Born on May 2nd, 1861
Weekday
Thursday
May 2nd, 1861 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
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Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1861 - May 21st, 1861
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 473 days, exactly on August 10th, 2025, people who were born on May 2nd, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!
59,527 Days
8,503 Weeks
1,955 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 2nd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 2nd
Born on May 2nd, 1861
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74 Johannes Geffcken
German philologist and classical philologist (1861-1935)
*May 2nd, 1861, Berlin †June 11th, 1935, RostockSame Day
Who's birthday is on May 2nd?
44 Theodor Herzl
Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)
*May 2nd, 1860, Pest †July 3rd, 1904, Reichenau an der Rax
25 Manfred von Richthofen
German fighter pilot (1892-1918)
*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-SommeD'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948)
*May 2nd, 1860, Edinburgh †June 21st, 1948, St Andrews
68 Jerome K. Jerome
English humorist (1859-1927)
*May 2nd, 1859, Walsall †June 14th, 1927, Northampton
44 Clyde Fitch
American playwright (1865-1909)
*May 2nd, 1865, Elmira †September 4th, 1909, Châlons-en-Champagne
62 Tyrone Power Sr.
English-born American stage and screen actor (1869–1931)
*May 2nd, 1869, London †December 23rd, 1931, Los Angeles
63 Norma Talmadge
American actress and film producer (1894–1957)
*May 2nd, 1894, Jersey City †December 24th, 1957, Las Vegas
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91 Theodore Bikel
Austrian-American actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist (1924-2015)
*May 2nd, 1924, Vienna †July 21st, 2015, Westwood
Same year
Born in 1861
80 Rabindranath Tagore
Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)
*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata
68 Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)
*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda
Friedrich Simon Archenhold
German astronomer
*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin
76 Georges Méliès
French film maker and illusionist (1861–1938)
*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, ParisMaximilian von Spee
German admiral
*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean
Marie von Miller
German painter (1861–1933)
*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg
65 Mehmed VI
Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire
*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, SanremoFranz Xaver Engelhart
German composer, priest and choir director
*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg
70 Frederick Jackson Turner
American historian (1861-1932)
*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino.jpg "Victor Horta")
86 Victor Horta
Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau
*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels
64 Rudolf Steiner
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach
75 Lou Andreas-Salomé
German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author
*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, GöttingenCharles Édouard Guillaume
Swiss physicist (1861-1938)
*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, SèvresPauline Johnson
Canadian poet and performer
*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, VancouverLuigi Facta
Italian politician (1861-1930)
*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, PineroloJosé Rizal
Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)
*June 19th, 1861, Calamba †December 30th, 1896, ManilaBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 2nd
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 2nd.
Athanasius of Alexandria (Western Christianity)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athanasius_of_AlexandriaBoris I of Bulgaria (Bulgarian Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boris_I_of_BulgariaMay 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/RidvánAnniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising (Community of Madrid, Spain)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dos_de_Mayo_UprisingBirth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_BhutanFlag Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_National_Flag_DayIndonesia 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'_DaysInternational Harry Potter Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_PotterWorld Tuna Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2Date as a Roman numeral / digit
2.5.1861
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.