Daily Calendar for Sunday, May 1, 2022
Died
- Pope Pius V β
- Dr. David Livingstone (explorer, missionary) β
- Spike Jones (band leader, musician, & comedian) β
Born
- Benjamin Henry Latrobe (architect) β
- Glenn Ford (actor) β
- Jack Paar (entertainer) β
- Joseph Heller (novelist) β
- Rita Coolidge (singer) β
- Joanna Lumley (actress) β
- Tim McGraw (country singer) β
- Ariel Gade (actress) β
Events
- Great Britain formedβ
- Electric streetlights installed in Ottawa, Ontarioβ
- Scofield Mine disaster occurred in Utahβ
- The Empire State Building was dedicated in New York Cityβ
- Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prizeβ
- Existence of Van Allen radiation belts announcedβ
- Harper Lee won Pulitzer Prize for her novel, To Kill a Mockingbirdβ
- Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu in Las Vegasβ
Weather
- Polebridge, Montana, had a temperature of -5 degrees Fβ
- Ice out, Dublin Lake in Dublin, New Hampshire (home of The Old Farmer’s Almanac)β
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