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1 May 2021
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2026 - After a ransomware attack by the group ShinyHunters, the education platform Canvas operated by private company Instructure, goes offline, affecting thousands of educational institutions.Cybersecurity incident
History
2024 - The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins.Canadian retail company
History
2019 - Naxalite attack in Gadchiroli district of India: Sixteen army soldiers, including a driver, killed in an IED blast. Naxals targeted an anti-Naxal operations team.Communist ideology
History
2019 - Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period.Emperor of Japan since 2019
History
2018 - Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border.2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
History
2011 - Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.History
2010 - Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off.American convicted terrorist (born 1979)
History
2009 - Same-sex marriage in Sweden is legalized.History
2004 - Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin.Island country in the Mediterranean Sea
History
2003 - Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended".Military invasion led by the United States
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2023 - Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)Canadian singer-songwriter (1938–2023)
Died
2021 - Olympia Dukakis, American actress (born 1931)American actress (1931–2021)
Died
2015 - Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (born 1923)British motorcycle racer (1923–2015)
Died
2015 - Vafa Guluzade, Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (born 1940)Azerbaijani diplomat (1940–2015)
Died
2015 - María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1940)Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer (1940–2015)
Died
2015 - Grace Lee Whitney, American actress (born 1930)American actress and singer (1930–2015)
Died
2014 - Adamu Atta, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Kwara State (born 1927)Governor of Kwara State, Nigeria, 1979–1983
Died
2014 - Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic (born 1947)French computer scientist (1947–2014)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
79.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 19.2 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
11.33 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
11.77 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.