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Historical events from May 1 to 15
Commemoration of work, publication of prominent newspapers and artistic works are part of the events that occurred.
May 1st
‘International work day’
May 2nd
The Italian artist ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ dies.
May 3rd
1966: The Times newspaper begins publishing news on the front page.
1993: ‘World Press Freedom Day’, declared by the United Nations General Assembly.
May 4th
1839: the newspaper El Comercio is founded in Lima, Peru.
May 6th
1889: the Eiffel Tower is completed in Paris.
May 7th
1824: ‘Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony’ is premiered, declared a world heritage site by UNESCO.
May 8th
World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.
May 9th
1605: Cervantes publishes the first segment of ‘The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha’.
May 12th
‘Mother’s Day’ in Colombia.
‘International Nurses Day’ commemorates the birth in 1820 of Florence Nightingale, founder of the world’s first nursing school.
May 13th
‘Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima’. It is commemorated in homage to the appearance of the Blessed Virgin in Portugal to the three shepherd children Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco in 1917.
1897: Italian physicist Guglielmo Marconi makes the first wireless telegraphic transmission.
May 15th
‘Teacher’s Day in Colombia’.
Article by:
Jackeline Gonzalez L.
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