Historical Events In May - 01

1921  Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1923  On May - 01 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 May - 01 august Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62   

1925  Cyprus becomes a British Crown Colony on this day in history.   

1925  On May - 01 the island of Cyprus becomes a British colony   

1925  Chuck Bednarik, Penn, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Phila) on May - 01.   

1926  British coal-miners go on strike on this day in history.   

1926  Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League on May - 01.   

1926  On this day in history peter Lax, Hungarian Mathematician   

1926  Nicolaus Adriani, translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1927  Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

1927  On May - 01 greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948)   

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

1928  On May - 01 drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter   

1928  On May - 01 lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration)   

1928  Pitcairn Airlines (later Eastern) begins service on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist/pres (l'ASIFA)   

1929  On May - 01 farm workers strike begins in East-Groningen   

1929  In Iran a 7.4 earthquake resulted in 3,300 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes on this day in history.   

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

1930  On May - 01 bradman scores 236 Australia vs Worcestershire, his first f-class innings in England   

1931  On May - 01 empire State Building opens in New York NY   

1931  On May - 01 norway claims Peter I Island   

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

1931  The 102-story Empire State Building is dedicated today in New York City on this day in history.   

1931  The Empire State Building, in New York, is completed on May - 01.   

1932  On this day in history first Suriname union congress at Paramaribo   

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

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

1934  On May - 01 austria signs pact with Vatican   

1934  On May - 01 philippine legislature accepts US proposal for independence   

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1218  On May - 01 birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 01.   

1545  On May - 01 birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  On May - 01 birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

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  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on May - 01.   

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 May - 01 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 this day in history.   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on this day in history.   

1456  On this day in history hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies