📰 TODAY IN HISTORY

📆 - May 1

📜 Events:

* 1500 — Pedro Álvares Cabral takes possession of the "Island of Vera Cruz" (present-day Brazil) on behalf of King Manuel II of Portugal.

* 1625 — Portuguese-Spanish fleet of the Journey of the Vassals reconquers Salvador in Bahia from the Dutch.

* 1707 — The Treaty of Union comes into effect, uniting the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

* 1776 — Founding of the Illuminati society in Ingolstadt by Adam Weishaupt.

* 1931 — Inauguration of the Empire State Building in New York City.

* 1943 — The Consolidation of Labor Laws is sanctioned by President Getúlio Vargas.

* 2011 — Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.

*⭐ Births:*

* 1814 — Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, French Catholic priest and missionary (d. 1884).

* 1829 — José de Alencar, Brazilian writer and politician (d. 1877).

* 1852 — Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist (d. 1934).

* 1907 — Kate Smith, American singer (d. 1986).

* 1946 — John Woo, Chinese filmmaker.

* 1955 — Patrícia Travassos, Brazilian actress and screenwriter.

* 1959 — Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Brazilian writer and journalist.

*🕊️ Deaths:*

* 1118 — Edith of Scotland, Queen consort of England (b. 1080).

* 1873 — David Livingstone, British missionary and explorer (b. 1813).

* 1904 — Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (b. 1841).

* 1945 — Joseph Goebbels, German politician (b. 1897).

* 1978 — Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer (b. 1903).

* 1994 — Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1960).

* 2021 — Olympia Dukakis, American actress (b. 1931).

*📍 Holidays and Recurring Events:*

* International Workers' Day

*Brazil:*

* Brazilian Literature Day
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