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May 2
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). There are 243 days remaining.
Events
- 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
- 1335 - Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
- 1568 - Mary I of Scotland escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
- 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.
- 1672 - John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
- 1808 - Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation.
- 1816 - Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta are wed.
- 1829 - After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
- 1863 - American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering for the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia 8 days later.
- 1866 - Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
- 1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
- 1885 - Cree and Assiniboine warriors won the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
- 1885 - The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
- 1889 - Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, which gives Ethiopia control over Eritrea.
- 1900 - Oscar II, King of Sweden, declares support for Britain at the time of the Second Boer War.
- 1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
- 1920 - The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana].
- 1932 - Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.
- 1933 - The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness monster is reported.
- 1933 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
- 1939 - Lou Gehrig's streak of 2130 consecutive Major League Baseball games played comes to an end. The record will stand for 56 years before Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks it.
- 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. German forces surrender in Italy. German forces surrender to the New Zealand Army in Trieste.
- 1946 - "Battle of Alcatraz" - Alcatraz Federal prison, San Francisco is taken over by six inmates following failed escape attempt
- 1953 - Hussein is crowned King of Jordan.
- 1955 - Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
- 1963 - Berthold Seliger launches near Cuxhaven a rocket with three stages with a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
- 1964 - Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while docked at Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship.
- 1969 - The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
- 1972 - Buddy Baker became the first stock car driver to finish a 500-mile race in less than three hours en route to winning the Winston Select 500 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.
- 1982 - Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
- 1986 - The 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, opens.
- 1988 - The last B-1 Lancer is delivered to the United States by Rockwell International.
- 1997 - The Labour Party's Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, ending 18 years of Conservative Party rule. At 44, he is the youngest prime minister for 185 years.
- 1998 - The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the EU's monetary policy.
- 1999 - Panamanian election: Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
- 2000 - Bill Clinton announces that GPS access equivalent to the U.S. military would be available for regular citizens.
- 2005 - First day of Cream reunion shows at the Royal Albert Hall. It is the first time Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, and Ginger Baker have played together since their 1993 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Births
- 1360 - Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)
- 1451 - René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)
- 1551 - William Camden, English historian (d. 1623)
- 1601 - Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar (d. 1680)
- 1660 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725)
- 1695 - Jean-Nicolas Servan, French architect and painter (d. 1766)
- 1702 - Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)
- 1729 - Empress Catherine II of Russia (d. 1796)
- 1740 - Elias Boudinot, American president of the Continental Congress (d. 1821)
- 1772 - Novalis, German writer (d. 1801)
- 1773 - Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-German philosopher (d. 1845)
- 1802 - Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)
- 1810 - Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (d. 1874)
- 1828 - Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)
- 1860 - Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and Zionist leader (d. 1904)
- 1865 - Clyde Fitch, American playwright (d. 1909)
- 1881 - Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
- 1884 - Elijah McCoy, Canadian-born inventor (d. 1929)
- 1885 - Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (d. 1966)
- 1886 - Gottfried Benn, German author (d. 1956)
- 1887 - Vernon Castle, English dancer (d. 1918)
- 1887 - Eddie Collins, baseball player (d. 1951)
- 1890 - E. E. Smith, American writer (d. 1965)
- 1892 - Manfred von Richthofen, German World War I pilot (d. 1918)
- 1895 - Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (d. 1943)
- 1903 - Dr. Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (d. 1998)
- 1907 - Pinky Lee, American vaudeville performer and television host (d. 1993)
- 1910 - Alexander Bonnyman, U.S. Marine (d. 1943)
- 1912 - Axel Cäsar Springer, German publisher (d. 1985)
- 1913 - Nigel Patrick, English actor (d. 1981)
- 1915 - Doris Fisher, American singer and songwriter (d. 2003)
- 1920 - Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (d. 2004)
- 1921 - Satyajit Ray, Indian director (d. 1992)
- 1922 - A.M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born newspaper editor
- 1924 - Theodore Bikel, Austrian-born actor and singer
- 1925 - Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor
- 1929 - Link Wray, American guitarist (d. 2005)
- 1935 - King Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958)
- 1935 - Lance LeGault, American actor
- 1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck, British singer
- 1936 - Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
- 1937 - Lorenzo Music, American writer and producer (d. 2001)
- 1938 - Paramount Chief Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)
- 1939 - Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist
- 1941 - Stephen J. Cannell, American producer
- 1942 - Jacques Rogge, Belgian International Olympics Committee president
- 1945 - Sarah Weddington, American attorney
- 1945 - Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan activist
- 1946 - Lesley Gore, American singer
- 1946 - David Suchet, English actor
- 1948 - Larry Gatlin, American musician and songwriter
- 1949 - Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener, television presenter, and writer
- 1952 - Christine Baranski, American actress
- 1952 - Campbell McComas, Australian impersonator
- 1953 - Valery Gergiev, Russian-born conductor
- 1955 - Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
- 1961 - Steve James, English snooker player
- 1962 - Jimmy White, English snooker player
- 1962 - Ray Traylor, aka The Big Boss Man, professional wrestler
- 1969 - Brian Lara, West Indian cricketer
- 1972 - The Rock, American professional wrestler and actor
- 1975 - David Beckham, English footballer
- 1979 - Roman Lyashenko, Russian hockey player (d. 2003)
- 1978 - Steve Bays, Canadian musician
- 1980 - Zat Knight, English footballer
- 1980 - Troy Murphy, American basketball player
- 1982 - Lorie, French Singer
- 1985 - Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
- 1986 - Kyle Busch, American race car driver
- 1987 - Nana Kitade, Japanese singer
- 1988 - Brooke Hogan, American singer
- 1990 - Kay Panabaker, American actress
Deaths
- 373 - Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria (b. 298)
- 756 - Emperor Shomu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)
- 907 - khan Boris I of Bulgaria
- 1230 - William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (hanged)
- 1300 - Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre
- 1450 - William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)
- 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian inventor and painter (b. 1452)
- 1564 - Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (b. 1500)
- 1627 - Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer (b. 1560)
- 1667 - George Wither, English writer (b. 1588)
- 1711 - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English statesman (b. 1641)
- 1802 - Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. 1762)
- 1819 - Mary Moser, English painter (b. 1744)
- 1857 - Alfred de Musset, French writer (b. 1810)
- 1864 - Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (b. 1791)
- 1927 - Ernest Starling, British physiologist (b. 1866)
- 1957 - Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator (b. 1908)
- 1964 - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (b. 1879)
- 1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1895)
- 1979 - Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
- 1980 - George Pál, Hungarian-born film director and producer (b. 1908)
- 1983 - Norm Van Brocklin, American football star (b. 1926)
- 1984 - Jack Barry, television game show producer and host (b. 1918)
- 1989 - Giuseppe Cardinal Siri, Roman Catholic Cardinal (b. 1906)
- 1989 - Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (b. 1902)
- 1990 - David Rappaport, English actor (b. 1951)
- 1992 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (b. 1909)
- 1995 - Michael Hordern, English actor (b. 1911)
- 1997 - John Carew Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1903)
- 1998 - Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, Japanese musician (b. 1964)
- 1998 - Kevin Lloyd, British actor (b. 1949)
- 1999 - Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
- 2001 - Ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935)
- 2002 - John Nathan-Turner, English television producer (b. 1947)
- 2002 - W. T. Tutte, English-born codebreaker and mathematician (b. 1917)
- 2005 - Kenneth B. Clark, American psychologist (b. 1914)
- 2005 - Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915)
Holidays and observances
External links
May 1 - May 3 - April 2 - June 2 – listing of all days
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