May 01 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 01 Calendar
May 1st Daily Holidays include:
- Batman Day
- Beltane
- Couple Appreciation Day
- CSS Reboot Day
- Executive Coaching Day
- Frequent Flyer Day
- Global Love Day
- International Sunflower Guerilla Gardening Day
- International Worker’s Day
- Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Day
- Law Day
- Lei Day – (U.S. State of Hawaii)
- Loyalty Day
- May Day
- Melanoma Monday – May 1, 2023 (First Monday in May)
- Mother Goose Day
- National Chocolate Parfait Day
- National Purebred Dog Day
- New Homeowners Day
- Phone in Sick Day
- Save the Rhino Day
- School Principals’ Day
- Silver Star Service Banner Day
- Therapeutic Massage Awareness Day
- Worthy Wage Day
May 01: Famous Birthdays
- May 01, 1864 – Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother’s Day (d. 1948)
- May 01, 1907 – Kate Smith, American singer (d. 1986)
- May 01, 1916 – Glen Ford, Canadian-American actor (d. 2006)
- May 01, 1923 – Joseph Heller, American author and playwright (Catch 22) (d. 1999)
- May 01, 1924 – Art Fleming, American actor and game show host (Jeopardy) (d. 1995)
- May 01, 1945 – Rita Coolidge, American country singer
- May 01, 1967 – Tim McGraw, American country singer, songwriter, and actor
- May 01, 1987 – Emilia Clarke, English actress (Games of Thrones)
May 01: Historical Events
- May 01, 1776 – The Illuminati, a secret society is founded in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria) by Adam Weishaupt
- May 01, 1840 – The first official adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black is issued in the United Kingdom
- May 01, 1884 – A Proclamation of the demand for an eight hour workday in the United States
- May 01, 1886 – Rallies are held throughout the U.S. demanding an eight hour work day
- May 01, 1898 – The U.S. Navy destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the Spanish-American War
- May 01, 1915 – The RMS Lusitania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland and 1,198 lives are lost. This was to be her final crossing of the North Atlantic
- May 01, 1925 – The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is founded
- May 01, 1930 – The planet “Pluto” is named
- May 01, 1931 – The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City
- May 01, 1950 – Guam is organized as a U.S. Commonwealth
- May 01, 1956 – Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine is made available to the public
- May 01, 1961 – Fidel Castro, the Prime Minister of Cuba, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections
- May 01, 1971 – Amtrak takes over operation of passenger rail service in the U.S.
- May 01, 1989 – The Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida
May 01: Music Events
- May 01, 1786 – Mozart’s opera The Marriage of Figaro, is performed for the first time in Vienna, Austria
- May 01, 1956 – Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley hits #1
- May 01, 1965 – Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter by Herman’s Hermits’ hits #1
- May 01, 1970 – Diana Ross leaves The Supremes to launch her solo career
- May 01, 1976 – Let Your Love Flow from The Bellamy Brothers hits #1
- May 01, 1976 – Led Zeppelin’s Album Present hits #1 on the album charts
- May 01, 1991 – LL Cool J becomes the 1st rapper to appear on MTV Unplugged
- May 01, 2001 – Huey Lewis and the News release their Plan B album
May 01: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 01 is Gemini.
May Birthstone:
What is the May Birthstone? Emerald
As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
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