May 2nd, 1932

Born on May 2nd, 1932

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 33,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 409 days, exactly on June 3rd, 2025, people who were born on May 2nd, 1932 will be 34,000 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, 1932

91

Bruce Glover

American character actor

*May 2nd, 1932, Chicago

84

Klaus Lüderssen

German jurist

*May 2nd, 1932, Germerode †June 4th, 2016

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68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

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

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

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

91

Theodore Bikel

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

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

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme

86

John Neville

English actor (1925–2011)

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

77

David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington

48

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

70

Satyajit Ray

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

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

25

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

90

Celeste Caeiro

Portuguese pacifist worker

*May 2nd, 1933, Socorro

78

Bianca Jagger

Nicaraguan-British human rights activist and socialite

*May 2nd, 1945, Managua

79

Jacques Rogge

International Olympic Committee President

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

63

Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset

120

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

88

Luis Suárez

Spanish association football player and manager (1935–2023)

*May 2nd, 1935, A Coruña †July 9th, 2023, Milan

61

Jean-François Bernard

Oympic cyclist from France

*May 2nd, 1962, Luzy

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68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

91

Hubert Reeves

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science

*July 13th, 1932, Montreal †October 13th, 2023, 13th arrondissement of Paris

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

*February 27th, 1932, Hampstead Garden Suburb †March 23rd, 2011, Los Angeles

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

84

Howard Hodgkin

British artist (1932-2017)

*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

86

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

*November 29th, 1932, 5th arrondissement of Paris †September 26th, 2019, 6th arrondissement of Paris

84

Roger Smith

American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)

*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

*February 19th, 1932, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †January 6th, 2021, 5th arrondissement of Lyon

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1932, Padua †February 21st, 2017, Rome

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus

71

Thomas Klestil

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

*November 4th, 1932, Vienna †July 6th, 2004, Vienna

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

81

Peter O'Toole

British actor (1932–2013)

*August 2nd, 1932, Leeds †December 14th, 2013, Wellington Hospital, London

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

84

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

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Leap year

Yes: 1932 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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