On This Day - What happened 1 May 2005 AD

Erdoğan visited Israel on 1 May 2005, a gesture unusual for a leader of a Muslim majority country. During his trip, Erdoğan visited the Yad Vashem, Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.

On 1 May 2005, the company sold its personal computer business to the Chinese technology company Lenovo for US$1.25 billion.

Messi scored his first senior goal on 1 May 2005, against Albacete, from an assist by Ronaldinho, becoming – at that time – the youngest-ever scorer for the club.