Historical Events In May - 01

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

2009  On May - 01 same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.   

2009  Bolivian dengue fever epidemic in Bolivia killing 18 people on May - 01.   

2009  Gujarat hepatitis outbreak in India killing 49 people on this day in history.   

2009  On this day in history dengue fever in Queensland, Australia   

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

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

2009  On this day in history flu pandemic (informally called "swine flu") in Worldwide killing 151,700-575,400 people   

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 this day in history.   

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

2012  On May - 01 china and Russia sign $15 billion dollar trade deal   

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 May - 01.   

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

2017  On this day in history billy Corgan agrees to purchase the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA)   

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  Chinese authorities label British cartoon "Peppa Pig" subversive and it is removed from the Douyin video website on this day in history.   

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

2018  Scotland is the first country in the world to introduce a minimum price on alcohol on this day in history.   

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

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

2019  On this day in history 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   

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

2019  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 on May - 01.   

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  On May - 01 tweets by Elon Musk saying Tesla's share price is too high wipe $14 billion off the carmaker's value   

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

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  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] on May - 01.   

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1218  On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257)   

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.   

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  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.   

1567  On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  On May - 01 birth of francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer   

0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.   

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

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on May - 01.   

1240  On this day in history death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.   

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on this day in history.   

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on this day in history.   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.