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May 2 is the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 243 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company
• 1230 - William de Braose, 10th Baron Abergavenny is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great. William de Braose Lord of Abergavenny (c 1197 to 1204 &ndash 2 May 1230 was the son of Reginald de Braose by his first wife Grecia de Briwere (born 1186 from Stoke in Genealogy and early life Llywelyn was born about 1173 the son of Iorwerth ap Owain and the grandson of Owain Gwynedd, who had been ruler of Gwynedd until his death
• 1335 - Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia. Otto IV the Merry ( July 23, 1301 - February 17, 1339) was a Duke of Austria and the youngest son of Albert I of Germany Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Duchy of Carinthia (Herzogtum Kärnten Vojvodina Koroška was a Duchy located in southern Austria and parts of northern Slovenia.
• 1568 - Mary I of Scotland escapes from Loch Leven Castle, where she had been imprisoned by Sir William Douglas. Loch Leven Castle is a ruined Castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. William Douglas may refer to Earls of Douglas William Douglas 1st Earl of Douglas (c
• 1670 - King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur.
• 1672 - John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March. John Maitland 1st Duke and 2nd Earl of Lauderdale 3rd Lord Thirlestane ( May 24, 1616, Lethington, East Lothian - 1682 was a Scottish The title Earl of Lauderdale was created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1624 for John 2nd Lord Maitland of Thirlestane Berwickshire. The title Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England.
• 1808 - Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Peninsular War or Spanish War of Independence pitted an alliance of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal against France Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. On May 2 1808 ( Dos de Mayo) the people of Madrid rebelled against the occupation of the city by French troops provoking a brutal repression This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808. The Second of May 1808, also known as The Charge of the Mamelukes, is a painting by the Spanish master Francisco de Goya.
• 1816 - Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Leopold I ( Leopold George Christian Frederick (in German Leopold Georg Christian Friedrich) Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, later Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (7 January 1796 &ndash 6 November 1817 was the only child of the ill-fated marriage between George IV (at the time Prince of Wales
• 1829 - After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle RN ( 1 June 1800 - 25 May 1869) was a Captain of the British Eight Ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Challenger, most famously the Survey vessel ''Challenger'' that carried the Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1863 - American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering for the Battle of Chancellorsville. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21 1824 &ndash May 10 1863 was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and probably the Forces and plans The Chancellorsville campaign began with the potential of leading to one of the most lopsided clashes in the war He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal
• 1866 - Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Battle of Callao (in Spanish, sometimes called el Combate del Dos de Mayo in South America or Guerra del Pacífico in Spain occurred on
• 1876 - The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The April Uprising (Априлско въстание Aprilsko vastanie) was an insurrection organised by the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire from April The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
• 1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Good Housekeeping is a women's Magazine owned by the Hearst Corporation, featuring articles about women's interests product testing by The Good Housekeeping
• 1885 - Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion. Not to be confused with the Creek. Cree is an Exonym applied to various people indigenous to North America namely the Nehiyaw Nehithaw Nehilaw The Assiniboine, also known by the Ojibwe name Asiniibwaan "Stone Sioux" and the Cree as Asinîpwât are a Siouan The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2, 1885, occurred when a small force of Cree and Assiniboine warriors were attacked by a Flying Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis
• 1885 - The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium. The Congo Free State was a Corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II King of the Belgians through a dummy non-governmental organization the Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor (9 April 1835 – 17 December 1909 was King of the Belgians.
• 1889 - Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, which gives Italy control over Eritrea. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, ( Ge'ez ምኒልክ baptized as Sahle Maryam ( August 17, 1844 &ndash December 12 NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in
• 1900 - Oscar II, King of Sweden, declares support for the United Kingdom at the time of the Second Boer War. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans:
• 1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM Delaware ( is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.
• 1920 - The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar
• 1932 - Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky February 14, 1894 - December 26, 1974) was an American Comedian, vaudevillian
• 1933 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gleichschaltung, meaning "coordination" "making the same" "bringing into line" is a Nazi term for the process by which the Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming
• 1945 - World War II: Fall of Berlin: The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For the bombing campaign on Berlin by the RAF from November 1943 to March 1944 see Battle of Berlin (air. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Reichstag building in Berlin was constructed to house the Reichstag, the first Parliament of the German Empire. German forces surrender in Italy. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest German forces surrender to the New Zealand Army in Trieste. New Zealand Army ( Maori: Ngāti Tumatauenga, "Tribe of the God of war" is the land Armed force of the New Zealand military Trieste (Trieste Slovene and Croatian: Trst; German: Triest) is a city and port in northeastern Italy very near to

• 1946 - The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place, killing two guards and three inmates. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Alcatraz was an unsuccessful escape attempt at the Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary that lasted between May 2-4 1946
• 1952 - The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A jet airliner, sometimes contracted to jetliner, is a passenger Airplane (passenger Aeroplane) that is powered by Jet engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa.
• 1955 - Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918 From 1918 to 2006 the Drama Prize was unlike the majority of the other Pulitzer Prizes during these years the Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a Tony -nominated play by Tennessee Williams.
• 1963 - Berthold Seliger launches near Cuxhaven, a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Berthold Seliger (born 1928 in Dauba in Sudeten county is a German rocket technical designer Cuxhaven is a large independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany. A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument-carrying Rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1964 - Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while docked at Saigon. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship.
• 1964 - First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders. In Climbing, a first ascent (FA is the first modern recorded climb to reach the top of a Mountain, or the first to follow a particular Climbing route Shishapangma (officially Xixiabangma) is the fourteenth highest Mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders It was the last 8000 metre A mountain is a Landform that extends above the surrounding Terrain in a limited area with a peak The eight-thousanders are the fourteen independent Mountains on Earth that are more than above Sea level.
• 1969 - The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one Seaport to another along regular long-distance Maritime routes according to a schedule Characteristics The ship has a and is 963 ft (294 m long She had a top speed of using her original steam turbine powerplant which was increased to when she was re-engined The City of New York
• 1982 - Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the A nuclear submarine is a Submarine powered by Atomic energy. Previously conventional submarines used diesel engines that required air for moving on the Further reading Footnotes For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. General history The warship was built as, the sixth of the s in New Jersey by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation starting in 1935 and launched in March 1938
• 1986 - The 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, opens. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication or simply Expo '86 was a World's Fair held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1994 - in Poland bus disaster 32 people died. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Poland's bus disaster of 1994 was a Bus crash near Gdańsk involving a commuter bus PKS ( Polska Komunikacja Samochodowa) that veered into a road-side
• 1995 - During the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces fire cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing 7 and wounding over 175 civilians. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Croatian War of Independence was a War in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, The Zagreb rocket attack was a series of two Artillery attacks conducted by Serb armed forces that fired ground-to-ground Missiles on the Croatian Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia.
• 1998 - The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The European Central Bank (ECB is one of the world's most important Central banks responsible for Monetary policy covering the 15 member countries of the Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
• 1999 - Panamanian election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Panama held a general election on 2 May 1999, electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly Mireya Elisa Moscoso Rodríguez de Arias (born July 1, 1946) was the President of Panama from 1999 to 2004 representing the Arnulfista List of the Presidents of Panama (1840-Present This page lists presidents of Panama since both independences in 1840 and in 1903 Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America.
• 2000 - President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States
• 2000 - Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveils the Man With Two Hats monument in Apeldoorn and the other in Ottawa on May 11, 2000. Children Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven have four sons Prince Maurits (born 17 April 1968) m The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Symbolically linking both Netherlands and Canada for their assistance throughout World War II. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 2002 - Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Marad massacre was a killing of eight Hindu Arayan fishermen and one Muslim by a Muslim mob on May 2, 2003 in the Marad beach of the Kozhikode A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical For the district with the same name see Palakkad District. Palakkad, also known as Palghat (anglicized is a town and a Municipality Kerala ( Malayalam: {{Kerala in Malayalam}};
• 2004 - Yelwa massacre of more than 630 nomad Muslims by Christians in Nigeria. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Yelwa massacre took place on May 2 2004 in Yelwa, Nigeria. Nomadic people, (from the νομάδες nomádes, "those who let pasture herds" also known as nomads, are communities of people that A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
• 2008 - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Cyclone Nargis ( JTWC designation 01B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis) was a strong Tropical cyclone that caused Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia.

Births

• 1360 - Yongle, Emperor of China (d. The Yongle Emperor ( Wade-Giles: Yung-lo May 2, 1360 &ndash August 12, 1424) born Zhu Di ( Chu Ti 1424)
• 1451 - René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. René II ( May 2 1451 &ndash December 10 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470 Duke of Lorraine from 1473 and Duke of Bar 1508)
• 1458 - Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. Infanta Leonor of Viseu ( 2 May, 1458, Beja &ndash 17 November, 1525) Lisbon pron 1525)
• 1551 - William Camden, English historian (d. William Camden ( 2 May 1551 &ndash 9 November 1623) was an English Antiquarian and historian 1623)
• 1601 - Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar (d. Athanasius Kircher (sometimes erroneously spelled Kirchner) was a 17th century German Jesuit Scholar who published around 40 works most 1680)
• 1660 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2 1660 &ndash October 24 1725 was an Italian Baroque Composer especially famous for his Operas and chamber Cantatas 1725)
• 1695 - Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Nicolas Servan, also known as Giovanni Niccolò Servando or Servandoni ( May 2, 1695 - January 19, 1766) was a 1766)
• 1702 - Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (May 2 1702 - February 10 1782 was a German Theosophist. 1782)
• 1729 - Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (d. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years 1796)
• 1737 - William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Petty-FitzMaurice 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, PC (2 May 1737 &ndash 7 May 1805 known as The Earl of Shelburne between 1761 and 1784 by which The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1805)
• 1740 - Elias Boudinot, President of the American Continental Congress (d. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Elias Boudinot Jr (1740 1821 was an early American lawyer and statesman from Elizabeth New Jersey who was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a 1821)
• 1750 - John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For other uses see John André (disambiguation. Major John André ( May 2, 1750 &ndash October 2 In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" 1780)
• 1772 - Novalis, German writer (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Novalis (noˈvaːlɪs was the Pseudonym of Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg ( May 2, 1772 - March 25, 1801 1801)
• 1773 - Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-born philosopher (d. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Henrik Steffens ( May 2 1773 &ndash February 13 1845) was a Norwegian -born philosopher, scientist, and 1845)
• 1802 - Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Heinrich Gustav Magnus (2 May 1802 &ndash 4 April 1870 was a German Chemist and Physicist. 1870)
• 1810 - Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hans Christian Lumbye ( May 2, 1810 – March 20, 1874) was a Danish composer of Waltzes Polkas Mazurkas and 1874)
• 1828 - Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay ( 2 May 1828 - 24 October 1915) was a French traveller and Archaeologist notable both for 1915)
• 1843 - Elijah McCoy, Canadian-born Inventor (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Elijah J McCoy ( May 2, 1843 &ndash October 10, 1929) was an Afro-Canadian Inventor and engineer and is known for his 1929)
• 1859 - Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jerome Klapka Jerome ( May 2, 1859 – June 14, 1927) was an English writer and Humorist, best known for the humorous travelogue 1927)
• 1860 - Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Theodor Herzl (בנימין זאב הרצל ( Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl) (May 2 1860&ndashJuly 3 1904 was an Austrian Jewish journalist who founded modern 1904)
• 1865 - Clyde Fitch, American playwright (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Clyde Fitch ( May 2 1865 - September 4 1909) was an American Dramatist. 1909)
• 1873 - Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jurgis Baltrušaitis ( May 2, 1873 – January 3, 1944) was a Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator who wrote his works 1944)
• 1879 - James F. Byrnes, American politician, statesman, and Justice of the U. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Francis Byrnes ( May 2, 1879 April 9, 1972) was an American statesman from the state of South Carolina. S. Supreme Court (d. 1972)
• 1881 - Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ке́ренский Aleksandr Fjëdorovich Kerenskij) ( June 11, 1970) served 1970)
• 1885 - Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hedda Hopper ( May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and Gossip columnist, whose 1966)
• 1886 - Gottfried Benn, German author (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gottfried Benn ( 2 May 1886 &ndash 7 July 1956) was a German Essayist, Novelist and Expressionist 1956)
• 1887 - Vernon Castle, English dancer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of Ballroom dancers of the early 20th century 1918)
• 1887 - Eddie Collins, American baseball player (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr ( May 2 1887 &ndash March 25 1951) nicknamed "Cocky" was an American Second baseman 1951)
• 1890 - E. E. Smith, American writer (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common E E Smith, also Edward Elmer Smith PhD, EE "Doc" Smith, Doc Smith, "Skylark" Smith, and (to family Ted 1965)
• 1892 - Manfred von Richthofen, German World War I pilot - the Red Baron (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1918)
• 1895 - Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lorenz "Larry" Hart ( May 2, 1895 &ndash November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team 1943)
• 1896 - Helen of Greece and Denmark, queen of Romania (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark ( 2 May / 3 May, 1896 - 28 November, 1982) was the wife of King Carol II of Romania and 1982)
• 1897 - J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Frederick Coots ( May 2, 1897 - April 8, 1985) was an American Songwriter. 1985)
• 1903 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Benjamin McLane Spock ( May 2, 1903 &ndash March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child 1998)
• 1906 - Philippe Halsman, American photographer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Philippe Halsman (Filips Halsmans 2 May, 1906 Riga, Latvia - 25 June, 1979 New York City) was a Latvian 1979)
• 1906 - Aileen Riggin, American swimmer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Aileen Riggin Soule ( May 2, 1906 &mdash October 17, 2002) was an American Swimmer and diver. 2002)
• 1907 - Pinky Lee, American vaudeville performer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pinky Lee ( May 2, 1907, Saint Paul Minnesota &ndash April 3, 1993, Mission Viejo California) born Pincus Leff 1993)
• 1910 - Alexander Bonnyman, U. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alexander "Sandy" Bonnyman Jr (May 2 1910 — November 22 1943 was a United States Marine Corps officer who was killed in action at Betio, Tarawa S. Marine (d. 1943)
• 1912 - Axel Cäsar Springer, German publisher (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Axel Springer ( May 2, 1912, Altona, Hamburg - September 22, 1985, West Berlin) was a German journalist 1985)
• 1913 - Nigel Patrick, English actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nigel Patrick (born Nigel Dennis Wemyss; 2 May 1913 - 21 September 1981 was an English actor and Stage director born into a theatrical family 1981)
• 1915 - Doris Fisher, American songwriter (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Doris Fisher ( May 2, 1915 - January 15, 2003) was a United States Singer and Songwriter. 2003)
• 1915 - Peggy Mount, English actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Peggy Mount OBE, (2 May 1915 - 13 November 2001 born Margaret Rose Mount, was an English actress of stage and screen 2001)
• 1920 - Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Jean-Marie Auberson (May 2 1920 &ndash July 4 2004 was a Swiss conductor and violinist student of Ernest Ansermet and Carl Schuricht. 2004)
• 1920 - Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian writer and ecological activist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Otto Buchsbaum ( May 2, 1920 – August 5, 2001 was born in Vienna, Austria. 2000)
• 1921 - Satyajit Ray, Indian director (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Satyajit Ray (সত্যজিত রায় or সত্যজিৎ রায়) (2 May 1921–23 April 1992 was a Bengali Indian Filmmaker. 1992)
• 1922 - A.M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born newspaper editor (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Abraham Michael "AM" Rosenthal (May 2 1922 &ndash May 10 2006 born in Sault Ste 2006)
• 1922 - Serge Reggiani, Italian-born French singer and actor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Serge Reggiani ( May 2 1922 - July 23 2004) was an Italian -born French Singer, painter and Actor 2004)
• 1924 - Theodore Bikel, Austrian-born actor and singer
• 1925 - Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore Meir Bikel (born May 2 1924, Vienna, Austria) is an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated Character Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roscoe Lee Browne ( May 2 1925 &ndash April 11 2007) was an American Actor and director, known for his 2007)
• 1926 - Gérard D. Lévesque, Quebec politician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gérard D Lévesque ( May 2, 1926 &ndash November 17, 1993) was a long time Quebec politician and Cabinet minister who 1993)
• 1927 - Ray Barrett, Australian actor
• 1929 - Link Wray, American guitarist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Barrett (born Raymond Charles Barrett 2 May 1927 in Brisbane Queensland) is an Australian actor Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr ( May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American Rock and roll Guitarist 2005)
• 1930 - Marco Pannella, Italian politician and nonviolent leader
• 1935 - King Faisal II of Iraq (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giacinto Pannella, better known as Marco Pannella (born May 2 1930) is an Italian Politician. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Faisal II, GCVO ( Arabic: الملك فيصل الثاني Fayṣal) ( May 2, 1935 – July 14, 1958) was 1958)
• 1935 - Lance LeGault, American actor
• 1935 - Luis Suárez Miramontes, former Spanish footballer and manager
• 1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck, Indian-born singer
• 1936 - Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lance LeGault (b Henry Legault on May 2, 1935 in Chicago Illinois, U Luis Suárez Miramontes (born May 2, 1935, La Coruña, Galicia) is a former Spanish footballer and manager Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey, May 2 1936, Madras India) is a well-known British - American Michael Rabin ( May 2 1936 - January 19 1972) was an American Violinist 1972)
• 1937 - Lorenzo Music, American actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald David Music, better known as Lorenzo Music, ( 2 May 1937&ndash 4 August 2001) was an American Actor, Voice 2001)
• 1938 - Chief Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moshoeshoe II ( May 2, 1938 - January 15, 1996) previously known as Constantine Bereng Seeiso, was the paramount chief of Lesotho 1996)
• 1939 - Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist
• 1941 - Clay Carroll, American baseball player
• 1942 - Jacques Rogge, Belgian International Olympic Committee president
• 1945 - Sarah Weddington, American attorney
• 1945 - Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan socialite, ex-wife of Mick Jagger
• 1945 - Gene Deckerhoff, American sports announcer
• 1945 - Judge Dread, English musician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sumio Iijima (飯島 澄男 Iijima Sumio, born May 2, 1939) is a Japanese Physicist, often cited as the discoverer of Carbon nanotubes Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clay Palmer Carroll (born May 2 1941 Clanton Alabama) is a former Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball with a 15-year career from Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Count Rogge (born May 2 1942 ( pronounced in Dutch) is a Belgian sports functionary Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Sarah Ragle Weddington (born February 5, 1945 in Abilene Texas) is a American Attorney and lecturer Bianca Jagger (born Bianca Pérez-Mora Macías on May 2, 1950) is a social and Human rights advocate also former model Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Emerson Eugene "Gene" Deckerhoff Jr (born May 2, 1945 in Jacksonville Florida) is the radio play-by-play announcer of the NFL 's For the comic book character see Judge Dredd Alexander Minto Hughes ( 2 May 1945 - 13 March 1998 1998)
• 1946 - Lesley Gore, American singer
• 1946 - David Suchet, English actor
• 1948 - Larry Gatlin, American musician
• 1949 - Alan Titchmarsh, English television presenter
• 1950 - Duncan Gay, Australian politician
• 1950 - Lou Gramm, American rock vocalist and songwriter (Foreigner)
• 1952 - Christine Baranski, American actress
• 1952 - Mari Natsuki, Japanese singer, dancer and actress
• 1953 - Valery Gergiev, Russian-born conductor
• 1954 - Roberta Pedon, American glamour model (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American Singer-songwriter of the " Girl group era" David Suchet (pronunced "soo-shay" /ˈsuːʃeɪ/ OBE (born 2 May 1946 is an English Actor, known for his work on British Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948 in Seminole Texas) is an American country music singer. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Fred Titchmarsh, MBE DL (born 2 May 1949 is an English broadcaster particularly famous in the field of Gardening programmes on UK Duncan Gay (born 2 May 1950) is an Australian parliamentarian who was born in Goulburn New South Wales. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lou Gramm (born Louis Grammatico on May 2, 1950 in Rochester, New York) is an American rock vocalist and Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald, Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an Emmy - SAG - Tony - and Drama Desk award-winning American Mari Natsuki (夏木 マリ Natsuki Mari) real name Junko Nakajima (中島 淳子 Nakajima Junko; born 2 May, 1952) is a Japanese Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (Гергиты Абисалы фырт Валери Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Roberta Pedon was the Stage name of a big-bust American Glamour model who appeared in men's magazines in the 1970s 1982)
• 1955 - Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
• 1956 - David Rhodes, English guitarist
• 1958 - David O'Leary, Irish football manager and player, notable for managerial stint at Leeds United A.F.C.
• 1959 - Tony Wakeford, English musician (Sol Invictus)
• 1961 - Steve James, English snooker player
• 1961 - Phil Vickery, English celebrity chef
• 1962 - Stephen Daldry, English film director
• 1962 - Elizabeth Berridge, American actress
• 1962 - Ray Traylor, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Donatella Versace (born May 2, 1955) is an affluent Italian Fashion designer like her famous brother the late Gianni Versace Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Rhodes is an English guitarist songwriter and composer He was born 2 May 1956 in London, the third of five children to Philip and Elizabeth a doctor and a homemaker Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Anthony O'Leary is an Irish football manager and former player Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Charles "Tony" Wakeford (born 1959-05-02 in Woking, Surrey) is an English folk and neoclassical musician Sol Invictus is an English Neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steve James can refer to multiple people Steve James (producer, American Producer and Director Steve James (cricketer, an English cricketer Philip Vickery (born 2 May 1961 (aged 47 in Folkestone) is an English Celebrity chef. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2 1961) is an English theatre- and Film director and producer. Elizabeth Berridge (born May 2, 1962) is an American film and theatre actress known for playing Constanze Mozart in the 1984 film Amadeus Raymond W Traylor Jr (May 2 1963 – September 22 2004 was an American professional wrestler. 2004)
• 1962 - Jimmy White, English snooker player
• 1965 - Félix José, Dominican baseball player
• 1966 - Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician
• 1967 - Mika Brzezinski, American journalist
• 1968 - Midorikawa Hikaru, Japanese voice actor
• 1968 - Jeff Agoos, American soccer player
• 1968 - Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress
• 1969 - Brian Lara, Trinidadian West Indies cricketer
• 1972 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, American professional wrestler and actor
• 1972 - Paul Adcock, English footballer
• 1973 - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German film director and screenwriter
• 1974 - Horacio Carbonari, Argentine former footballer
• 1974 - Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor
• 1974 - Andy Johnson, Welsh footballer
• 1975 - David Beckham, English footballer
• 1977 - Luke Hudson, American baseball player
• 1977 - Fredrik Malm, Swedish politician
• 1978 - Steve Bays, Canadian musician
• 1979 - Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 - Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Félix José (born Domingo Félix Andújar José on May 2, 1965 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former Major Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Belinda Caroline Stronach, DO NOT CHANGE PC TO LIBERAL - READ THIS FOR AN EXPLANATION Please note the PC after her name does NOT refer Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski (born May 2, 1967) is a television news journalist at MSNBC. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a male Japanese Seiyū from Otawara Tochigi who is represented by Aoni Production. Jeffrey ("Jeff" Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a former American Soccer defender, and Siti Roziana binti Zain (born May 2, 1968, known artistically as Ziana Zain) is a Malaysian pop Singer-songwriter, Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969 ( nicknamed, "The Prince of Port-of-Spain" "The Prince of Trinidad" or simply "The Prince" is a The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Malcolm Adcock (born 2 May 1972) is an English former professional footballer, playing as a forward Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (b Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Horacio Carbonari (born May 2, 1974 in Santa Teresa) is a former Argentine footballer who played as a defender. Garðar Thór Cortes (ˈkarðar tʰouːr ˈkʰɔr̥tɛs (born 2 May 1974) is an Icelandic Tenor of Icelandic and English parentage Andrew James "Andy" Johnson (born 2 May, 1974 in Bristol) is an English born Welsh international football Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Luke Stephen Hudson (born May 2, 1977, in Fountain Valley California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher with the Kansas City Royals Carl Fredrik Malm (born 2 May 1977 in Stockholm) is a Swedish Politician and Member of Parliament for the Liberal Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Hot Hot Heat is a rock band from Victoria British Columbia, Canada. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Jason Chimera (born 2 May, 1979 in Edmonton Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Roman Lyashenko ( May 2, 1979 – July 5, 2003) was a Russian Ice hockey player 2003)
• 1980 - Tim Borowski, German footballer
• 1980 - Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder
• 1980 - Miloš Glogovac, Serbian footballer
• 1980 - Zat Knight, English footballer
• 1980 - Troy Murphy, American basketball player
• 1980 - Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 - Matt Murray, English footballer
• 1981 - Chris Kirkland, English footballer
• 1982 - Lorie, French singer
• 1983 - Christa Rigozzi, Swiss model
• 1984 - Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
• 1984 - Thabo Sefolosha, American basketball player
• 1985 - Lily Allen, English singer and songwriter
• 1985 - Kyle Busch, American race car driver
• 1985 - Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
• 1985 - David Nugent, English footballer
• 1985 - Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player
• 1986 - James Kirk, Canadian actor
• 1987 - Nana Kitade, Japanese singer
• 1990 - Kay Panabaker, American actor
• 1995 - Kelsey Lewis, American actress
• 2000 - Angel Sy, Filipina Child Actor

Deaths

• 373 - Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Tim Borowski (born May 2, 1980 in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany) is a German football Pierre-Luc Gagnon, also known as "PL" or "PLG" (Born May 2, 1980 in Boucherville, Canada is a Canadian professional Skateboarder Miloš Glogovac (born 2 May, 1980) is a Serbian footballer. He plays for Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur. Zatyiah "Zat" Knight (born May 2, 1980 in Solihull, West Midlands) is an English footballer currently playing Troy Brandon Murphy (born May 2 1980, in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American professional Basketball player currently playing Bradley Glenn Richards (born May 2, 1980, in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian Professional Ice Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Matthew John "Matt" Murray (born May 2, 1981 in Solihull) is an English footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper Christopher Edmund "Chris" Kirkland (born 2 May 1981 in Barwell, Leicestershire) is an English football Goalkeeper. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Laure Pester, known professionally as simply Lorie, is a French pop singer often referred to as the " Britney Spears of France" (although Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Christa Rigozzi (born May 2, 1983 in Monte Carasso, Ticino) was crowned Miss Switzerland 2006 on 9 September, 2006 in Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Saulius Mikoliūnas (born May 2 1984) is a Lithuanian professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Thabo Patrick Sefolosha (ˈtɑbo ˌsɛfəˈloʃɑ (born May 2, 1984) is a Swiss professional Basketball player Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English Singer-songwriter and television presenter. Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) nicknamed "Rowdy Busch" "Wild Thing" or "Shrub" Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985 in Great Neck New York) is an American Figure skater. David James Nugent (born 2 May, 1985 in Huyton, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for Premier League Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia (born May 2, 1985 in West Palm Beach Florida) is a Catcher and First baseman for the Texas Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) James Nichol Kirk (born May 2, 1986) is a Canadian actor He is best known for his role of Sebastian in She's the Man. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) is a J-rock Singer. She is signed onto Sony Music Japan. Kitade is particularly famous for wearing Gothic Lolita Fashion, something she Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Stephanie Kay Panabaker (born May 2 1990 is an American Film and Television actress. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Kelsey Danae Lewis (born May 2, 1995 in Lancaster California) is an American Child actress. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Angelica Toni Sy better known by her screen name Angel Sy (born May 2, 2000) is a Filipina child-actor. Events By Place Roman Empire Quintus Aurelius Symmachus becomes Proconsul of Africa. The Patriarch of Alexandria is the Archbishop of Alexandria and Cairo, Egypt. 298)
• 756 - Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. Events By Place Roman Empire Constantius Chlorus defeats the Alamanni in the territory of the Lingones (Langres and strengthens Events By Place Europe Pepin the Short defeats the Lombards of northern Italy, who have threatened Pope Stephen Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇 Shōmu Tennō) (701 – June 4, 756) was the 45th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. 701)
• 907 - Boris I of Bulgaria
• 1230 - William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. Events By Place Europe Events By Place Asia Oleg leads the Kievan Rus' in a campaign against Constantinople (see Rus'-Byzantine Boris I or sometimes Boris-Mihail (Michael (Борис I (Михаил also known as Bogoris (died 2 May 907 1197)
• 1300 - Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. Blanche of Artois (1248 &ndash May 2, 1302) was the queen regent of Navarre from 1274 to 1284 and later became Countess of Lancaster by marrying 1248)
• 1450 - William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. William de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk, 1st Marquess of Suffolk, 4th Earl of Suffolk ( 16 October 1396 at Cotton Suffolk 1396)
• 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian inventor and painter (b. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer 1452)
• 1564 - Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (b. Rodolfo Pio da Carpi ( February 22, 1500 &ndash May 2, 1564) was an Italian Cardinal, humanist and patron of the arts 1500)
• 1627 - Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer (b. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (usually Lodovico Viadana, though his family name was Grossi c 1560)
• 1667 - George Wither, English writer (b. George Wither ( June 11, 1588 &ndash May 2, 1667) was an English poet and satirist 1588)
• 1683 - Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (b. Stjepan Gradić (also Stefano Gradi; March 6, 1613 - May 2, 1683) was a Ragusan Philosopher and Scientist 1613)
• 1711 - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English statesman (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Laurence Hyde 1st Earl of Rochester, KG, PC (March 1641 &ndash May 2 1711) was an English statesman and writer 1641)
• 1802 - Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Herman Willem Daendels ( Hattem ( Netherlands) October 21 1762 &ndash St 1762)
• 1810 - Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Henry Jerome de Salis, MA DD FRS, FSA, ( 20 August 1740 - 2 May 1810) 1740)
• 1819 - Mary Moser, English painter (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Mary Moser ( 27 October 1744 &mdash 2 May 1819) was an English painter and one of the most celebrated women 1744)
• 1857 - Alfred de Musset, French writer (b. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay Along with his poetry he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle ( The Confession of a Child of the Century 1810)
• 1864 - Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Giacomo Meyerbeer ( September 5, 1791 &ndash May 2, 1864) was a noted German -born Opera Composer, and 1791)
• 1927 - Ernest Starling, British physiologist (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Henry Starling ( April 17 1866 - May 2 1927) was an English Physiologist. 1866)
• 1945 - Martin Bormann, Nazi official (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Martin Ludwig Bormann (17 June 1900 – 2 May 1945 1900)
• 1945 - Ludwig Stumpfegger, German SS doctor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar SS- Obersturmbannführer Ludwig Stumpfegger ( July 11 1910 &ndash May 2 ? 1945 was a German SS doctor in 1910)
• 1945 - Joe Corbett, baseball player (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joseph Aloysius Corbett ( December 4, 1875 - May 2, 1945) was a major league Baseball Starting pitcher who 1875)
• 1947 - Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothea "Thea" Binz ( March 16 1920 - May 2 1947) was an SS supervisor at Ravensbrück concentration camp during 1920)
• 1957 - Joseph McCarthy, U. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U S. Senator (b. 1908)
• 1960 - Caryl Chessman, American robber and rapist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Caryl Whittier Chessman ( May 27, 1921 &ndash May 2, 1960) was a convicted robber and rapist who gained fame as a 1921)
• 1964 - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Nancy Witcher Astor Viscountess Astor, CH, ( May 19, 1879 &ndash May 2, 1964) was the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament 1879)
• 1969 - Franz von Papen, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (29 October 1879 2 May 1969 was a German nobleman Catholic monarchist Politician, General Staff officer and Diplomat The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1879)
• 1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Postnominal initials 1895)
• 1979 - Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Giulio Natta ( February 26 1903, Imperia - Bergamo, 2 May 1979) was an Italian Chemist, who won The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1903)
• 1980 - George Pál, Hungarian-born film director (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) George Pal ( February 1, 1908 &ndash May 2, 1980) born György Pál Marczincsák, 1908)
• 1980 - Clarrie Grimmett, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Clarence Victor "Clarrie" Grimmett ( December 25, 1891 - May 2, 1980) was a Cricketer although born in New Zealand 1891)
• 1983 - Norm Van Brocklin, American football star (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Norman Mack "Norm" Van Brocklin ( March 15, 1926 &ndash May 2, 1983) 1926)
• 1984 - Jack Barry, television game show producer and host (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jack Barry (born Jack Barasch March 20, 1918, Lindenhurst New York; died May 2, 1984, New York City) was an 1918)
• 1985 - Attilio Bettega, Italian rallydriver (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Attilio Bettega ( 19 February 1953 – 2 May 1985) was an Italian rally driver 1951)
• 1985 - Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Larry Clinton ( August 17 1909 &ndash May 2 1985) was a Trumpeter who became a prominent American Bandleader. 1909)
• 1986 - Henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Henri Toivonen ( August 25, 1956 &ndash May 2, 1986) was a Finnish rally driver born in Jyväskylä, the home 1956)
• 1989 - Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Giuseppe Cardinal Siri ( May 20, 1906 &mdash May 2, 1989) was an Italian Prelate of the Roman Catholic 1906)
• 1989 - Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Veniamin Alexandrovich Kaverin (Вениамин Александрович Каверин real name - Вениамин Александрович Зильбер or Veniamin Alexandrovich 1902)
• 1990 - David Rappaport, English actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) David Stephen Rappaport ( November 23, 1951 &ndash May 2, 1990) was an English Actor, probably one of the best known 1951)
• 1992 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Wilbur Daigh Mills ( May 24, 1909 - May 2, 1992) was a powerful Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives 1909)
• 1995 - Michael Hordern, English actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Sir Michael Murray Hordern ( 3 October 1911 &ndash 2 May 1995) was an English Actor, knighted in 1983 for his services 1911)
• 1997 - John Carew Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sir John Carew Eccles, AC FRS FRACP FRSNZ FAAS ( January 27, 1903 &ndash May 2, 1997 The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1903)
• 1997 - Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Paulo Freire ( Recife, Brazil September 19, 1921 – São Paulo, Brazil May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian 1921)
• 1998 - Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, Japanese musician (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) was a popular Japanese musician More commonly known by his Stage name hide ( pronounced /hee 1964)
• 1998 - Justin Fashanu, English footballer (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu ( 19 February 1961 &ndash 2 May 1998) was an English footballer who played for 1961)
• 1998 - Kevin Lloyd, British actor (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Reardon Lloyd ( 28 March 1949 &ndash 2 May 1998) was a British actor born in Derby, and trained at East 15 Acting School 1949)
• 1998 - Gene Raymond, American actor (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gene Raymond ( August 13, 1908 &ndash May 2, 1998) was an American film television and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s 1908)
• 1999 - Oliver Reed, English actor (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 &ndash 2 May 1999 was an English Actor known for his burly screen presence 1938)
• 2001 - Ted Rogers, British comedian (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ted Rogers can refer to: Edward S Rogers Sr (Ted Rogers Canadian radio pioneer Edward Samuel Rogers, (Ted Rogers President and 1935)
• 2001 - Gina Mastrogiacomo, American actress (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gina Mastrogiacomo ( November 5, 1961 &ndash May 2, 2001) was an Italian-American Actress born in Great Neck 1961)
• 2002 - John Nathan-Turner, English television producer (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. John Nathan-Turner (born Jonathan Turner; August 12, 1947 &ndash May 1, 2002) was the ninth producer of the long-running 1947)
• 2002 - W. T. Tutte, English-born codebreaker (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Thomas Tutte ( May 14 1917 &ndash May 2 2002) was a British, later Canadian codebreaker 1917)
• 2005 - Kenneth B. Clark, American psychologist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Bancroft Clark ( July 24, 1914 – May 1, 2005) and Mamie Phipps Clark (1917-1983 were a husband-and-wife team of African 1914)
• 2005 - Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Wee Kim Wee ( November 4 1915 &ndash May 2 2005) was the fourth President of Singapore, from 1985 to 1993 The President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore 's Head of state. 1915)
• 2006 - Louis Rukeyser, American columnist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Richard Rukeyser ( January 30 1933 &ndash May 2 2006) was a U 1933)
• 2007 - Brad McGann, New Zealand film director and screenwriter (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Brad McGann MNZM ( 22 February, 1964 &ndash 2 May, 2007) was a New Zealand Film director and Screenwriter 1964)
• 2008 - Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (b. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Beverlee McKinsey ( August 9, 1935 &ndash May 2, 2008) was an American Actress. 1940)

Holidays and observances

• Poland - Flag Day, an official holiday to honour the Flag of Poland
• Bahá'í Faith: Last day of the Festival of Ridván
• Madrid Region - Day of the Region. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951 (Ustawa z dnia 18 stycznia 1951 o dniach wolnych od pracy — The flag of Poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width the upper one white and the lower one red The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind Riḍván (رضوان; Persian transliteration: Riḍván is a twelve-day festival in the Bahá'í Faith, commemorating the commencement of Bahá'u'lláh
• Slovenia and Serbia - second day of Labour Day
• Iran - Teacher's Day
• Indonesia - Indonesia National Education Day

in the Roman Catholic Church:

• Athanasius of Alexandria
• Saint Germanus
• Saint Waldebert, Walbert or Gaubert

in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church:

• Saint Tsar Boris

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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