01 May - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

In India and world History May 01 has a special significance, because on this day there have been many such incidents which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let us know that some of the most important events that will increase your general knowledge. The collected facts will be such as: the people born on this day, the passing of the famous persons, the war pact, the freedom of any country, the invention of new technologies, the change of power, the important national and international day etc

What happened on May 01 in history:

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
1914	On 1 May 1914, A constitutional compact has been produced by a body of 66 men from cabinet to replace China’s provisional constitution after a formal dis-solvent of Chinese Parliament. New Legal system gave unlimited powers to Yuan Shikai, the first President of the Republic of China, over China’s military, finances, foreign policy, and the citizen’s rights.
1923	Since May 1, 1923 Labour Day, also known as Worker’s Day, has been celebrated in India. Labour Kisan Party of Hindustan organized Labour Day celebration on this day for the first time in Chennai at the beach opposite to the Madras High Court and at the Triplicane Beach. Most of the countries from all over the world celebrate Labour Day as Official Holiday on 1st May to promote the importance of working classes.
1940	The Summer Olympic, formally known as the Games of the XII Olympiad, was cancelled on 1 May 1940 due to the outbreak of World War II, which was originally scheduled to be held from 21 September to 6 October 1940 in Tokyo, Japan.
1956	On 1 May 1956, A doctor in Japan reported an “epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system”, marking the officially discovery of Minamata disease. Minamata diseases come under four big pollution disease of Japan caused by the release of methylmercury in the industry wastewater from the Chisso Corporation.
1979	English Singer Elton John becomes 1st Pop star to perform in Israel. He has received six Grammy award, five Brit awards for outstanding contribution to music. Now Israeli music is deeply influenced by mainstream pop and rock music from the United Kingdom.
1989	135 acres Disney’s MGM Studio was opened at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida on May 1, 1989. It is one of the four theme parks of Walt Disney’s Hollywood Studios dedicated to show Hollywood business as inspiration from the heyday of the industry in the 1930s and 1940s.
1997	On May 1, 1997 Tasmania becomes the last state in Australia to decriminalize homosexuality. The gay law reform in Tasmania is so remarkable for no other reason than it arrived so late to bring an era to an end.
2003	On 1 May 2003, US President George W. Bush landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in a Lockheed S-3 Viking where he announced the end of major combat operations in the Iraq War.
2004	2004 enlargement of European Union occurred on 1 May as Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia joined the EU. It was the largest single expansion of the European Union, in terms of territory, number of states and population.
2009	Swedish Parliament adopted gender-neutral law on marriage which legalized the same sex marriage in Sweden on 1 May 2009. Sweden is the seventh country in the world to perform marriage to same sex couples nationwide.

List of May 01 famous birthdays:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1702	Friedrich Christoph Oetinger / Theologian / Germany
1907	Pinky Lee / Comedian / United States of America
1985	Sarah Hughes / Skater / United States of America
1925	John Neville / Actor / United Kingdom
1961	Sophie Thibault / Journalist / Canada
1983	Daniel Sordo / Racing Car Driver / Spain
1920	Jean-Marie Auberson / Violinist / Switzerland
1988	Neftalí Feliz / Baseball Player / Dominican Republic
1946	David Suchet / Actor / United Kingdom
1947	James Dyson / Business Man / United Kingdom
1974	Janek Meet / Footballer / Estonia
1972	Ahti Heinla / Business Man / Estonia
1985	Lily Allen / Actress / United Kingdom
1986	Katie O'Brien / Tennis Player / Britain
1902	Brian Aherne / Actor / United Kingdom
1968	Ziana Zain / Singer / Malaysia
1959	Tony Wakeford / Writer / United Kingdom
1983	Alessandro Diamanti / Footballer / Italy
1913	Nigel Patrick / Actor / United Kingdom
1967	Bengt Åkerblom / Ice Hockey Player / Sweden
1980	Artūras Masiulis / Basketball Player / Lithuania
1973	Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck / Writer / Germany
1924	Hugh Cortazzi / Soldier / United Kingdom
1980	Troy Murphy / Basketball Player / United States of America
1887	Vernon Castle / Dancer / United States of America
1797	Abraham Pineo Gesner / Physician / Canada
1924	Jamal Abro / Lawyer / Pakistan
1930	Marco Pannella / Journalist / Italy
1967	Mika Brzezinski / Author / United States of America
1740	Elias Boudinot / Politician / United States of America

List of May 01 famous Indian birthdays:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1988	Anushka Sharma / Actress / India
1955	Mamata Banerjee / Politician / India
1905	Deepak Kapoor / Soldier / India
1905	Kamaljeet Sandhu / Athlete / India
1921	Satyajit Ray / Producer / India
1990	Harshika Poonacha / Actress / India
1995	Radhika Madan / Actress / India
1909	Mahamaya Prasad Sinha / Politician / India
1913	Tara Cherian / Socialist / India
1913	Balraj Sahni / Actor / India
1919	Manna Dey / Singer / India
1920	Vasantrao Deshpande / Singer / India
1932	S. M. Krishna / Politician / India

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