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This day in European football history - May 1

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What happened on May 1
YearEvents
1904
Belgium and France national teams played their 1st international match in Uccle.
1908
115 years ago today, KF Fram Reykjavík were formed. The club from Iceland have won 18 domestic championship titles.
1909
Foundation day of SK Sturm Graz. They were winners of Austria football championship 3 times.
1923
International footballer Billy Steel was born 100 years ago. He played 30 matches for Scotland national team and scored 12 goals. Date of his death: May 13, 1982.
Memorial Coliseum was opened in Los Angeles. The venue hosted 11 football matches of European national teams.
1927
Bernard Vukas, former Yugoslavia national football team player (59 caps and 22 goals), born this day. Died on April 4, 1983, aged 55 years.
1945
Birthday of the international referee Mircea Salomir from Romania, who refereed 5 football games of European national teams The referee died on February 23, 2010.
1948
International football venue Stadion Šubićevac was inaugurated in Sibenik. Since opening, 1 game of European national football teams was played on the stadium.
1949
Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC Beersheba were established on this day. The club from Israel have won 5 domestic championship titles.
1950
73 years ago, the former Scotland football player Danny McGrain is born. He appeared for 62 matches in total for Scotland.
1952
Loro Boriçi Stadiumi was opened in Shkodër. The venue hosted 15 football matches of European national teams.
1955
Birthday of András Törőcsik, who played for Hungary national team in period 1976-1984 (45 caps and 12 goals). Died on July 9, 2022, aged 67 years.
1957
Czechoslovakia national team played their 200th international match in Cardiff against Wales.
1960
International football referee Peter Mikkelsen from Denmark was born on this day. He refereed matches of European national football teams (29 games in total). Passed away on January 30, 2019.
1964
International football venue Stadionul 1 Mai was inaugurated in Timisoara. Since opening, 6 games of European national football teams were played on the stadium.
1966
Former Germany footballer Olaf Thon is born today. He made his debut for national team in 1984 and earned 52 caps, scoring 3 goals.
1968
International footballer Oliver Bierhoff is born 55 years ago. He played 70 matches for Germany national team and scored 37 goals.
1973
Oliver Neuville, Germany national football team player (69 caps and 10 goals), born this day.
1974
The 500th ever game of the Sweden national football team was held in Hamburg vs West Germany.
1975
48 years ago, the Russia football player Aleksey Smertin is born. He appeared for 55 matches in total for Russia.
1981
Birthday of Tsimafey Kalachow, who played for Belarus national team in period 2004-2016 (76 caps and 10 goals).
Belarus footballer Alyaksandr Hleb is born today. He made his debut for national team in 2001 and earned 80 caps, scoring 6 goals.
1982
International footballer Darijo Srna is born 41 years ago. He played 134 matches for Croatia national team and scored 22 goals.
1984
Mišo Brečko, Slovenia national football team player (77 caps), born this day.
1987
36 years ago, the Italy football player Leonardo Bonucci is born. He appeared for 120 matches in total and scored 8 international goals for Italy.
1989
Rŭngrado May First Stadium was opened in Pyongyang. The venue hosted 1 football match of European national teams.
1991
The match Albania vs Czecho-Slovakia in Tirana was the 100th ever international match of Albania.
2004
International football venue Viking Stadion was inaugurated in Stavanger. Since opening, 1 game of European national football teams was played on the stadium.
2014
King Abdullah Sports City was opened in Jeddah. The venue hosted 1 football match of European national teams.
2019
Dinko Dermendzhiev passed away at the age of 77. He played for Bulgaria national team in period from 1962 to 1977 (58 caps and 19 goals). Born on June 2, 1941.
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