Thursday, May 1, 2025 -Quote Of The Day...
* " Do not clog intellect`s sluices with knowledge of questionable uses. "
On This Day In History...
In 0305- Emperor Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus Jovius of Rome resigns
In 1006- Supernova observed by Chinese & Egyptians in constellation Lupus
In 1048- Bishop Bernold flees St Pieterskerk for Utrecht Netherlands
In 1394- Ekiho, exorcised the Zen temple & its surroundings from an old badger
In 1523- Danish king Christian III arrives in Veere
In 1528- Pánfilo the Narvaéz begins exploration to with 350 men to Florida
In 1544- Turkish troops occupy Hungary
In 1551- Council of Trente resumes
In 1598- Jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java
In 1625- Portuguese & Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia)
In 1625- Prince Frederik Henry appointed viceroy of Holland
In 1682- Louis XIV & his court inaugurate Paris Observatory
In 1703- Battle at Rultusk: Swedish army beats Russians
In 1704- Boston Newsletter publishes 1st newspaper ad
In 1707- England, Wales & Scotland form UK of Great Britain
In 1711- Arch duke Karel of Austria/Hungarian rebellion sign Peace of Szatmar
In 1715- Prussia declares war on Sweden
In 1725- Spain & Austria sign trade treaty
In 1751- 1st American cricket match is played
In 1757- Austria & France divide Prussia
In 1759- British fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West-Indies, on France
In 1776- Adam Weishaupt founds the secret society of Illuminati
In 1777- RB Sheridans "School for Scandal" premieres in London
In 1781- Emperor Jozef II decrees protection of population
In 1786- Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Wien (Vienna)
In 1822- John Phillips becomes 1st mayor of Boston
In 1834- Belgian parliament accept railway laws
In 1840- 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued
In 1841- 1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence MO for California
In 1844- Samuel Morse sends 1st telegraphic message
In 1844- Whig convention nominates Henry Clay as presidential candidate
In 1846- Ida Pfeiffer (48) begins trip around world
In 1850- John Geary becomes 1st San Fransisco mayor
In 1851- Great Exhibition opens in London's Hyde Park, at Crystal Palace
In 1853- Argentina adopts its constitution
In 1854- Amsterdam begins transferring drinking water out of the dunes
In 1857- William Walker, conqueror of Nicaragua, surrenders to US Navy
In 1861- Lee orders Confederate troops under T J Jackson to Harper's Ferry
In 1862- Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans
In 1863- Battle of Chancellorsville VA (29,000 injured or died)
In 1863- Battle of Port Gibson, Mississippi
In 1863- Confederate "National Flag" replaces "Stars & Bars"
In 1863- Confederate congress passed resolution to kill black soldiers
In 1864- Atlanta campaign, Georgia
In 1864- Battle at Alexandria LA (Red River Campaign)
In 1864- Wilderness campaign
In 1866- American Equal Rights Association forms
In 1867- Howard University chartered
In 1867- Reconstruction of South begins, black voter registration
In 1869- "Folies-Bergère" opens in Paris France
In 1869- A colt is reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH
In 1873- 1st US postal card issued
In 1873- Emperor Franz Jozef opens 5th World's Fair in Wien (Vienna)
In 1875- 238 members of "Whiskey Ring" accused of anti-US activities
In 1883- "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show
In 1883- Amsterdam World's Fair opens
In 1883- Baseball returns to Philadelphia, 1st National League game since 1876
In 1883- New York Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as 1st American pro sports trainer
In 1884- Construction begins on Chicago's 1st skyscraper (10 stories)
In 1884- Moses Walker became 1st black player in the major league
In 1885- Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Netherlands
In 1886- US general strike for 8 hour day, begins
In 1889- 1st International Workers Day, according to the 2nd International
In 1889- Bayer introduces aspirin in powder form (Germany)
In 1891- Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3
In 1892- US Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Fransisco Bay
In 1893- World Columbian Exposition opens in Chicago
In 1898- George Dewey commands, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley" as US route Spanish fleet at Manila
In 1900- Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield UT
In 1900- Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond
In 1901- Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox
In 1901- Herb McFarland hit 1st grand slam in the American League
In 1901- Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo
In 1906- Phillie's John Lush no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 6-0
In 1907- Belgian Government of De Trooz forms
In 1907- Indian Mine Laws passes (concessions from Netherlands-Indies)
In 1908- World's most intense rain shower (2.47" in 3 minutes) at Portobelo Panamá
In 1909- Netherlands begins unity with Belgium
In 1912- Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms
In 1912- Beverly Hills Hotel opens
In 1913- Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St New York NY
In 1914- China's 1st president Yuan Shikai wins dictatorial qualification
In 1915- British Lusitania leaves New York, for Liverpool
In 1915- German submarine sinks US ship Gulflight
In 1919- Mount Kelud (Indonesia) erupts, boiling crater lake which broke through crater wall killing 5,000 people in 104 small villages
In 1920- Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee homerun & 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds
In 1920- Belgian-Luxembourg toll tunnel opens
In 1920- Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings
In 1921- Drusian sultan Pasja al-Atrasj elected Governor of Suwayda
In 1922- Charlie Robertson of Chicago pitches a perfect no-hit, no-run game
In 1923- 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4
In 1924- Admiral Paul Koundouriótis becomes President of Greece
In 1925- A's Jimmie Foxx, 17, 1st game; he pinch-hits a single
In 1925- Cyprus becomes a British Crown Colony
In 1926- British coal-miners go on strike
In 1926- Satchel Paige makes pitching debut in Negro Southern League
In 1927- 1st British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways)
In 1927- Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam
In 1927- Panningen soccer team forms in Panningen
In 1928- 6 children die & 10 injured by hailstones in Klausenburg, Romania
In 1928- Drunken fascist Erich Wichman attacks VARA-radio transmitter
In 1928- Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration)
In 1928- Pitcairn Airlines (later Eastern) begins service
In 1928- Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms
In 1929- Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race in 14.4 seconds
In 1929- Farm workers strike begins in East-Groningen
In 1929- Police kill 19 Mayday demonstrators in Berlin
In 1930- Bradman scores 236 Australia vs Worcestershire, his 1st f-class innings in England
In 1931- Empire State Building opens in New York NY
In 1931- Norway claims Peter I Island
In 1931- Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS
In 1932- 1st Suriname union congress at Paramaribo
In 1934- Austria signs pact with Vatican
In 1934- Philippine legislature accepts US proposal for independence
In 1934- Water state kingdom dismisses NSB-leader Anton Mussert
In 1935- Boulder Dam completed
In 1935- Canada's 1st silver dollar is circulated
In 1936- Emperor Haile Selassie leaves Ethiopia as Italian invades
In 1936- FBI's J Edgar Hoover arrests Alvin Karpis
In 1937- FDR signs act of neutrality
In 1939- Batman Comics hit the street
In 1939- Pulitzer Prize awarded to Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (The Yearling)
In 1940- 140 Palestinian Jews die as German planes bomb their ship
In 1940- The 1940 Olympics are cancelled
In 1941- "Citizen Kane", directed by & starring Orson Welles, premieres in New York
In 1941- General Mills introduces Cheerios
In 1941- German assault on Tobruk
In 1942- Radio Orange calls to defy order to wear "Jewish star"
In 1943- 1st edition of illegal "The Free Artist" appears in Amsterdam
In 1943- 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04
In 1943- Food rationing begins in US
In 1943- German plane sinks boat loaded with Palestinian Jews bound for Malta
In 1943- German Wehrmacht deployed in order to break Dutch strikes
In 1943- Rauter signs unofficial death sentence
In 1944- Messerschmitt Me-262 Sturmvogel, first operational jet aircraft (twin-jet fighter), makes 1st flight
In 1944- Pulitzer prize awarded to Martin Flavin (Journey in the Dark)
In 1944- Surprise attack on Weteringschans Amsterdam, fails
In 1945- 900 occupiers of Demmin Vorpommeren commit suicide
In 1945- Admiral Karl Doenitz forms German government
In 1945- Australian & Dutch troops lands on Tarakan
In 1945- General Belgian Labor Union (ABVV) party forms
In 1945- Radio Budapest, Hungary re-enters shortwave broadcasting after WWII
In 1945- Seys-Inquart flees to Flensburg
In 1945- Soviet army reach Rostock
In 1946- Fieldmarshal Montgomery appointed British supreme commander
In 1946- Mrs Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of the Year"
In 1947- Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stadium
In 1947- Lieutenant General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA
In 1947- Radar for commercial & private planes 1st demonstrated
In 1947- Rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, becomes 3th director of the CIA
In 1948- 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05.4; this is Arcaro's 4th win
In 1948- Glenn Taylor, Idaho Senator, arrested in Birmingham AL for trying to enter a meeting through a door marked "for Negroes"
In 1948- North Korea proclaims itself People's Democratic Republic of Korea
In 1948- Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Auspicia quaedam
In 1949- A's Elmer Valo is 1st American League'er to hit 2 bases-loaded triples in a game
In 1949- Gerard Kuiper discovers Nereid, (2nd satellite of Neptune)
In 1950- Gwendolyn Brooks, is 1st Black awarded a Pulitzer Prize (poetry)
In 1950- Mayor of Brussels reluctantly bans May Day parade
In 1950- New marriage laws enforced in People's Republic China
In 1950- Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers & Hammerstein (South Pacific)
In 1950- WJIM (now WLNS) TV channel 6 in Lansing MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
In 1951- 600,000 march for peace & freedom in Germany
In 1951- Dutch Reformed Church introduces new church choir
In 1951- Mickey Mantle's 1st homerun
In 1951- Minnie Minoso becomes the 1st black to play for the White Sox
In 1952- Marines take part in an atomic explosion training in Nevada
In 1952- Mr Potato Head, introduced
In 1952- TWA introduces tourist class
In 1954- 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03
In 1954- Bishops publish Mandement (member socialist organization forbidden)
In 1954- HSA-UWC Established (Unification Church) (The Moonies)
In 1954- WAPA TV channel 4 in San Juan Puerto Rico (NBC/SFN) begins broadcasting
In 1955- Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament
In 1955- Bobby Feller's 15th 1-hit or less game (12 1-hitters, 3 no-hitters)
In 1957- Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord
In 1957- Larry King's 1st radio broadcast
In 1957- US give Poland credit of $95 million
In 1957- Vanguard TV-1 booster test reaches 195 km
In 1958- Ambonese rebellion bombed Ambon/conquer Morotai
In 1958- Arturo Frondizi sworn in as President of Argentina
In 1959- Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
In 1959- West Germany introduces 5 day work week
In 1959- White Sox Early Wynn beats Red Sox 1-0 on his own homerun
In 1960- India's Bombay state split into Gujarat & Maharashtra states
In 1960- Pancho Gonzalez retires from tennis
In 1960- Russia shoots down Francis Gary Powers' U-2 spy plane over Sverdlovsk
In 1961- 1st US airplane hijacked to Cuba
In 1961- Fidel Castro announces there will be no more elections in Cuba
In 1961- Pulitzer prize awarded to Harper Lee (To Kill a Mockingbird)
In 1961- Tanganyika granted full internal self-government by Britain
In 1962- 1st French underground nuclear experiment in the Sahara
In 1962- Bo Belinsky pitches a no-hitter, in his 4th start
In 1962- France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
In 1962- JFK authorizes Area Redevelopment Act (ARA)
In 1963- 1st American (James Whittaker) conquers Mount Everest
In 1963- Indonesia takes control of Irian Jaya (west New Guinea) from Netherlands
In 1964- 1st BASIC program runs on a computer (Dartmouth)
In 1965- 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2
In 1965- Stanley Cup: Montréal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3
In 1965- USSR launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon
In 1966- Last British concert by the Beatles (Empire Pool in Wembley)
In 1966- Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational
In 1966- Radio RSA, South Africa begins shortwave transmitting
In 1966- US troops shooting targets in Cambodia
In 1967- Anastasio Somoza Debayle becomes President of Nicaragua
In 1967- Elvis Presley & Pricilla Beaulieu wed in Las Vegas
In 1967- Jelle Zijlstra becomes president of Netherlands Bank
In 1967- Pulitzer prize awarded to Bernard Malamud (The Fixer)
In 1968- "Ben Franklin in Paris" closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC after 215 performances
In 1968- Phillies J Boozer is ejected for throwing spitballs during his warmup
In 1969- 43 Unification church couples wed in NYC
In 1969- Houston Don Wilson 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 4-0
In 1969- Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for $16,155,000
In 1969- Pirate Radio Station 259 (England/France) begins transmitting
In 1971- 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2
In 1971- Amtrak railroad begins operation
In 1971- Rolling Stones release "Brown Sugar"
In 1972- "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 24 performances
In 1972- North Vietnamese troops occupy Quang Tri Activities Committee
In 1972- Pulitzer prize awarded to Wallace Stegner (Angle of Repose)
In 1972- Radio's Mutual Black Network premieres
In 1973- San Fransisco Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7
In 1975- Islanders Parise & Potvin score within 14 seconds in playoffs Flyers 5-Isles 4-semifinals-Flyers hold 2-0 lead
In 1976- 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6
In 1976- Jos Hermens, Netherlands sets record for 20,000 meter, 57:24.2
In 1977- Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4)
In 1977- Debbie Austin wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
In 1977- Empress Lilly dedicated
In 1978- 1st black mayor of New Orleans (Ernest Morial) inaugurated
In 1978- MVV soccer team forms in Maastricht
In 1978- Naomi Uemura became 1st to reach North Pole overland alone
In 1979- Elton John becomes 1st pop star to perform in Israel
In 1979- Home rule introduced to Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)
In 1979- Marshall Islands (in the Pacific) become self-governing
In 1980- "Day in Hollywood, Night in Ukraine" opens at John Golden NYC for 588 performances
In 1980- 15th Academy of Country Music Awards: Barbara Mandrell wins
In 1980- American Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff)
In 1980- Sabres & Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff
In 1981- Billie Jean King admits to a lesbian affair with Marilyn Barnett
In 1981- Harrison Williams (Senator-D-NJ) convicted on FBI Abscam charges
In 1981- Radio Shack releases Model III TRSDOS 1.3
In 1982- 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4
In 1982- 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville TN opens
In 1982- Nordiques 4-Isles 5 (OT)-semifinals-Isles hold 3-0 lead
In 1983- "My One & Only" opens at St James Theater NYC for 767 performances
In 1983- Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament
In 1983- Nolan Ryan surpasses Walter Johnson for most strikeouts (3,508)
In 1984- Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
In 1984- Mick Fleetwood (of Fleetwood Mac) files for bankruptcy
In 1985- "Communist" bomb attack kills 2 firemen in Brussels
In 1985- US President Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua
In 1985- William Hoffman's "As Is" premieres in NYC
In 1986- Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph
In 1986- Tass reports Chernobyl nuclear power plant mishap
In 1986- Will Stegers expedition reaches North Pole
In 1987- 46 homeruns hit in 13 baseball games
In 1987- Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish born nun
In 1988- "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 297 performances
In 1988- IRA attack in Roermond, kills 3
In 1988- Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
In 1989- 135 acre Disney's MGM studio officially opens to the public
In 1989- Jockey Chris Antley ends record of 64 consecutive winning days
In 1989- US Supreme Court rules employees have legal burden to prove non-discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting
In 1990- "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC
In 1991- "Will Rogers Follies" opens at Palace Theater NYC for 983 performances
In 1991- Actor Robert Duvall weds Sharon Brophy
In 1991- Angola's civil war ends
In 1991- A's Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal (vs Yankees)
In 1991- Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge
In 1991- Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in 19 innings
In 1991- Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base
In 1991- Skin-Spit-Skin featuring lesbian, homosexual & heterosexual nude couples caressing, is seen by 5,000 in NYC
In 1991- Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan pitches record 7th no hitter (beats Toronto 3-0)
In 1992- Eric Houston kills 4 in a California HS where he failed history 4 years prior
In 1992- Los Angeles Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots due to Rodney King
In 1992- New York Rangers win their 1st ever 7th game of a playoff (vs New Jersey Devils)
In 1992- Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base
In 1993- 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4
In 1993- Bomb attack on Sri Lankan President (26 die)
In 1994- "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 165 performances
In 1994- "Rise & Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon NYC for 9 performances
In 1994- Charles Kuralt retires as CBS newsman (On the Road)
In 1994- Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament
In 1994- Sherri Steinhauer wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship
In 1994- Tornado & hail storms hit Jiangxi China, 95 killed
In 1995- "On the Waterfront" opens at Atkinson Theater NYC for 8 performances
In 1995- Steve Waugh scores 200 for Australia vs West Indies at Sabina Park
In 1996- "Ideal Husband" opens at Barrymore Theater NYC for 308 performances
In 1996- Gerald Williams is 1st New York Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game
In 1997- Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in San Diego CA on KIOZ 105.3 FM
In 1997- Toni Blair elected PM of UK
In 1999- 125th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Charismatic wins in 2:03.2
In 2013- Human stem cells are successfully clone
In 2009- Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides
In 2008- Wenchuan earthquake, measuring 7.8 in magnitude occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 87,000, injuring 374,643 and leaving homeless between 4.8 million and 11 million peopl
In 2004- Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriag
May 1 -Birthdays
In 1238- Magnus VI Lagabuter King of Norway (1263-80)
In 1245- Philippe III Poissy Yvelines France, King of France (1270-85)
In 1493- Phillippus Paracelsus Switzerland, physician/alchemist
In 1545- Franciscus Junius [François du Jon], French/Netherlands calvinist theologist
In 1567- Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt Dutch royal painter
In 1577- François van Kinschot Dutch treasurer
In 1582- Marco da Gagliano Italian opera composer
In 1592- Johann A Schall von Bell German missionaries/astronomer
In 1633- Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban French fortress architect
In 1672- Joseph Addison England, essayist (Spectator)
In 1735- John H van Kinsbergen Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corps
In 1759- Jacob Albright [Albrecht], German/US predictor
In 1764- Benjamin Henry Latrobe engineer/architect (built Capitol)
In 1764- Gottfried Rieger composer
In 1769- Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington, British PM (C) (1828-30)
In 1771- George Guest composer
In 1775- Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn composer
In 1800- Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin Commander (Union Navy), died in 1874
In 1807- John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder Major General (Confederate Army)
In 1818- José Amador de los Ríos Spanish historian/poet
In 1819- William Steele Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
In 1825- George Inness US landscape painter ("Delaware Water Gap")
In 1829- José M de Alencar Brazilian writer/minister of Justice
In 1830- Mary Harris Jones [Mother Jones], hell-raiser
In 1835- Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie Brigadier General (Union volunteers)
In 1839- Chardonnet inventor (rayon)
In 1851- Eberhard Nestle German oriëntalist/biblical scholar
In 1852- Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke] frontier adventurer/Indian fighter
In 1858- Anthony Johnson Showalter composer
In 1859- Bohuslav Jeremias composer
In 1859- Willem J Leyds Dutch/South Africa lawyer/politician/diplomat
In 1862- Anthony G Kröller entrepreneur/government advisor/husband of Helene Müller
In 1862- Marcel Prévost French publisher/writer (Les demis-vierges)
In 1872- Hugo Alfvén Stockholm Sweden, composer (Midsommarvaka)
In 1880- Conrad Weiss German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)
In 1881- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin France, philosopher/paleontologist
In 1884- Felipe Boero composer
In 1887- Alan Gordon Cunningham Irish/British general/director of Palestine (1945-48)
In 1892- Howard Barlow Plain City OH, conductor (Voice of Firestone)
In 1895- Leo Sowerby Grand Rapids MI, composer (Pulitzer 1946)
In 1898- Eugene R Black US, President of World Bank (1953-62)
In 1899- Jón Leifs Iceland, composer/conductor
In 19XX- Sharon Spelman Los Angeles CA, actress (Joyce-Angie)
In 1900- Ignazio Silone Italy, novelist/politician (Bread and Wine)
In 1905- Leila Hyams New York NY, actress (Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap)
In 1905- Nikolai Tikhonov Soviet PM (1980-85)
In 1907- Jan Pauw CEO (Aruban Theater Group)
In 1907- Kate Smith Greenville AL, singer (God Bless America)/Philadelphia Flyer luck charm
In 1908- Giovanni Guareschi Italian writer (Don Camillo, Peppone)
In 1909- Ethel Jane Cain original UK Speaking Clock voice
In 1909- George Melachrino composer
In 1909- Yannis Ritsos Greek poet
In 1910- Cliff Battles Akron OH, NFL hall of famer (Braves, Redskins)
In 1912- Anna Pollak mezzo-soprano
In 1912- Felipe Padilla de Leon composer
In 1913- Walter Susskind Praha (Prague) Czechoslovakia, conductor
In 1916- Glenn Ford Québec Canada, actor (Cade's County, Big Heat, Midway)
In 1916- Jack Parr Canton OH, TV host (Jack Paar Show)
In 1916- Jane Jacobs Scranton PA, urbanologist
In 1917- Danielle Darrieux France, actress (Alexander the Great, Mayerling)
In 1917- John Beradino Los Angeles CA, actor (Steve Hardy-General Hospital)
In 1917- Louis G "Lo" van Hensbergen actor/author (Amsterdam Affair)
In 1919- Alwyn Farquharson Scottish clan-captain/large landowner
In 1919- Dan O'Herlihy Ireland, actor (Fail Safe, Last Starfighter, Robocop)
In 1921- 12th Lord Middleton English large landowner/multi-millionaire
In 1921- Paul Daels president (Flemish Iron Pilgrimage committee)
In 1922- Louis Nye Hartford CT, comedian (Steve Allen, Happy Days)
In 1923- Joseph Heller Brooklyn NY, novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts & Letters Award)
In 1924- Art Fleming Bronx NY, TV host (Jeopardy)
In 1924- Earl George composer
In 1924- Enrico Josif composer
In 1924- Patricia Roberts Harris 1st US black woman cabinet member
In 1924- Terry Southern writer
In 1925- Chuck Bednarik Pennsylvania, NFL hall of fame center/linebacker (Philadelphia)
In 1925- Malcolm Scott Carpenter Boulder CO, astronaut (Mercury 7-Aurora 7)
In 1927- Greta Andersen Denmark, 100 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1948)
In 1927- Harry [Harold George Jr] Belafonte New York NY, calypso singer (The Banana Boat Song)
In 1927- Israr Ali cricket pace bowler (Pakistan in 4 Tests 1952-59)
In 1927- Lord Bathurst English earl/large landowner/multi-millionaire
In 1927- Roland Verhavert Flemish screen writer (Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor)
In 1927- William Mitchell Byers musician
In 1928- Raoul Servais Belgian cartoonist/president (l'ASIFA)
In 1929- Sonny James [James Loden] Hackelburg AL, rocker (Young Love)
In 1929- Sonny Ramadhin cricket spin bowler (great West Indies spin bowler)
In 1930- Little Walter [Marion Walter Jacobs] rocker
In 1930- Ollie Matson NFL halfback (Cardinals, Rams, Lions, Eagles)
In 1933- Joan Hackett East Harlem New York NY, actress (Defenders, Another Day)
In 1933- Uwe Greßmann writer
In 1934- Alette Beaujon Curaçaos poet (Gedichten on the Bay & Elsewhere)
In 1937- Bo Nilsson Swedish composer (Doppelspiel)
In 1939- Judy Collins Seattle WA, singer (Send in the Clowns, Both Sides Now, Clouds)
In 1939- Max Robinson Richmond VA, black news anchor (ABC Evening News)
In 1939- Ray Aranha Miami FL, actor (Nick-Married People)
In 1941- Barbara Barendrecht [BHM Wurfbain], actress (Dirty Picture)
In 1941- Juraj Hatrick composer
In 1942- Stephen Macht Philadelphia PA, actor (Joe-Knots Landing, Cagney & Lacey)
In 1943- Joy Harmon St Louis MO, actress (Cool Hand Luke)
In 1944- Rita Coolidge Nashville TN, singer (Higher & Higher, We're All Alone)
In 1946- Bruce Robinson actor (Story of Adele H)
In 1946- Jerry Weiss New York NY, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears)
In 1946- Joanna Lumley Kashmir India, actress (Ab Fab, On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
In 1946- Nick Fortune [Nicholas Fortuna], rock bassist (Buckinghams Chicago)
In 1946- Tony Ashton rocker
In 1947- Carlos Ward rocker (B T Express)
In 1947- Ghulam Abbas cricketer (scored 12 & 0 in only Test for Pakistan 1967)
In 1948- James Wise US soul singer (Archie Bell & the Drells)
In 1949- Douglas Barr Cedar Rapids IA, actor (Howie-The Fall Guy)
In 1949- Margo Miller San Fransisco CA, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
In 1950- Marina Stepanova Russian hurdler (world record 1986)
In 1951- Gordon Greenidge cricketer (great West Indian opener 1974-91)
In 1953- Elquemedo Willett cricketer (West Indies lefty spinner early 70's)
In 1953- Felix Hanemann rocker (Zebra)
In 1953- Mindy Moore LPGA golfer
In 1954- Michael Scott reporter (Entertainment Tonight)
In 1954- Ray Parker Jr Detroit MI, rock guitarist/vocalist (Ghostbusters-Who You Gonna Call?)
In 1954- Taslim Arif cricketer (Pakistan keeper/batsman, 210 vs Australia 1980)
In 1955- Julien Wiener cricketer (Australian opening batsman 1979-80)
In 1956- Byron Stewart Baxter Springs KS, actor (Warren Coolidge-St Elsewhere)
In 1957- Dick Swett (Representative-D-NH)
In 1957- Paul D Ronney Los Angeles CA, ScD/astronaut (STS 83 alternate)
In 1957- Rick Darling cricketer (accident-prone/dashing Aussie opener 1978-79)
In 1957- Steve Farris rock guitarist (Mr Mister)
In 1958- John Diehl Cincinnati OH, actor (Detective Zito-Miami Vice)
In 1959- Eddie Johnson NBA guard/forward (Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers)
In 1959- Paul Smith rock saxophonist (Haircut 100)
In 1960- Albert McDonald Dartmouth Nova Scotia, US canoe (alternate-Olympics-96)
In 1961- Charlie O'Brien Tulsa OK, catcher (Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays)
In 1961- Steven Cauthen jockey (1978 Kentucky Derby-Affirmed)
In 1962- Gary Clark NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
In 1962- Paula Weishoff Hollywood CA, volleyballer (Olympics-silver-84, bronze-92, 96)
In 1962- Reggie Pleasant CFL cornerback (Edmonton Eskimos)
In 1963- Robert Seguso Minneapolis MN, tennis star
In 1964- Bruno Ravel Paris France, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It)
In 1964- Carlos Aalbers Dutch soccer player (NEC)
In 1964- Ruth Picardie journalist
In 1964- Sarah FE Armstrong-Jones daughter of princess Margaret & Lord Snowdon
In 1965- Jon Warren Akron OH, 1.5k runner
In 1966- Armando Reynoso San Luis Potosi México, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
In 1966- Charlie Schlatter New York NY, actor (18 Again, Heartbreak Hotel)
In 1966- Johnny Colt Cherry Point NC, rock bassist (Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker)
In 1966- Mark Coogan Manhaset NY, marathoner (Olympics-96)
In 1967- Bill Schultz NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Scot Claymores)
In 1967- Marvcus Patton NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
In 1967- Scott Coffey Hawaii, actor (Satisfaction, Shout)
In 1967- Tawni Cable Salem OR, playmate (June 1989)
In 1967- Yael Arad Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka (Olympics-1996)
In 1968- Anton Scheutjens soccer player (Roda JC)
In 1968- Lisa Campbell Victoria Australia, badminton player (Olympics-96)
In 1968- Mark Scott Paramus NJ, rock drummer (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)
In 1969- Billy Owens NBA forward/guard (Sacramento Kings)
In 1969- Bryan Marchment Scarborough, NHL defenseman (Edmonton Oilers)
In 1969- Carrie Stevens Buffalo NY, playmate (June 1997)
In 1969- Roy Rosello singer (Menudo-Cannonball)
In 1970- Alex Van Pelt NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills)
In 1970- Allen DeGraffenreid WLAF wide receiver (Scotland Claymores)
In 1970- Alundis Brice NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
In 1970- Damon Diletti Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympics-silver-92, 96)
In 1971- Ethan Albright NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills)
In 1971- Jamie Marie Swenson Miss USA-South Dakota (1997)
In 1971- Renee Poetschka Australian 200 meter/400 meter (Olympics-92, 96)
In 1971- Stuart Appleby Cohuna Australia, Nike golfer (1994 Victorian PGA)
In 1972- Bobby Chouinard Manilla Phillipines, pitcher (Oakland A's)
In 1973- Curtis Martin NFL running back (New England Patriots)
In 1973- Frank Beede NFL center (Seattle Seahawks)
In 1974- Keri Phebus Laguna Beach CA, tennis star
In 1974- Matthew Hatchette NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
In 1974- Vladimir Zavyalov hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998)
In 1975- Austin Croshere NBA forward (Indiana Pacers)
In 1976- Darius McCrary Walnut CA, actor (Edward Winslow-Family Matters)
In 1977- Anna Louise Wilson Dunedin New Zealand, 100 meter breast stroke (Olympics-96)
In 1979- Jennifer Botterill ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-98)
In 1979- Kimberly Grigsby Miss Virginia Teen USA (1997)
May 1 -Deaths Which Occurred
In 1171- Dermot MacMurrough last Irish king of Leinster, dies
In 1277- Stefanus IV Uros I de Great King of Serbia (1243-76), dies
In 1308- Albrecht I van Habsburg German King (1298-1308), murdered
In 1447- Louis VII Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies
In 1456- Hugues de Lannoy Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies
In 1471- Thomas a Kempis spiritual writer (Navolging of Christ), dies at 91
In 1555- Marcellus II [Marcello Cervini] Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53
In 1572- Pius V [Antonio Ghislieri] great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies
In 1679- Esaias Reusner composer, dies at 43
In 1700- John Dryden English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies
In 1703- Kiva Yoshinaka Japanese monarch, murdered
In 1733- Nicolas Coustou French sculptor (Saôn), dies at 75
In 1772- Gottfried Achenwall German lawyer/statistics/economist, dies at 52
In 1831- Antonius van Alphen apostle vicar of De Bosch, dies at 82
In 1863- Edward Dorr Tracy US Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 29
In 1869- ? colt reported killed by a meteorite near New Concord OH
In 1870- Francisco Solano López fieldmarshal/President of Paraguay
In 1872- Amalia princess of Weimar/wife of prince Hendrik the Navigator, dies
In 1873- David Livingstone British physician/explorer (Africa), dies at 60
In 1874- Vilem Blodek composer, dies at 39
In 1886- Conrad Busken Huet writer (Country of Rubens)
In 1886- Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl composer, dies at 56
In 1892- Willem A Scholten manufacturer (potatoes), dies at 89
In 1896- Naser ed-Din shah of Persia (1848-96), murdered at 65
In 1898- Alphonse Wauters Belgian historian, dies at 81
In 1900- Mihály von Munkácsy [Michael von Lieb], German painter, dies at 56
In 1902- John Glover English chemist (production sulfuric acid), dies at 85
In 1903- Arthur Haygarth cricketer (compiler of "Scores & Biographies"), dies
In 1903- Luigi Arditi violist/composer, dies at 80
In 1904- Antonín Dvorak Czechoslovakia, composer (Slavic Dancing), dies at 62
In 1917- José E Rodo Uruguayan writer (Motivos de proteo), dies
In 1921- Louis Campbell-Tipton composer, dies at 43
In 1924- August Cuppens Flemish author (Limburgs Driemanschap), dies at 62
In 1926- Nicolaus Adriani translator (Middle-Celebes Language), dies at 60
In 1932- Paul Doumer President of France (1931-32), assassinated by Russia's Paul Gargalov
In 1934- Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko composer, dies at 35
In 1937- Snitz Edwards actor (Phantom of the Opera, College), dies at 75
In 1939- Wilhelm Normann German chemist (harden van oliën), dies
In 1941- John R Locksmith de Brown vicar/CHU-politician, dies at 71
In 1945- Desider Antalffy-Zsiross Hungarian organist/composer, dies at 59
In 1945- Paul Josef Goebbels Nazi minister on propoganda, commits suicide
In 1946- Edward Cuthbert Bairstow composer, dies at 71
In 1946- Percy William Whitlock composer, dies at 42
In 1947- Sanner leader of Norger blood bath, executed
In 1948- Christos Ladas Greek minister of Justice, murdered
In 1952- William Fox [Fried] US film pioneer (Nickelodeon), dies at 73
In 1954- Tom Tyler actor (Lost Ranch, Coyote Trails), dies at 50
In 1957- Grant Mitchell actor (Great Lie, Laura, Cairo, Conflict), dies at 82
In 1959- Oscar Torp Norwegian premier, dies
In 1965- Leo Spies composer, dies at 65
In 1965- Spike Jones composer (Spike Jones Show), dies at 53
In 1968- Harold G Nicolson English author (English sense of humor), dies at 71
In 1969- Ella Logan actress (52nd Street, Woman Chases Man), dies at 56
In 1969- George Parker cricketer (2 Tests for South Africa 1924), dies
In 1971- Edith Day actress (Romance of Air), dies at 75
In 1971- Glenda Farrell actress (Grand Slam, Exposed), dies at 66
In 1972- Fernand Ansseau Belgian operator (Orfeo), dies at 82
In 1976- Rex O'Malley actor (Camille, Zara, Midnight, Thief), dies at 75
In 1978- Aram Katchaturian Russian composer (The Earth), dies at 74
In 1979- Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin cricketer (2 Tests for West Indies), dies
In 1981- Dr Clarence A Bacote historian & political scientist, dies at 75
In 1981- Peter Huchel writer, dies at 78
In 1982- Gene Sheldon actor (Bernardo-Zorro), dies at 72
In 1983- V N Swamy Indian cricket pace bowler (without distinction), dies
In 1984- Gordon Jenkins orchestra leader (NBC Comedy Hour), dies at 73
In 1988- Carroll Righter astrologer, dies at 88 of postate cancer
In 1988- Paolo Stoppa actor (Garibaldi, Visit, Freedom Fighters), dies
In 1989- David Webster South African white anti-apartheids activist, murdered
In 1989- Douglass Watson actor (Mac Cory-Another World), dies at 68
In 1989- Marion Mack actress (General), dies
In 1990- Sunset Carson cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62
In 1991- Richard Thorpe director (Jailhouse Rock, Night Must Fall), dies
In 1993- Hans [Henri EA] Tuynman provo (Full-time Provo), dies at 50
In 1993- Pierre Bérégovoy PM of France (1992-93), commits suicide at 67
In 1993- Ranasinghe Premadasa President (Sri Lanka, 1989-93), assassinated at 68
In 1994- Ayrton Senna Brazilian Grand prix driver, dies in crash at 34
In 1994- Imre Gyöngyössy Hungarian director, dies at 64
In 1996- Asher Wallfish journalist, dies at 67
In 1996- Ivo Rudolph Jarosy film scholar/exhibitor, dies at 74
In 1996- William Mitchell Byers musician, dies on 79th birthday
In 1997- Bebe AKA Flipper, dolphin, dies at 40
May 1 -Holidays
* 66 nations : Labor Day
* Finland : Vappu Day
* Hawaii : Lei Day
* ndia : Maharashtra Day (1960) - - - - - ( )
* Massachusetts : Senior Citizens' Day (1963)
* US : Child Health Day
* US : Dewey Day (Battle of Manila Bay) (1898)
* Zambia : Labour Day - - - - - ( Monday )
* New Orleans : McDonogh Day (1850) - - - - - ( Friday )
* Turkey : Commemoration of Yunus Emre
May 1 -Religious History
In 1501- In his encyclical "Ad ea quae circa decorem," Pope Alexander VI sanctioned the Minim Friars, a religious order founded by Francis of Paola (1416-1507) in 1435.
In 1740- English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in his journal: 'Lord, show that Thou dost love me, by humbling and keeping me humble as long as I live. The means I leave to Thee.'
In 1845- At a convention in Louisville, KY, the Methodist Episcopal Church, South was organized as a new denomination, separate from its parent, the Methodist Episcopal Church.
In 1933- The first issue of "The Catholic Worker" was published. Founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, the monthly newspaper promoted social reconstruction through shared farming and housing for the urban poor.
In 1939- "Back to the Bible Broadcast" was launched by founder Theodore Epp, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Today, over 600 radio stations nationwide carry the program.