Thursday May 01, 2014: on this day

About May 1st, 2014, in brief:

  • Historical events: 2014 pro-Russian unrest Ukraine:: Prorussian militants seize regional prosecutor's offices in Donetsk, an eastern Ukrainian city. (BBC). Ukraine announces it will reintroduce conscription.
  • Day of the week: May 1st, 2014 was a Thursday
  • Zodiac Sign: Taurus (in western zodiac), Horse (in Chinese zodiac)
  • Moon Phase: Waxing crescent
  • #1 US song: Happy by Pharrell Williams
  • Popular movie: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels directed by Guy Ritchie

More about May 1st, 2014? See below for more news and curiosities on May 1st, 2014.

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What day of the week was May 01, 2014?


May 01, 2014 was a Thursday and it was the 121st day of the year 2014 in the Gregorian calendar.

May 01, 2014 can also be written as 5/1/2014 in the US and as 1/5/2014 in UK and Europe.

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May 01, 2014: What happened on that day?


Here's what happened on May 01, 2014:

  • 2014 pro-russian unrest ukraine:: prorussian militants seize regional prosecutor's offices in donetsk, an eastern ukrainian city. (bbc). ukraine announces it will reintroduce conscription.
  • Pro-russian militants take the donetsk regional prosecutor's office.
  • Ukraine announces it will reintroduce conscription
  • Islamist insurgency: at least nine people are killed in a car bomb attack in abuja, nigeria.
  • Officials announce that egypt will open a full-size 3d-printed replica of king tutankhamun’s kv62 tomb in the valley of the kings.
  • Ford has announced that alan mulally, their current chief executive officer will be retiring in july and mark fields, their chief operating officer will take his place.
  • A train explosion at chennai's central railway station kills at most one person and injures ten others.
  • The caribbean's first ever outbreak of chikungunya reaches epidemic proportions.
  • Russia and the people's republic of china announce joint naval exercises in east china sea, in may amid tensions over airspace and islands.
  • Gerry adams, sinn fein leader, remains in custody in relation to the ira murders of jean mcconville.

May 01, 2014: What were the magazines covers that day?

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May 01, 2014: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on May 01, 2014:

  • ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $101.96
  • Apple AAPL: opens at $592.00
  • Microsoft MSFT: opens at $40.24
  • General Electric GE: opens at $26.73
  • International Business Machines IBM: opens at $196.31

Exchange Rates on May 01, 2014:

  • 1 USD = 102.32 JPY
  • 1 USD = 1.0958 CAD
  • 1 USD = 0.8792 CHF
  • 1 USD = 6.259 CNY
  • 1 EUR = 141.88 JPY

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May 01, 2014: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?


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The Zodiac and Astrological sign for May 1st is Taurus.

Taurus is the 2nd sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between April 20th and May 20th belong to the Taurus sign: discover Taurus personality and who should a Taurus marry.

Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini.

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May 01, 2014: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

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The Chinese Zodiac sign for May 01, 2014 is Horse and the associated element is Wood.

Discover the Horse personality and how the Wood Element might affect a person's traits and compatibility with other signs according to the Chinese zodiac.

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May 01, 2014: What was the moon phase on that day?


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The moon phase on May 01, 2014 was Waxing crescent.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on May 01, 2014 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on May 01, 2014 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 8% full, rising at 07:39 am and setting at 10:23 pm.

The previous full moon was on Apr 15, 2014 while the next full moon would come on May 14, 2014.

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How old is someone born on May 01, 2014?


Someone born on May 01, 2014 is:

10 years 4 months old,

or 124 months and 14 days old,

or 541 weeks and 3 days old,

or 3790 days old,

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How many days until your next birthday if you were born on May 01, 2014?

There are 228 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Thursday May 1st 2025.

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on May 01, 2014?

You belong to the Gen Alpha generation if you were born on May 01, 2014.

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May 01, 2014: What famous people died on that day?


Famous people died on May 01, 2014:

  • Zevi Guralnik

    Co-creator of the Higgs mechanism in particle physics.

  • Assi Dayan

    Israeli producer, director, actor, screenwriter, and screenwriter.

  • Juan de Dios Castillo

    Mexican footballer and coach (b. 1951).

  • Adamu Atta

    Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th governor of kwara state (b. 1927).

  • Radhia Cousot

    Tunisian-american computer scientist and academic (b. 1947).

  • Jürgen Werner
  • Kōji Yada
  • Seppo Helle
  • Clive Clark
  • Georg Stollenwerk
  • Howard Smith
  • Nanni Fabbri
  • Juan Formell

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May 01, 2014: Number 1 song on that day

The number 1 song on May 01, 2014 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week April 28th and May 4th. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).


May 01, 2014: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on May 01, 2014 was Happy by Pharrell Williams, according to the music chart for the week April 28th and May 4th.

  1. - Happy
  2. - All Of Me
  3. - Talk Dirty
  4. - Dark Horse
  5. - Let It Go

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Who was the US President on May 01, 2014?

On May 01, 2014 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).

Who was the UK Prime Minister on May 01, 2014?

On May 01, 2014 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).

Who was the Pope on May 01, 2014?

On May 01, 2014 the Pope was Francis.

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What is special about May 1st?

May 1st refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 1st day of the month of May. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.

Over the years several events happened on May 1st, such as:

  • 2019 - Naxalite maoist insurgency. sixteen soldiers, including one driver, were killed in a landmine blast in gadchiroli, maharashtra, india. officials believe that the insurgents of maoists are responsible.
  • 2018 - Human rights violations during syria civil war: isil releases a video of an execution showing a prisoner being executed by explosives at yarmouk camp in damascus.
  • 2017 - Raoul hedebouw, a representative of workers' party belgium, is stabbed in his thigh just moments before he delivers a speech in liege (belgium). the suspect is taken into custody.

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What happened in 2014?

2014 was filled with very interesting events such as

  • Six people were killed when six Indonesian police officers opened fire on suspected militants in Jakarta.
  • Spillover from the Syrian Civil War in Lebanon: Sources confirm that Majid bin Mohammad al-Majid has been captured by Lebanon. He is the leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades, responsible for the recent bombing attack on the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.
  • Somali Civil War (2009-present), 11 people killed in bomb attack outside a Somali hotel in Mogadishu. (Standard Media),

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What was the calendar for May 2014?

May 2014 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with May being the 5th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.

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