May 2nd, 1978

Born on May 2nd, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 205 days, exactly on November 16th, 2024, people who were born on May 2nd, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

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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, 1978

45

Kumail Nanjiani

Pakistani-American comedian and actor

*May 2nd, 1978, Karachi

45

Mike Weaver

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 2nd, 1978, Bramalea

45

Intars Busulis

Latvian singer

*May 2nd, 1978, Talsi

45

Shaun T

American fitness trainer

*May 2nd, 1978, Deptford Township

45

Yannis Skopelitis

Greek footballer

*May 2nd, 1978, Athens

45

Melvin Ely

American basketball player

*May 2nd, 1978, Harvey

45

Rolf Ineichen

Swiss racing driver

*May 2nd, 1978, Sursee

45

Marta Aledo

Spanish actress

*May 2nd, 1978, Madrid

45

Denyce Lawton

American actress and model

*May 2nd, 1978, Seoul

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

48

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

25

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

48

Kate Baldwin

American singer and actress

*May 2nd, 1975, Evanston

38

Sarah Hughes

Figure skater

*May 2nd, 1985, Great Neck

36

Saara Aalto

Finnish singer-songwriter

*May 2nd, 1987, Oulunsalo

35

Fabian Lustenberger

Swiss footballer

*May 2nd, 1988, Nebikon

38

Lily Allen

British singer, songwriter, actress and presenter

*May 2nd, 1985, Hammersmith

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

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

63

Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

61

Jean-François Bernard

Oympic cyclist from France

*May 2nd, 1962, Luzy

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

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

71

Christine Baranski

American actress

*May 2nd, 1952, Buffalo

77

David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington

48

Ramon di Clemente

South African rower

*May 2nd, 1975, Johannesburg

43

Tim Borowski

German footballer (born 1980)

*May 2nd, 1980, Neubrandenburg

42

Tiago Mendes

Portuguese footballer

*May 2nd, 1981, Viana do Castelo

43

Ellie Kemper

American actress and comedian

*May 2nd, 1980, Kansas City

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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