Historical Events In May - 01

2006  On this day in history the Great American Boycott takes place across the United States as marers protest for immigration rights.   

2009  Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden on this day in history.   

2009  On May - 01 bolivian dengue fever epidemic in Bolivia killing 18 people   

2009  Gujarat hepatitis outbreak in India killing 49 people on May - 01.   

2009  On May - 01 dengue fever in Queensland, Australia   

2009  On this day in history mumps outbreaks in the 2000s in Worldwide   

2009  10 West African meningitis outbreak in West Africa killing 1,100 people on May - 01.   

2009  flu pandemic (informally called "swine flu") in Worldwide killing 151,700-575,400 people on May - 01.   

2011  U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda, has been killed during an American military operation in Pakistan on May - 01.   

2011  Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI on this day in history.   

2012  China and Russia sign $15 billion dollar trade deal on this day in history.   

2013  On May - 01 insurgents kill 6 people in Pattani, Thailand   

2014  Hundreds march through Nigerian capital calling for the release of schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants, Boko Haram, who oppose Western education on this day in history.   

2017  World Snooker Championship: Briton Mark Selby defends title beating John Higgins 18-15, at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield on May - 01.   

2017  Billy Corgan agrees to purchase the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on May - 01.   

2018  On May - 01 liverpool's Egyptian soccer forward Mohamed Salah becomes the first African to be named England Football Writers' Footballer of the Year.   

2018  On this day in history chinese authorities label British cartoon "Peppa Pig" subversive and it is removed from the Douyin video website   

2018  Violent May Day protests in Paris by far-left Black Blocs group result in 200 arrests on May - 01.   

2018  On May - 01 scotland is the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price on alcohol   

2019  Naruhito officially succeeds his father Akihito as the Emperor of Japan after the latter abdicated due to ill health on May - 01.   

2019  Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in jail for breaching his bail conditions in London on May - 01.   

2019  Argentine forward Lionel Messi scores twice for his 600th goal for FC Barcelona in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in a Champions League semi final on this day in history.   

2019  On May - 01 king Vajiralongkorn of Thailand marries his personal bodyguard Suthida Tidjai - a commoner - in a surprise ceremony, making her queen consort of Thailand.   

2019  On this day in history russian President Vladimir Putin signs into law a controversial "sovereign internet" bill that allows Russian authorities to better monitor internet routing and to steer Russian internet traffic away from foreign servers. Proponents of the bill say it ensures Russian internet security and decreases dependence on foreign servers while critics argue it gives new censorship powers to the government and is a part of a global trend of cyber-balkanization.May 3 - The number of deaths from the Kivu Ebola outbreak exceeds 1,000. It is the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, only surpassed by the West African Ebola virus epidemic of 2013–2016.   

2020  Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announces ban on 1,500 types of assault-style weapons in response to recent Nova Scotia shooting on May - 01.   

2020  Tweets by Elon Musk saying Tesla's share price is too high wipe $14 billion off the carmaker's value on May - 01.   

2020  On May - 01 [COVID-19 pandemic] The total number of recovered COVID-19 patients reaches 1 million worldwide, according to data from The Johns Hopkins University.   

2023  On May - 01 geoffrey Hinton 'the Godfather of AI" resigns from Google to speak out about the dangers of AI - eliminating jobs and creating a world where many may “not be able to know what is true anymore” [1]   

2023  On this day in history uS White Houses estimates Russia has lost 100,000 troops so far in 2023 invading Ukraine, with 20,000 killed. Half of those losses from Wagner mercenaries . [1]   

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1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01.   

1238  On May - 01 birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

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

1493  On May - 01 birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)   

1545  On this day in history birth of franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist   

1567  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.   

0408  On May - 01 death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on May - 01.   

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  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

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.