May 2nd, 1936

Born on May 2nd, 1936

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 32,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 871 days, exactly on September 7th, 2026, people who were born on May 2nd, 1936 will be 33,000 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, 1936

87

Engelbert Humperdinck

British singer

*May 2nd, 1936, Chennai

87

Norma Aleandro

Argentine actress

*May 2nd, 1936, Buenos Aires

80

Don Marshall

American actor (1936-2016)

*May 2nd, 1936, San Diego †October 30th, 2016, Los Angeles

87

Im Kwon-taek

South Korean film director

*May 2nd, 1936, Jangseong County

35

Michael Rabin

American violinist (1936-1972)

*May 2nd, 1936, New York City †January 19th, 1972, New York City

55

Helga Brauer

East German singer

*May 2nd, 1936, Leipzig †June 15th, 1991, Leipzig

71

Tom Andersen

Norwegian psychiatrist, professor, psychotherapist and author

*May 2nd, 1936, Oslo †May 15th, 2007

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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

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

77

David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington

76

Link Wray

American guitarist (1929–2005)

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

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

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

88

Luis Suárez

Spanish association football player and manager (1935–2023)

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

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

91

Theodore Bikel

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

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

48

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

23

Faisal II of Iraq

King of Iraq from 4 April 1939 until 1958

*May 2nd, 1935, Baghdad †July 14th, 1958, Baghdad

86

John Neville

English actor (1925–2011)

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

25

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

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

78

Paul Darrow

English actor (1941-2019)

*May 2nd, 1941, Surrey †June 3rd, 2019

70

Satyajit Ray

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

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

63

Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset

91

Bruce Glover

American character actor

*May 2nd, 1932, Chicago

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85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

87

Jean Pütz

German science journalist and television presenter

*September 21st, 1936, Cologne

75

Chuck Brown

American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)

*August 22nd, 1936, Gaston †May 16th, 2012, Baltimore

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Silvio Berlusconi

Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

*September 29th, 1936, Milan †June 12th, 2023, San Raffaele Hospital

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

*July 6th, 1936, Firhouse †March 10th, 2005, Kensington

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

83

Werner von Moltke

Olympic athlete (1936-2019)

*May 24th, 1936, Mühlhausen †July 29th, 2019, Nieder-Olm

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

82

Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

*February 11th, 1936, Lansing †September 6th, 2018, Jupiter

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

75

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

87

Roger Whittaker

British singer-songwriter and musician

*March 22nd, 1936, Nairobi †September 13th, 2023, Montaigu-de-Quercy

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Born on May 2nd, 1936
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Leap year

Yes: 1936 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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