It happened one 01 May

1931 : Empire State Building


On 1 May 1931, the tallest building ever built, the Empire State Building, is inaugurated in New York. It will long be the tallest building.

1941 : Citizen Kane


On 1 May 1941, the Orson Welles film Citizen Kane was released in New York. The film which chronicles the life of a newspaper magnate is considered one of the best films of all time for its quality and cinematic innovations.

1967 : Elvis Presley's wedding


On 1 May 1967, singer Elvis Presley married his girlfriend, Priscilla Ann Beaulieu in Las Vegas. The Aladdin hotel was chosen for the private ceremony.

1994 : Ayrton Senna


On 1 May 1994, the Brazilian Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna was killed while driving his race car on the circuit of Imola, near Bologna in Italy.

1997 : Landslide victory of the Labour party


On 1 May 1997, Labour led by Tony Blair won largely the British elections ending 20 years of Conservative governments.

2004 : Enlargement of the European Union


On 1 May 2004, the biggest enlargement of the European Union took place when Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia became members. A ceremony in Dublin - Ireland has the EU presidency at that time - marked the event.

2009 : Same-sex marriage approved in Sweden


On 1 May 2009, Sweden became the seventh country in modern times to recognize same-sex marriage by removing any reference to gender in its marriage legislation.

Latest news : 01 May

Labor Day
On May 1st we celebrate Labor Day in many countries around the world. That day, we put forward our demands for workers.

Quote of the day : 01 May

Orson Welles
I have the terrible feeling that, because I am wearing a white beard and am sitting in the back of the theatre, you expect me to tell you the truth about something. These are the cheap seats, not Mount Sinai.

Birthdays : 01 May

Jules Breton, French painter (1827)
Emily Stowe, Canadian doctor, activist for women's rights (1831)
Calamity Jane, Scout and frontierswoman (1852)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French paleontologist (1881)
Ralph Stackpole, American sculptor (1885)
Glenn Ford, American actor (1916)
Danielle Darrieux, French actress (1917)
Joseph Heller, American novelist (1923)
Scott Carpenter, American astronaut (1925)
Rita Coolidge, American singer (1945)
John Woo, Hong Kong film director (1946)
Joanna Lumley, English actress (1946)
Dann Florek, American actor (1950)
Ray Parker, Jr., American musician (1954)
Catherine Frot, French actress (1956)
Wes Anderson, American director (1969)
Ajith Kumar, Indian actor (1971)
Julie Benz, American actress (1972)
Oliver Neuville, German football player (1973)
Jodhi May, English actress (1975)
Anushka Sharma, Indian actress (1988)

They left us one 01 May

David Livingstone, Scottish missionary (1873)
Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (1904)
Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (1935)
Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany (1945)
Spike Jones, American musician (1965)
Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (1978)
William Primrose, Scottish violinist (1982)
Richard Thorpe, American director (1991)
Pierre Bérégovoy, Prime Minister of French republic (1993)
Ayrton Senna, Brazilian racing driver (1994)
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