1551 May 1551 May 2nd, 1551

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  1. Born on May 2nd, 1551 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on May 2nd?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on May 2nd
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (May 1551)

Born on May 2nd, 1551

Weekday

Wednesday

May 2nd, 1551 was a Wednesday.

Age

472

People born on May 2nd, 1551 will turn 473 this year (2024), in exactly 13 days .

Zodiac

♉

Taurus (The Bull)

April 21st, 1551 - May 21st, 1551

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 172,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 252 days, exactly on December 27th, 2024, people who were born on May 2nd, 1551 will be 173,000 days old!

172,748 Days

24,678 Weeks

5,675 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds
Minutes
Hours

What happened on May 2nd?

Russo-Ukrainian War 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.
Osama bin Laden 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.
Chaitén (volcano) May 2nd, 2008

The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640.
Cyclone Manou 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.
Mireya Moscoso May 2nd, 1999

Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
Croatian War of Independence 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.
Falklands War 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.
Vietnam War May 2nd, 1964

Vietnam War: An explosion caused by Viet Cong commandos led USNS Card to sink in the port of Saigon.
World War II 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.
Great Mill Disaster May 2nd, 1878

A dust explosion at the world's largest flour mill in Minneapolis resulted in 18 deaths.
Royal charter 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).
Presbyterianism May 2nd, 1559

Presbyterian clergyman John Knox returned from exile to lead the Scottish Reformation.
Richard I of England May 2nd, 1194

King Richard I of England gave the city of Portsmouth (Old Portsmouth pictured) its first royal charter.
ALM Flight 980 May 2nd, 1970

ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23.
Queen Elizabeth 2 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, 1551

William Camden: Age & Birthday 72
William Camden
(1551–1623) English antiquarian
*May 2nd, 1551, London †November 9th, 1623, Chislehurst

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

Dwayne Johnson: Age & Birthday 51
Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward
Manfred von Richthofen: Age & Birthday 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
David Beckham: Age & Birthday 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
Christopher Doyle: Age & Birthday 71
Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney
David Suchet: Age & Birthday 77
David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington
Édouard Balladur: Age & Birthday 94
Édouard Balladur

91st Prime Minister of France

*May 2nd, 1929, İzmir
Alessandro Scarlatti: Age & Birthday 65
Alessandro Scarlatti

Italian composer

*May 2nd, 1660, Palermo †October 22nd, 1725, Naples
120
Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin
Theodore Bikel: Age & Birthday 91
Theodore Bikel

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

*May 2nd, 1924, Vienna †July 21st, 2015, Westwood
Stephen Daldry: Age & Birthday 63
Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset
Saara Aalto: Age & Birthday 36
Saara Aalto

Finnish singer-songwriter

*May 2nd, 1987, Oulunsalo
35
Fabian Lustenberger

Swiss footballer

*May 2nd, 1988, Nebikon
Link Wray: Age & Birthday 76
Link Wray

American guitarist (1929–2005)

*May 2nd, 1929, Dunn †November 5th, 2005, Copenhagen
Norma Talmadge: Age & Birthday 63
Norma Talmadge

American actress and film producer (1894–1957)

*May 2nd, 1894, Jersey City †December 24th, 1957, Las Vegas
John Neville: Age & Birthday 86
John Neville

English actor (1925–2011)

*May 2nd, 1925, London †November 19th, 2011, Toronto
Jean-François Bernard: Age & Birthday 61
Jean-François Bernard

Oympic cyclist from France

*May 2nd, 1962, Luzy
Sarah Hughes: Age & Birthday 38
Sarah Hughes

Figure skater

*May 2nd, 1985, Great Neck

Same year
Born in 1551

37
Henry III of France

King of France from 1574 to 1589

*September 19th, 1551, Palace of Fontainebleau †August 2nd, 1589, Saint-Cloud
60
Vasili IV of Russia

Russian tsar

*November 30th, 1551, Nizhny Novgorod †September 12th, 1612, Gostynin
57
Maria Anna of Bavaria

Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608)

*March 21st, 1551, Munich †April 29th, 1608, Graz
69
Václav Budovec z Budova

Czech diplomat, politician and writer (1551-1621)

*August 28th, 1551, Hradec Králové †June 21st, 1621, Prague
89
Jacopo da Empoli

Italian painter (1551-1640)

*April 30th, 1551, Florence †September 30th, 1640, Florence
51
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak

Grand vizier of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1551-1602)

*January 14th, 1551, Agra †August 12th, 1602, Lahore
46
Wilhelm Friedrich Lutz

German theologian

*March 7th, 1551, Tübingen †April 17th, 1597, Nördlingen
65
Charlotte de Sauve

French courtesan

*October 26th, 1551, Kingdom of France †September 30th, 1617, Paris
57
Martin Delrio

Belgian theologian

*May 17th, 1551, Antwerp †October 19th, 1608, Leuven
59
Anne Erica of Waldeck-Eisenberg

German countess and abbess

*September 17th, 1551, Korbach †August 11th, 1611, Arolsen Castle
76
Anastasius Germonius

Roman Catholic archbishop

*February 27th, 1551, Sale delle Langhe †August 4th, 1627, Madrid
Salomon Schweigger: Age & Birthday 71
Salomon Schweigger

German theologian and orientalist (1551-1622)

*March 30th, 1551, Sulz am Neckar †June 21st, 1622, Nuremberg
45
Alessandro Alberti

Italian painter (1551-1596)

*January 1st, 1551, Sansepolcro †July 10th, 1596, Rome
49
Nicolaus Reimers

German astronomer (1551-1600)

*February 2nd, 1551, Hennstedt †August 15th, 1600, Prague
Franz Hildesheim: Age & Birthday 62
Franz Hildesheim

German historian

*October 12th, 1551, Kostrzyn nad Odrą †October 24th, 1613, Berlin
Giovanni I Cornaro: Age & Birthday 78
Giovanni I Cornaro

Doge of Venice (1551-1629)

*January 11th, 1551, Venice †December 23rd, 1629, Venice
67
Giulio Caccini

Italian composer

*October 8th, 1551, Rome †December 10th, 1618, Florence
72
Lothar von Metternich

Roman Catholic archbishop (1551-1623)

*August 31st, 1551, Grafschaft †September 17th, 1623, Koblenz
59
Michael Triller
*May 17th, 1551, Graba †May 17th, 1610, Sangerhausen
72
Lazarus Henckel von Donnersmarck
*October 29th, 1551, Levoča †July 13th, 1624, Vienna

Birthdays of famous people

Pete Shelley: Age & BirthdayJulia Hummer: Age & BirthdayImmanuel Kant: Age & BirthdayElizabeth II: Age & BirthdayTimothy Gibbs: Age & BirthdayVibeke Skofterud: Age & BirthdayOswald Menghin: Age & BirthdayAshe: Age & BirthdayZé Felipe: Age & BirthdayKjeld Hillingsø: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on May 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 2nd.

Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church).
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahudemmeh
Athanasius of Alexandria (Western Christianity)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_of_Alexandria
Boris I of Bulgaria (Bulgarian Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_I_of_Bulgaria
Germanus of Normandy
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_of_Normandy
May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
The last day of the Festival of Ridván (Baháʼí Faith) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March equinox, see List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridván
Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising (Community of Madrid, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dos_de_Mayo_Uprising
Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Bhutan
Flag Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_National_Flag_Day
Indonesia National Education Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Education_Day_(Indonesia)
Teachers' Day (Iran) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March Equinox, see List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Teachers'_Days
International Harry Potter Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter
World Tuna Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

II.V.MDLI

2.5.1551

Legend

M = 1000D = 500L = 50V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1551 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
May 1551

May 1551

w# Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su
18 123456
19 78910111213
20 14151617181920
21 21222324252627
22 28293031

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