May 2nd, 1963

Born on May 2nd, 1963

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 23,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 953 days, exactly on January 15th, 2029, people who were born on May 2nd, 1963 will be 24,000 days old!

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What 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.

May 2nd, 1970

ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23.

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

Born on May 2nd, 1963

63

Victor Reinier

Dutch actor

*May 2nd, 1963, Amsterdam

63

Esther Freud

British actress

*May 2nd, 1963, London

63

Marcel Barsotti

Swiss composer

*May 2nd, 1963, Lucerne

41

Big Boss Man

American professional wrestler (1963-2004)

*May 2nd, 1963, Marietta †September 22nd, 2004, Dallas

63

Martin Foyle

English association football player and manager (born 1963)

*May 2nd, 1963, Salisbury

63

Brian Tochi

American actor

*May 2nd, 1963, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1963

63

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

62

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

63

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

63

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

63

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

63

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

63

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician (1963–2017)

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

63

Ralf Loose

German association football player and manager

*January 5th, 1963, Dortmund

63

Artur Auernhammer

German politician

*March 9th, 1963, Oberhochstatt

62

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

63

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

63

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

62

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

63

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

48

Whitney Houston

American singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

63

Martín Vizcarra

President of Peru from 2018 to 2020

*March 22nd, 1963, Lima

63

Karl Lauterbach

German politician and Federal Minister of Health

*February 21st, 1963, Düren

62

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

53

George Michael

British singer (1963–2016)

*June 25th, 1963, East Finchley †December 25th, 2016, Goring-on-Thames

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Public holidays on May 2nd

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

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Born on May 2nd, 1963
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1963 is a normal year and no leap year.

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