May 2
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May 2 is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 243 days remaining after May 2 until the end of the year.
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[change] Births
- 1360 – Yongle, Chinese Emperor (d. 1424)
- 1601 – Athanasius Kircher, German scholar (d. 1680)
- 1660 – Antonio Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725)
- 1729 – Empress Catherine II of Russia (d. 1796)
- 1737 – William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)
- 1772 – Novalis, German writer and philosopher (d. 1801)
- 1806 – Charles Gleyre, Swiss painter (d. 1874)
- 1859 – Jerome K. Jerome, English author (d. 1927)
- 1860 – Theodor Herzl, Austrian writer and Zionist (d. 1904)
- 1892 – Manfred von Richthofen, German fighter pilot (d. 1918)
- 1896 – Helen of Greece of Denmark (d. 1982)
- 1903 – Benjamin Spock, American author (d. 1998)
- 1921 – Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker (d. 1992)
- 1923 – Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland (d. 2008)
- 1928 – Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, King of Bhutan (d. 1972)
- 1929 – Edouard Balladur, former Prime Minister of France
- 1935 – King Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958)
- 1936 – Engelbert Humperdinck, British singer
- 1938 – King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)
- 1941 – Jules Wijdenbosch, former President of Suriname
- 1942 – Jacques Rogge, Belgian Olympic official
- 1945 – Judge Dread, English musician (d. 1998)
- 1945 – Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-born activist
- 1946 – David Suchet, British actor
- 1947 – James Dyson, British inventor
- 1952 – Christine Baranski, American actress
- 1953 – Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor
- 1958 – David O'Leary, Irish footballer
- 1962 – Jimmy White, English snooker player
- 1964 – Silvia Neid, German footballer and coach
- 1969 – Brian Lara, West Indies cricketer
- 1975 – David Beckham, English footballer
- 1975 – Dorothy M. Metcalf-Lindenburger, American astronaut
- 1980 – Tim Borowski, German footballer
- 1980 – Zat Knight, English footballer
- 1981 – Chris Kirkland, English footballer
- 1981 – Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer
- 1983 – Tina Maze, Slovenian skier
- 1985 – Lily Allen, English singer
- 1985 – Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
- 1985 – David Nugent, English footballer
- 1985 – Alexander Galimov, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2011)
- 1990 – Kay Panabaker, American actress
[change] Deaths
- 1219 – Leo I, King of Armenia (b. 1150)
- 1519 – Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist and inventor (b. 1452)
- 1825 – Michail Leontievich Bulatov, Russian military (b. 1760)
- 1864 – Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (b. 1791)
- 1945 – Martin Bormann, Nazi politician (b. 1900)
- 1957 – Joseph McCarthy, US Senator (b. 1908)
- 1960 – Caryl Chessman, American, controversially executed (b. 1921)
- 1964 – Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-British politician (b. 1879)
- 1969 – Franz von Papen, German politician (b. 1879)
- 1972 – J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI (b. 1895)
- 1979 – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist (b. 1903)
- 1997 – John Carew Eccles, American neurophysiologist (b. 1903)
- 1998 – Hide, Japanese musician (b. 1964)
- 1998 – Justin Fashanu, English footballer (b. 1961)
- 2005 – Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915)
- 2009 – Augusto Boal, Brazilian theatre director (b. 1931)
- 2009 – Jack Kemp, American politician and football player (b. 1935)
- 2010 – Kama Chinen, Japanese supercentenarian (b. 1895)
- 2010 – Lynn Redgrave, British actress (b. 1943)
- 2011 – Osama Bin Laden, Saudi Islamist terrorist (b. 1957)
- 2012 – Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Indonesian physician and politician (b. 1955)
- 2012 – Junior Seau, American football player (b. 1969)
[change] Events
- 1568 – Mary, Queen of Scots escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
- 1611 – The King James Bible is published.
- 1670 – King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company, to open up fur trade in Canada.
- 1808 – The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. This event is later memorised in a painting by Francisco de Goya.
- 1889 – Menelik II of Ethiopia signs a treaty that gives Italy control of Eritrea.
- 1945 – The Soviet Union captures Berlin in World War II.
- 1969 – The Ocean Liner Queen Elizabeth 2 leaves for its first voyage to New York.
- 1982 – The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
- 1989 – Hungary opens its western border.
- 1997 – Tony Blair takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
- 1998 – The European Central Bank is formed in Brussels.
- 1999 – Mireya Moscoso is elected President of Panama.
- 2006 – The band Tool releases its 4th album 10,000 Days.
- 2008 – Tropical Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma.
- 2011 – US President Barack Obama announces the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a US military operation in Pakistan.
- 2012 – Edvard Munch's The Scream sells for 120 million US Dollars, setting a new record for a work of art sold at auction.
[change] Observances
- Polish Flag day celebrated
- Last day of the Bahá'í festival to select members of the Universal House of Justice.
