Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 1
May 1, 2025 is the 121st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 244 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 1
- 1328 –Wars of Scottish Independence end: Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton – the Kingdom of England recognises the Kingdom of Scotland as an independent state.
- 1875 –Alexandra Palace reopens after the 1873 fire burnt it down.
- 1894 –Coxey’s Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C.
- 1901 –The Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo, New York.
- 1931 –The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
- 1956 –A doctor in Japan reports an “epidemic of an unknown disease of the central nervous system”, marking the official discovery of Minamata disease.
- 1960 –Cold War: U-2 incident – Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.
- 1989 –Disney-MGM Studios opens at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida, United States.
- 1995 –Croatian forces launch Operation Flash during the Croatian War of Independence.
- 2008 –The London Agreement on translation of European patents, concluded in 2000, enters into force in 14 of the 34 Contracting States to the European Patent Convention.
Who were born on May 1?
- 1764 –Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English born American architect (d. 1820)
- 1803 –James Clarence Mangan, Irish poet (d. 1849)
- 1851 –Laza Lazarević, Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. 1891)
- 1905 –Henry Koster, German film director (d. 1988)
- 1930 –Little Walter, American blues singer (d. 1968)
- 1956 –Catherine Frot, French actress
- 1972 –Julie Benz, American actress
- 1981 –Alexander Hleb, Belarusian footballer
- 1986 –Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1988 –Anushka Sharma, Indian actress and model
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