Birthdays occurring on May, 1

1672

Joseph Addison was born on May 1, 1672 English essayist, poet, dramatist and statesman, 1672-1719 Men may change their climate, but they cannot change their nature. A man that goes out a fool cannot ride or sail himself into common sense. More quotations from Joseph Addison

1830

Mother Jones was born on May 1, 1830 American labor organizer, a fiery agitator for the union rights of coal miners and other workers, 1830-1930 Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living More quotations from Mother Jones

1852

Santiago Ramón y Cajal was born on May 1, 1852 Spanish histologist Nobel Prize of medicine (1906), 1852-1934 The brain is a world consisting of a number of unexplored continents and great stretches of unknown territory. More quotations from Santiago Ramón y Cajal

1881

Teilhard de Chardin was born on May 1, 1881 French geologist, priest, philosopher and mystic, 1881-1955 You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience. More quotations from Teilhard de Chardin

Deaths occurring on May, 1

94

Ayrton Senna died on May 1, 94 Brazilian formula_1 race driver, 1960-94 I felt as though I was driving in a tunnel. The whole circuit became a tunnel... I had reached such a high level of concentration that it was as if the car and I had become one. Together we were at the maximum. I was giving the car everything - and vice versa. More quotations from Ayrton Senna

1700

John Dryden died on May 1, 1700 British poet, dramatist and critic of Literacy, 1631-1700 Beware the fury of a patient man. More quotations from John Dryden

1813

Jacques Delille died on May 1, 1813 French poet, 1738-1813 Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends More quotations from Jacques Delille