May 2nd, 1972

Born on May 2nd, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 14 days, exactly on May 9th, 2024, people who were born on May 2nd, 1972 will be 19,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 2nd, 1972?

May 2nd, 1972

In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunshine_Mine

What else 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.

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

Born on May 2nd, 1972

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Ahti Heinla

Estonian programmer and businessman

*May 2nd, 1972, Estonia

51

Alec Empire

German musician

*May 2nd, 1972, West Berlin

51

Paul Adcock

British footballer (born 1972)

*May 2nd, 1972, Ilminster

51

Steffen Ziesche

German ice hockey player

*May 2nd, 1972, East Berlin

51

Eckart Paultheo Zezschwitz

German chemist and entrepreneur

*May 2nd, 1972, Wolfsburg

51

Pandora Boxx

American drag queen

*May 2nd, 1972, Jamestown

51

Flemming Nordkrog

Danish composer

*May 2nd, 1972, Denmark

51

Mike Hauschild

German politician

*May 2nd, 1972, Hoyerswerda

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

48

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

48

Kate Baldwin

American singer and actress

*May 2nd, 1975, Evanston

25

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

63

Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset

61

Jean-François Bernard

Oympic cyclist from France

*May 2nd, 1962, Luzy

50

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

German film director and screenwriter

*May 2nd, 1973, Cologne

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

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

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

36

Saara Aalto

Finnish singer-songwriter

*May 2nd, 1987, Oulunsalo

35

Fabian Lustenberger

Swiss footballer

*May 2nd, 1988, Nebikon

71

Christine Baranski

American actress

*May 2nd, 1952, Buffalo

38

Sarah Hughes

Figure skater

*May 2nd, 1985, Great Neck

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

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

77

David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington

48

Ramon di Clemente

South African rower

*May 2nd, 1975, Johannesburg

38

Lily Allen

British singer, songwriter, actress and presenter

*May 2nd, 1985, Hammersmith

60

Victor Reinier

Dutch actor

*May 2nd, 1963, Amsterdam

94

Édouard Balladur

91st Prime Minister of France

*May 2nd, 1929, İzmir

52

Claudia Dreher

German long-distance runner

*May 2nd, 1971, Magdeburg

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

52

Marleve Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 26th, 1972, Ternate City

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Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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