The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil war, was a military confrontation conducted between India and Pakistan in the Kargil area of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control from May to July 1999. Local shepherds claim a Pakistani incursion in the Kargil area on May 3, 1999. In India, the battle is also known as Operation Vijay, after the Indian military operation that cleared up the Kargil area.

If you've watched the film "King Kong," you might recall the structure that the gigantic ape climbs. On this date in history, May 1, 1931, the Empire State Building officially opened. On Washington, D.C., President Herbert Hoover clicked a button, and the lights in the world's highest tower turned on. Previously, the Chrysler Building held the record for a short time at 1046 feet. The 110-story Sears Tower in Chicago is now the highest structure in the United States.

Ajith Kumar (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian film actor who primarily works in Tamil cinema. He has appeared in over 60 Tamil films to date. Four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards have been bestowed upon him. Kumar, in addition to acting, is a motor car racer who has competed in the MRF Racing series. He made his debut in the 1990 Tamil film En Veedu En Kanavar, playing a minor role. With Kadhal Kottai, Aval Varuvala, and Kaadhal Mannan, he established himself as a romantic hero, and with Amarkalam, he established himself as an action hero.

Matt Le Blanc has a wide range of automotive hobbies and formerly worked as a carpenter before becoming an actor. In May 2003, he married Melissa McKnight, a British-born American model and divorced single mother of two children. Kelly Phillips, a mutual acquaintance of McKnight's, introduced them in 1997. A year later, LeBlanc proposed to her. Their daughter, born in 2004, began having seizures when she was eight months old. The ailment, which was assumed to be a type of dysplasia, had mostly decreased by the time she was two years old.

James Joseph Brown was a well-known American musician who made significant contributions to the development of various musical genres, including soul music, funk music, and rap music. This extremely important musician transformed the way music was generated in America throughout a six-decade career. During the Great Depression, James Brown was born on May 3, 1933, in a modest wooden cabin to Joseph James and Susie Brown. He is descended from African, Chinese, and Native American ancestors.

Satyajit Ray was born on May 2, 1921 in Calcutta, India, to an aristocratic Bengali family with a strong legacy in art and literature. He was the only son of Sukumar and Suprabha Ray. Satyajit Ray, known as Bengal's Renaissance man, was a well-known Indian filmmaker. He comes from a prominent family of painters, litterateurs, and musicians, showed early signs of making it big in the realm of entertainment. He excelled in art and quickly took it up professionally, having a fondness for films, chess, and western classical music. His artistry, attention to detail, and narrative method are renowned across the world.

Radhika Madan, born May 1, 1995, is an Indian actress who works primarily in Hindi films. She made her acting debut in Colors TV's romantic drama Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi, where she played Ishani Parekh Vaghela. She made her acting debut in Vishal Bhardwaj's drama Pataakha in 2018. Radhika went on to star in films such as Angrezi Medium with Irrfan Khan, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, and Shiddat. She made her web debut with Ray and was praised for her portrayal of Didi.

Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California, USA. Rocky Johnson, his father, was a professional wrestler, and his mother, Ata Maivia, was the daughter of a wrestler. His father is of Black Nova Scotian descent, while his mother is of Samoan descent, which explains his unique appearance. Dwayne Johnson is a professional wrestler turned actor best recognised for his role in 'The Mummy Returns,' a fantasy adventure film. Johnson was a highly successful professional wrestler before venturing into movies, and he is also known by his ring moniker, 'The Rock.' Born from a wrestling family, it's no wonder that he built a name for himself in the sport.

Nargis Dutt was born on June 1, 1929 and died on May 3, 1981. She was an Indian politician and actress who appeared in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Indian cinema history, having made her screen debut in a minor role at the age of five with Talash-E-Haq (1935), but her acting career began with the film Tamanna. Nargis appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically acclaimed films over the course of her three-decade career, many of which starred her alongside actor Raj Kapoor. She was the younger sister of Anwar Hussain, a well-known actor. Her most well-known role was Radha in the Academy Award-nominated Mother India, for which she received the Filmfare Award.

On May 1, 1967, the genuine Elvis Presley, King of Rock 'n' Roll, married his long-term lover, Priscilla Beaulieu, at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, far from Graceland. There were no impersonators in sight, but there were members of the press who had been invited to a press conference by the star's management in between the tiny ceremony and the champagne brunch for 100 that followed. Despite being very low-key for a celebrity wedding, this was a memorable occasion. We recall the couple's big day in full 49 years after Elvis and Priscilla said "I do" (but not "I obey").

Sonnalli Seygall is an Indian actress who made her film debut in 2011 with Pyaar Ka Punchnama, directed by Luv Ranjan. Sonnalli was born on the 1st of May, 1985. Seygall has always wanted to be a model since she was a youngster. Sonnalli turned her concentration to modelling after completing her education. Seygall won the Pantaloons Femina Miss India International title in 2006 and went on to represent India in numerous modelling competitions.

Ritu Phogat is a well-known Indian female wrestler from Balali, Haryana. Ritu Phogat won the gold medal in the 2016 Commonwealth Wrestling Championship and became well-known for her wrestling abilities. Ritu Phogat was born in Balali, Haryana, India on May 2, 1994. She was raised in a Punjabi Jatt household. Her father began her wrestling training when she was eight years old. Her father guided her like he had her two older elder sisters. She soon relocated to Singapore to train with numerous world champions of Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the world-famous Evolve MMA, where she honed her hitting and submission abilities with her exceptional wrestling.

Golda Meir was born on May 3, 1898, in Kiev, Ukraine, to Moshe and Bluma Mabovitch. In 1906, she and her family relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Mabovitch family had fled their home in part to avoid pogroms against Jews that were taking place in Russia at the time. Meir subsequently reflected on how her childhood fear of anti-Semitic (anti-Jewish) violence affected her eventual resolve to build Israel as a safe, secure Jewish state. Despite being elderly and in terrible health, Meir demonstrated her ability to the country during her first nine-month reign. As a consequence, her Labor Party won the elections in 1969. As a result, Meir was elected to a four-year term as Prime Minister.

Niccol di Bernardo dei Machiavelli's works are rarely rendered. Nicholas Machiavel, who lived from 3 May 1469 to 21 June 1527, was an Italian Renaissance diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian. His most famous work is The Prince (Il Principe), a political treatise written around 1513 but not published until 1532. He is widely regarded as the "Father of Modern Political Philosophy and Political Science."

Anand Gopal Mahindra (born May 1, 1955) is an Indian business magnate and the chairman of the Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based conglomerate. Aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construction equipment, defence, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, information technology, leisure and hospitality, logistics, real estate, and retail are all part of the group's operations. Mahindra is the grandson of Mahindra & Mahindra co-founder Jagdish Chandra Mahindra. His net worth is estimated to be $1.6 billion as of January 2020. He attended Harvard University and Harvard Business School. In 1996, he founded Nanhi Kali, a non-profit organisation that promotes education for underprivileged girls in India.

Anushka Sharma, who was born on May 1, 1988, is an Indian actress and film producer who works primarily in Hindi films. She has won numerous awards, including a Filmfare Award. She has been a member of Forbes India's Celebrity 100 since 2012, and she was named to Forbes Asia's 30 Under 30 list in 2018. Sharma, who was born in Ayodhya and raised in Bangalore, had her first modelling assignment for fashion designer Wendell Rodricks in 2007 and later relocated to Mumbai to pursue a full-time modelling career.

On May 2, 2011, soon after 1:00 a.m. PKT, Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist terrorist organisation al-Qaeda, was assassinated in Pakistan by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (also known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six). The operation, codenamed Operation Neptune Spear, was led by the CIA, with the Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC, directing the Special Mission Units participating in the raid. In addition to SEAL Team Six, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), better known as "Night Stalkers," and operators from the CIA's Special Activities Division, which largely recruits from former JSOC Special Mission Units, took part in the exercise.

James Peter Maxwell Dornan (born 1 May 1982) is a Northern Irish actor, model, and musician. He used to be a character actor, and he frequently plays solemn, steady characters. He has two Irish Film and Television Awards to his name, as well as nominations for a BAFTA Television Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He was ranked 32nd on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors of all time in 2020.

On May 3, 1997, Johnson married Dany Garcia. She is a businessman, an IFBB pro bodybuilder, and a producer. Simone, their daughter, was born on August 14, 2001. They announced their amicable divorce on June 1, 2007, and their divorce was completed in May 2008.

In 1516, Francis I of France commissioned Leonardo to construct a town and palace complex for the royal court at Romorantin, a seemingly insurmountable feat. The Chateau de Cloux was given to Leonardo by Francis, undoubtedly one of the finest patrons Leonardo ever had (now the Clos Luce). Leonardo was an elderly man at this point, but he was still productive—he drew 16 sketches over the following three years, even if the city project had not been completed—but he was clearly unwell and had most certainly had a stroke. He died at the Chateau on May 2, 1519.