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May 2is the 122nd day of the year (123rd inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;243 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1194– KingRichard I of EnglandgivesPortsmouthits firstroyal charter.[1]
- 1230–William de Braoseis hanged by PrinceLlywelyn the Great.
- 1536–Anne Boleyn,Queen of England,is arrested and imprisoned on charges ofadultery,incest,treasonandwitchcraft.
- 1559–John Knoxreturns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascentScottish Reformation.
- 1568–Mary, Queen of Scots,escapes fromLochleven Castle.[2]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1611– TheKing James Versionof theBibleis published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
- 1625–Afonso Mendes,appointed byPope Gregory XVasLatin Patriarch of Ethiopia,arrives atBeilulfromGoa.[3]
- 1670– KingCharles II of Englandgrants a permanent charter to theHudson's Bay Companyto open up thefur tradein North America.
- 1808– Outbreak of thePeninsular War:The people ofMadridrise up in rebellionagainst French occupation.Francisco de Goyalater memorializes this event in his paintingThe Second of May 1808.
- 1812– TheSiege of Cuautladuring theMexican War of Independenceends with both sides claiming victory.
- 1829– After anchoring nearby, CaptainCharles FremantleofHMSChallenger,declares theSwan River Colonyin Australia.
- 1863–American Civil War:Stonewall Jacksonis wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during theBattle of Chancellorsville.He succumbs topneumoniaeight days later.
- 1866–Peruviandefenders fight off the Spanish fleet at theBattle of Callao.
- 1876– TheApril Uprisingbreaks out inOttoman Bulgaria.
- 1885–CreeandAssiniboinewarriors win theBattle of Cut Knife,their largest victory over Canadian forces during theNorth-West Rebellion.
- 1889–Menelik II,Emperor ofEthiopia,signs theTreaty of Wuchale,giving Italy control overEritrea.
1901–present
[edit]- 1906– Closing ceremony of theIntercalated GamesinAthens,Greece.
- 1920– The first game of theNegro National League baseballis played inIndianapolis.
- 1933– Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by theGerman Labour Front.
- 1941–World War II:Following thecoup d'étatagainstIraqCrown Prince'Abd al-Ilahearlier that year, the United Kingdom launches theAnglo-Iraqi Warto restore him to power.
- 1945– World War II: TheSoviet Unionannounces thefall of Berlin.
- 1945 – World War II: Thesurrender of Casertacomes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting.
- 1945 – World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberatesWöbbelin concentration campfinding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death.
- 1945 – World War II: Adeath marchfromDachauto the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei522nd Field Artillery Battalionof the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners.
- 1952– ADe Havilland Cometmakes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London toJohannesburg.
- 1963–Berthold Seligerlaunches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) nearCuxhaven.It is the onlysounding rocketdeveloped in Germany.
- 1964–Vietnam War:An explosionsinks the American aircraft carrier USNSCardwhile it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Congcombat swimmershad placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.
- 1964 –First ascentofShishapangma,the fourteenth highestmountainin the world and the lowest of theEight-thousanders.
- 1969– The British ocean linerQueen Elizabeth 2departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
- 1970–ALM Flight 980ditchesin theCaribbean SeanearSaint Croix,killing 23.[4]
- 1972– In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at theSunshine Minelocated between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
- 1982–Falklands War:The Britishnuclear submarineHMSConquerorsinks theArgentinecruiserARAGeneral Belgrano.
- 1986–Chernobyl disaster:The City ofChernobylis evacuated six days after the disaster.
- 1989–Cold War:Hungary beginsdismantling its border fence with Austria,which allows a number ofEast Germansto defect.
- 1995– During theCroatian War of Independence,theArmy of the Republic of Serb Krajinafires cluster bombsatZagreb,killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
- 1998– TheEuropean Central Bankis founded inBrusselsin order to define and execute theEuropean Union's monetary policy.
- 1999–Panamanian general election:Mireya Moscosobecomes the first woman to be electedPresident of Panama.
- 2000– PresidentBill Clintonannounces that accurateGPSaccess would no longer be restricted to theUnited States military.
- 2004– TheYelwa massacreconcludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians atYelwa,Nigeria. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2.
- 2008–Cyclone Nargismakes landfall inBurmakilling over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
- 2008 –Chaitén Volcanobegins erupting inChile,forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
- 2011–Osama bin Laden,the suspected mastermind behind theSeptember 11 attacksand theFBI's most wanted man, iskilledby theUnited States Navy SEALsinAbbottabad,Pakistan.
- 2011 – AnE. coli outbreakstrikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill.
- 2012– Apastelversion ofThe Scream,by Norwegian painterEdvard Munch,sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.[5]
- 2014–Two mudslidesinBadakhshan,Afghanistan,leave up to 2,500 people missing.
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1360–Yongle Emperorof China (d. 1424)
- 1402–Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal(d. 1445)
- 1451–René II, Duke of Lorraine(d. 1508)
- 1458–Eleanor of Viseu(d. 1525)
- 1476–Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels,Count of Kladsko, Governor of Bohemia and Silesia (d. 1536)
- 1533–Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen(d. 1596)
- 1551–William Camden,English historian and topographer (d. 1623)
- 1567–Sebald de Weert,Dutch captain, vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company (d. 1603)
- 1579–Tokugawa Hidetada,Japanese shōgun (d. 1632)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1601–Athanasius Kircher,German priest and scholar (d. 1680)
- 1660–Alessandro Scarlatti,Italian composer (d. 1725)
- 1695–Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni,Italian-French painter and architect (d. 1766)[6]
- 1702–Friedrich Christoph Oetinger,German theologian and theosopher (d. 1782)
- 1707–Jean-Baptiste Barrière,French cellist and composer (d. 1747)
- 1729–Catherine the Greatof Russia (d. 1796)
- 1737–William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne,Irish-English politician,Prime Minister of Great Britain(d. 1805)[7]
- 1740–Elias Boudinot,American lawyer and politician, 10thPresident of the Continental Congress(d. 1821)
- 1750–John André,English soldier and spy (d. 1780)
- 1752–Ludwig August Lebrun,Germanoboeplayer and composer (d. 1790)
- 1754–Vicente Martín y Soler,Spanish composer (d. 1806)
- 1772–Novalis,German author and poet (d. 1801)
- 1773–Henrik Steffens,Norwegian philosopher and poet (d. 1845)
- 1797–Abraham Pineo Gesner,Canadian physician and geologist (d. 1864)
- 1802–Heinrich Gustav Magnus,German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)
- 1806–Catherine Labouré,French nun and saint (d. 1876)
- 1810–Hans Christian Lumbye,Danish composer and conductor (d. 1874)
- 1813–Caroline Leigh Gascoigne,English novelist and poet (d. 1883)[8]
- 1815–William Buell Richards,Canadian lawyer and judge, 1stChief Justice of Canada(d. 1889)
- 1822–Jane Miller Thengberg,Scottish-Swedish governess and educator (d. 1902)[9]
- 1828–Désiré Charnay,French archaeologist and photographer (d. 1915)
- 1830–Otto Staudinger,German entomologist and author (d. 1900)
- 1844–Elijah McCoy,Canadian-American engineer (d. 1929)
- 1859–Jerome K. Jerome,English author and playwright (d. 1927)
- 1860–John Scott Haldane,Scottish physiologist, physician, and academic (d. 1936)
- 1860 –Theodor Herzl,Austro-Hungarian Zionist philosopher, journalist and author (d. 1904)
- 1865–Clyde Fitch,American playwright (d. 1909)
- 1867–Giuseppe Morello,Italian-American mobster (d. 1930)
- 1872–Ichiyō Higuchi,Japanese writer (d. 1896)[10]
- 1873–Jurgis Baltrušaitis,Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (d. 1944)
- 1879–James F. Byrnes,American stenographer and politician, 49thUnited States Secretary of State(d. 1972)
- 1880–Bill Horr,American football player, discus thrower, and coach (d. 1955)
- 1881–Harry J. Capehart,American lawyer, politician, and businessperson (d. 1955)[11][12][13]
- 1882–Isabel González,Puerto Rican activist who helped pave the way for Puerto Ricans' American citizenship (d. 1971)
- 1884–John Boland,American politician (d. 1958)[14]
- 1885–Hedda Hopper,American actress and gossip columnist (d. 1966)
- 1886–Gottfried Benn,German author and poet (d. 1956)
- 1887–Vernon Castle,English-American dancer (d. 1918)
- 1887 –Eddie Collins,American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)
- 1889–Ki Hajar Dewantara,Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician (d. 1959)
- 1890–E. E. Smith,American engineer and author (d. 1965)
- 1892–Manfred von Richthofen,German captain and pilot (d. 1918)
- 1894–Norma Talmadge,American actress of the silent era (d. 1957)[15]
- 1894 –Joseph Henry Woodger,English biologist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1981)
- 1895–Lorenz Hart,American playwright and lyricist (d. 1943)
- 1897–John Frederick Coots,American songwriter (d. 1985)
- 1898–Henry Hall,English bandleader, composer, and actor (d. 1989)
1901–present
[edit]- 1902–Brian Aherne,English actor (d. 1986)
- 1903–Benjamin Spock,American pediatrician, activist, and author (d. 1998)
- 1905–Charlotte Armstrong,American author (d. 1969)
- 1907–Pinky Lee,American comedian and television host (d. 1993)
- 1910–Alexander Bonnyman Jr.,American lieutenant,Medal of Honorrecipient (d. 1943)
- 1910 –Edmund Bacon,American urban planner, architect, educator, and author (d. 2005)
- 1912–Axel Springer,German journalist and publisher, foundedAxel Springer AG(d. 1985)
- 1912 –Marten Toonder,Dutch comic strip creator (d. 2005)
- 1912 –Nigel Patrick,English actor and director (d. 1981)
- 1915–Doris Fisher,American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
- 1915 –Peggy Mount,English actress (d. 2001)
- 1917–Văn Tiến Dũng,Vietnamese general and politician, 6thMinister of Defence for Vietnam(d. 2002)
- 1921–B. B. Lal,Indian archaeologist (d. 2022)
- 1921 –Satyajit Ray,Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1992)
- 1922–Roscoe Lee Browne,American actor and director (d. 2007)
- 1922 –A. M. Rosenthal,Canadian-born American journalist and author (d. 2006)
- 1923–Patrick Hillery,Irish physician and politician, 6thPresident of Ireland(d. 2008)
- 1924–Theodore Bikel,Austrian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2015)
- 1924 –Hugh Cortazzi,English soldier, historian, and diplomat,British Ambassador to Japan(d. 2018)
- 1925–John Neville,English-Canadian actor (d. 2011)
- 1927–Ray Barrett,Australian actor and singer (d. 2009)
- 1927 –Michael Broadbent,British wine critic and writer (d. 2020)
- 1929–Édouard Balladur,Turkish-French economist and politician, 162ndPrime Minister of France
- 1929 –Link Wray,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
- 1929 –Jigme Dorji Wangchuck,Druk Gyalpoof Bhutan (d. 1972)
- 1930–Yoram Kaniuk,Israeli painter and critic (d. 2013)
- 1930 –Marco Pannella,Italian journalist and politician (d. 2016)
- 1931–Phil Bruns,American actor and stuntman (d. 2012)
- 1933–Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf,English lawyer and judge,Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
- 1935–Luis Suárez Miramontes,Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2023)
- 1935 –Faisal II of Iraq,the last King of Iraq (d. 1958)
- 1936–Norma Aleandro,Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1936 –Engelbert Humperdinck,English singer and pianist
- 1937–Lorenzo Music,American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
- 1938–Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho(d. 1996)
- 1941–Clay Carroll,American baseball player[16]
- 1942–Jacques Rogge,Belgian businessman (d. 2021)
- 1943–Mustafa Nadarević,Bosnian actor and film director (d. 2020)[17]
- 1944–Robert G. W. Anderson,English chemist, historian, and curator
- 1945–Judge Dread,English singer-songwriter (d. 1998)
- 1945 –Bianca Jagger,Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist
- 1946–Lesley Gore,American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
- 1946 –David Suchet,English actor
- 1947–James Dyson,English businessman, founded theDyson Company
- 1948–Larry Gatlin,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- 1949–Alan Titchmarsh,English gardener and author
- 1949 –Alfons Schuhbeck,Germancelebrity chef,author and businessman
- 1950–Duncan Gay,Australian businessman and politician
- 1950 –Lou Gramm,American singer-songwriter
- 1951–John Glascock,English singer and bass player (d. 1979)
- 1952–Christine Baranski,American actress and singer
- 1953–Valery Gergiev,Russian conductor and director
- 1953 –Jamaal Wilkes,American basketball player[18]
- 1954–Elliot Goldenthal,American composer and conductor
- 1954 –Dawn Primarolo,English politician
- 1955–Willie Miller,Scottish footballer
- 1955 –Donatella Versace,Italian fashion designer
- 1956–Régis Labeaume,Canadian businessman and politician, 41stMayor of Quebec City
- 1958–Yasushi Akimoto,Japanese songwriter and producer
- 1958 –David O'Leary,English-Irish footballer and manager
- 1959–Tony Wakeford,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1960–Stephen Daldry,English director and producer
- 1962–Michael Grandage,English director and producer
- 1962 –Jimmy White,English snooker player
- 1966–Belinda Stronach,Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician
- 1967–Mika Brzezinski,American journalist and author
- 1967 –David Rocastle,English footballer (d. 2001)
- 1968–Jeff Agoos,American footballer
- 1968 –Ziana Zain,Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1969–Brian Lara,Trinidadian cricketer
- 1971–Musashimaru Kōyō,Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67thYokozuna
- 1972–Dwayne Johnson,American actor and wrestler
- 1973–Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck,German director and screenwriter
- 1975–David Beckham,English footballer, coach, and model
- 1975 –Joe Wilkinson,English comedian, actor and writer
- 1976–Jeff Gutt,American singer-songwriter
- 1978–Kumail Nan gian i,Pakistani-American actor, stand-up comedian, and screenwriter[19]
- 1980–Tim Borowski,German footballer
- 1980 –Ellie Kemper,American actress, comedian and writer
- 1980 –Zat Knight,English footballer[20]
- 1980 –Troy Murphy,American basketball player
- 1980 –Brad Richards,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981–Robert Buckley,American actor
- 1981 –Chris Kirkland,English footballer
- 1981 –Tiago Mendes,Portuguese footballer
- 1982–Johan Botha,South African cricketer
- 1983–Alessandro Diamanti,Italian footballer
- 1983 –Maynor Figueroa,Honduran footballer
- 1983 –Tina Maze,Slovenian skier
- 1983 –Daniel Sordo,Spanish race car driver
- 1984–Saulius Mikoliūnas,Lithuanian footballer
- 1984 –Thabo Sefolosha,Swiss basketball player
- 1985–Lily Allen,English singer-songwriter and actress
- 1985 –Kyle Busch,American race car driver
- 1985 –Ashley Harkleroad,American tennis player
- 1985 –Sarah Hughes,American figure skater[21]
- 1986–Yasir Shah,Pakistani cricketer[22]
- 1987–Saara Aalto,Finnish singer and actress[23]
- 1987 –Nana Kitade,Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
- 1987 –Pat McAfee,American sports analyst and football player
- 1987 –Kris Russell,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988–Neftalí Feliz,Dominican baseball player
- 1990–Kay Panabaker,American actress
- 1990 –Paul George,American basketball player
- 1991–Jeong Jinwoon,South Korean actor and singer
- 1991 –Jonathan Villar,Dominican baseball player[24]
- 1992–Sunmi,South Korean singer
- 1992 –María Teresa Torró Flor,Spanish tennis player
- 1993–Owain Doull,Welsh track cyclist
- 1993 –Isyana Sarasvati,Indonesian singer
- 1993 –Huang Zitao,Chinese singer and rapper
- 1995–Lucy Dacus,American singer-songwriter[25]
- 1996–Cherprang Areekul,Thai singer
- 1996 –Julian Brandt,German footballer
- 1996 –Schuyler Bailar,American swimmer[26]
- 2015–Princess Charlotte of Wales,British royal, and thirdin lineto theBritish throne[27]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1203 BCE–Merneptah,pharaohofEgypt[28]
- 373 CE–Athanasius of Alexandria,Egyptian bishop and saint (b. 298)
- 649–Marutha of Tikrit,Persiantheologianof theSyriac Orthodox Church(b. 565)
- 821–Liu Zong,general of the Tang Dynasty
- 907–Boris I of Bulgaria
- 1219–Leo I, King of Armenia(b. 1150)
- 1230–William de Braose,English son ofReginald de Braose(b. 1197)
- 1293–Meir of Rothenburg,German rabbi (b. c.1215)
- 1300–Blanche of Artois(b. 1248)
- 1450–William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk,English admiral (b. 1396)
- 1519–Leonardo da Vinci,Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1452)
- 1564–Rodolfo Pio da Carpi,Italian cardinal (b. 1500)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1627–Lodovico Grossi da Viadana,Italian composer and educator (b. 1560)
- 1667–George Wither,English poet and author (b. 1588)
- 1683–Stjepan Gradić,Croatian philosopher and mathematician (b. 1613)
- 1711–Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester,English politician,First Lord of the Treasury(b. 1641)
- 1799–Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo(b. 1740)
- 1802–Herman Willem Daendels,Dutch general and politician,Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast(b. 1762)
- 1810–Henry Jerome de Salis,English priest (b. 1740)
- 1819–Mary Moser,English painter and academic (b. 1744)
- 1857–Alfred de Musset,French dramatist, poet, and novelist (b. 1810)
- 1864–Giacomo Meyerbeer,German composer and educator (b. 1791)
- 1866–José Gálvez Egúsquiza,Peruvian politician (b. 1819)[29]
- 1880–Eberhard Anheuser,German-American businessman, co-foundedAnheuser-Busch(b. 1805)
- 1880 –Tom Wills,Australian cricketer, co-createdAustralian rules football(b. 1835)
- 1885–Terézia Zakoucs,Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817)
- 1900–Lars Oftedal,Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (b. 1838)[30]
1901–present
[edit]- 1912–Homer Davenport,American political cartoonist (b. 1867)[31]
- 1915–Clara Immerwahr,German chemist (b. 1870)
- 1918–Jüri Vilms,Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889)
- 1925–Antun Branko Šimić,Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (b. 1898)
- 1925 –Johann Palisa,Austrian astronomer (b. 1848)[32][33]
- 1927–Ernest Starling,English physiologist and academic (b. 1866)
- 1929–Charalambos Tseroulis,Greek general and politician,Greek Minister for Military Affairs(b. 1879)
- 1940–Ernest Joyce,English explorer (b. 1875)[34]
- 1941–Penelope Delta,Greek author (b. 1874)
- 1945–Martin Bormann,German politician (b. 1900)
- 1945 –Joe Corbett,American baseball player and journalist (b. 1875)
- 1946–Bill Denny,Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (b. 1872)[35]
- 1947–Dorothea Binz,GermanSSofficer (b. 1920)
- 1953–Wallace Bryant,American archer (b. 1863)
- 1957–Joseph McCarthy,American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1908)
- 1963–Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell,English cricketer, peer, politician, poet, author and newspaper editor (b. 1884)
- 1964–Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor,American-English politician (b. 1879)
- 1969–Franz von Papen,German general and politician,Chancellor of Germany(b. 1879)
- 1972–J. Edgar Hoover,American 1stdirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation(b. 1895)[36]
- 1974–James O. Richardson,American admiral (b. 1878)
- 1977–Nicholas Magallanes,American principal dancer and charter member of theNew York City Ballet(b. 1922)
- 1979–Giulio Natta,Italian chemist and engineer,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1903)[37]
- 1980–Clarrie Grimmett,New Zealand-Australian cricketer (b. 1891)
- 1980 –George Pal,Hungarian-American animator and producer (b. 1908)
- 1983–Norm Van Brocklin,American football player and coach (b. 1926)
- 1984–Jack Barry,American game show host and producer, co-foundedBarry & Enright Productions(b. 1918)
- 1984 –Bob Clampett,American animator, director, and producer (b. 1913)
- 1985–Attilio Bettega,Italian race car driver (b. 1951)
- 1985 –Larry Clinton,American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1909)
- 1986–Sergio Cresto,American race car driver (b. 1956)
- 1986 –Henri Toivonen,Finnish race car driver (b. 1956)
- 1989–Veniamin Kaverin,Russian author (b. 1902)
- 1989 –Giuseppe Siri,Italian cardinal (b. 1906)
- 1990–David Rappaport,English-American actor (b. 1951)
- 1991–Gauri Shankar Rai,Indian Politician (b. 1924)
- 1991 –Ronald McKie,Australian journalist and author (b. 1909)
- 1992–Wilbur Mills,American lawyer and politician (b. 1909)
- 1993–André Moynet,French race car driver, pilot, and politician (b. 1921)
- 1994–Dorothy Marie Donnelly,American poet and author (b. 1903)
- 1995–John Bunting,Australian public servant and diplomat, (b. 1918)
- 1995 –Michael Hordern,English actor (b. 1911)
- 1997–John Eccles,Australian neurophysiologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1903)
- 1997 –Paulo Freire,Brazilian philosopher and academic (b. 1921)
- 1998–hide,Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1964)
- 1998 –Justin Fashanu,English footballer (b. 1961)
- 1999–Douglas Harkness,Canadian politician (b. 1903)[38]
- 1999 –Oliver Reed,English actor (b. 1938)
- 2000–Sundar Popo,Indo-Trinidadianmusician (b. 1943)
- 2002–W. T. Tutte,English-Canadian mathematician and academic (b. 1917)
- 2005–Wee Kim Wee,Singaporean journalist and politician, 4thPresident of Singapore(b. 1915)
- 2006–Louis Rukeyser,American journalist and author (b. 1933)
- 2007–Brad McGann,New Zealand director and screenwriter (b. 1964)
- 2008–Beverlee McKinsey,American actress (b. 1940)
- 2008 –Izold Pustõlnik,Ukrainian-Estonian astronomer and academic (b. 1938)
- 2009–Marilyn French,American author and academic (b. 1929)
- 2009 –Kiyoshiro Imawano,Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1951)
- 2009 –Jack Kemp,American football player and politician, 9thUnited States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development(b. 1935)
- 2010–Lynn Redgrave,English-American actress and singer (b. 1943)
- 2011–Osama bin Laden,Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder ofAl-Qaeda(b. 1957)
- 2012–Fernando Lopes,Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
- 2012 –Zenaida Manfugás,Cuban-born American-naturalized pianist (b. 1932)[39]
- 2012 –Tufan Miñnullin,Russian playwright and politician (b. 1936)
- 2012 –Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih,Indonesian physician and politician,Indonesian Minister of Health(b. 1955)
- 2012 –Akira Tonomura,Japanese physicist, author, and academic (b. 1942)
- 2012 –Lourdes Valera,Venezuelan actress (b. 1963)[40]
- 2013–Ernie Field,English boxer (b. 1943)
- 2013 –Jeff Hanneman,American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1964)
- 2013 –Joseph P. McFadden,American bishop (b. 1947)
- 2013 –Dvora Omer,Israeli author and educator (b. 1932)
- 2013 –Ivan Turina,Croatian footballer (b. 1980)
- 2013 –Charles Banks Wilson,American painter and illustrator (b. 1918)
- 2014–Tomás Balduino,Brazilian bishop (b. 1922)
- 2014 –Žarko Petan,Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 2014 –Efrem Zimbalist Jr.,American actor (b. 1918)
- 2015–Stuart Archer,English colonel and architect (b. 1915)
- 2015 –Michael Blake,American author and screenwriter (b. 1945)
- 2015 –Guy Carawan,American singer and musicologist (b. 1927)
- 2015 –Maya Plisetskaya,Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (b. 1925)
- 2015 –Ruth Rendell,English author (b. 1930)
- 2016–Afeni Shakur,Americanmusic businesswoman,activist,andBlack Panther(b. 1947)
- 2020–Arif Wazir,Pakistani politician, leader of thePashtun Tahafuz Movement(b. 1982)
- 2021–Marcel Stellman,Belgian record producer and lyricist (b. 1925)[41]
- 2024–Sjoukje Dijkstra,Dutch figure skater (b. 1942)[42]
- 2024 –Darius Morris,American basketball player (b. 1991)[43]
- 2024 –Peter Oosterhuis,English golfer and broadcaster (b. 1948)[44]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Christianfeast day:
- Ahudemmeh(Syriac Orthodox Church).[45]
- Athanasius of Alexandria(Western Christianity)[46]
- Bolesław Strzelecki(Catholic Church)[46]
- Boris I of Bulgaria(Bulgarian Orthodox Church)
- Germanus of Normandy
- Joseph Luu Van Nguyen(Catholic Church)[46]
- Wiborada(Catholic Church)[46]
- William Tirry(Catholic Church)[46]
- May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- The last day of the Festival ofRidván(Baháʼí Faith) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to theMarch equinox,seeList of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar)
- Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising(Community of Madrid,Spain)
- Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo(Bhutan)
- Flag Day (Poland)
- Indonesia National Education Day
- Teachers' Day(Iran) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March Equinox, seeList of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar)
- InternationalHarry PotterDay
- World Tuna Day[47]
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