May 2nd, 1528

Born on May 2nd, 1528

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 181,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 846 days, exactly on August 19th, 2026, people who were born on May 2nd, 1528 will be 182,000 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

Born on May 2nd, 1528

41

Samuel of Waldeck-Wildungen

German count

*May 2nd, 1528, Waldeck †January 6th, 1570, Bad Wildungen

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

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

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

65

Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

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

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

86

John Neville

English actor (1925–2011)

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

63

Norma Talmadge

American actress and film producer (1894–1957)

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

61

Jean-François Bernard

Oympic cyclist from France

*May 2nd, 1962, Luzy

38

Sarah Hughes

Figure skater

*May 2nd, 1985, Great Neck

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Born in 1528

63

Anthony Browne, 1st Viscount Montagu

English politician (1528-1592)

*November 29th, 1528, England †October 19th, 1592, West Horsley

32

Petrus Lotichius Secundus

German Neo-Latin Poet (1528-1560)

*November 2nd, 1528, Schlüchtern †November 7th, 1560, Heidelberg

71

Francisco Guerrero

Spanish composer of the Renaissance

*October 4th, 1528, Seville †November 8th, 1599, Seville

59

Qi Jiguang

Ming Dynasty general

*November 17th, 1528, Shandong †January 5th, 1588

74

Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress

Holy Roman empress (1528-1603)

*June 21st, 1528, Madrid †February 26th, 1603, Convent of Las Descalzas Reales

44

Jeanne d'Albret

Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572

*January 7th, 1528, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †June 9th, 1572, Paris

52

Emanuele Filiberto I, Duke of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580

*July 8th, 1528, Chambéry †August 30th, 1580, Turin

47

Diogo de Payva de Andrada

Portuguese theologian/16th century

*July 26th, 1528, Coimbra †December 1st, 1575, Lisbon

75

Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg

Duke of Brunswick-Harburg (1549-1603)

*September 25th, 1528, Celle †October 26th, 1603, Harburg

56

Eric II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

German duke

*August 10th, 1528, Dassel †November 17th, 1584, Pavia

62

Archduchess Anna of Austria

Duchess of Bavaria (1528-1590)

*July 7th, 1528, Prague †October 16th, 1590, Munich

47

Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga

Spanish politician

*August 25th, 1528, Molins de Rei †March 5th, 1576, Brussels metropolitan area

51

Albert V, Duke of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria

*February 29th, 1528, Munich †October 24th, 1579, Munich

47

Herbard VIII von Auersperg

Carniolan noble, governor and general (1528-1575)

*June 15th, 1528, Vienna †September 22nd, 1575, Military Frontier

61

Jakob Andreae

German lutheran theologian

*March 25th, 1528, Waiblingen †January 7th, 1590, Tübingen

57

Adam Lonitzer

German physician and botanist (1528-1586)

*October 10th, 1528, Marburg †May 29th, 1586, Frankfurt

35

Matthäus Judex

German theologian (1528-1564)

*September 22nd, 1528, Dippoldiswalde †May 15th, 1564, Rostock

76

Domingo Báñez

Spanish Dominican and Scholastic theologian

*February 29th, 1528, Medina del Campo †October 22nd, 1604, Medina del Campo

75

Cyriacus Spangenberg

German theologian and historian

*June 7th, 1528, Nordhausen †February 16th, 1604, Strasbourg

60

Petrus Peckius the Elder

Jurist and one of the first to write about international maritime law

*November 30th, 1528, Zierikzee †July 16th, 1589, Mechelen

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Leap year

Yes: 1528 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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