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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1" title="May 1">May 1</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane" title="Beltane">Beltane</a></b> and <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain" title="Samhain">Samhain</a></b> in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, respectively; <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra_Day" title="Maharashtra Day">Maharashtra Day</a></b> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a>, India (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960" title="1960">1960</a>); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty_Day" title="Loyalty Day">Loyalty Day</a></b> in the United States
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/305" title="305">305</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian" title="Diocletian">Diocletian</a></b> and <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximian" title="Maximian">Maximian</a></b> retired as co-rulers of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a>, being succeeded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galerius" title="Galerius">Galerius</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_Chlorus" title="Constantius Chlorus">Constantius Chlorus</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1625" title="1625">1625</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch%E2%80%93Portuguese_War" title="Dutch–Portuguese War">Dutch–Portuguese War</a>: Portuguese and Spanish forces <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recapture_of_Bahia" title="Recapture of Bahia">recaptured</a></b> the Brazilian city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvador,_Bahia" title="Salvador, Bahia">Bahia</a>, which had previously been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Bahia" title="Capture of Bahia">captured by the Dutch Republic</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931" title="1931">1931</a> – New York City's <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_State_Building" title="Empire State Building">Empire State Building</a></b>, at the time the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures" title="List of tallest buildings and structures">tallest building in the world</a>, opened.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941" title="1941">1941</a> – <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane" title="Citizen Kane">Citizen Kane</a></b></i>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_considered_the_best" title="List of films considered the best">widely acclaimed film</a> by actor and director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles" title="Orson Welles">Orson Welles</a>, premiered.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945" title="1945">1945</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a>: British and Indian forces conducted <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Elephant_Point" title="Battle of Elephant Point">a successful airborne assault</a></b> on a Japanese artillery battery during the advance to liberate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangon" title="Yangon">Rangoon</a>, Burma.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_I_%C5%A0ubi%C4%87_of_Bribir" title="Paul I Šubić of Bribir">Paul I Šubić of Bribir</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1312); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelsteen_Normann" title="Adelsteen Normann">Adelsteen Normann</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1848); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Khachaturian" title="Aram Khachaturian">Aram Khachaturian</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1978)</p>
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