On this day: 1 May

Selected events and births on 1 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 305 – Diocletian and Maximian retired as co-rulers of the Roman Empire, being succeeded by Galerius and Constantius Chlorus. Read more: Diocletian Maximian Roman Empire
• 880 – The Nea Ekklesia church in Constantinople, on which many later cross-in-square Eastern Orthodox churches were based, was consecrated. Read more: Nea Ekklesia Constantinople Cross-in-square
• 1576 – Stephen Báthory and Anna Jagiellon were crowned as the elected rulers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Read more: Stephen Báthory Anna Jagiellon Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
• 1699 – Francis Nicholson and James Blair organize five May Day orations given by students of the College of William & Mary, leading to the establishment of Williamsburg as Virginia's new capital. Read more: Francis Nicholson James Blair (clergyman) 1699 May Day orations
• 1707 – Under the terms of the Acts of Union, the Kingdoms of England and Scotland merged to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, with a single parliament and government based in Westminster. Read more: Acts of Union 1707 Kingdom of Great Britain Parliament of Great Britain
• 1884 – Moses Fleetwood Walker, the last African American in Major League Baseball until Jackie Robinson, played his first game for the Toledo Blue Stockings. Read more: Moses Fleetwood Walker African Americans Major League Baseball
• 1897 – The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekananda to serve as the humanitarian counterpart to the Hindu monastic order Ramakrishna Math. Read more: Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda Hinduism
• 1941 – Citizen Kane, a widely acclaimed film by actor and director Orson Welles, premiered. Read more: Citizen Kane List of films voted the best Orson Welles
• 1950 – Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Read more: Gwendolyn Brooks Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
• 1991 – In Major League Baseball, Rickey Henderson broke the record for stolen bases on the same night that Nolan Ryan broke his own record for no-hitters. Read more: Major League Baseball Rickey Henderson Stolen base
• 2002 – The Horncastle boar's head, which probably once formed part of the crest of an Anglo-Saxon helmet, was found. Read more: Horncastle boar's head Anglo-Saxons

Born on this day

• 1992 – Madeline Brewer, American actress Read more: Madeline Brewer
• 1996 – William Nylander, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player Read more: William Nylander
• 1997 – Miles Sanders, American football player Read more: Miles Sanders
• 1999 – YNW Melly, American rapper Read more: YNW Melly
• 1999 – Tiffany Stratton, American wrestler Read more: Tiffany Stratton
• 2000 – Rema, Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper Read more: Rema (musician)
• 2002 – Camilla Araujo, American influencer Read more: Camilla Araujo
• 2002 – Chet Holmgren, American basketball player Read more: Chet Holmgren
• 2003 – Lizzy Greene, American actress Read more: Lizzy Greene
• 2004 – Charli D'Amelio, American social media influencer and dancer Read more: Charli D'Amelio
• 2005 – Linda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis player Read more: Linda Fruhvirtová
• 2006 – Lewis Miley, English footballer Read more: Lewis Miley

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