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Events

Pre-1600

• 305 – Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman emperor.
• 880 – The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches.
• 1169 – Norman mercenaries land at Bannow Bay in Leinster, marking the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland.
• 1328 – Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent state.
• 1486 – Christopher Columbus presents his plans discovering a western route to the Indies to the Spanish Queen Isabella I of Castile.BOOK, Clifton, Daniel, Chronicle of America, Chronicle publication, 1989, 14, 0-13-133745-9,

1601–1900

• 1707 – The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.WEB, The Act of Union between England and Scotland,weblink Historic UK, 8 May 2021,
• 1753 – Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
• 1807 – The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire.An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade
• 1820 – Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators, who plotted to kill the British Cabinet and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool.BOOK, Douglass, Paul, Lady Caroline Lamb: A Biography, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, 978-1-4039-6605-6,weblink registration, 223,
• 1840 – The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
• 1844 – Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established.
• 1846 – The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple.
• 1851 – Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London.
• 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.BOOK, Tucker, Spencer C., Chancellorsville, Battle of, American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection, Tucker, Spencer C., Arnold, James R., Wiener, Roberta, Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO, 2013, 978-1-85109-677-0,weblink 341–343,
• 1865 – The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance.
• 1866 – The Memphis Race Riots begin. In three days time, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.BOOK, Dattel, Eugene R., Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Costs of Economic Power, Lanham, Md., Ivan R. Dee, 2011, 978-1-56663-968-2,weblink 250–252,
• 1885 – The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business.
• 1886 – 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 – Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.BOOK, Barber, Lucy G., Coxey's Army, Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History. Volume 1: A—F, Arneson, Eric, New York, Routledge, 2007, 978-0-415-96826-3,weblink 326–328,
• 1896 – Naser al-Din, Shah of Iran, is assassinated in Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine by Mirza Reza Kermani, a follower of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani.{{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}}
• 1898 – 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.BOOK, Symonds, Craig L., Decision at Sea: Five Naval Battles That Shaped American History, New York, Oxford University Press, 2005, 978-0-19-517145-7,weblink registration, 143–149, none, ; BOOK, Simmons, Edwin H., The United States Marines: A History,weblink registration, Annapolis, Md., Naval Institute Press, 2003, 978-1-59114-790-9, 69,
• 1900 – 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 – The {{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.WEB, Kessler, Oren, Oren Kessler, 1921 Jaffa riots 100 years on: Mandatory Palestine's 1st 'mass casualty' attack,weblink 2022-04-24, 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.BOOK, Littmann, Mark, Planets Beyond: Discovering the Outer Solar System, Mineola, N.Y., Dover Publications, 2004, 978-0-486-43602-9,weblink 84–86, none, ; BOOK, Cruikshank, Dale P., Sheehan, William, Discovering Pluto: Exploration at the Edge of the Solar System, Tucson, Ariz., The University of Arizona Press, 2019, 978-0-8165-3938-3,weblink 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.WEB, Ranter, Harro, ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 610 Viking 1B G-AJBO Star Hill,weblink 2022-04-30, aviation-safety.net, 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.BOOK, DuBaly, Kevin, Schafer, Mike, Boyd, Jim, Jessup, Steve, McBride, Andrew, Glischinski, Steve, The Complete Book of North American Railroading, New York, Crestline, 2016, 978-0-7858-3389-5,weblink 301,
• 1975 – The Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland.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.
• 1990 – 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.WEB, PA-X: Peace Agreements Database,weblink 2021-06-12, 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.NEWS, 2 May 1993, Suicide bomber kills leader of Sri Lanka, the Washington Post,weblink 2 August 2023,
• 1994 – Three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix.NEWS, 1 May 1994, Race ace Senna killed in car crash, BBC News,weblink live, 28 October 2006,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060923023405weblink">weblink 23 September 2006,
• 1999 – The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924.NEWS, Douglas, Ed, 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.NEWS, 2009-04-01, Sweden votes in favor of legalizing gay marriage, en, Reuters,weblink 2021-05-22,
• 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.WEB, Military Strikes Continue Against Daesh Terrorists in Iraq and Syria,weblink Centcom.mil, WEB,weblink U.S.-backed Syrian forces resume battle against Islamic State, Reuters, 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.NEWS,weblink 16 dead in suspected Maoist attack on police convoy in India, CNN, May 1, 2019,
• 2019 – Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period.NEWS, 2019-04-01, New Japanese imperial era Reiwa takes name from ancient poetry, Reuters,weblink live, 2019-04-01,weblink 2019-04-01,

Births

Pre-1600

• 1218 – John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)
• 1218 – Rudolf I of Germany (d. 1291)BOOK, The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography: A Series of Original Memoirs of Distinguished Men, of All Ages and All Nations,weblink 1857, William Mackenzie, 22 Paternoster Row; Howard Street, Glasgow; South Bridge, Edinburgh, 699,
• 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-founded New 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

• 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 the United 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)BOOK, Julian, John, A Dictionary of Hymnology: Setting Forth the Origin and History of Christian Hymns of All Ages and Nations,weblink Public domain, 1892, C. Scribner's Sons, 185–,
• 1803 – James Clarence Mangan, Irish poet and author (d. 1849)
• 1811 – Andreas Laskaratos, Greek satirical poet and writer (d. 1901) WEB,weblink Ανδρεασ Λασκαρατοσ, 1hellinas.pblogs.gr, 9 August 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160303165701weblink">weblink 3 March 2016, dead,
• 1821 – Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier 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)BOOK, Juanne N., Clarke, Health, Illness, and Medicine in Canada, Toronto, McClelland & Stewart, 1992, 234, 978-0-7710-2146-6,
• 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 Prize laureate (d. 1934)
• 1853 – Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin, Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (d. 1909)
• 1855 – Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic (d. 1942)BOOK, Marter, Joan M., The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art, New York, Oxford University Press, 2001, 978-0-19-533579-8, 229,
• 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 of Mother's Day (d. 1948)BOOK, O'Reilly, Angela, Encyclopedia of Motherhood, 1, Los Angeles, Sage, 2010, 978-1-4129-6846-1, 602,
• 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, 4th President 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)WEB,weblink Clelia Lollini, Mori, Sylvia, enciclopedia delle donne, it, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190827114058weblink">weblink 2019-08-27, 2020-01-26,
• 1891 – Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (d. 1988)WEB, Fisher,weblink The Pennsylvania State University, 10 July 2019,
• 1895 – May Hollinworth, Australian theatre producer and director (d. 1968)BOOK, Murphy, Lynne, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, 1996, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 0-522-84236-4,weblink 22 May 2019, Hollinworth, May (1895–1968),
• 1895 – Nikolai Yezhov, Soviet secret police official, head of the NKVD (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

• 1901 – Sterling Allen Brown, American poet, academic, and critic (d. 1989)
• 1901 – Heinz Eric Roemheld, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)
• 1901 – Antal Szerb, Hungarian scholar and author (d. 1945)
• 1905 – Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1988)
• 1906 – Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician (d. 1983)
• 1907 – Hayes Alvis, American bassist (d. 1972)
• 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 – Behice Boran, Turkish sociologist and politician (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (d. 1987)
• 1910 – Dirk Andries Flentrop, Dutch organ builder (d. 2003)
• 1910 – J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and ufologist (d. 1986)
• 1910 – Nejdet Sançar, Turkish literature teacher (d. 1975)
• 1911 – Wilfred Watson, English-Canadian poet, playwright and educator (d. 1998)
• 1912 – Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (d. 1998)
• 1913 – Louis Nye, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Walter Susskind, Czech-English pianist, conductor, and educator (d. 1980)
• 1914 – Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower (d. 2010)
• 1915 – Hanns Martin Schleyer, German business executive (d. 1977)
• 1916 – Antoni Bazaniak, Polish sprint canoeist (d. 1979)
• 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)
• 1917 – Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (d. 2001)
• 1918 – Gersh Budker, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (d. 1977)
• 1918 – Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (d. 2004)
• 1918 – Dimitri Papadimos, Greek photographer (d. 1994) WEB,weblink Home, dimitripapadimos.gr,
• 1919 – Manna Dey, Indian singer and composer (d. 2013)
• 1919 – Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco (d. 2018)
• 1919 – Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (d. 2005)
• 1921 – Vladimir Colin, Romanian journalist and author (d. 1991)
• 1922 – Alastair Gillespie, Canadian scholar and politician (d. 2018)
• 1923 – Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Antônio Maria Mucciolo, Italian-Brazilian archbishop (d. 2012)
• 1923 – Marcel Rayman, Polish soldier (d. 1944)
• 1924 – Evelyn Boyd Granville, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academicBOOK, Grinstein, Louise S., Campbell, Paul J., Women of Mathematics : a Biobibliographic Sourcebook, New York, Greenwood Press, 1987, 978-0-313-24849-8, 66,weblink (d. 2023)
• 1924 – Karel Kachyňa, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 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)
• 1925 – Sardar Fazlul Karim, Bangladeshi philosopher, scholar, and academic (d. 2014)
• 1926 – Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic
• 1927 – Greta Andersen, Danish swimmer (d. 2023)WEB, Greta Andersen,weblink olympedia.org, 18 March 2024,
• 1927 – Gary Bertini, Israeli conductor and composer (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Laura Betti, Italian actress (d. 2004)BOOK, Lentz, Harris M., Obituaries in the Performing Arts, MacFarlane, Jefferson NC, 2005, 978-0-7864-2103-9, 43,
• 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)
• 1928 – Delfim Netto, Brazilian economist
• 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, 39th Mayor of Los Angeles and publisher (d. 2023)
• 1930 – Little Walter Jacobs, American blues harp player and singer (d. 1968)
• 1931 – Naim Attallah, Palestinian author (d. 2021)
• 1932 – Tabibar Rahman Sarder, Bangladeshi politician. (d. 2010)
• 1932 – Sandy Woodward, English admiral (d. 2013)
• 1934 – Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician
• 1934 – Tang Chang, Thai artist (d. 1990)
• 1934 – Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (d. 2005)
• 1934 – Phillip King, Tunisian-English sculptor (d. 2021)
• 1934 – John Meillon, Australian actor (d. 1989)
• 1936 – Danièle Huillet, French filmmaker (d. 2006)
• 1936 – Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (d. 2014)
• 1937 – Una Stubbs, English actress and dancer (d. 2021)WEB, Una Stubbs obituary,weblink the Guardian, 23 August 2021, en, 12 August 2021,
• 1939 – Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1939 – Wilhelmina Cooper, Dutch model (d. 1980)
• 1939 – Victor Davies, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1943 – Vassal Gadoengin, Nauruan politician (d. 2004)
• 1943 – Joe Walsh, Irish politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (d. 2014)
• 1945 – Rita Coolidge, American singer-songwriter
• 1945 – Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (d. 2007)
• 1946 – Joanna Lumley, English actress, voice-over artist, author, and activist
• 1946 – John Woo, Hong Kong director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-born Israeli-American theoretical physicist (d. 2015)
• 1947 – Sergio Infante, Chilean-Swedish poet and author
• 1948 – Györgyi Balogh, Hungarian sprinter
• 1948 – Patricia Hill Collins, American sociologist and scholar
• 1949 – Jim Clench, Canadian bass player (d. 2010)
• 1949 – Tim Hodgkinson, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composerBOOK, Larkin, Colin, Colin Larkin, The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music,weblink 2002, 3rd revised, Virgin, 175, 978-1-85227-947-9,
• 1949 – Paul Teutul Sr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers
• 1950 – Dann Florek, American actor and director
• 1950 – Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer and coach
• 1951 – Gordon Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer and coach
• 1951 – Geoff Lees, English race car driver
• 1951 – Sally Mann, American photographer
• 1952 – Richard Blundell, English economist and academic
• 1952 – Kim Lewison, English lawyer and judge
• 1952 – Peter Smith, Malaysian-born English academic and judge
• 1953 – Glen Ballard, American songwriter and producer
• 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
• 1955 – Ray Searage, American baseball player and coach
• 1956 – Phil Foglio, American illustrator
• 1956 – Catherine Frot, French actressWEB, Rédaction, La, Catherine Frot : biographie courte, dates, citations,weblink www.linternaute.fr, 29 April 2019, fr,
• 1957 – Rick Darling, Australian cricketer
• 1957 – Uberto Pasolini, Italian banker, director, and producer
• 1959 – Yasmina Reza, French actress and playwright
• 1959 – Lawrence Seeff, South African cricketer and basket weaver
• 1960 – Steve Cauthen, American jockey and sportscaster
• 1961 – Sultan Günal-Gezer, Dutch politician{{in lang|nl}} S. (Sultan) Günal-Gezer (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
• 1961 – Clint Malarchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1961 – Marilyn Milian, American judge
• 1961 – Vasiliy Sidorenko, Russian hammer thrower
• 1962 – Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress
• 1962 – Ted Sundquist, American football player, coach, and manager
• 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 and manager
• 1968 – D'arcy Wretzky, American bass player and singer
• 1969 – Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1969 – Mary Lou McDonald, Irish politicianWEB, Mary Lou MACDONALD, May 1969,weblink European Parliament, 10 July 2019,
• 1969 – Billy Owens, American basketball player
• 1970 – Bernard Butler, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1970 – Sacha Perry, American jazz pianist and composerKaven, L., weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20231204223656weblink">liner note, Eretics (Smalls, 2005).
• 1971 – Ethan Albright, American football player
• 1971 – Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer
• 1971 – Kim Grant, South African tennis player
• 1971 – Artur Kohutek, Polish hurdler and soldier
• 1971 – Ajith Kumar, Indian film actor in Tamil cinema and race car driver
• 1972 – Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Yemeni terrorist
• 1972 – Julie Benz, American actress
• 1972 – Yoon Hae-young, South Korean actressWEB, KMDb - 한국영화데이터베이스,weblink www.kmdb.or.kr, 29 April 2019,
• 1973 – Peter Baah, English footballer and managerWEB,weblink Peter Baah, soccerbase.com, 16 April 2020,
• 1973 – Mike Jesse, German footballer
• 1973 – Curtis Martin, American football player
• 1973 – Oliver Neuville, German footballer
• 1975 – Austin Croshere, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1975 – Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (d. 2003)
• 1975 – Nina Hossain, English journalist
• 1975 – Alexey Smertin, Russian international footballerWEB,weblink Alexey Smertin, soccerbase.com, 16 April 2020,
• 1976 – Patricia Stokkers, Dutch swimmer
• 1977 – Vera Lischka, Austrian swimmer and politician
• 1978 – James Badge Dale, American actor
• 1978 – Michael Russell, American tennis playerWEB,weblink Michael Russell &124; Overview &124; ATP Tour &124; Tennis, ATP Tour,
• 1979 – Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby player
• 1979 – Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
• 1980 – Marvin Cabrera, Mexican footballer
• 1980 – Rob Davison, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1980 – Inês Henriques, Portuguese race walker
• 1980 – Jan Heylen, Belgian race car driver
• 1980 – Jay Reatard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
• 1980 – Yuliya Tabakova, Russian athlete
• 1981 – Manny Acosta, Panamanian baseball player
• 1981 – Derek Asamoah, Ghanaian footballer
• 1981 – Alexander Hleb, Belarusian footballer
• 1981 – Wes Welker, American football player
• 1982 – Beto, Portuguese footballer
• 1982 – Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor
• 1982 – Mark Farren, Irish footballer (d. 2016)
• 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 actorWEB, Park Hae-jin (박해진, Korean actor, singer),weblink HanCinema, 29 April 2019,
• 1983 – Craig Williams, American wrestler
• 1984 – David Backes, American ice hockey player
• 1984 – MiÅ¡o Brečko, Slovenian footballer
• 1984 – Patrick Eaves, American ice hockey player
• 1984 – Alexander Farnerud, Swedish footballer
• 1984 – Farah Fath, American actress
• 1984 – Keiichiro Koyama, Japanese singer and actor
• 1984 – Víctor Montaño, Colombian footballer
• 1984 – Mark Seaby, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Shahriar Nafees, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1986 – Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2013)
• 1986 – Adam Casey, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Lee Chang-min, South Korean singer
• 1986 – Jesse Klaver, Dutch politician
• 1986 – Brent Stanton, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer
• 1987 – Glen Coffee, American football player
• 1987 – Iván DeJesús Jr., Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1987 – Marcus Drum, Australian footballer
• 1987 – Jerome Dyson, American basketball playerWEB,weblink Jerome Dyson Stats, Basketball-Reference.com,
• 1987 – Amir Johnson, American basketball player
• 1987 – Ryan Mathews, American football player
• 1987 – Saidi Ntibazonkiza, Burundian footballer
• 1987 – Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player
• 1987 – Marissa Ponich, Canadian fencerWEB, Marissa Ponich,weblink Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website, 19 December 2020, 11 June 2015,
• 1988 – Maria Balaba, Latvian figure skater
• 1988 – Maxim Gustik, Belarusian freestyle skier
• 1988 – Teodor Peterson, Swedish cross-country skier
• 1988 – Anushka Sharma, Indian actress and film producer
• 1989 – Alejandro Arribas, Spanish footballer
• 1989 – Poļina Jeļizarova, Latvian runner
• 1989 – Victoria Monét, American singer-songwriterWEB, Starling, Lakin, Victoria Monét Is Ready to Be a Solo Star, The Cut, 2020-05-08,weblink 2024-01-21,
• 1990 – Uriel Álvarez, Mexican footballer
• 1990 – Diego Contento, German footballer
• 1990 – Scooter Gennett, American baseball player
• 1990 – Caitlin Stasey, Australian actressWEB, King, Darryn, Caitlin Stasey - Actor FilmographyØŒ photosØŒ Video,weblink elCinema.com, 29 April 2019, 24 September 2015,
• 1991 – Marcus Stroman, American baseball player
• 1991 – Daniel Talbot, British sprinter
• 1992 – Hani, South Korean singer and actress
• 1992 – Trevor Philp, Canadian alpine skier
• 1992 – Bradley Roby, American football player
• 1993 – Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, French footballer
• 1993 – Ifeoma Nwoye, Nigerian wrestlerWEB, Glasgow 2014 - Ifeoma Nwoye Profile,weblink g2014results.thecgf.com, 26 May 2020, 7 June 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150607213249weblink">weblink dead,
• 1994 – Wallace Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1995 – Collin Seedorf, Dutch footballer
• 1996 – Christopher J. Alexis Jr., Grenadian road cyclist
• 1996 – William Nylander, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey playerWEB, William Nylander Stats and News,weblink 2021-07-05, NHL, en-US,
• 1996 – Daniel Saifiti, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
• 1996 – Jacob Saifiti, Australian-Fijian rugby league player
• 1996 – Michael Seaton, Jamaican footballer
• 2004 – Charli D'Amelio, American social media influencer and dancer
• 2005 – Linda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis playerWEB,weblink Profile: Linda Fruhvirtova, Women's Tennis Association, 17 October 2022,

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 408 – Arcadius, Byzantine emperor (b. 377)
• 558 – Marcouf, missionary and saint
• 908 – Wang Zongji, Chinese prince and pretender
• 1118 – Matilda of Scotland (b. 1080)WEB, Matilda (Maud) wife of Henry I,weblink Westminster Abbey, 16 January 2020, en,
• 1171 – Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster (b. 1110)
• 1187 – Roger de Moulins, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
• 1255 – Walter de Gray, English prelate and statesman
• 1277 – Stefan UroÅ¡ I of Serbia (b. 1223)
• 1278 – William II of Villehardouin
• 1308 – Albert I of Germany (b. 1255)
• 1312 – Paul I Å ubić of Bribir
• 1539 – Isabella of Portugal (b. 1503)WEB, Isabella of Portugal,weblink www.ngv.vic.gov.au, 24 October 2020,
• 1555 – Pope Marcellus II (b. 1501)
• 1572 – Pope Pius V (b. 1504)WEB, 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}}

1601–1900

• 1668 – Frans Luycx, Flemish painter (b. 1604)
• 1730 – François de Troy, French painter and engraver (b. 1645)ENCYCLOPEDIA, Troy, François de, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011, Oxford Art Online, 10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00185626,
• 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

• 1904 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (b. 1841)
• 1907 – Grigorios Maraslis, Greek philanthropist (b. 1831) WEB,weblink Ο μαικήνας Γρηγόρης Γρ. Μαρασλής, 22 March 2013,
• 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 the Brunstad Christian Church (b. 1871)
• 1944 – Napoleon Soukatzidis, Greek communist and trade unionist (b. 1909) WEB,weblink Rizospastis.gr - 200 παληκάρια διάβηκαν το δρόμο των Ηρώων, 30 April 2014,
• 1945 – Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
• 1945 – Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (b. 1901)
• 1953 – Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (b. 1876)
• 1956 – LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (b. 1883)
• 1960 – Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol 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, 3rd President 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, 1st President 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, 29th Lieutenant 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, 5th Governor 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)WEB, Grace Lee Whitney,weblink HeraldScotland, 6 May 2015, 22 October 2022, en,
• 2021 – Olympia Dukakis, American actress (b. 1931)WEB, Barnes, Mike, Byrge, Duane, 2021-05-01, Olympia Dukakis, Oscar Winner for 'Moonstruck,' Dies at 89,weblink live,weblink 2021-05-18, 2021-07-19, The Hollywood Reporter, en-US,
• 2023 – Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)WEB, Morris, Chris, 2023-05-01, Gordon Lightfoot, Folk Singer Who Topped Charts With 'Sundown' and 'If You Could Read My Mind', Dies at 84,weblink en-US,

Holidays and observances

• Christian feast day:
  • Andeolus
  • Augustin Schoeffler, Jean-Louis Bonnard (part of Vietnamese Martyrs)
  • Benedict of Szkalka
  • Brioc
  • James the Less (Anglican Communion)
  • Joseph the Worker (Roman Catholic)
  • Blessed Klymentiy Sheptytsky (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church)
  • Marcouf
  • Philip the Apostle (Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church)
  • Richard Pampuri
  • Sigismund of Burgundy
  • 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), 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 (Gaelic)

References

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External links

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