May 2nd, 1928

Born on May 2nd, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 35,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 943 days, exactly on November 24th, 2026, people who were born on May 2nd, 1928 will be 36,000 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, 1928

95

Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt

French writer and translator

*May 2nd, 1928, Reinbek

80

Horst Stein

German conductor

*May 2nd, 1928, Elberfeld †July 27th, 2008, Vandœuvres

88

Hans Trass

Estonian ecologist, lichenologist (1928-2017)

*May 2nd, 1928, Tallinn †February 14th, 2017

73

Jacques-Louis Lions

French mathematician (*1928 – †2001)

*May 2nd, 1928, Grasse †May 17th, 2001, Neuilly-sur-Seine

84

Eugen Altenburger

Swiss clown and circus performer (1928-2013)

*May 2nd, 1928, Canton of Zürich †February 4th, 2013, Geneva

72

Rolf Heyne

German publisher

*May 2nd, 1928, Berlin †December 8th, 2000, Munich

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

94

Édouard Balladur

91st Prime Minister of France

*May 2nd, 1929, İzmir

76

Link Wray

American guitarist (1929–2005)

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

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

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

91

Theodore Bikel

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

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

86

John Neville

English actor (1925–2011)

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

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

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

70

Satyajit Ray

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

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

77

David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington

48

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

25

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

71

Christine Baranski

American actress

*May 2nd, 1952, Buffalo

120

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

91

Bruce Glover

American character actor

*May 2nd, 1932, Chicago

78

Bianca Jagger

Nicaraguan-British human rights activist and socialite

*May 2nd, 1945, Managua

63

Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset

64

Karl Adam

German rowing coach

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

79

Jacques Rogge

International Olympic Committee President

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

Same year
Born in 1928

89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 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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