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Attempt Turanshah assassinated at his camp in Fariskur
Faraskour, Damietta, Egypt
May 2 1250
Mon 01:32:00
On 2 May 1250, a group of disgruntled Salihi officers had Turanshah assassinated at his camp in Fariskur.
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Roman Empire
Diocletian became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his title
Mon May 1 305
On 1 May 305, Diocletian called an assembly of his generals, traditional companion troops, and representatives from distant legions. They met at the same hill, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) out of Nicomedia, where Diocletian had been proclaimed emperor. In front of a statue of Jupiter, his patron deity, Diocletian addressed the crowd. With tears in his eyes, he told them of his weakness, his need for rest, and his will to resign. He declared that he needed to pass the duty of empire on to someone stronger. He thus became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his title.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
Albert was assassinated (Albert I of Germany)
Tue May 1 1308
Albert was assassinated in 1308.
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Elizabeth Woodville
Edward IV married Elizabeth
Sun May 1 1464
Edward IV had many mistresses, the best known of them being Jane Shore, and he did not have a reputation for fidelity. His marriage to the widowed Elizabeth Woodville took place secretly and, though the date is not known, it is traditionally said to have taken place at her family home in Northamptonshire on 1 May 1464.
Elizabeth Woodville
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mother's Death
Sat May 1 1694
Bach's mother died in 1694, and his father died eight months later.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mozart
Mozart and Metastasio
Sat May 1 1773
Mozart paired with the grand old man of the world of libretto, the 74-year-old poet Metastasio. This wasn't an opera, this wasn't an oratorio, it was a 'dramatic serenade' that was performed successfully on May 1 of that year at the enthronement. Sadly, while it was definitely of high quality and certainly significant at the period, it has not survived the test of time to claim a place in the general repertoire.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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World War 1
Drunk soldiers
Thu May 3 1917
On 3 May 1917, during the Nivelle Offensive, the French 2nd Colonial Division, veterans of the Battle of Verdun, refused orders, arriving drunk and without their weapons. Their officers lacked the means to punish an entire division, and harsh measures were not immediately implemented. The French Army Mutinies eventually spread to a further 54 French divisions, and 20,000 men deserted.
Drunk soldiers
World War 1
Ottoman army was defeated
Thu May 3 1917
In two days the British and Indian infantry, supported by a creeping barrage, broke the Ottoman front line and captured the headquarters of the Eighth Army (Ottoman Empire) at Tulkarm, the continuous trench lines at Tabsor, Arara, and the Seventh Army (Ottoman Empire) headquarters at Nablus.
Ottoman army was  defeated
Spanish Civil War
May Days
Mon May 3 1937
April and May saw the May Days, infighting among Republican groups in Catalonia. The dispute was between an ultimately victorious government—Communist forces and the anarchist CNT. The disturbance pleased Nationalist command, but little was done to exploit Republican divisions. After the fall of Guernica, the Republican government began to fight back with increasing effectiveness. In July, it made a move to recapture Segovia, forcing Franco to delay his advance on the Bilbao front, but for only two weeks. A similar Republican attack, the Huesca Offensive, failed similarly.
Battle of Madrid (Spanish Civil War)
The Holocaust
Red Cross took control of Theresienstadt
Thu May 3 1945
The Red Cross took control of Theresienstadt on 3 May.
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Bosnian War
Izetbegović was kidnapped
Sun May 3 1992
On May 3, Izetbegović was kidnapped at the Sarajevo airport by JNA officers, and used to gain safe passage of JNA troops from downtown Sarajevo.
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Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Ling of Han died
Wed May 13 189
Ling of Han died.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
Imperial China (Qin and Han dynasties)
Dong was assassinated by his foster son Lü Bu
Tue May 22 192
Dong was assassinated by his foster son Lü Bu.
A mural showing women dressed in traditional Hanfu silk robes, from the Dahuting Tomb of the late Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)
Roman Empire
Maximinus Thrax died
Thu May 10 238
In May 238, soldiers of the II Parthica in his camp assassinated him, his son, and his chief ministers. Their heads were cut off, placed on poles, and carried to Rome by cavalrymen.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Aurelian was proclaimed emperor
Mon May 23 270
When Claudius died, his brother Quintillus seized power with the support of the Senate. With an act typical of the Crisis of the Third Century, the army refused to recognize the new Emperor, preferring to support one of its own commanders: Aurelian was proclaimed emperor about May 270 by the legions in Sirmium.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
Roman Empire
Diocletian became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his title
Mon May 1 305
On 1 May 305, Diocletian called an assembly of his generals, traditional companion troops, and representatives from distant legions. They met at the same hill, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) out of Nicomedia, where Diocletian had been proclaimed emperor. In front of a statue of Jupiter, his patron deity, Diocletian addressed the crowd. With tears in his eyes, he told them of his weakness, his need for rest, and his will to resign. He declared that he needed to pass the duty of empire on to someone stronger. He thus became the first Roman emperor to voluntarily abdicate his title.
Aureus of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor
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Cold war
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their respective allies, the Eastern Bloc and the Western Bloc, after World War II.
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Dissolution of the Soviet Union
U.S. Presidents
In this collection, we list U.S. Presidents Stories. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a 4-year term by the people through the Electoral College.
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The female characters affected history.
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