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Friday, 1 May 2026

Day 121 of 2026 · 244 days remaining in the year · Week 18

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4 Births

7 Events

1 Reminders

12 Total entries

★ Born on this day 4 entries

1769

Duke of Wellington, who made Napoleon very unhappy.

US 257 yrs ago

1830

Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones), hellraiser.

US 196 yrs ago

1907

Kate Smith

US 119 yrs ago

1916

Glenn Ford, actor.

US Arts & Culture 110 yrs ago

1840

First adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued.

GB 186 yrs ago

1850

John Geary becomes first mayor of City of San Francisco.

US 176 yrs ago

1860

First school for the deaf founded.

US Geography & Exploration 166 yrs ago

1869

Folies-Bergere opens in Paris.

FR 157 yrs ago

1884

Construction begins in Chicago on the first U.S. skyscraper.

US 142 yrs ago

1892

U.S. quarantine station opens on Angel Island.

US Media & Broadcasting 134 yrs ago

1928

Lei Day begun (a Hawaiian celebration)

US 98 yrs ago

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