About the day » Wednesday May 1, 1912Calender converter

• Abraham Pieter Nelisse, Sint Philipsland,Zeeland,Netherlands († 1977)
• Allie Thompson, Florence County, South Carolina, United States of America († 1987)
• Anna Hundersmarck, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Agnes de Bruijn, Valkenswaard
• Adrianus van de Mortel, Deurne, Deurne en Liessel († 1974)
• Alida Henriette van Veldhuijsen, Baarn († 1967)
• Allertdina Okken, Hoogeveen
• Adriana Cornelia HOFKENS, Wuustwezel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1989)
• Alida van Leeuwen, Amsterdam
• Afra Bos

• Albert Fransz (Fransen) (78), Zijpe, NHD, Nederland
• Agatha Engelina Ruiterman (1), Wateringen,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Aart van GENDEREN
• Auktje Eekhoff (73), Zevenhuizen, gem. Leek, Groningen, Nederland
• Wolbers (0), Altharen, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
• Berendt Geerts (65)
• Adam John Wilson (70), Morlunda, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States
• Adriana van Loenhout (72), Nieuw-Vosmeer
• Arie Meijburg (0), Rotterdam
• Balthasar Hubertus America (77), Oirsbeek, Nederland

• 1910 » Behice Boran, Turkish sociologist and politician († 1987)
• 1910 » Dirk Andries Flentrop, Dutch organ builder († 2003)
• 1910 » J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and ufologist († 1986)
• 1910 » Nejdet Sançar, Turkish literature teacher († 1975)
• 1910 » Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist († 1987)
• 1911 » Wilfred Watson, English-Canadian poet, playwright and educator († 1998)
• 1912 » Otto Kretschmer, German admiral († 1998)
• 1913 » Louis Nye, American actor († 2005)
• 1913 » Walter Susskind, Czech-English pianist, conductor, and educator († 1980)
• 1914 » Jaap van der Poll, Dutch javelin thrower († 2010)

• 1873 » David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (b. 1813)
• 1899 » Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (b. 1824)
• 1904 » Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (b. 1841)
• 1913 » John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (b. 1850)
• 1920 » Princess Margaret of Connaught (b. 1882)
• 1935 » Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (b. 1889)
• 1943 » Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (b. 1871)
• 1945 » Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1897)
• 1945 » Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (b. 1901)
• 1953 » Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (b. 1876)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Wilhelmus
14. Hendrikus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Grietje
14. Geertruida
15. Helena
16. Neeltje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
• January 1 » The Republic of China is established.
• June 4 » Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
• June 8 » Carl Laemmle incorporates Universal Pictures.
• October 3 » U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
• December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
• December 16 » First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.

The temperature on May 1, 1912 was between 0.5 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 7.3 °C. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (57%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northwest.