May 2nd, 1941

Born on May 2nd, 1941

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 885 days, exactly on December 11th, 2028, people who were born on May 2nd, 1941 will be 32,000 days old!

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What happened on May 2nd, 1941?

May 2nd, 1941

World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.

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What else 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.

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

Born on May 2nd, 1941

78

Paul Darrow

English actor (1941-2019)

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

85

Marcela López Rey

Argentine actress

*May 2nd, 1941, Buenos Aires

74

Eddy Louiss

French musician

*May 2nd, 1941, Paris †June 30th, 2015, Poitiers

85

Bob Turner

American media executive and politician (born 1941)

*May 2nd, 1941, New York City

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Born in 1941

76

Rolf Zacher

German actor (1941–2018)

*March 28th, 1941, Berlin †February 3rd, 2018, Hamburg

85

Volker Fadinger

German classical scholar and historian

*February 7th, 1941, Schulzendorf

80

Dieter Wedel

German director and screenwriter

*November 12th, 1941, Frankfurt †July 13th, 2022, Hamburg

84

Bernie Sanders

United States Senator from Vermont since 2007

*September 8th, 1941, Brooklyn

85

Bob Dylan

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

*May 24th, 1941, Duluth

84

Sergio Mattarella

President of Italy since 2015

*July 23rd, 1941, Palermo

70

Cesária Évora

Cape Verdean singer-songwriter (1941–2011)

*August 27th, 1941, Mindelo †December 17th, 2011, Mindelo

75

Nicole Leblanc

Canadian actress

*September 2nd, 1941, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine †May 23rd, 2017, Montreal

82

Frank Farian

German music producer (1941–2024)

*July 18th, 1941, Kirn †January 23rd, 2024, Miami

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

*October 18th, 1941, Duncan †April 1st, 2017, Los Angeles

85

Karin Tietze-Ludwig

German television presenter

*May 31st, 1941, Siegen

85

Faye Dunaway

American actress

*January 14th, 1941, Bascom

82

Diethelm Ferner

German association football player and manager

*July 13th, 1941 †November 7th, 2023

75

Jared Martin

American actor (1941-2017)

*December 21st, 1941, Queens †May 24th, 2017, Philadelphia

80

Anne Rice

American writer

*October 4th, 1941, New Orleans †December 11th, 2021, Rancho Mirage

85

Hayao Miyazaki

Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (born 1941)

*January 5th, 1941, Bunkyo

84

Martha Stewart

American businesswoman, writer, television personality, and former fashion model

*August 3rd, 1941, Jersey City

70

Kim Jong-il

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011

*February 16th, 1941, Vyatskoye †December 17th, 2011, Pyongyang

85

Richard Dawkins

English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author

*March 26th, 1941, Nairobi

80

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

*July 29th, 1941, Manchester †July 24th, 2022, Northwood

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No: With 365 days 1941 is a normal year and no leap year.

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