eso ha pasado un 01 Mayo

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.

Actualidad del día : 01 Mayo

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

Cita del día : 01 Mayo

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.

Cumpleaños : 01 Mayo

Jules Breton, Pintor francés (1827)
Emily Stowe, Médico canadiense, activista de los derechos de la mujer (1831)
Calamity Jane, Scout y frontierswoman (1852)
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Paleontólogo francés (1881)
Ralph Stackpole, Escultor americano (1885)
Glenn Ford, Actor americano (1916)
Danielle Darrieux, Actriz francesa (1917)
Joseph Heller, Novelista estadounidense (1923)
Scott Carpenter, Astronauta americano (1925)
Rita Coolidge, Cantante americana (1945)
Joanna Lumley, Actriz inglesa (1946)
John Woo, Director de cine de Hong Kong (1946)
Dann Florek, Actor americano (1950)
Ray Parker, Jr., Músico americano (1954)
Catherine Frot, Actriz francesa (1956)
Wes Anderson, Director de cine americano (1969)
Ajith Kumar, Actor indio (1971)
Julie Benz, Actriz americana (1972)
Oliver Neuville, Futbolista alemán (1973)
Jodhi May, Actriz inglesa (1975)
Anushka Sharma, Actriz india (1988)

Nos han dejado un 01 Mayo

David Livingstone, Misionero escocés (1873)
Antonín Dvořák, Compositor checo (1904)
Henri Pélissier, Ciclista francés (1935)
Joseph Goebbels, Ministro de Propaganda en la Alemania nazi (1945)
Spike Jones, Músico estadounidense (1965)
Aram Khachaturian, Compositor armenio (1978)
William Primrose, Violinista escocesa (1982)
Richard Thorpe, Director de cine americano (1991)
Pierre Bérégovoy, Primer ministro de la república francesa (1993)
Ayrton Senna, Piloto de carreras brasileño (1994)
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