Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for May 2, 2022

Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily here. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!


Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.

On This Day

• Melanoma Monday
• National Fire Day
• National Life Insurance Day
• 1598: France and Spain signed the Peace of Vervins in which Spain recognized France’s King and returned captured territories
• 1668: France and Spain signed the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ending the War of Devolution, and codifying territorial changes
• 1808: An uprising against French occupation began in Madrid
• 1833: Russian Tsar Nicolas I banned the public sale of serfs
• 1876: The Batak Massacre took place during the April Uprising of Bulgarians against the occupying Ottoman Empire. Most estimates say about 5000 people were killed in the massacre. Although the Uprising was suppressed in about a month, it set the stage for the Russo-Turkish War and the liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman rule
• 1927: In Buck v Bell, the US Supreme Court allowed forced sterilization of “unfit” people by states’ authorities for eugenic reasons
• 1933: Adolf Hitler banned trade unions in Germany
• 1941: The US FCC approved regular scheduled commercial TV broadcasts beginning July 1
• 1941: Nazi occupied Netherlands laid off Jewish journalists
• 1945: The Battle of Berlin ended as the Soviet army took Berlin and General Weidling surrendered
• 1955: India passed the Untouchability (Offences) Act prohibiting discrimination against the Dalits or “Untouchables” caste
• 1956: The US Methodist Church disallowed racial separation, called for an end to racial discrimination, and allowed women to become full, ordained clergy
• 1963: 1000 students marched on downtown Birmingham, Alabama in the Children’s Crusade to advocate for an end to segregation and racial discrimination
• 1972: 126 people were killed in an electrical fire in the Sunshine Silver Mine in Kellogg, Idaho
• 1983: A 6.7 earthquake injured 487 people in Coalinga, California
• 1990: South Africa and the African National Congress (ANC) opened talks to end apartheid
• 1994: Dr Jack Kervokian was found innocent on charges of assisting suicides, leading to a national discussion of the subject
• 2004: About 630 Muslims were killed by Christians in the second part of Nigeria’s Yelwa Massacre in retaliation for the killing of nearly 100 Christians in February
• 2008: Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless
• 2011: The 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak struck Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak
• 2018: The Spanish Basque separatist group Eta announced it would formally disbanding after 50 years
• 2018: Iowa passed what was at the time the US’s strictest abortion ban, based on a fetal heartbeat
  
  

Weekly Holidays and Observances including May 2, 2022

• Festival of Ridvan (Baháʼí holy festival) (April 21-May 2)
• Choose Privacy Week (May 1-7)
• Flexible Work Arrangement Week (May 1-7)
• International Building Safety Week (May 1-7)
• National Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week (May 1-7)
• National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week (May 1-7)
• National Herb Week (May 1-7)
• National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 1-7)
• National Small Business Week (May 1-7)
• Air Quality Awareness Week (May 2-8)
• Eid-Al-Fitr (May 2-May 3)
• National Sun Safety Week (May 2-8)
  
  

May Monthly Holidays and Observances

• Ramadan (Islamic Holy Month) (April 2 – May 2)
• Arthritis Awareness Month
• Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
• Asthma Awareness Month
• Better Hearing and Speech Month
• Better Sleep Month
• Breathe Easy Month
• Clean Air Month
• Digestive Diseases Awareness Month
• Electromagnetic Radiation Awareness Month
• Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month
• Food Allergy Awareness Month
• Fungal Infection Awareness Month
• Gardening for Wildlife Month
• Healthy Vision Month/UV Safety
• High Blood Pressure Awareness Month
• Home Schooling Awareness Month
• Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month
• International Respect for Chickens Month
• International Victorious Woman Month
• Internet and E-Commerce Services Month
• Jewish American Heritage Month
• Labor History Month
• Lupus Awareness Month
• Lyme Disease Awareness Month
• MCS Awareness Month
• Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
• Mental Health Month
• National Allergy and Asthma Awareness Month
• National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
• National Community Action Month
• National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
• National Hepatitis Awareness Month
• National Meditation Month
• National Mental Health Month
• National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
• National Recommitment Month
• National Stroke Awareness Month
• National Tuberous Scierosis Awareness Month
• Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Month
• Neurofibromatosis Month
• Revise Your Work Schedule Month
• Small Business Month
• Spiritual Literacy Month
• Syringomyelia Awareness Month
• Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month
• Trauma Awareness Month
• Ultraviolet Awareness Month