May 01 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1913  Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St NYC.   

1913  Walter Susskind, Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor   

1914  In this year, China's inaugural president Yuan Shikai claims dictatorial qualification.   

1914  In this year, China's 1st president Yuan Shikai claims dictatorial qualification   

1915  British Lusitania leaves New York, for Liverpool   

1915  German submarine sinks US ship Gulflight   

1915  British Lusitania leaves NY, for Liverpool.   

1916  Glenn Ford, American film actor is born   

1916  Glenn Ford, Quebec Canada, actor (Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway).   

1917  Danielle Darrieux, France, actress (Alexander the Great, Mayerling)   

1917  Jose E Rodo, Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies   

1919  Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5000 people in 104 small villages   

1919  Mount Kelud erupts in Indonesia, killing 5000 people   

1919  Alwyn Farquharson, Scottish clan-captain/large landowner.   

1920  Belgian-Luxembourg toll tunnel opens.   

1920  Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee HR and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds   

1921  Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected Governor of Suwayda.   

1921  12th Lord Middleton, English large landowner/multi-millionaire.   

1921  Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer, dies at 43   

1923  Joseph Heller, Bkln NY, novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts and Letters Award)   

1924  Earl George, composer.   

1924  August Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62   

1925  Cyprus is recorded as becoming a British Crown Colony   

1925  The island of Cyprus is recorded as becoming a British colony   

1925  Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Phila)   

1926  British coal-miners go on strike   

1926  Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League   

1926  Peter Lax, Hungarian Mathematician.   

1926  Nicolaus Adriani, translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60   

1927  Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam   

1927  The inaugural British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways)   

1927  Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1928  6 children die and 10 injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania   

1928  Drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter.   

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1218  John i: Count of hainaut   

1218  Rudolph i of germany: Emperor of the holy roman empire   

1238  Magnus vi lagabuter: King of norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund fitzalan: 9th earl of arundel, english politician   

1493  Phillippus paracelsus: Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  Franciscus junius: [francois du jon], french/neth calvinist theologist   

1567  Michiel jansz van mierevelt: Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van kinschot: Dutch treasurer   

0408  Arcadius: Eastern roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Edith of scotland: First wife of henry i of england (b. c. 1080)   

1171  Death of Dermot macmurrough: Last irish king of leinster,   

1240  Death of Jacques de vitry: Cardinal-bishop of frascati and dean of the sacred college of cardinals   

1277  Stefanus iv uros i de great: King of serbia (1243-76),   

1308  Albrecht i van habsburg: German king (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  Louis vii: Duke of baveria (1413-43),   

1456  Death of Hugues de lannoy: Flemish viceroy of holland/zealand,