May 1
is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.
There are 244 days remaining until the end of the year.
(labours day)
l 1840 –
The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the
United Kingdom.
l 1851 –
Queen Victoria opens the Great Exhibition in London
l 1865 –
The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple
Alliance.
l 1930 –
The dwarf planet Pluto is officially named.
l 1941 – World War II: German forces launch a
major attack on Tobruk.
l 1945 –
World War II: A German newsreader officially announces that Adolf Hitler has
"fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last
breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over
the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin.
l 1960 – Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Also known as "Maharashtra Day".
l 1994 – Three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola
l 2009 –
Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.
