What day of the week was May 1, 1960?

The day of the week May 1st, 1960 fell on was a Sunday.

Charles Holden the English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (b. 1875) died on this day in 1960.

Formation of the western Indian states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Also known as "Maharashtra Day". Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers the in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis.