May 2nd, 1650

Born on May 2nd, 1650

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 137,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 594 days, exactly on March 1st, 2028, people who were born on May 2nd, 1650 will be 138,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 2nd?

May 2nd, 2014

Two mudslides in Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan, killed at least 350 people.

May 2nd, 2011

Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six in his 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 (pictured) 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 attributed to Viet Cong commandos caused the escort carrier 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 (depicted) 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 its first royal charter.

May 2nd, 1986

Henri Toivonen was killed in an accident while leading the Tour de Corse rally, resulting in FISA banning the popular Group B rally cars for the following season.

May 2nd, 1970

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

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

Same year
Born in 1650

51

William III of England

King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702

*November 14th, 1650, The Hague †March 8th, 1702, Kensington Palace

53

Steven Blankaart

Dutch entomologist

*October 24th, 1650, Middelburg †February 23rd, 1704, Amsterdam

64

William Dampier

British pirate and explorer (1651-1715)

*November 30th, 1650, East Coker †January 1st, 1715, London

72

John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

English soldier and statesman (1650-1722)

*May 26th, 1650, Musbury †June 16th, 1722, Cumberland Lodge

47

Frederick Casimir Kettler

Duke of Courland (1650-1698)

*July 6th, 1650, Jelgava †January 22nd, 1698, Jelgava

64

Ferdinand Christoph Harpprecht

German jurist and university teacher (1650-1714)

*June 3rd, 1650, Tübingen †November 9th, 1714, Tübingen

66

Johann Martin Veith

Swiss draughtsperson (1650-1717)

*May 9th, 1650, Schaffhausen †April 14th, 1717, Schaffhausen

50

Georg Bose

German merchant

*January 25th, 1650, Leipzig †July 23rd, 1700, Leipzig

59

Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild

German noble (1650-1710)

*November 19th, 1650, Gotha †May 13th, 1710, Römhild

69

Luigi Priuli

Italian cardinal (1650-1720)

*September 15th, 1650, Venice †March 15th, 1720, Rome

58

Anne Jules de Noailles

Second Duke of Noailles

*February 5th, 1650, Paris †October 2nd, 1708, Versailles

67

Domenico Martinelli

Italian architect (1650-1718)

*November 30th, 1650, Lucca †September 11th, 1718, Lucca

37

Nell Gwyn

Royal mistress (1650-1687)

*February 2nd, 1650, London †November 14th, 1687, London

54

Marian Schirmer

*November 21st, 1650, Brunn am Gebirge †June 27th, 1705, Vienna

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Public holidays on May 2nd

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

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1650 is a normal year and no leap year.

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