Historical Events In May - 01

1921  On this day in history 12th Lord Middleton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire  

1921  On this day in history louis Campbell-Tipton, composer, dies at 43  

1923  On this day in history joseph Heller, Bkln NY, novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts & Letters Award)  

1924  On this day in history admiral Paul Koundouriótis becomes President of Greece  

1924  Earl George, composer on May - 01.  

1924  On this day in history august Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62  

1925  Cyprus becomes a British Crown Colony on May - 01.  

1925  The island of Cyprus becomes a British colony on this day in history.  

1925  Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Phila) on this day in history.  

1926  British coal-miners go on strike on May - 01.  

1926  On May - 01 satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League  

1926  On May - 01 peter Lax, Hungarian Mathematician  

1926  Nicolaus Adriani, translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60 on May - 01.  

1927  On May - 01 netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam  

1927  The first British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways) on May - 01.  

1927  Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.  

1928  6 children die &10 injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter  

1928  Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration) on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history pitcairn Airlines (later Eastern) begins service  

1928  Raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist/pres (l'ASIFA) on May - 01.  

1929  Farm workers strike begins in East-Groningen on May - 01.  

1929  In Iran a 7.4 earthquake resulted in 3,300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on May - 01.  

1929  Police kill 19 Mayday demonstrators in Berlin on May - 01.  

1930  Bradman scores 236 Australia vs Worcestershire, his first f-class innings in England on this day in history.  

1931  On this day in history empire State Building opens in New York NY  

1931  On this day in history norway claims Peter I Island  

1931  Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS on this day in history.  

1931  On May - 01 the 102-story Empire State Building is dedicated today in New York City  

1931  On this day in history the Empire State Building, in New York, is completed  

1932  First Suriname union congress at Paramaribo on May - 01.  

1932  Paul Doumer, Pres France (1931-32), assassin by Russia's Paul Gargalov on this day in history.  

1934  On May - 01 "Der Sturmer's" special 14-page issue accuses Jews of using Christian blood in their Passover baking and in other Judaic rituals.  

1934  Austria signs pact with Vatican on May - 01.  

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)  

1218  On this day in history birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)  

1238  On this day in history birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)  

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on May - 01.  

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.  

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.  

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.  

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.  

1118  On May - 01 death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)  

1171  On this day in history dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies  

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on this day in history.  

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies  

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.  

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.  

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.