May 2nd, 1948

Born on May 2nd, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 254 days, exactly on December 29th, 2024, people who were born on May 2nd, 1948 will be 28,000 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, 1948

75

Larry Gatlin

American country and gospel singer and songwriter

*May 2nd, 1948, Seminole

74

Didier de Plaige

French radio producer and ufologist

*May 2nd, 1948, 9th arrondissement of Paris †December 26th, 2022, Chalon-sur-Saône

75

Christian Hartenhauer

German politician

*May 2nd, 1948, Chemnitz

74

Makoto Ayukawa

Japanese musician and actor (1948-2023)

*May 2nd, 1948, Kurume †January 29th, 2023, Tokyo

55

Magool

Somalian musician

*May 2nd, 1948, Beledweyne †March 19th, 2004, Amsterdam

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

77

David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

71

Christine Baranski

American actress

*May 2nd, 1952, Buffalo

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

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

78

Bianca Jagger

Nicaraguan-British human rights activist and socialite

*May 2nd, 1945, Managua

48

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

63

Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset

25

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

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

94

Édouard Balladur

91st Prime Minister of France

*May 2nd, 1929, İzmir

79

Jacques Rogge

International Olympic Committee President

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

61

Jean-François Bernard

Oympic cyclist from France

*May 2nd, 1962, Luzy

76

Link Wray

American guitarist (1929–2005)

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

91

Theodore Bikel

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

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

74

Alan Titchmarsh

British television show presenter

*May 2nd, 1949, Ilkley

78

Paul Darrow

English actor (1941-2019)

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

86

John Neville

English actor (1925–2011)

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

36

Saara Aalto

Finnish singer-songwriter

*May 2nd, 1987, Oulunsalo

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on May 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on May 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on May 2nd, 1948
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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