May 2nd, 1359

Born on May 2nd, 1359

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 242,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 116 days, exactly on August 23rd, 2024, people who were born on May 2nd, 1359 will be 243,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 2nd?

May 2nd, 2014

Russo-Ukrainian War: Forty-eight people were killed during a confrontation between pro-Russian protesters and pro-Ukrainian unity protesters in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa.

May 2nd, 2011

Osama bin Laden was shot and killed by U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 in a private residential compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

May 2nd, 2008

The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640.

May 2nd, 2003

Cyclone Manou formed in the Indian Ocean; over the next two weeks it struck Madagascar and left more than 100,000 people homeless.

May 2nd, 1999

Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama.

May 2nd, 1995

Croatian War of Independence: Serb forces began rocket attacks on the Croatian capital Zagreb, killing 7 people and injuring around 200 others.

May 2nd, 1982

Falklands War: HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano (pictured), the only ship ever to have been deliberately sunk by a nuclear submarine in battle.

May 2nd, 1964

Vietnam War: An explosion caused by Viet Cong commandos led USNS Card to sink in the port of Saigon.

May 2nd, 1945

World War II: General Helmuth Weidling, the German commander of Berlin, surrendered to Soviet forces led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov, ending the Battle of Berlin.

May 2nd, 1878

A dust explosion at the world's largest flour mill in Minneapolis resulted in 18 deaths.

May 2nd, 1670

A royal charter granted the Hudson's Bay Company a monopoly in the fur trade in Rupert's Land (present-day Canada).

May 2nd, 1559

Presbyterian clergyman John Knox returned from exile to lead the Scottish Reformation.

May 2nd, 1194

King Richard I of England gave the city of Portsmouth (Old Portsmouth pictured) its first royal charter.

May 2nd, 1970

ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23.

May 2nd, 1969

The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 2nd?

64

Yongle Emperor

Emperor of Ming dynasty China from 1402 to 1424

*May 2nd, 1360, Nanjing †August 12th, 1424, Inner Mongolia

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme

25

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

48

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

77

David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington

71

Christine Baranski

American actress

*May 2nd, 1952, Buffalo

94

Édouard Balladur

91st Prime Minister of France

*May 2nd, 1929, İzmir

120

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

91

Theodore Bikel

Austrian-American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist (1924-2015)

*May 2nd, 1924, Vienna †July 21st, 2015, Westwood

63

Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset

36

Saara Aalto

Finnish singer-songwriter

*May 2nd, 1987, Oulunsalo

35

Fabian Lustenberger

Swiss footballer

*May 2nd, 1988, Nebikon

76

Link Wray

American guitarist (1929–2005)

*May 2nd, 1929, Dunn †November 5th, 2005, Copenhagen

61

Jean-François Bernard

Oympic cyclist from France

*May 2nd, 1962, Luzy

86

John Neville

English actor (1925–2011)

*May 2nd, 1925, London †November 19th, 2011, Toronto

38

Sarah Hughes

Figure skater

*May 2nd, 1985, Great Neck

63

Norma Talmadge

American actress and film producer (1894–1957)

*May 2nd, 1894, Jersey City †December 24th, 1957, Las Vegas

70

Satyajit Ray

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

*May 2nd, 1921, 100A, Garpar Road †April 23rd, 1992, Kolkata

89

James F. Byrnes

American politician

*May 2nd, 1882, Charleston †April 9th, 1972, Columbia

65

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

*May 2nd, 1660, Palermo †October 22nd, 1725, Naples

78

Bianca Jagger

Nicaraguan-British human rights activist and socialite

*May 2nd, 1945, Managua

76

Maurice Emmanuel

French composer

*May 2nd, 1862, Bar-sur-Aube †December 14th, 1938, Paris

48

Kate Baldwin

American singer and actress

*May 2nd, 1975, Evanston

64

Karl Adam

German rowing coach

*May 2nd, 1912, Vorhalle †June 18th, 1976, Bad Salzuflen

44

Theodor Herzl

Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)

*May 2nd, 1860, Pest †July 3rd, 1904, Reichenau an der Rax

44

Clyde Fitch

American playwright (1865-1909)

*May 2nd, 1865, Elmira †September 4th, 1909, Châlons-en-Champagne

38

Lily Allen

British singer, songwriter, actress and presenter

*May 2nd, 1985, Hammersmith

79

Jacques Rogge

International Olympic Committee President

*May 2nd, 1942, Ghent †August 29th, 2021, Deinze

28

Novalis

German poet and writer

*May 2nd, 1772, Wiederstedt †March 25th, 1801, Weißenfels

94

Benjamin Spock

American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care (1903-1998)

*May 2nd, 1903, New Haven †March 15th, 1998, La Jolla

62

Tyrone Power Sr.

English-born American stage and screen actor (1869–1931)

*May 2nd, 1869, London †December 23rd, 1931, Los Angeles

60

Victor Reinier

Dutch actor

*May 2nd, 1963, Amsterdam

78

Paul Darrow

English actor (1941-2019)

*May 2nd, 1941, Surrey †June 3rd, 2019

71

Lene Voigt

German writer (1891-1962)

*May 2nd, 1891, Leipzig †July 16th, 1962, Leipzig

68

Jerome K. Jerome

English humorist (1859-1927)

*May 2nd, 1859, Walsall †June 14th, 1927, Northampton

62

Beeban Kidron

English film director

*May 2nd, 1961, North London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1359 is a normal year and no leap year.

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