-1-4129-6846-1 | page=602}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Seakle Greijdanus]], Dutch theologian and scholar (died 1948)
*  1871   &ndash; [[Emiliano Chamorro Vargas]], President of Nicaragua (died 1966)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Hugo Alfvén]], Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (died 1960)
*  1872   &ndash; [[Sidónio Pais]], Portuguese soldier and politician, 4th [[President of Portugal]] (died 1918)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Romaine Brooks]], American-French painter and illustrator (died 1970)
*  1874   &ndash; [[Paul Van Asbroeck]], Belgian target shooter (died 1959)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[David Hall (athlete)|Dave Hall]], American runner (died 1972)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Pierre Teilhard de Chardin]], French priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (died 1955)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe]], English race car driver and politician (died 1964)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Clément Pansaers]], Belgian poet (died 1922)
*  1885   &ndash; [[Ralph Stackpole]], American sculptor and painter (died 1973)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Alan Cunningham]], Anglo-Irish general and diplomat, [[High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan]] (died 1983)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Clelia Lollini]], Italian physician (died 1963 or 1964)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.enciclopediadelledonne.it/biografie/clelia-lollini/|title=Clelia Lollini|last=Mori|first=Sylvia|website=enciclopedia delle donne|language=it|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827114058/http://www.enciclopediadelledonne.it/biografie/clelia-lollini/|archive-date=2019-08-27|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref>
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Lillian Estelle Fisher]], American historian of Spanish America (died 1988)<ref>{{cite web | title=Fisher | url=https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/fisher__lillian_estelle | publisher=The Pennsylvania State University | access-date=10 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[May Hollinworth]], Australian theatre producer and director (died 1968)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=Lynne |title=Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14 |date=1996 |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |isbn=0-522-84236-4 |chapter-url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hollinworth-may-10522 |access-date=22 May 2019 |chapter=Hollinworth, May (1895–1968)}}</ref>
*  1895   &ndash; [[Nikolai Yezhov]], [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] secret police official, head of the [[NKVD]] (died 1940)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Herbert Backe]], German agronomist and politician (died 1947)
*  1896   &ndash; [[Mark W. Clark]], American general (died 1984)
*  1896   &ndash; [[J. Lawton Collins]], American general (died 1987)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Alfred Schmidt (weightlifter)|Alfred Schmidt]], Estonian weightlifter (died 1972)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Ignazio Silone]], Italian journalist and politician (died 1978)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Aleksander Wat]], Polish poet and writer (died 1967)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Sterling Allen Brown]], American poet, academic, and critic (died 1989)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Antal Szerb]], Hungarian scholar and author (died 1945)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Henry Koster]], German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1988)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Horst Schumann]], German [[SS]] officer and physician (died 1983)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Kate Smith]], American singer and actress (died 1986)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Giovannino Guareschi]], Italian journalist and author (died 1968)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Morris Kline]], American mathematician and academic (died 1992)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Endel Puusepp]], Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (died 1996)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Yiannis Ritsos]], Greek poet and playwright (died 1990) 
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Raya Dunayevskaya]], Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (died 1987)
*  1910   &ndash; [[J. Allen Hynek]], American astronomer and ufologist (died 1986)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Otto Kretschmer]], German admiral (died 1998)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Louis Nye]], American actor (died 2005)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Hanns Martin Schleyer]], German business executive (died 1977)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Glenn Ford]], Canadian-American actor and producer (died 2006)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[John Beradino]], American baseball player and actor (died 1996)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Ulric Cross]], Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (died 2013)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Danielle Darrieux]], French actress and singer (died 2017)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Jack Paar]], American comedian, author and talk show host (died 2004)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Manna Dey]], Indian singer and composer (died 2013) 
*  1919   &ndash; [[Mohammed Karim Lamrani]], Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of Morocco]] (died 2018)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Dan O'Herlihy]], Irish actor (died 2005)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Colin]], Romanian journalist and author (died 1991)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Joseph Heller]], American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1999)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Marcel Rayman]], Polish soldier (died 1944)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Evelyn Boyd Granville]], American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic<ref>{{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 }}</ref> (died 2023)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Terry Southern]], American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (died 1995)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Chuck Bednarik]], American lieutenant and football player (died 2015)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Scott Carpenter]], American commander, pilot, and astronaut (died 2013)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Peter Lax]], Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (died 2025)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Greta Andersen]], Danish swimmer (died 2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greta Andersen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/46251 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=18 March 2024 }}</ref>
*  1927   &ndash; [[Bernard Vukas]], Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (died 1983)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Albert Zafy]], Malagasy politician, 3rd President of Madagascar (died 2017)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Sonny James]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Ralf Dahrendorf]], German-English sociologist and politician (died 2009)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Sonny Ramadhin]], Trinidadian cricketer (died 2022)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Ollie Matson]], American sprinter and football player (died 2011)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Richard Riordan]], American lieutenant and politician, 39th [[Mayor of Los Angeles]] and publisher (died 2023)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Little Walter]] Jacobs, American blues harp player and singer (died 1968)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[S. M. Krishna]], Indian politician and statesman, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]], 10th [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]], 19th [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Governor of Maharashtra]] (died 2024)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Sandy Woodward]], English admiral (died 2013)
*  [[1934]]   &ndash; [[Laura Betti]], Italian actress (died 2004)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1934 &ndash; [[Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas]], Mexican politician
*  1934   &ndash; [[Shirley Horn]], American singer and pianist (died 2005)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Una Stubbs]], English actress and dancer (died 2021)<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Judy Collins]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Rita Coolidge]], American singer-songwriter
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Joanna Lumley]], English actress, voice-over artist, author, and activist
*  1946   &ndash; [[John Woo]], Hong Kong director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Patricia Hill Collins]], American sociologist and scholar
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Tim Hodgkinson]], English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer<ref name=Larkin>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Danny McGrain]], Scottish footballer and coach
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Gordon Greenidge]], Barbadian cricketer and coach
*  1951   &ndash; [[Sally Mann]], American photographer
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Richard Blundell]], English economist and academic
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Ray Parker Jr.]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1954   &ndash; [[Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author)|Joel Rosenberg]], Canadian-American author and activist (died 2011)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Alex Cunningham]], Scottish politician
*  1955   &ndash; [[Martin O'Donnell]], American composer
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Rick Darling]], Australian cricketer
*  1957   &ndash; [[Uberto Pasolini]], Italian banker, director, and producer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Yasmina Reza]], French actress and playwright
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Clint Malarchuk]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach 
*  1961   &ndash; [[Marilyn Milian]], American judge 
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Maia Morgenstern]], Romanian actress
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Yvonne van Gennip]], Dutch speed skater
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Olaf Thon]], German footballer and manager 
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Tim McGraw]], American singer-songwriter and actor
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Oliver Bierhoff]], German footballer
*  1968   &ndash; [[D'arcy Wretzky]], American bass player and singer
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Wes Anderson]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1969   &ndash; [[Mary Lou McDonald]], Irish politician<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Billy Owens]], American basketball player
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Bernard Butler]], English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Ethan Albright]], American football player 
*  1971   &ndash; [[Stuart Appleby]], Australian golfer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Ajith Kumar]], Indian actor and race car driver
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Ramzi bin al-Shibh]], Yemeni terrorist
*  1972   &ndash; [[Julie Benz]], American actress
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Curtis Martin]], American football player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Oliver Neuville]], German footballer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Marc-Vivien Foé]], Cameroonian footballer (died 2003)
*  1975   &ndash; [[Nina Hossain]], English journalist 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Alexey Smertin]], Russian international footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=18214|title=Alexey Smertin|publisher=soccerbase.com|access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[James Murray (comedian)|James Murray]], American comedian<ref>{{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}}</ref> 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[James Badge Dale]], American actor
*  1978   &ndash; [[Michael Russell (tennis)|Michael Russell]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/michael-russell/r368/overview|title=Michael Russell &#124; Overview &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Mauro Bergamasco]], Italian rugby player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Roman Lyashenko]], Russian ice hockey player (died 2003)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Jan Heylen]], Belgian race car driver
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jay Reatard]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Alexander Hleb]], Belarusian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Wes Welker]], American football player and coach
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Beto (footballer, born 1982)|Beto]], Portuguese footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Jamie Dornan]], Northern Irish model and actor
*  1982   &ndash; [[Tommy Robredo]], Spanish tennis player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Darijo Srna]], Croatian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Katya Zamolodchikova]], American drag queen
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Alain Bernard]], French swimmer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Park Hae-jin]], South Korean actor<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Human Tornado|Craig Williams]], American wrestler
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[David Backes]], American ice hockey player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Christian Benítez]], Ecuadorian footballer (died 2013)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jesse Klaver]], Dutch politician
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Leonardo Bonucci]], Italian footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Amir Johnson]], American basketball player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Shahar Pe'er]], Israeli tennis player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Anushka Sharma]], Indian actress and film producer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Victoria Monét]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="Starling 2020 i042">{{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}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Scooter Gennett]], American baseball player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Caitlin Stasey]], Australian actress<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Marcus Stroman]], American baseball player
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Madeline Brewer]], American actress<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Hani (singer)|Hani]], South Korean singer and actress
*  1992   &ndash; [[Bradley Roby]], American football player
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[William Nylander]], Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Miles Sanders]], American football player<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[YNW Melly]], American rapper<ref>{{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 (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}}</ref>
*  1999   &ndash; [[Tiffany Stratton]], American wrestler<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Rema (musician)|Rema]], Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper<ref>{{cite web |title=Rema |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rema/1304716885 |website=Apple Music |access-date=30 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Chet Holmgren]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chet Holmgren |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1631096/chet-holmgren |website=NBA.com |access-date=April 30, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Lizzy Greene]], American actress<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Charli D'Amelio]], American social media influencer and dancer
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Linda Fruhvirtová]], Czech tennis player<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[408]] &ndash; [[Arcadius]], Byzantine emperor (born 377)
* [[558]] &ndash; [[Saint Marcouf|Marcouf]], [[missionary]] and saint
* [[908]] &ndash; [[Wang Zongji]], Chinese prince and [[pretender]]
*[[1118]] &ndash; [[Matilda of Scotland]] (born 1080)<ref>{{cite web |title=Matilda (Maud) wife of Henry I |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/matilda-maud-wife-of-henry-i |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=16 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1171]] &ndash; [[Diarmait Mac Murchada]], [[King of Leinster]] (born 1110)
*[[1187]] &ndash; [[Roger de Moulins]], [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Master]] of the [[Knights Hospitaller]]
*[[1255]] &ndash; [[Walter de Gray]], English prelate and statesman
*[[1277]] &ndash; [[Stefan Uroš I]] of Serbia (born 1223)
*[[1278]] &ndash; [[William of Villehardouin|William II of Villehardouin]]
*[[1308]] &ndash; [[Albert I of Germany]] (born 1255)
*[[1312]] &ndash; [[Paul I Šubić of Bribir]]
*[[1539]] &ndash; [[Isabella of Portugal]] (born 1503)<ref>{{cite web |title=Isabella of Portugal |url=https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/italianmasterpieces/about/patronage/patron-data/isabel-of-portugal.html |website=www.ngv.vic.gov.au |access-date=24 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[Pope Marcellus II]] (born 1501)
*[[1572]] &ndash; [[Pope Pius V]] (born 1504)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Pius V {{!}} pope {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Pius-V |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=23 April 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1668]] &ndash; [[Frans Luycx]], Flemish painter (born 1604)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[François de Troy]], French painter and engraver (born 1645)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Troy, François de |encyclopedia=Benezit Dictionary of Artists |year=2011 |via=Oxford Art Online |doi=10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00185626}}</ref>
*[[1731]] &ndash; [[Johann Ludwig Bach]], German violinist and composer (born 1677)
*[[1738]] &ndash; [[Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle]], English politician, [[First Lord of the Treasury]] (born 1669)
*[[1772]] &ndash; [[Gottfried Achenwall]], Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (born 1719)
*[[1813]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Bessières]], French general (born 1768)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Antoine Louis Dugès]], French obstetrician and naturalist (born 1797)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[John Wilbur (Quaker minister)|John Wilbur]], American minister and theologian (born 1774)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[David Livingstone]], Scottish-English missionary and explorer (born 1813)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Büchner]], German physiologist and physician (born 1824)

===1901–present===
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Antonín Dvořák]], Czech composer and academic (born 1841)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Grigorios Maraslis]], Greek philanthropist (born 1831)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.athensvoice.gr/archives/o-maikinas-grigoris-gr-maraslis | title=Ο μαικήνας Γρηγόρης Γρ. Μαρασλής | date=22 March 2013 }}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[John Barclay Armstrong]], American lieutenant (born 1850)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Princess Margaret of Connaught]] (born 1882)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Henri Pélissier]], French cyclist (born 1889)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Johan Oscar Smith]], Norwegian religious leader, founded the [[Brunstad Christian Church]] (born 1871)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Napoleon Soukatzidis]], Greek communist and trade unionist (born 1909)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=7929659 | title=Rizospastis.gr - 200 παληκάρια διάβηκαν το δρόμο των Ηρώων | date=30 April 2014 }}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Joseph Goebbels]], German lawyer and politician, [[Chancellor of Germany]] (born 1897)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Magda Goebbels]], German wife of [[Joseph Goebbels]] (born 1901)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Everett Shinn]], American painter and illustrator (born 1876)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[William Thomson Sloper]], American stockbroker and survivor of the [[Sinking of the Titanic|sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'']] (born 1883)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-05-30 |title=William Thompson Sloper : Titanic Survivor |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/william-thompson-sloper.html |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=www.encyclopedia-titanica.org |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[LeRoy Samse]], American pole vaulter (born 1883)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Charles Holden]], English architect, designed the [[Bristol Central Library]] (born 1875)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Lope K. Santos]], Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1879)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Spike Jones]], American singer and bandleader (born 1911)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Jack Adams]], Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1895)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Harold Nicolson]], English author and politician (born 1886)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Yi Un]], Korean prince (born 1897)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Asger Jorn]], Danish painter and sculptor (born 1914)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[T. R. M. Howard]], American surgeon and activist (born 1908)
*  1976   &ndash; [[Alexandros Panagoulis]], Greek poet and politician (born 1939)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Aram Khachaturian]], Armenian composer and conductor (born 1903)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[William Primrose]], Scottish viola player and educator (born 1903)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Jüri Lossmann]], Estonian-Swedish runner (born 1891)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Denise Robins]], English journalist and author (born 1897)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Hylda Baker]], English comedian, actress and music hall performer (born 1905)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Hugo Peretti]], American songwriter and producer (born 1916)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Ben Lexcen]], Australian sailor and architect (born 1936)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Sally Kirkland (editor)|Sally Kirkland]], American journalist (born 1912)
*  1989   &ndash; [[V. M. Panchalingam]], Sri Lankan civil servant (born 1930)
*  1989   &ndash; [[Patrice Tardif (politician)|Patrice Tardif]], Canadian farmer and politician (born 1904)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Sergio Franchi]], Italian-American tenor and actor (born 1926)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Richard Thorpe]], American director and screenwriter (born 1896)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Pierre Bérégovoy]], French metallurgist and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (born 1925)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Ranasinghe Premadasa]], Sri Lankan politician, 3rd [[President of Sri Lanka]] (born 1924)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Ayrton Senna]], Brazilian race car driver (born 1960)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Antonio Salemme]], Italian-American painter (born 1892)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Fernand Dumont]], Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (born 1927)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Eldridge Cleaver]], American author and activist (born 1935)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Steve Reeves]], American bodybuilder and actor (born 1926)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh]], Indian poet and author (born 1908) 
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Miss Elizabeth]], American wrestler and manager (born 1960)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Wim van Est]], Dutch cyclist (born 1923)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Kenneth Clark (psychologist)|Kenneth Clark]], American psychologist and academic (born 1914)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Anthony Mamo]], Maltese judge and politician, 1st [[President of Malta]] (born 1909)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Philipp von Boeselager]], German soldier and economist (born 1917)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Helen Wagner]], American actress (born 1918)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Henry Cooper]], English boxer (born 1934)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Ted Lowe]], English sportscaster (born 1920)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[James Kinley]], Canadian engineer and politician, 29th [[Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia]] (born 1925)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Mordechai Virshubski]], German-Israeli lawyer and politician (born 1930)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Chris Kelly (rapper)|Chris Kelly]], American rapper  (born 1978)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Pierre Pleimelding]], French footballer and manager (born 1952)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Adamu Atta]], Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th [[List of Governors of Kwara State|Governor of Kwara State]] (born 1927)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Radhia Cousot]], Tunisian-American computer scientist and academic (born 1947)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Assi Dayan]], Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1945)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Juan de Dios Castillo]], Mexican footballer and coach (born 1951)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Geoff Duke]], English-Manx motorcycle racer (born 1923)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Vafa Guluzade]], Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (born 1940)
*  2015   &ndash; [[María Elena Velasco]], Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1940)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Grace Lee Whitney]], American actress (born 1930)<ref>{{cite web |title=Grace Lee Whitney |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/13212557.grace-lee-whitney/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=6 May 2015 |access-date=22 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Olympia Dukakis]], American actress (born 1931)<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Barnes|first1=Mike|last2=Byrge|first2=Duane|date=2021-05-01|title=Olympia Dukakis, Oscar Winner for 'Moonstruck,' Dies at 89|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/olympia-dukakis-dead-moonstruck-oscar-winning-actress-89-1085431/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518153529/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/olympia-dukakis-dead-moonstruck-oscar-winning-actress-89-1085431/|archive-date=2021-05-18|access-date=2021-07-19|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Gordon Lightfoot]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Morris|first1=Chris|date=2023-05-01|title=Gordon Lightfoot, Folk Singer Who Topped Charts With 'Sundown' and 'If You Could Read My Mind', Dies at 84|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/obituaries-people-news/gordon-lightfoot-dead-edmund-fitzgerald-folk-singer-1235600585/|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Aldebrandus]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Amator]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Andeolus]]<ref name="MRomanum">{{cite book |title=Martyrologium Romanum |date=2004 |url=https://archive.org/details/MartRom2004/page/263/mode/1up |access-date=29 April 2024 |language=la}}</ref>
** [[Aredius of Gap]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Saint Asaph|Asaph]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Augustin Schoeffler]], [[Jean-Louis Bonnard]] (part of [[Vietnamese Martyrs]])
** [[Benedict of Szkalka]]
** [[Bertha of Val d'Or]]<ref name="dunbar-117">Dunbar, Agnes B.C. (1901). ''A Dictionary of Saintly Women''. Volume 1. London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 117−118.</ref><ref name="encyclopedia">{{Cite book|title=Catholic Encyclopedia|publisher=Appleton|year=1907|location=New York|pages=519}}</ref>
** [[Saint Brioc|Brioc]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[James, son of Alphaeus|James the Less]] ([[Anglican Communion]])
** [[Jeremiah]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Saint Joseph|Joseph the Worker]] ([[Roman Catholic]])<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Julian of Bale]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** Blessed [[Klymentiy Sheptytsky]] ([[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church]])
** [[Mafalda of Portugal]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Saint Marcouf|Marcouf]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Orientius]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Peregrine Laziosi]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Philip the Apostle]] ([[Anglican Communion]], [[Lutheran Church]])
** [[Richard Pampuri]]
** [[Seven Apostolic Men]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
*** [[Caecilius of Elvira]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
*** [[Ctesiphon of Vergium]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
*** [[Euphrasius of Illiturgis]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
*** [[Hesychius of Cazorla]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
*** [[Indaletius]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
*** [[Secundus of Abula]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
*** [[Torquatus of Acci]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Sigismund of Burgundy]]<ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Theodard]]<ref name="CatholicTheodard">{{cite web |title=St. Theodard - Saints & Angels |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2202 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=29 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="MRomanum"/>
** [[Saint Ultan|Ultan]]
** [[May 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Armed Forces Day]] ([[Mauritania]])
* [[Constitution Day]] ([[Argentina]], [[Latvia]], [[Marshall Islands]])
* Commemoration of the states of [[Maharashtra]] and [[Gujarat]] following the foundation of [[Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti]] (India):
** [[Maharashtra Day]]
* [[International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day]] 
* [[Lei Day]] ([[Hawaii]])
* [[International Workers' Day]] or [[Labour Day]] ([[International observance|International]]), and its related observances:
** [[Law Day (United States)]], formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of [[Labour Day]]. (United States)
** [[Loyalty Day]], formerly intended to counterbalance the celebration of [[Labour Day]]. (United States)
* [[May Day]] (beginning of Summer) observances in the Northern hemisphere ''(see [[April 30]])'':
**[[Calan Mai]] ([[Wales]])
**[[Beltane]] ([[Gaels|Gaelic]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/1 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=1}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/1 Historical Events on May 1]

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[[Category:Days of May]]