10.00am (AEST) – Mixed Martial Arts: UFC – Australian Steve Erceg v Alexandre Pantoja in flyweight bout – Rio de Janeiro

Orthodox Easter

Beef Week opening day (until 11 May) – Rockhampton

National Road Safety Week  

International Day of the Midwife 

World Laughter Day 

Celebration of Cinco de Mayo 

A birthday for Adele (1988)

Anniversary of:

• the birthday of Karl Marx (1818)
• the death of Napoléon Bonaparte (1821)
• Carnegie Hall opening in New York with Tchaikovsky as guest conductor (1891)
• Perfume Chanel No 5 released by fashion designer Coco Chanel (1921)