Historical Events In May - 01

1921  On May - 01 louis Campbell-Tipton, composer, dies at 43  

1923  Joseph Heller, Bkln NY, novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts & Letters Award) on May - 01.  

1924  Admiral Paul Koundouriótis becomes President of Greece on May - 01.  

1924  Earl George, composer on this day in history.  

1924  On May - 01 august Cuppens, Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62  

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

1925  On this day in history 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 May - 01.  

1926  On this day in history satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League  

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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  On this day in history the first British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways)  

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

1928  On May - 01 6 children die &10 injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania  

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  Raoul Servais, Belgian cartoonist/pres (l'ASIFA) on this day in history.  

1929  Farm workers strike begins in East-Groningen on this day in history.  

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

1929  On May - 01 police kill 19 Mayday demonstrators in Berlin  

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

1931  Empire State Building opens in New York NY on this day in history.  

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 this day in history the 102-story Empire State Building is dedicated today in New York City  

1931  On May - 01 the Empire State Building, in New York, is completed  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1934  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)  

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.  

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

1493  On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)  

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

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

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.  

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on this day in history.  

1118  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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), dies on May - 01.  

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered  

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies  

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.