Page 14: Historical Events In May - 01

2006  The Great American Boycott takes place across the United States as marers protest for immigration rights on May - 01.   

2009  On this day in history same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden.   

2009  Bolivian dengue fever epidemic in Bolivia killing 18 people on this day in history.   

2009  On this day in history gujarat hepatitis outbreak in India killing 49 people   

2009  Dengue fever in Queensland, Australia on May - 01.   

2009  Mumps outbreaks in the 2000s in Worldwide on this day in history.   

2009  On this day in history 10 West African meningitis outbreak in West Africa killing 1,100 people   

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

2011  On May - 01 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.   

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

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

2013  On this day in history insurgents kill 6 people in Pattani, Thailand   

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

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

2017  Billy Corgan agrees to purchase the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) on this day in history.   

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 May - 01.   

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

2020  On this day in history tweets by Elon Musk saying Tesla's share price is too high wipe $14 billion off the carmaker's value   

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  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] on May - 01.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1218  On May - 01 birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)   

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.   

1285  On this day in history birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on this day in history.   

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  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on this day in history.   

1240  On May - 01 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.