What happened on May 1?

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  Illuminati Urban Legends

  A real secret society founded in Bavaria, Germany, in 1776 and dissolved only about ten years later. Even after its dissolution, conspiracy theories that it "survived and controls the world from behind the scenes" have been passed down, making it a byword for urban legends.

Events based on the old lunar calendar, or festivals whose dates vary by year, are shown on approximate dates.