We have some interesting facts & historic events all about May 1st, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about May 1st in history!
Global Celebrations
- May Day.
- National Mother Goose Day
- National School Principals Day
- Lei Day
- National Purebred Dog Day
- International Workers Day
- Executive Coaching Day
- National New Homeowners Day
Historic Events
2012: Occupy Wall Street protesters gather on International Workers’ Day in 2012.
1961: Elections were banned in Cuba under Fidel Castro in 1961.
1956: An Uzi-armed Israeli Soldier on guard – Negev Desert, 1956
1945: An M4 Sherman and other vehicles of the US 11th Armored Division crossing the Mühl River in Austria, May 1945.
1945: US Soldiers put a warning sign on burned German tank in front of a bomb-damaged cathedral after Allied air attacks on the devastated city. Cologne, Germany, 1945.
1931: The Empire State Building in New York Officially opens in 1931.
1922: Explosion and fire at the Four Courts in Dublin at the start of the Irish Civil War in 1922
1906: San Francisco City Hall, after earthquake and fire.
Famous Birthdays
- James Dornan was born.
- YNW Melly was born.
- Anushka Sharma was born.
Heartbreaking Deaths
- Henry Copper died.
- Ayrton Senna died.
- Joseph Goebbles died.